About Engedi
Engedi Church is a young, diverse, passionate, and missional community of people who are committed to loving and serving God, our neighbors, and the world. We preach the Gospel, and we do our best to live it out. Since our inception in 2005, Engedi Church’s mission has been to advance the kingdom revolution of Jesus worldwide. We have identified five core values that mark the advance of Jesus’ kingdom in our midst (see engedichurch.com).

We believe God’s original dream for creation was to create a community of people who experience complete wholeness of mind, body, emotions, and soul in Him and deep, meaningful, and diverse relationships with each other. Jesus began His ministry by announcing He had come to bring good news to the poor, to release the oppressed, and to free the imprisoned. He called the experience of these realities living in the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is an ever-expanding reality of those who are experiencing the restoration of what was lost at the Fall—harmony with God, within ourselves and within our relationships—all through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. While full restoration won’t occur until His return, Jesus invites us to both experience and extend restoration in the now. This is why Engedi exists.

Purpose of the Position
To launch, develop, lead and oversee the Engedi Grand Rapids’ young adult ministry.

Skills and Qualifications Required

• Deeply committed follower of Jesus
• Affirms Engedi’s core beliefs, mission, and life practices by word and example
• Effective administrative skills – including the ability to set goals, facilitate advance planning and effectively manage ministry and personal schedules
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Gifted teacher
• Strong gift of leadership and proven experience developing leaders
• Ability to recruit, develop and communicate with volunteers
• Aligns with Engedi’s vision to connect with people of varying ethnic and economic backgrounds
• Team player – humble, willing to defer to others, can lead under direction
• Is a partner of Engedi or is willing to become one
• Tithes
• Is in a CABLE (small) group or is willing to become a part of one

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the GR Campus Pastor and Young Adult Pastor to create and develop a Young Adult ministry for the Grand Rapids campus including the research and exploration of common strategies and best practices  (startup phase)
• Establish a self-fundraising plan for half of the position’s salary, Engedi and others to provide fundraising coaching
• Oversee the leadership, vision and execution of the GR Young Adult ministry (college-aged focus)
• Oversee all aspects of the GR Young Adult Ministry including Thursday evening programming, CABLE group promotion and leadership, and special events
• Identify, develop and empower Young Adults team leaders and possibly interns
• Develop and implement strategies for GR Young Adults to connect into CABLE groups
• Cultivate relationships and connections with area colleges (faculty, staff, students, etc) for purposes of recruitment and promotion
• Responsible for all aspects of promotion and marketing of GR Young Adults
• Assist in the general pastoral needs of the campus as needed (ie. one-off counseling, on-call support, Sunday morning hosting, etc.)
• Carry out all the above mentioned duties and responsibilities, as well as those not stated above, that would be necessary to ensure the success of the Engedi staff team and the flourishing of the Engedi family as it relates to GR Young Adults

Other Responsibilities

• Participate in monthly staff meetings at the Holland Campus (2nd Monday of the month)
• Participate in most staff prayer meetings at the Holland Campus (every Monday)
• Participate in most Worship Nights (three per year)
• Attend all-staff retreats (two per year, one is overnight)

Other Details 

• Full-time, 45 hours/week position including vacation and personal days, cell phone reimbursement, subsidized onsite daycare at Holland Campus, laptop
• Duration of employment agreement initially set at 12 months with an option to renew pending achievement of key objectives, metrics and/or goals set by Engedi leadership
• Half of salary to be fundraised by YA Coord; half paid by the church
• Reports to Grand Rapids Campus Pastor (advised by the Young Adults Pastor)

Website

engedichurch.com