Denomination: American Baptist

Weekly Attendance:  300

Location: Scott City, KS

The Role: Family Ministries Pastor

Meet First Baptist Church Scott City:

As a church, we are committed to the person of Jesus Christ, and we base our teaching upon God's revealed word, the Bible. It is our heart's desire that people come to know Christ and experience His grace and mercy through forgiveness. We are grateful for what the Holy Spirit is doing in our midst. We seek to provide regular teaching and preaching of the Bible, meaningful times of worship, opportunities for fellowship, prayer, outreach, and numerous other ministries for people of all ages.

About the Family Ministries Pastor:

The role of the Family Ministries Pastor (FMP) is to oversee the family ministry strategy of FBC Scott City under the direction and leadership of the senior pastor. This will require a firm grasp of the beliefs, values, and strategy of FBC Scott City and the ability to align staff and key leadership teams with its mission, vision, and values. The FMP partners with parents to disciple children while equipping healthy families.

The Family Ministries Pastor's Responsibilities Include: 

Modeling Biblical Priorities | Responsible for upholding Biblical priorities and core values of FBC Scott City. The FMP should represent a growing personal relationship with Christ. The FMP models a strong relationship with his spouse (if married) and children (if applicable). The FMP strives to fulfill his purpose in life and ministry while demonstrating integrity in words, relationships, and actions. These objectives are accomplished by:

• Committing to a daily quiet-time with God.
• Participating in a FBC Scott City small group on a regular basis.
• Setting appropriate boundaries to protect character and integrity.
• Developing personal evangelism opportunities within and outside the church.
• Supporting the ministries of FBC Scott City by faithfully giving at least 10% of gross income.
• Adhering to and encompassing the qualities and characteristics required of FBC Scott City employees, as defined by the Staff Handbook and Guiding Principles.

Leadership of Staff and Volunteer Teams | Success in this role will be best accomplished by prioritizing an investment in ministry leaders who, in turn, influence parents, students and children. The FMP is responsible for creating an environment that attracts, develops, and empowers the leaders providing ministry programming to all children and students by:

• Communicating a clear vision and defined ministry wins for staff and volunteer teams on a regular basis.
• Building systems and structures that lead people from being spectators to volunteers.
• Overseeing safety and security systems for children and students (e.g., background checks, safety, and security procedures, etc.)
• Leading volunteer meetings.
• Championing the family ministry leadership development strategy.
• Providing centralized efforts for training leaders (retreats, tools, continuing education opportunities, etc.)
• Providing staff and volunteer teams with current family ministry best practices.
• Ensuring that the family ministry team answers questions and provides remarkable customer service to parents, students, and kids on a consistent basis.
• Providing regular evaluations, feedback, and systematic improvements for team members.
• Creating and continuously improving follow-up methods to ensure that new families and their kids are plugged in to FBC Scott City.
• Developing, submitting, and managing budget forecasts and expenses for team leaders.
• Identifying, recruiting, and interviewing potential team members.
• Providing intentional opportunities to show appreciation to volunteers and staff.

Oversight and Execution of Midweek and Weekend Environments | Responsible for creating programs that provide engaging experiences and life-changing environments for children and students from birth to college-age by: 

• Providing insight and direction for big picture programming and creative planning processes.
• Selecting relevant curriculum, props, and games for midweek and weekend experiences.
• Ensuring that check-in areas, ministry spaces and signage are clear, current, and focused on new kids and their families.
• Producing printed promotions, verbal announcements, social media, web page information, marketing, etc. about the kid’s and student ministry at FBC Scott City.
• Creating and maintaining a safe environment for kids and youth, including special needs at FBC Scott City.

Oversight and Execution of Small Groups | Designs practical onramps and systems to help kids and students move from visiting to belonging and growing by:

• Developing a systematic and effective effort to integrate kid’s and student’s small groups into midweek and weekend environments.
• Overseeing information and tracking small group participants and leaders.
• Actively encouraging small group leaders to connect with families and kids during the week (visiting, coaching, discipling, etc.).
• Providing opportunities for kids and students to discover their unique purpose and begin developing their talents and abilities.
• Planning and leading the midweek gathering for students.
• Offering small group leaders curriculum, coaching materials, and creative approaches to small group ministry.
• Implementing a strategy to equip parents to help their kids take their next steps toward Christ.
• Designing kids and student outreach efforts at FBC Scott City.

Oversight and Execution of Marriage and Family Events | Designs and facilitates events intended to strengthen marriages, families, and parenting skills by:

• Implementing a strategy to equip parents to help their kids take their next steps toward Christ, focused on what happens outside of church walls.
• Designing a strategy to support the needs of married couples, providing opportunities for married couples to enrich their marriage and engaged couples to prepare for marriage.
• Providing opportunities for parents to increase parenting skills and effectiveness.

What You Bring: 

The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Family Ministries Pastor:

Education & Experience

• Undergraduate degree, required
• 2+ years of ministry experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to develop a clear cohesive vision and ministry for family discipleship

Personal Characteristics & Qualifications

• High EQ
• Relational
• Heart for broken people
• Community-oriented
• Values community
• Willing to do what is needed

What it's Like to Live in Scott City, KS : 

Scott City, Kansas is located in Western Kansas just 62 miles from the Colorado border. The area provides a nice diversion for I-70 travelers with a variety of terrain including flat prairies, rich cropland, hills, chalk bluffs, and river beds. The County population is 5,080 and City is 3,927 (2014).

What makes Scott City thrive and prosper is the effort invested into maintaining traditional family values and a sincere sense of community pride. The business and civic leaders in Scott City emphasize community involvement and “paying it forward.” Scott Citians are friendly people who welcome new residents and new business, as well as overnight travelers. 

The people here reside in one of Kansas’s most precious areas. Scott County is abundant in history and archeological discovery. Scott City is a town full of comfortable charm that offers a rural, peaceful quality of life. It truly is a perfect place to visit, live, work and enjoy.

For more information about Scott City, KS, visit https://www.visitscottcity.com/.