Youth and Young Adults Pastor 

Overview:

Kilcona has had two lead pastors over our 47-year history. We are currently in the process of

looking for a new Lead Pastor as well as a Youth & Young Adults Pastor. Our previous Lead

Pastor retired after 19 years of service and our previous Youth & Young Adults Pastor

accepted a Lead Pastor role in another church after six and a half years of service at Kilcona.

The church is currently staffed by part-time Worship, Community, and Children’s Pastors, and

an Office Assistant.

Mission:

We strive to be a community seeking to draw people to Christ through personal relationship

with God, strong relationships with each other, making God known to those we have

relationships with, and engaging in missions around the globe.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Youth Ministries (Grade 6-12)

○ Provide vision, leadership, and oversight in collaboration with the Lead Pastor

for the growth of Kilcona’s Youth Ministries.

○ Develop weekly ministries to assist youth to be disciples of Christ and servants

of his church.

○ Build, empower, and mentor a team of leaders dedicated to leading and

assisting with the youth ministries.

○ Coordinate larger events for community outreach and kingdom building with

youth which could include youth retreats, outreach nights, and mission trips.

○ Maintain regular ministry communication and collaboration with youth parents

and leaders, and lead meetings with both these groups.

○ Cultivate intergenerational relationships and ministry between youth and the

larger church body.

○ Oversee social media, Mailchimp, and corresponding webpages as a youth

ministry tool.

● Young Adult Ministries (18+)

○ Provide vision, leadership, and oversight in collaboration with the Lead Pastor

for the growth of Kilcona’s Young Adults Ministry.

○ Develop a ministry leadership team who together administer the Young Adult

ministries.

○ Provide leadership and discipleship training for the Young Adults leaders.

○ Assist Young Adults in becoming fully invested members of the church.

● Pastoral Care

○ Provide pastoral care for youth, young adults, and their families.

○ Assist with developing intentional mentoring connections between youth,

young adults, and other Christians in order to further one-to-one discipling.

● Other Church Ministries

○ Assist with the preaching and teaching ministry as requested.

○ Assist the other pastoral staff with ministry as requested, under the supervision,

and release of the Lead Pastor.

Hours and Relationships:

● This position is full-time.

● This position will maintain a regular weekly schedule for ministry involvement and

office hours.

Accountabilities

● This position is accountable to the Board of Elders through the Lead Pastor.

Required Qualifications

•  Humble dependence on God that inspires others.
•  Bachelor of Theology degree, or a related degree from a recognized bible school or
• seminary.

To Apply

Prospective youth & young adults pastors should submit a résumé and cover letter to Eric Wiens, Pastoral Search Team Chair at lwiens1@mymts.net and copy Rev. Dr. Bernie Van De Walle, District Superintendent, at ds@canadianmidwest.ca