Snapshot

Denomination: Non-Denominational

Weekly Attendance:  6553

Location: Austin, TX

The Role: Student Ministry Director

Meet Hill Country Bible Church:

We are a community marked by God's grace and committed to sharing the good news of the gospel with those around us. We believe God accomplishes His purposes through ordinary people like us—individually, through small groups, as an expanding fleet of campuses, as we plant new churches, and through partnerships with like-minded ministries in our city and beyond.

About the Student Ministry Director:

The Student Ministry Director at the Lakeline Campus will shepherd and lead students (High School and Middle School), envision, encourage, and equip parents as the primary disciple-makers of their children, engage, develop, and appreciate volunteers/Servant Leaders (Ephesians 4 model to be equippers more than doers) to prepare each student’s future through faith, family, and friends. They will champion student ministry at our Lakeline Location, ensure Student Ministry is seeing and celebrating life change, operating as One Church across locations, and saturating our community with the love of Jesus.

The Student Ministry Director will  report to the Lead Student Ministry Director as part of the Student Ministry staff team. This person should be able to fit well into the culture at Hill Country, which is goal-oriented, collaborative, accountable, celebrates life change and has a priority of personal evangelism and discipleship.

The Student Ministry Director's Responsibilities Include: 

Major Responsibilities and Activities

• Understand and exegete the culture and needs of students (Middle School and High School), families, and parents (in our congregation and the community of Lakeline); collaborate across locations

• Build trust and relationally connect with students and parents in a variety of settings; provide opportunities for students and adults to develop and utilize leadership skills within the ministry.

• Shepherd students in their faith and in dealing with the issues of adolescence; provide resources and recommendations for next steps beyond our scope of care

• Partner with parents in the discipleship of their students - provide appropriate resources, encouragement, prayer, and specialized events

• Engage and personally own the mission, vision, and values of the church, as well as overarching Church Goals; carry out our multi-site philosophy to multiply the gospel presence in greater Austin and beyond

• Work closely with the Lead Student Ministry Director and Student Team to develop an annual ministry plan (implementation) that aligns to the Ministry Purpose & Plan for Student Ministry

• Recruit, develop, and empower adult Servant Leaders, giving strong central support to the Servant Leader Teams at Lakeline for the ministry (High School and Middle School)

• Partner with other Student Ministry Staff to create engaging weekly gatherings (including large group content and Small Group connection) participate in the planning and execution of multi-site and location-specific events

• Actively serve on the Student Ministry Teaching Team for Location Gatherings; develop and empower other teachers

• Network with Middle and High School administration and student leaders in the COA of Lakeline

• Regularly celebrate life change; create meaningful mile-stone moments for families; clearly communicate

• Perform minister of the gospel duties when called upon - minister on call, baptisms, weddings, funerals, and the Lord’s Supper (Communion); serve as a contributing member of the overall staff team of Hill Country

Outcomes and Results - What Success Will Look Like

• Alignment and ownership of the mission, vision, and values of Hill Country that sees more and more students experiencing life change – coming to faith and growing in their relationship with Christ

• “One church in multiple locations” is prioritized as the gospel presence in Greater Austin is multiplied

• A welcoming Student Ministry culture where students and leaders are valued and engaged; the ministry is thriving at our Lakeline Location

• Effective empowerment of Servant Leaders as owners of the ministry; students and leaders are loving their neighbors/schools, and living out Jesus’ command to multiply disciples

• Strong relationships and trust with parents to partner with them in the spiritual formation of their students; parents are engaged, participating in the life of Student Ministry, and celebrating milestone events

• Ownership of the Student Ministry Purpose and Plan in collaboration with the Student Ministry Team that includes the scope and sequence of activities to meaningfully engage students at their appropriate age and development

What You Bring: 

The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Student Ministry Director:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Arts, preferred

• 5+ years’ ministry experience (staff or high-level lay leader)

• Passion and leadership in a growing student ministry

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able to teach, cast vision, and communicate

• Able to Disciple 

• Skilled at engaging large volunteer teams, delegating

• Available to serve on weekends and evenings

• Able to physically walk/navigate large campuses

Personal Characteristics & Qualifications

• Vision-caster 

• Highly-collaborative leader

• Meets requirements of an Elder, personally and authentically experiencing life change

• Sees themselves as an owner of the mission, vision, values, and pathway of Hill Country Bible Church

• Theologically aligns with the core beliefs of HCBC

What it's Like to Live in Austin, TX: 

Being one of the most popular cities to move to in the United States, Austin is the 4th fastest-growing city among the largest cities in the nation. Austin consistently gets placed on various top 10 lists of cities to live in. People love to come here for many reasons. It is a beautiful city with a series of lakes snaking through it, one of which is looped with hiking trails right along Downtown. This city on the edge of the Texas Hill Country has many recreational opportunities close by and, as the home of Lance Armstrong, is a cyclist's paradise.

With the University of Texas and its 50,000+ students in its center, Austin has always been an extremely vibrant, young, and progressive city. While its motto “Keep Austin Weird” reflects its culture of uniqueness, it has also become one of the major centers of the technology industry, with new companies like Dell Computers starting up all the time.

Austin is one of the major centers of music and other arts. It is known as the “Live Music Capital of the World” due to the 250 live music venues and its hosting of a couple of the largest music and arts festivals in the country. Austin is also a great place for people in the film industry. According to Moviemaker.com, it is the 3rd most important film industry center in America after LA and NY. 

With all of its appeals, Austin still maintains a reasonable cost of living, so people find that their quality of life is much more manageable here. All of this makes Austin an extremely strategic city for ministry. With people moving to Austin from all over the United States and the world, it is both a cultural crossroads and a microcosm of the country as a whole. At the same time, it still has a rootedness in Texas culture and history. With this eclectic nature, ministry that is developed and successful here will be effective throughout the country.

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