Actively nourish relationships with youth and their families through:
Hospitality- Helping youth across the threshold by offering a safe place that honors each person as worthy
Neighboring- Growing relationship built on dignity and respect
Listening- Hearing the spirit through a language that embraces faith, hope, and love
Work with the Youth Ministry Team, pastors, parents, and students to build out opportunities for youth to develop a healthy, restorative community
Select, evaluate, and lead Youth Ministry Sunday School curriculum as well as curriculum for Youth Group and other small group studies
Oversee all items related to Sunday School planning and execution including lesson-planning, materials creation, A/V set-up, room set-up, and teacher scheduling)
Organize and lead confirmation classes for 8th graders
Work with Youth Ministry staff and volunteers to organize/implement all Youth Ministry activities, outreach/service, retreats, mission trips and events
Supervise, lead, and support Youth Ministry staff weekly team meetings, informal meetings/discussions, attendance in Sunday school, trainings, and other gatherings/events
Collaborate with other AHUMC ministries (Children's Ministry, Worship Ministry, etc.) and outside youth and wellness organizations
Meet with youth and their families to provide therapeutic support
Direct and administer Youth Ministry including:
Managing a budget
Attending director-level and ministry-wide meetings
Vision planning/program scheduling
Safe Gatherings compliance issues
training sessions
administrative tasks (fundraising programs, phone calls, emails, thank you's, etc.)
