Youth Pastor Student Department Pastor

Job Description

Meet Destiny Worship Center and the Destin Campus:

Destiny Worship Center is a multi-campus church with six locations across the Florida Panhandle. Our Destin Campus is our broadcast campus and would be considered in the church world to be our "main" campus, Launched in 2001, the Destin campus averages 2000+ in weekly attendance and is focused on growth in this season. We’re focused on reaching our community through life-giving worship services, engaging teaching, a strong culture of connection, service and discipleship.

We are currently looking to hire a Student Ministries Pastor to oversee our Student Ministries Staff and their development at our Destin Campus. This role would also be contributing to the development of our student ministries as a whole around our 6 campuses.

If you are interested in this position, please email eric@destinyworship.com with your resume!

About the Role:

The Student Ministries Pastor will lead and oversee all aspects of Student Ministry at the Destin Campus, serving the Middle and High School students in a hands on leadership role. In addition, this pastor will lead the staff members that are responsible for the success of our Pre-K (Babies-5 years old) and Destiny Kids (k-5th grade) ministries. Our Student ministries and their goals are accomplished through weekly events, spiritual development, serving and connection.

Primary Responsibilities include:

• Provide leadership, oversight and vision to volunteers who make up the Destiny Youth Team
• Provide leadership, oversight and vision to the staff members who make up the rest of the student ministries department.
• Provide administrative oversight and execution to the systems involved in managing the Student Ministry.
• Crafting and Delivering Bible-rich sermons to Middle and High School Students.
• Helping students and volunteers take their next step toward spiritual growth and connection.
• Developing and overseeing a leadership structure that equips others in their calling.
• Leading regular trainings and team development events.
• Work alongside a dedicated Campus Pastor, a regional support team, and a large volunteer team. You’ll also be a co-worker alongside ministry leaders that are each aiming for health in all areas of our church.
• Weekend Communication as scheduled for hosting moments and exhortations.

The Youth Pastor reports to the Destin Campus Pastor and is an essential part of our Destin Campus staff. This role calls for someone who leads with both heart and structure—you love people, but you also love to build a ministry that’s bigger than you, that’s all about Jesus.

Gatherings

• Lead our “Destiny Youth” student ministry weekly gathering. Wednesday Nights from 6:30-8:00pm Average Wednesday Night “Motion” Attendance is 125 students

• Calendared Events like Youth Freedom (Which closes a Youth Small Group Semester), Motion Experience (High School Camp) and others as scheduled.

• Sunday Mornings: Implement a Destiny Youth Presence designed to raise connection between Wednesday Youth students and Sunday Services.

Outreach

• Collaborate with Campus Pastor to connect with and support the needs of local schools.

What we're looking for:

• You’ve led on a church staff in a church of 1000+ weekly attendance.
• You’ve led a youth ministry of over 100+ students in attendance.
• You live by Biblical Standards.
• You’re more excited about a winning team than you are about a big crowd.
• You’re self-motivated, detailed, teachable, love to overcommunicate, and are a great team player.
• You genuinely believe in godly community.
• You really love Jesus and so does your family.
• You’re comfortable in a Spirit-filled, non-religious, fun setting.
• You’re humble yet confident.
• You enjoy support and feedback.
• You’re a competent problem solver.
• You’re not threatened by working within clear boundaries.
• You love being on a winning team.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Our staff is unified, fun, and fully invested the vision of the church
• Most work weeks are between 32-36 hour workweeks (yes, really)
• 4 weeks paid vacation
• Top-of-the-line retirement plan
• Medical Insurance Benefits
• Relocation assistance available as needed
• Housing benefits may be available for qualified candidates

Competitive Salary

• You’ll live minutes from the beach on Florida’s beautiful Emerald Coast
• You won’t just be doing ministry—you’ll be part of a healthy, growing team where you’re known, supported, and empowered to lead boldly.

What it's like to live in the cities our church serves in Northwest Florida:

Our region is affectionately called the "Emerald Coast," named after our signature white sand, turquoise waters, as well as other natural occurrences, like dune lakes and the nearby barrier islands. It's a favorite destination for over 4.5 million visitors every year! From surf and sun, to shopping, dining and great schools, our region is an area growing in population and influence. If you've ever been here on vacation once, you've wanted to come back. If you live here, you love it here.

Helpful Links:

destinyworship.com

https://destinyworshipcenter.com/youth

Helpful info for the interested Candidate:

Please send your resume to eric@destinyworship.com to be considered