Director or Pastor of Student Ministry

High School/College Ministry

Director or Pastor of Student Ministry

Grace Community Presbyterian Church • gcpc.churchcenter.com

Location: Ashland, Virginia • United States

Salary Range: To Be Determined (USD)

Reports to: Pastor

Job Overview

Director / Pastor of Student Ministry — Grace Community Presbyterian Church Hanover County, VA (Richmond’s northern suburbs) | Full-Time

Grace Community Presbyterian Church (PCA) is seeking a full-time Director or Pastor of Student Ministry to lead and grow its middle and high school ministry. The title will reflect the candidate’s ordination status, and both ordained and non-ordained candidates are welcome to apply.

The ideal candidate is someone whose ministry flows from a deep personal faith — rooted in their identity as a child of God and shaped by an experience of Christ’s grace. They value vulnerability, honesty, and repentance, and they resonate with Grace Community’s mission of “building a home where people find belonging, rest, growth and purpose in Jesus.”

In this role, the Director/Pastor will develop and implement a comprehensive discipleship strategy for students, leading volunteers and teams to bring that vision to life. Day-to-day responsibilities include one-on-one mentoring, small and large group discipleship, organizing events and retreats, and caring for both students and their families. A key emphasis is equipping students to reach their unchurched peers with the gospel.

The right candidate will have proven relational skills, experience developing student leaders, and a collaborative spirit for working alongside the Senior Pastor, Elders, Deacons, and broader church staff.

Compensation is commensurate with experience. To apply or for questions, contact Pastor Clint Dowda at clint@gcpres.org or 804-814-7433.

Job Description

Director / Pastor of Student Ministry

Title will be either Director of Student Ministry or Pastor of Student Ministry, depending on ordination status. Grace Community is open to both kinds of candidates.

Personal Characteristics and Values

Finds his/her identity as a child of God
Lives and ministers because he or she knows they are well-loved by Christ
Places a high value on vulnerability, honesty and repentance
Shares affinity with Grace Community’s Mission “Building a home where people find belonging, rest, growth and purpose in Jesus.”
Exhibits a missional approach to life and ministry

Personal Gifts and Ministry Experience

Has experience leading students toward observable growth in Christ

Loves and connects with middle and high school students in and out of the church

Strong relational skills and passion for people and relationships
Can identify and train leaders
Demonstrates a track record of successfully working on, with, and leading teams to accomplish ministry

Specific Expectations for Director of Student Ministry

Oversee Student Ministry through implementing a comprehensive discipleship strategy that develops followers of Jesus
Works with volunteers to envision, plan and execute the discipleship strategy
Organize student ministry events and actively disciple in various settings (1 on 1, small groups, large groups, and retreats)
Care for and shepherd students and their families
Mentor students to care for and reach out to their friends who don’t know Jesus through modeling, training and the formation of good ministry that helps the unchurched encounter Jesus
Works alongside Senior Pastor, Elders, Deacons, Staff and other student ministry leaders in achieving the above goals and in coordinating the discipleship strategy across generations

About Grace Community: Grace Community Presbyterian Church, located in Richmond’s northern suburbs (Hanover County), began in 2005 with 22 households and now has 300 adults, students and children. As part of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), Grace continues to seek to live out its mission through corporate worship, a vibrant discipleship ministry, church planting (three former staff members have planted a church), and sharing the gospel in word and deed with others. Visit our website at gcpres.org.

Contact Pastor Clint Dowda (clint@gcpres.org or 804-814-7433) if interested or if you have questions. Compensation is commensurate with experience for this full-time position.

How To Apply

Application Information: Director / Pastor of Student Ministry

Part 1: Resume and References

Resume should include ministry experience.

Please include 2 or 3 references with contact information.

Part 2: Video Response

Answer the following two questions. Please limit your total response to a maximum of 4 minutes.

Why are you excited about pursuing this position?

Briefly describe one strength that will help you in this position and one weakness that you will need help to overcome.

Part 3: Written Response

Please limit your answers to a few, small paragraphs per question.

Briefly share your testimony.

How has God’s love and grace in your life impacted the way you practice ministry?

If a student were part of a ministry for their middle and high school years that you oversaw, what characteristics would you hope marked them? How would you go about leading students to reach that outcome?

When have you worked on a team or led a team to envision and execute ministry to students? How did you keep your team motivated, aligned, and bought into the vision, especially when things got hard or messy?

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