Executive Summary:

Do you love building, creating, and innovating? Do you have a passion to listen well, connect with those who are unconnected, and pursue those who are distant? Are you comfortable exploring, experimenting, and inviting others to help you?

If so, you may be the next student ministry intern for Park Road Presbyterian Church in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

Park Road is a vibrantly revitalizing congregation who averages 30 kids in the children's ministry, sees hundreds attend multiple outreach events throughout the year, supports nearly 30 mission partners locally, nationally, and internationally, and releases members to serve in homeless shelters and food pantries across the region.

Where Park Road needs help - where we need you - is to help invest in and rebuild our student ministry. Currently consisting of 4 students in grades 5-7 and another 5 students in grades 8-12, this is a fantastic opportunity to generate momentum and create regular rhythms of discipleship. You will partner with busy families by: discipling students, equipping parents to disciple their own children, and inviting families into a deeper relationship with Jesus.

While you serve the families of Park Road, you'll receive coaching, equipping, and pastoral formation, and leadership development in two significant ways:

• The Park Road staff is committed to formative relationships, healthy leadership, and practical wisdom. Twice a month staff meetings and regular, ongoing one-on-one meetings develop team cohesiveness and individual ability.
  • The Park Road staff consists of a senior pastor, an administrative pastor, a children's ministry director, and a worship intern.
• Park Road is also partnering with Christian Endeavor for their Synergy mentorship program to make sure you have all of the tools and support that you need to flourish in ministry.
  • You can read more here: https://www.ceworks.faith/synergy

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Job Description:_

Develop Personal Relationships with Students and Parents

- Spend time each week with students outside of weekly programming - Attend school and community events

- Share in equipping parents to disciple their students

- Build discipling relationships with parents and adult leaders

- Help adults understand what it means to know, love, and follow Jesus - Train and equip adult leaders

Plan and Maintain Consistent Strategic Programming

- Plan and implement a variety of regular outreach initiatives designed to initiate contact with unchurched students and their families

- Plan and implement a variety of regular discipleship initiatives designed to help unchurched and churched students grow in their relationship with Christ - Help students understand what it means to know, love, and follow Jesus - Plan and implement large events, retreats, and mission trips

- Form ongoing partnerships with other ministries

- Invite and equip students and their parents to be a part of this process

Prepare Students to Live and Minister in the Community

- Be proactive in discipling parents and students as key leaders

- Identify ministry opportunities to serve within the community - Prepare students to know and defend their faith in the face of difficult circumstances

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Qualifications:

- The highly qualified candidate must be a fit for this position in four key areas:

- Character. A highly qualified candidate will know and love Jesus, and will be committed to growing in Christlikeness. A highly qualified candidate will be committed to physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health, and will exhibit the characteristics of spiritual leadership as found in 1 Timothy 3:1-12 and Titus 2:1-13.

- Competency. A highly qualified candidate will have a proven track record of faithfulness to a local church, and have some degree of relevant ministry and/or academic experience. A highly qualified candidate will be internally motivated and will pursue excellence in all facets of the job.

- Chemistry. A highly qualified candidate will display the ability to work well with the existing staff, as well as existing volunteers. A highly qualified candidate will also display relational intelligence, showing they can interact with students and adults alike.

- Culture. A highly qualified candidate will understand and agree with both the philosophical and theological identity of Park Road, including our commitment to Reformed theology, the centrality of God's grace in salvation and sanctification, and our desire to help all people worship fully, learn humbly, and love extravagantly.

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__Accountability:

This position is for a youth intern and is accountable to the Session and to the Senior Pastor as Head of Staff.

Hours:

This position should expect to work a range of 10-15 hours per week, including Sunday mornings and attendance at twice-per-month staff meetings. Regular time in the office is expected, but also flexible based upon relational engagement with students and their families.

Compensation:

Compensation for this internship will include a monthly stipend between $1,000 and $2,000 per month, commensurate with education, experience, and ability.

Term:

The length of this internship is for 12-months, but is subject to extension upon mutual agreement by the intern and Park Road.

Along with your resume, please submit names and contact information for 2 references, as well as responses to the following:
-A brief description of your personal faith story - your spiritual background and maturation in faith.
-Describe your personality and your strengths.
-Describe what you are most passionate about in youth ministry.