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HILLDALE CHURCH OF CHRIST YOUTH MINISTRY – JOB DESCRIPTION 1. The Youth Minister should have a degree in Bible or an educational equivalent with a primary emphasis in Youth Ministry. 2. It is our preference for our Youth Minister to be MARRIED. 3. We would prefer the Youth Minister to have a minimum of two years experience as a Youth Minister, Educator, or as an Associate Minister with at least some youth ministry experience. MINISTRY DUTIES: 1. Assure that our youth are taught the basic, sound, and fundamental principles of the Bible. 2. Maintain a youth program for all ages which will reach others and their families in the Clarksville, Ft. Campbell community. 3. Establish and promote special programs and activities that will contribute to the spiritual,...

COLLEGE AVENUE CHURCH OF CHRIST El Dorado, Arkansas RECOVERY MINISTER POSITION CHURCH DESCRIPTION:   The College Avenue church of Christ is an undenominational family of believers with over 500 members and children.  We are led by seven shepherds and thirty-six deacons.  Our Mission Statement has three parts: We seek to truly be a church “of Christ”; We want to be genuinely undenominational; We strive to be a caring, loving spiritual family. Our church is a Christ-centered, Spirit-filled, and grace-oriented congregation that is growing steadily in both numbers and ministries.  Our welcoming spirit, strong ministries, and outstanding community reputation have enabled us to attract a very diverse group of believers from many religious, social,...

With apologies to Alexander I went to sleep with two teenagers in my den and now there’s teens sleeping till noon on my couch and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on my XBox and by mistake I dropped my iPhone in the tub while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad ministry day. At Starbucks Anthony found an awesome new YouTube Video and Nick found a free book offer on his Kindle but on my tablet all I found was a dead battery. I think I’ll move to another congregation. On the church van the driver let Jon select the CD we listened to. Josh and Eric got to select music too. I said I wanted to listen to Andy Stanley. I said I wanted to hear Skit Guys. I said, if I don’t get to pick a song...

BETTER ’13 is April 15-16. We will begin at 1 on Monday and end at noon Tuesday. This will be rich, rich, rich!!!  Remember the concept is HOW TO PREACH BETTER. It focuses on the singular aspect of the art of preaching.  I hope you will come. Here are some of the topics: My One Thing… How do I learn to spot the weaknesses in my preaching and compensate for them or correct them? One thing that would Help You Preach Better THIS Sunday How to Hear Criticism to Make You a Better Preacher Using Passion to Communicate to and Understand Your Audience Making Difficult Subjects Easier to Understand – Connecting When your Subject is Challenging Preaching to An Audience that is Not there  10 Questions for Jay  You have 30 Seconds – crafting great...

So you’ve been “given the opportunity to resign”, “released”, “let go”, “been given three months to find somewhere knew”, “fired.”  Call it what you want it adds up to about the same thing – pain, anger, confusion, suspicion.   Sometimes we bring it on ourselves but most often when preachers are fired it is not because of a sin in his life but over some other issue, i.e. Power play by a fragment of the congregation, he made the wrong person angry, he burnt out because of overtaxing himself emotionally, he was used up because he carried too many burdens and heartbreaks of others or put on him by mean people, etc.   Can we say a few things to you as fellows minister? This is not the end…you will live to touch lives...

YOUTH & FAMILY LIFE MINISTER- Waterford, MI - Position available as of February 2013 Job Description. The Youth & Family Life Minister position is a full-time opportunity for a Christian man seeking a Church of Christ ministry position with opportunity to grow in scope as experience is gained. This position has a primary focus on grades 6-12 but will also include the coordination of activities from kindergarten through young adult. Responsibilities. The Youth & Family Life Minister will be expected to work approximately 40 hours per week with members of the youth group, grades six through twelve. The Youth & Family Life Minister should spend time each week working on and/or planning the following activities: Facilitate the weekly youth...