Director of Student Ministry

RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop and lead a missionary-minded Student Ministry strategy that reaches, disciples, and sends middle school and high school students across Prince William County with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Build a culture where every student is encouraged to reach one person with the hope of the gospel, take next steps as a disciple of Jesus, and live as a witness in their schools, teams, neighborhoods, and friend groups. Recruit, inspire, equip, and shepherd a Serve Team of adult leaders who joyfully do the work of ministry by helping students feel known, loved, challenged, and sent. Faithfully teach God’s Word in Student Ministry environments in a way that is biblically grounded, culturally aware, and compelling for churched, unchurched, dechurched, and spiritually curious students. Disciple and develop student leaders who are growing in Christ, serving the church, and taking personal responsibility for the mission of God in their generation. Partner with parents by providing encouragement, resources, and practical tools that help them disciple their students in the everyday rhythms of life. Create welcoming and intentional environments where students can build meaningful relationships, hear the gospel clearly, ask honest questions, and take next steps toward Jesus. Collaborate with the MBC Student Ministry team to plan and execute church-wide moments such as Winter Camp, Summer Camp, and other strategic events that help students encounter Jesus and grow as disciples. Establish and maintain clear safety, security, and care practices that protect minors and create trustworthy ministry environments for students, parents, and leaders. OTHER MINISTRIES / RESPONSIBILITIESFaithfully participate in the life of McLean Bible Church through membership, worship, and ongoing involvement in a Church Group. Serve as a trusted member of the MBC Prince William team by contributing to staff meetings, ministry planning, prayer rhythms, and location-wide initiatives. Provide care and ministry support as needed, including student and family care, visitation, assimilation, follow-up, and other ministry responsibilities assigned by the MBC Prince William Location Pastor. Use personal gifting, leadership, and ministry experience to strengthen the overall health and mission of MBC Prince William. Model a life of spiritual maturity, humility, collaboration, and joyful service among staff, Serve Team members, students, and families.

REQUIREMENTS: Apassionate disciple of Jesus Christwho continually seeks to abide in Christ and demonstrates the biblical qualifications for spiritual leadership. Aproven disciple-makerwho has helped others grow as followers of Jesus and is able to equip students and leaders to make disciples. Aspiritually mature and emotionally healthy leaderwho demonstrates humility, wisdom, integrity, and consistency in both personal and public life. Atheologically grounded leaderwho is in agreement with MBC doctrine and teaching. Aservant leaderwho can inspire, equip, and shepherd adult leaders to joyfully do the work of ministry. Amissionary-minded leaderwith a demonstrated burden to reach unchurched, dechurched, and spiritually curious students. Aneffective implementerwho can take vision and build clear ministry rhythms, leader development pathways, and student discipleship environments. Ahumble learnerwho continually seeks feedback, evaluates ministry effectiveness, and develops ways to strengthen Student Ministry at MBC Prince William. Aneffective communicatorwho can teach Scripture faithfully, communicate clearly with parents and leaders, and connect meaningfully with students. Acollaborative team memberwho works well with others and resolves conflict in a biblical and healthy way.