Pastor of Student Ministries

New Hope Community Church
Hermiston, Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2024
Categories: Church/Ministry
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay Type: Salary
Pay Range: $60,000 - $65,000
Employee Workplace: On-site
Job Description:

New Hope Community Church is seeking a Pastor of Student Ministry.   This pastor will oversee our Junior High and High School programs. We seek an individual with experience developing students and helping them grow in their faith. Responsibilities for this position include developing and maintaining student outreach and discipleship programs and training and oversight of student ministry volunteers. For a complete position description, click here. The most important qualification for this position is a deep love for Jesus and also a love for students. Other preferences include a degree in Bible and solid relational and administrative skills.

New Hope has an average Sunday morning attendance of about 600.  We have an excellent reputation for involvement in our community, evangelism, solid teaching, and an effective small-group program. We are excited to see how God will use new leadership to take our existing student ministry program into the future.  New Hope is a theologically conservative church, but we attract many people from diverse backgrounds, from unchurched to Pentecostal and Liturgical. 

The city of Hermiston is the largest city with the largest school district in Eastern Oregon.  It has a population of nearly 20,000 and is surrounded by several smaller communities.  It lies 3 hours directly east of Portland, OR, and 35 minutes south of the Tri-Cities, WA.  The Hermiston area is a steppe desert near the Columbia River and the Blue Mountains.  It is primarily an agricultural area but hosts many industries, including Amazon facilities and a Walmart distribution center.  Hermiston is a fast-growing and thriving community full of transplants who have moved here to fill the growing need for skilled and unskilled labor.

If you’d like more information about New Hope, check out our website at www.newhopeon395.com or our Facebook or Instagram pages.  To apply, you can email a cover letter, resume, and any letters of recommendation to chris@newhopeon395.com.  If you have taken the Enneagram, DISC, or Meyers Briggs personality inventory, please include that information in your cover letter.  If you have a video of you teaching or preaching, you are encouraged to include it as well.  You may also send any other materials to help us get to know you better.  If you’d like further information, you can email us at chris@newhopeon395.com.

About New Hope Community Church

New Hope is located in the city of Hermiston is the largest city with the largest school district in Eastern Oregon.  It has a population of over 18,000 and is surrounded by a number of smaller communities.  It lies 3 hours directly east of Portland, OR and 35 minutes south of the Tri-Cities, WA.  The Hermiston area is steppe desert and is situated near the Columbia River and the Blue Mountains.  It is primarily an agricultural area but also hosts much industry including a number of Amazon facilities and a Walmart distribution center.  Hermiston is a fast-growing and thriving community full of transplants that have moved here to fill the growing need for both skilled and unskilled labor.

If you’d like more information about New Hope, check out our website at www.newhopeon395.com or our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/newhopeon395

 
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