Kids’ Ministry Director: Greenbriar Church

Job Description

Greenbriar is located in Albany, Georgia. We are nondenominational and affiliated with both the Acts 29 Network and the SEND Network. We have a passion for making disciples and planting churches and do this with approximately 205 adult partners (members). Our kids ministry, which includes birth – 5th grade, averages 90 children on Sunday. In addition to the children, about 80 adult servers care for and minister to the kids each month.

At Greenbriar, we partner with parents and caregivers as they disciple their children. Our desire is to create safe and fun environments for children to hear the good news of the gospel of Christ and connect with our church family relationally. We believe that parents and caregivers are the cornerstone of discipleship in the lives of their children and the GB Kids Ministry exists to provide the support, encouragement, and sound, Bible-based teaching centered wholly on the gospel to support that endeavor.

Role Summary

The Kids Director will lead a kids ministry that is gospel-centered, safe, and engaging. A great candidate loves Jesus, has a passion for seeing children and parents transformed by the gospel, and is organizationally strong and relationally warm.

Your Team

• The Director of Next Gen Ministries will oversee this position and will provide encouragement, equipping, and accountability.
• You will work closely with the Kids Ministry Coordinator and other key leaders to develop a strong and vibrant ministry.
• You will participate in weekly staff meetings and work with other Greenbriar staff on church-wide initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead
  • Recruit, encourage, equip, and provide accountability for the staff and servers you oversee. Ensure volunteers are serving in accordance with established policies and procedures.
  • This involves frequent, clear communication and thorough task descriptions.
  • Communicate with parents and partners about Kids Ministry news.
  • Resource, equip and encourage parents to be the primary disciple rs of their children.
  • Implement, evaluate, and improve the systems and structures of the Kids Ministry.
• Execute
  • Sundays:
    Work with the Kids Coordinator to ensure Sunday mornings are joyful for all, including:
  • Inventory supplies and procure needed materials.
  • The Kids Ministry area is set up and cleaned up each Sunday.
  • Servers have been scheduled and rooms are staffed each Sunday.
  • The Kids Coordinator currently oversees scheduling of volunteers, but the Director remains ultimately responsible.
  • Plan and execute curriculum including reviewing and proposing new curriculums as needed.
• Plan
  • Organize childcare for church events with childcare needs (Partnership Experience, Partner Meetings, Nights of Prayer, Academy classes, Special services, Wednesday nights, etc.).
  • Create ways to partner with parents in discipling their children and involve parents in ministry events.
  • With your team, plan and implement key events around milestones in the life of kids, parents, and families (e.g., Parent Dedications, 1st/6th graders Bibles and Journals, Move Up Sundays, Birthdays, School Breaks, Summers, Holidays, etc.). This would include a kid’s camp for older elementary children.
• Develop
  • Develop and maintain a healthy Kids Ministry culture aligned with Greenbriar’s overall mission, vision and values.
  • This includes developing a 10 year “hope”, 3 year “picture” and one year “plan” for the Kids Ministry.
  • Lead in creating an active 4th and 5th grade ministry.
  • Lead in developing and maintaining discipleship initiatives for our children.

Length of Commitment

Indefinite. This is a full-time staff position.

Time Commitment & Schedule

40+ hours/week. Staff meetings are currently Monday mornings with the expectation of spending time in the office during the week. The amount of time will vary and depend heavily on the Kids ministry goals and initiatives. While Sunday is a workday, and kids ministry classes take place during the main service time, the expectation is to practice healthy rhythms of being involved in our Sunday worship gatherings.

This will be discussed in more detail during the onboarding process. There is a possibility of travel (up to 7-9 nights/year) for kids camp,…