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Kids Minister/Pastor

Position Overview

Position: Kids Pastor (Full-Time, Salary: Competitive, + Benefits)
Advances the mission of Real Life by overseeing all aspects of our Kids Ministry. Our Kids Pastor will work under the direction
of the Executive Pastor and in partnership with parents, to provide a discipleship-rich, Jesus-focused, safe, loving, and fun
environment for kids in grades K-5th. Our Kids Pastor will equip and empower parents, a leadership team and volunteers to
effectively shepherd the ministry. He will also work closely with our Lead Pastor to build and oversee our local & global
missions ministry.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Create a clean, safe, and fun environment for children to encounter and grow in Jesus Christ
  • Ensure Real Life Kids functions through a strong leadership team & fully staffed volunteer team:
    • Recruitment
    • Scheduling
    • Training/Discipling
    • Team building
  • Oversee all aspects of communication to parents & kids including but not limited to: email, texts, video, fliers, web content, social posts content
  • Lead, plan, prepare for, and participate in weekly Real Life Kids gatherings
  • Oversee & participate in guest follow-up communication each week to kids and families
  • Master & utilize all of Real Life systems, tools, and processes including but not limited to Planning Center, Asana, Clearstream, Google Drive, Dropbox, Mailchimp, Annual Plans
  • Oversee all aspects of Real Life Kids Events: Camp, Quarterly Connect Events, etc.
  • Oversee the follow-up for kids interested in baptism, discovering readiness & directing next steps
  • Oversee Babies-PreK Director as a direct report ensuring that ministry area is effective and up to standards
  • Regularly discipling parents to disciple their children
  • Provide pastoral care to people of all ages at Real Life giving special attention to kids & their families (Crisis Care, Hospital Care, Pre-Marital, Marital Care, Weddings, Funerals, etc.)

Expectations

  • Love Jesus
  • Low drama, high momentum, positivity, overcomer, resourceful, “can-do” attitude
  • Close collaboration with the Executive Pastor
  • Proactive with a take initiative work ethic
  • Ability to resolve conflict in a mature and godly manner
  • Ability to maintain relational, emotional, and spiritual health
  • Performs job duties in a timely manner
  • Other responsibilities assigned according to gifts & as needed

The ideal candidate is a high-capacity leader, able to flourish in a fluid, growing organization, relational, personable, able &
eager to learn & leverage emerging technology, works well in & under authority, problem solver, low drama, “can do”
enthusiastic attitude, high momentum, able to maintain physical, spiritual, emotional & relational health.

Church Profile

Real Life Sango (Real Life Church)

Mission: Delighting in God & Discipling Others

Vision: A flourishing people & A Multiplying Movement

Values: Margin for Mission // Equip & Empower // Grace & Truth in Relationships — Keep it real. Keep it Jesus.

Real Life is a 7-year-old, growing, multigenerational congregation with a passion for local & global disciple making &
multiplication. Averaging 1500 in worship, Real Life is both missional & attractional in approach, committed to expository
preaching & focused on rapidly assimilating people into the body of Christ & ministry. Real Life’s staff team is committed to
being life long learners and always evaluating all that we do. We have a real time feedback culture. We work hard, play hard
and rest well. Real Life is a part of the Summit Collaborative & is a cooperating SBC church.

City Profile: Clarksville, Tennessee

  • Clarksville is in the rapidly growing Montgomery County (40 minutes north of Nashville)
  • Population: City/185,690, County/246,025, Metro Area/346,000
  • Montgomery County is projected to grow 90,000+ people in next 20 years
  • Home to Austin Peay State University attracting over 10,000 enrolled students
  • Home to Ft. Campbell Army Base which houses over 30,000 soldiers from all over the US
  • Attracting Major Businesses & Industry (e.g., Google Data Centers, Amazon, Hankook Tires, LG Electronics & Bridgestone)
  • Median age – 30.4, Median Household Income $66,768, Median Home price $340K
  • Money Magazine’s #1 Place to Live (2019)
  • Open Door’s #1 zip code in America (2022)
  • Forbes Magazine ranked Clarksville as one of the fastest growing cities in America (2023)