Part Time Youth Ministry Director
Epic Church | Baltimore, MD
About Epic Church
Epic Church exists to help people encounter Jesus, experience freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference. We are passionate about creating environments where people can experience God's presence, build authentic relationships, and take their next step in their faith journey.
At Epic Church, we believe:
Jesus is our life.
Together is our approach.
Serving is our honor.
Freedom is our legacy.
Generosity is our lifestyle.
We are looking for a highly organized, faith-filled administrator who is passionate about people, administration, and the local church. This role is more than an administrative position—it is an opportunity to help create ministry environments where lives are changed and people encounter Jesus.
Part-Time Youth Director
Position Summary
The Part-Time Youth Director serves as the primary leader of Epic Church's student ministry, helping middle and high school students encounter Jesus, experience authentic community, and grow in their faith.
This person will create engaging environments, build meaningful relationships with students and families, develop leaders, and help cultivate a ministry where the next generation can discover their purpose in Christ. The ideal candidate is relational, energetic, organized, and passionate about seeing students transformed by the Gospel.
This position is approximately 15–20 hours per week.
What Matters Most
While experience and skills are important, we believe character, faith, and heart posture are essential.
We are looking for someone who:
Has a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Fully supports the mission, vision, values, and leadership of Epic Church.
Has a genuine passion for helping the next generation know and follow Jesus and a desire to create a ministry where students feel known, valued, challenged, and connected.
Builds relationships naturally and creates environments where students feel seen, known, and valued.
Operates with spiritual maturity, humility, integrity, creativity, initiative, and excellence.
Is a self-starter who can take ownership and lead with vision.
Thrives in a team-oriented ministry environment.
Key Responsibilities
Student Ministry Leadership
Lead and oversee all aspects of Epic's youth ministry.
Create engaging weekly gatherings and discipleship opportunities for students.
Develop strategies that help students grow in their relationship with Jesus.
Foster a welcoming culture where students can belong, connect, and thrive.
Create engaging environments and programs that help young people build relationships, grow personally, and develop spiritually.
Relationship Building
Build meaningful relationships with students and their families.
Connect with students beyond weekly services through intentional communication and presence.
Partner with parents to support the spiritual growth of their teenagers.
Create opportunities for students to build authentic friendships and community.
Connect authentically with students, parents, volunteers, and church leadership through strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Volunteer Leadership
Recruit, train, organize, and develop youth leaders and volunteers with clear expectations and accountability.
Equip volunteers to disciple students effectively.
Lead, develop, encourage, and equip both students and adult/volunteer leaders.
Foster a healthy team culture built on encouragement, ownership, and servant leadership.
Ensure all volunteers follow church policies and safety procedures.
Events & Outreach
Plan and execute youth events, retreats, conferences, camps, small groups, youth services, and outreach opportunities.
Create experiences that help students invite friends and engage with the local church.
Collaborate with other ministries and departments to support church-wide initiatives.
Help students discover opportunities to serve and make a difference.
Communication & Organization
Maintain consistent communication with students, parents, and volunteers.
Manage schedules, calendars, and ministry planning.
Track attendance, follow-up, and student engagement.
Work with staff and ministry leaders to ensure effective ministry operations.
Qualifications
Strong personal faith and commitment to Jesus Christ.
Passion for student ministry and discipleship.
Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience working with youth and/or leading a team in a church, nonprofit, educational, or similar community-focused environment.
Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, encourage, and equip both students and adult/volunteer leaders.
Experience creating engaging environments and programs that help young people build relationships, grow personally, and develop spiritually.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to connect authentically with students, parents, volunteers, and church leadership.
Proven ability to recruit, train, organize, and lead volunteer teams with clear expectations and accountability.
Experience planning and executing youth services, events, small groups, outreach initiatives, retreats, or similar programs is strongly preferred.
Ministry background preferred.
Strong organizational and planning abilities.
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
Ability to connect with students while maintaining professionalism and leadership.
A genuine passion for helping the next generation know and follow Jesus and a desire to create a ministry where students feel known, valued, challenged, and connected.
Ability to lead with spiritual maturity, integrity, creativity, initiative, and excellence while supporting the overall vision and values of Epic Church.
What Success Looks Like
Students are growing in their faith and relationship with Jesus.
Students feel known, valued, and connected to the church.
Parents feel supported and engaged in their student's spiritual development.
Volunteers are equipped, empowered, and thriving.
Youth gatherings are engaging, impactful, and consistently growing.
Students are discovering their purpose and becoming active participants in the life of the church.
Why Join Epic Church?
This is an opportunity to invest in the next generation and make an eternal impact. If you love Jesus, love students, and are passionate about creating environments where young people can encounter God and grow in their faith, we'd love to hear from you.
Join us as we help students encounter Jesus, experience freedom, discover purpose, and make a difference.