Pastor to Students

Sandy Plains Baptist Church is committed to Reaching, Equipping, Strengthening, and Mobilizing Families in our community.  Gaston County is located just west of Charlotte and is an ideal place to live and raise a family.  We are an hour and half from the mountains and 3 hours to the beach.  Gaston County is home to the 9th largest school district in the state.  

Sandy Plains Baptist is looking a man who is Called to Students Ministry and willing to invest years into our students.  We are committed to helping you make this a ministry you would never want to leave.  

**If you apply, please tell us little about yourself and your family in your cover letter.

Job Description:

Are you a visionary leader with deep passion and conviction to shepherd the next generation (6th through 12th) to know, love, and find their identity in Jesus Christ? We're seeking an experienced individual who will use their creativity, grit, and enthusiasm to serve, engage, and develop Sandy Plains Baptist Church members to boldly pursue our student’s hearts through ministry.

As the heartbeat of our Student Ministry programs, you'll be the driving force behind recruiting, equipping, and unleashing leaders to invest in the lives of our youth. Your role extends to modeling integrity, living out Biblical truth, and actively participating in the mission of Sandy Plains Baptist Church.

What We're Looking For:

Our ideal candidate is a self-aware self-starter with a passion for administration and organization along with an innate knack for relational leadership. If you're an influential communicator who can think on your feet, solve problems, and inspire action, you're the one we're looking for. Extensive collaboration with our dedicated coordinators, staff, and volunteer teams is crucial as we grow the Student Ministry programs that support our youth, and families.

Success in this position requires the desire and demonstrated expertise to drive Sandy Plains Baptist’s strategies forward, as well as a willingness and ability to jump seamlessly between “player” and “coach” roles. Skills in recruiting, equipping, and training leaders are essential. A good sense of humor is a definite plus.

Your Role:

As the Pastor to Students, you'll be responsible for championing every age group within Sandy Plains, inspiring a collective commitment to invest in the next generation. While giving leadership to our overall philosophy of Student Ministry.

• Align the team. Recruit, manage, and develop volunteers who share your passion for leading students towards Jesus.
• Gauge effectiveness. Help define success and measure markers of impact.
• Serve your leaders. Actively assist ministry leaders, ensuring tools, resources, and communication systems are efficient and effective.
• Expand learning. Equip the team with the knowledge and skills it takes to lead their students, always staying ahead to foster growth.
• Partner with parents. Forge meaningful partnerships with parents, recognizing their unique influential role in the lives of their students and seeking continuous improvement in collaboration to collectively raise the next generation with love and faith.
• Elevate community. Give every student a caring leader and a predictable, safe community where they can grow spiritually.
• Reveal and refine the message through meaningful shared experiences. Craft core truths into impactful, relevant, and memorable experiences.

Your Experience:

We're looking for someone with a minimum of 3 years of experience overseeing ministry programs, managing volunteers, and recruiting and developing leaders. You may have been a director or student pastor in a previous role, and as such you possess administration skills along with your passion for ministry.