Fellowship is looking for a full-time, dynamic individual who will lead our vibrant children’s ministry. This role involves leading ministry volunteers to shepherd children in coming to know God by discovering Him in His Word. The ideal candidate will possess an undeniable passion for kids, a strong commitment to fostering spiritual development, and a gift for creating meaningful and vibrant programs.
REQUIREMENTS
Skills: Discipleship, team leadership, collaboration & communication, relational ministry, Biblical literacy, excellent written and verbal communication, creative program design, organized manager of people and resources, ability to identify, recruit, and deploy volunteers, live on the solution-side.
Experience: 3+ years leading a ministry area in a church of 500 or more, or similar experience.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in theology, education, or a ministry related field (preferred).
Gifts: Leadership, Teaching, Communication, Administration.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Ministry Area Leadership
Express Fellowship’s vision and translate it to the children’s ministry, recruit and envision an army of both staff and lay leaders to realize that vision and make our Children’s ministry one of our flagship programs. (35%)
Ministry Programming
Design and develop excellent, age-appropriate programming that promotes spiritual growth and development, as well as attracts new families to the church. (35%)
Biblical Literacy
Identify and implement effective and Biblically grounded kid’s curriculum in each of the ministry programs that express the theological vision of our church in a way that engages and connects to kids and volunteers (20%)
Ministry Area Enrichment
Steward the church’s resources in a way that ensures the safety and protection of our kids, while making the ministry well-organized and attractive for all participants and volunteers. (10%)
RELATIONSHIPS
Reports To: Senior Pastor, Seth McCoy
Supervises: Early Childhood and Kid’s Ministry Team
Serves As: A member of the Lead Team, FAC Staff Team, and Fellowship Alliance Chapel
If you feel drawn to respond to this posting, please submit a cover letter and your resume to jointheteam@myfac.org
Population of City - 24,000
Population of County - 445,000
Community Overview
Our church building is in a very desirable township in Medford, New Jersey. We are located 30 minutes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 45 minutes from the Jersey shore. Medford serves as a hub of business and culture for this region.
Why People Like Living Here
With an average enrollment of 1,800 students, there are five high schools within a 15-minute drive from the church, demonstrating the church’s central location to the surrounding townships of Marlton, Medford, Mount Holly, Mount Laurel, and Tabernacle. Members of the congregation live in these communities as well as many other townships beyond a 15-minute commute. There is great variety in neighborhoods when choosing where to live, with many amenities that appeal to families. The public schools are very good, reporting strong graduation rates and college admission. In addition, there are some private and Christian schools in the surrounding area.
Church History
Our founding Pastor started Fellowship Alliance Chapel as a small group in his living room in Shamong, New Jersey in 1980, and over 40 years it grew to over 2000 people. Our facilities and staff have been expanded to strengthen and equip our growing church family. After moving into our new sanctuary in 2016, we experienced some growing pains, church fatigue, and some leadership transition, one of which was the beginning of succession planning for our founding pastor. In May 2020, the search team was formed, and Pastor Seth took the baton from Marty Berglund on June 6th, 2021. Since June 6th we’ve experienced a renewed sense of anticipation for what God has in our future, and a growing sense of unity around our identity and calling as a congregation.
The Property
The Worship Center is our newest building. It is a 1600 seat sanctuary with first-rate early childhood space as well as a lobby with a full cafe and kitchen, opened in 2016. The footprint of our 2 previous worship spaces are now attached and primarily are used for fellowship and ministry training in addition to an on-site classical Christian school. Our old sanctuary seats 800 and our Chapel 200, with some adjoining classrooms and lobbies. All these facilities sit on 80 acres, with another 80 acres across the street that is undeveloped as well as a fully functioning day camp campground 20 minutes away.
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