Family Ministries Assistant

Bethany First Church is currently seeking a part-time Family Ministries Assistant. The Family Ministries Assistant will report directly to the Executive Director of Family Ministries. This individual will provide essential administrative and organizational support to the Family Ministries team, ensuring smooth operation of all programming and events. This role involves managing calendars, communication, and data systems while fostering a culture of hospitality, discipleship, and generosity in alignment with the Bethany First Church mission.

Classification: Part-Time (20 hours/week)

Our Mission and Vision: We are passionate about becoming more like Jesus and helping people come to know Jesus. 

Position Summary:

The Family Ministries Administrative Assistant provides essential administrative and organizational support to the Family Ministries team, ensuring smooth operation of all programming and events. This part-time role involves managing calendars, communication, and data systems while fostering a culture of hospitality, discipleship, and generosity in alignment with BFC’s mission. The ideal candidate will be highly relational, detail-oriented, and committed to supporting ministry efforts that help families and children grow in their relationship with Jesus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supports Family Ministries with a high level of administration and organization based in the BFC values and practices. 

• Assists and effectively implements the secretarial duties required to fully support Family Ministries.

• Oversees and manages the calendar, scheduling, and administrative communication for Family Ministries.

• Serves on the administrative assistant team and performs all other duties as assigned.
  

Specific Areas of Responsibility:

• Supports Family Ministries with a high level of administration and organization based on the BFC values and practices.

• Being with God

• Assist Family Ministries with administrative tasks and support to effectively lead worship experiences for kids and families.                                                                                          

• Being with one another                                                                                               

• Assist and support the team to effectively operate discipleship programs.

• Being with others

• Assist in supporting an “open arms culture of invitation within family ministries.

• Living generously 

• Effectively and efficiently use the resources of BFC to serve BFC staff and families.

• Teach and live generous sharing and stewardship of resources.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

• Assists and effectively implements the administrative support duties required for Family Ministries.

• Provide administrative support for all regular weekly discipleship programs and events.

• Be knowledgeable and current on all discipleship opportunities, programming, events, staff and information regarding Family Ministries.

• Manage Realm and ACS database.

• Manage enrollment, attendance, and follow-up for new kids, preteens, students, and families in the ACS database.

• Effectively communicate via phone, email, letters, etc with family ministries staff, BFC support staff, and BFC families. 

• Proactively initiate opportunities to better support family ministries and staff. 

• Oversee and manage the calendar, scheduling, and administrative communication for Family Ministries.

• Manage, update, and monitor the calendar for Kids, Preteens and Student Ministries.

• Manage the scheduling of facilities and rooms for all areas of Family Ministries. 

• Manage the monthly Family Ministries newsletter.

• Respond to phone calls, emails, and other inquiries in a timely and efficient manner.

• Serves on the administrative assistant team and performs all other duties as assigned.

• Provide coverage for BFC Reception desk as assigned.

• Manage enrollment for the BFC After School Program.

• Provide support for other ministry or business functions as needed. 

Qualifications and Position Requirements:

• Exhibits a personal and growing relationship with God, a teachable spirit, and a healthy personal life. 

• Basic administrative skills

• Event, production, and project management experience

• Committed to continual learning and growth

• Self-starter; organized; ability to manage several priorities; 

• Effective communication skills

• Is in agreement with Church of the Nazarene Statement of Faith

Reports to:   Executive Director of Family Ministries

Resource team: BFC Students, Preteens and Kids Pastors, Community Ministries Team, Administrative Support Staff

Student Ministries Pastor

Bethany First Church is currently seeking a full-time Student Ministries Pastor. The Student Ministries Pastor will support the Lead Student Ministries Pastor in coordinating an effective student ministry, implementing fellowship, worship, biblical teaching, discipleship, and evangelism. The overall objective of the Student Ministries Pastor is to make Christ-like disciples, and then train and mobilize them to make Christ-like disciples.

Classification: Full Time

Reports to: Lead Student Ministries Pastor

About Bethany First Church: We are passionate about becoming more like Jesus and helping people come to know Him. We value being with God, being with one another, being with others, and living generously. We practice spending one-on-one time with God, worshiping together, participating in group life, sharing our faith, serving with abandon, and giving generously. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Shepherds and pastors students 

• Serves on the BFC Student Ministries team 

• Supports and implements strategy and programming for BFC Student Ministries 

• Leads BFC Student Ministries Volunteers

Qualifications and Position Requirements:

• Exhibits a personal and growing relationship with God, a teachable spirit, and a healthy personal life. 

• Strong biblical and theological background; 

• Is in agreement with Church of the Nazarene Statement of Faith

• Lives a lifestyle in full agreement with the Church of the Nazarene Covenant of Christian Conduct and Covenant of Christian Character.

• Self-motivated leader; demonstrates the ability to adopt and partner a long-term vision for family ministry at BFC.

• Strong relationship capabilities; has a passion for reaching people for Christ and helping people become more like Christ.

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field; candidates who have a call to ministry are on the track for ordination. 

• Strategic thinker who is also able to manage conflict and stay organized.

For more details about the Student Ministries Pastor position, please view the full job description here.

Candidates are encouraged to submit a cover letter and resume to Family Ministries Director, Misty Jaggers.