+ Vision and Mission of Thomas Memorial Baptist Church
Vision: The vision of TMBC is to build a body of believers who can make disciples for Jesus in Marlboro County and throughout the world.
Mission: The mission of TMBC is to be a place where the broken, lost, and lonely can find a family of believers learning to love as Jesus loves and be disciples who will point the unreformed to salvation in the one and only Savior, Jesus Christ.
+ Role of Family/Children’s Pastor
- This position reports to the Pastor.
- This position relates to other staff members, deacons, and volunteers.
- Participate in weekly staff meetings, family ministry team meetings, and some leadership retreats.
- Help create a Family Ministry and create programs and ministries for children and their families.
- Bring skills and experiences to provide quality leadership to existing programs and children’s ministries.
- Improve the quality of our children’s ministry service, evidenced partly by increased attendance and participation.
- Build a leadership pipeline that results in committed volunteers who love Jesus and love children.
+ Primary Responsibilities and Tasks
- Recruit, train and disciple adult leaders wo can lead children and families from where they are to where God wants them to be.
- Serve as the primary communicator for the children and family of Thomas Memorial.
- Communicate clearly and effectively with parents, volunteers and leaders.
- Plan key events around milestones in the life of children.
+ Key Performance Indicators
The children’s ministry strategy mirrors the growth strategy of the church, which is:
- Engage the community and invite them to church.
- Ensure a quality experience that triggers involvement and spiritual questions.
- Connect people to Sunday School classes/small groups, where discipleship is likely to occur.
- Participate in discipleship classes offered by pastor and the church.
With that strategy in mind, the family pastor will be evaluated on the following three metrics:
- Increase attendance for children and families from 5 to 50 in the next 3 years.
- Plan 3-5 “big days” that are hyper focused on reaching new children and their families.
- Create a culture of inviting so children and parents bring their friends to church.
- Create an active presence on social media, with a focus towards the parents of the children in our children’s ministry.
- Grow participation in discipleship from 5 to 50 over the next three years.
- Train the number of discipleship leaders necessary for the new growth.
- Create a training and long-term care program to ensure the health of leaders and volunteers.
- Champion the vision and purpose of discipleship to children and families and give them opportunities to engage in new groups.
- Organize the volunteer leadership structure.
- Create an advisory team by the end of year one.
- Create a volunteer training and discipleship system by the end of year two.
- Hire an associate or assistant by the end of year three.
- You love Jesus.
- You love the local church.
- You love children and their families.
- You embody the core values of TMBC.
- You have a strong work ethic and a “get it done” mentality.
- You have an attitude of constant improvement.
- You are teachable.
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- You love working with people and you’re not a lone ranger.
- You can manage projects.
- You are a planner.
- You have been working with children in a local church setting.
- You are a godly spouse and a godly parent.
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Formal education is not required. However, it is likely that he or she will hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of ministry in the local church.
Three specific skills stand out:
- Working with a team: You know how to pull great people together to accomplish significant tasks. You recognize that a team is stronger than the individual and involve other people in the process. You are a leader.
- Communication: You are strong in written and verbal communication. You know how to make things better and how to make good decisions that will reflect relationships over profits with our members.
- Leading People: Your primary ministry is with children, but you will work closely with adults as well.
- Work schedule will be determined by the pastor and personnel (flexible schedule).
- You will participate in weekly team meeting and monthly strategic meetings.
- You will stay in touch with the pastor by offering a weekly schedule.
- You could travel for various retreats, camps and conferences.
About Thomas Memorial Baptist Church
Our church began over 200 years and has been well-established in the Bennettsville community since its beginnings. We have used the building for many Sunday School classrooms, a nursery, and a place of fellowship over the years.
Thomas Memorial places a high value on children and the next generation. Each year we have a VBS over the summer and offer kids activities throughout the year like our Easter Egg Hunt and our Fall Festival. We have multiple schools in the area and will be involving ourselves with one beginning in the Fall of 2024 for teacher support. So we will have our foot in the door so that the children’s pastor can minister in the schools. We look forward to serving with you as you take on this call to ministry.