Young Life Direct Ministry Leader (Part-Time – 5 hours/week)

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Job Summary

Job Specific Working Conditions:

Young Life is a mission devoted to introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. The Direct Ministry Leader will engage in relational outreach, walking alongside middle school or high school students in their daily lives, sharing the Gospel through presence, trust, and community. This part-time role (approx. 5 hours/week) is ideal for someone passionate about Jesus, youth ministry, and intentional relational discipleship.

Key Responsibilities

• Relational Outreach (Contact Work) – ~2 hrs/week
• Intentionally spend time with students where they are (e.g., school events, sports games, lunchrooms, neighborhoods).
• Build authentic relationships that open doors to share the Gospel.
• Leadership at Club – ~1 hrs/week
• Attend and help lead weekly Young Life Club or WyldLife Club.
• Assist with set-up, games, music, talks, and follow-up as needed.
• Discipleship – ~1 hr/week
• Lead or support a Campaigners group (student Bible study/small group).
• Meet with students for one-on-one mentorship and spiritual growth.
• Team & Personal Growth – ~1 hrs/week
• Participate in regular leader team meetings (monthly or biweekly).
• Commit to personal spiritual growth through prayer, scripture, and accountability.
• Meet with Young Life staff person for training, guidance and direction
  

Qualifications

• A growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Passion for reaching adolescents with the Gospel.
• Ability to connect with and relate to teenagers.
• Willingness to be trained and mentored in Young Life’s mission and methods.
• Commitment to weekly time investment and relational consistency.
• Minimum age: 18 (or high school graduate).
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous involvement in Young Life (as a student or leader).
• Experience in youth ministry or discipleship roles.
• Willingness to attend Young Life area events, training, or camp (when possible).
  
  

Time Commitment

Approx. 5 hours per week, including:

• Weekly Club and/or Campaigners
• Contact work
• Team meetings or training (biweekly/monthly)
• Optional seasonal events (e.g., camp, fundraisers)
  
  

Support And Development

Young Life leaders are supported through mentoring by staff, access to national training resources, and opportunities to grow in ministry and leadership.

Ministry Functions

Spiritual Development — “Following Jesus” includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health and church relationships.

• Maintain a genuine and sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word and the disciplines of personal and corporate prayer.
• Seek out and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community, that lead to a vibrant spiritual life.
• Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community.
• Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.
• Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life, including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and Scripture reading.
• Leadership Development — “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.
• Meet with your volunteer leaders on a regular basis.
• Learn principles of leadership and recruitment and training of new leaders to build a leadership team that reflects the makeup of the community.
• Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders.
• Attend and be involved with area leadership as assigned.
• Assist in training leaders and committee how to work effectively in teams.
• Train and lead a team in developing a yearly ministry strategy.
  
  

Resource Development — “Fueling the ministry” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team.

• Raise financial support as directed and maintain good donor care practices.
• Communicate ministry updates and progress to personal donor partners.
• Observe and learn principles to develop strategic relationships with key adults in the community, including: principals, pastors, parents, potential committee members and more as assigned by the area director.
• Learn to plan and execute area fundraising events under the direction of an area supervisor.
• Become a respected Young Life steward to the community for both kids and adults.
• Attend committee and adult functions as necessary and assigned.
  
  

Direct Ministry — “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp.

• Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.
• Lead a team to plan and implement a regular outreach meeting with excellence.
• Lead Campaigners meetings with excellence as assigned by the area director.
• Lead a team to implement a summer and school-season camping strategy for a ministry.
• Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life camp each year.
• Research community and school demographics to assess ministry effectiveness and support the area’s effort in reaching “Every Kid.”
  
  

Ministry Support — “Taking care of business” includes accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan.

• Adhere to all Young Life policies and procedures and maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management.
• Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency using the mission-wide applications.
• Set yearly ministry and personal goals and objectives; review them on a regular basis.
• Maintain accurate information on kids, leaders and donors for area records.
• Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone involved in ministry.
• Perform other duties as assigned and congruent with gifts, experience and area needs.
  
  

Training

Mission-Wide Training

• Completion of at least two years as a Staff Associate.
• Core Training — phase one to be completed as a Staff Associate
• Full-time staff are expected to complete a Training Timeline experience in non ASC years.
  
  

Regional Training

• There is no missionwide regional-level training curriculum.
• Actively engage in training provided by the regional director.
  
  

Area Training

• Actively engage in training provided by area leadership.
• Individualized training supervised by the area director designed to develop personal spiritual maturity and enhance personal character.
• Individualized program to learn and gain competency in ministry skills (e.g., the five C’s.
• Become familiar with area strategy and ministry health as assigned by the area director.
• Must have completed Leadership I and II as a Staff Associate
  
  

Education

• College degree preferred.
  
  

Qualifications Required For The Job

• Must have completed Core Training —Phase One.
• Must have 1 or more clubs
• Experience in direct ministry.
• Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.