Director of Children and Family Ministries

FBC is seeking an experienced Director of Children and Family Ministry. Children and Family Ministries is vital to the health of our congregational and community life at FBC and in our neighbourhood. This ministry position will have responsibility for providing direction and strategic leadership for Children and Family Ministries in order to build a relationship-based, Christ-centered environment where our nursery to Grade 4 children are able to grow in their faith. Reporting to the Executive Minister, this ministry leadership position is supported by both staff and volunteers. A strategic team, your Ministry Area Team (MAT), will be established to be a support in this ministry area, and assist you with; assessment, dreaming, and strategic planning of existing programs. In light of the building project, the church will have to relocate for approximately two years, from mid 2021 to mid 2023. The Director of Children and Family Ministries, in collaboration with the Pastoral Team, will work to facilitate continued ministry among children and families during this displacement.

A theological degree Education in childhood development or teaching would be an asset

Significant pastoral experience working with children and families; experience in recruiting and training volunteers.