{"id":6166,"date":"2015-11-12T15:27:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T20:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raleighccc.org\/main\/?p=2090"},"modified":"2022-09-15T21:42:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T02:42:46","slug":"director-of-children-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raleighccc.org\/main\/director-of-children-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Director of Children Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[:en]Directions to the Applicant<br \/>\nThank you for your interest in the Director of Children Ministry position. To apply for the position please complete the following documents and submit them to Tom Wan, Chair of the Children Director Search Committee either by physical mail or email at the above address. All of the required documents and updates may be found on the www.raleighccc.org website, the &#8220;Right Now&#8221; tab on the toolbar and &#8220;Staff Search&#8221; link.<br \/>\nPlease complete the following documents:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raleighccc.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Standard-of-Conduct-and-Belief-Statements-v.0.pdf\">Standard of Conduct and Belief Statements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raleighccc.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Children-Director_SelfAssessment_Questionaire_110615.pdf\">Children Director Self-Assessment Questionnaire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In addition, include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Your resume<\/li>\n<li>A statement on your philosophy of ministry (one page)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note: The selected applicant will be asked to complete a job application and undergo a background and drug screen as part of the application process.<br \/>\nPlease send or email completed application* to:<br \/>\nTom Wan<br \/>\nChair, Children Director Search Committee<br \/>\nRaleigh Chinese Christian Church<br \/>\n9266 Chapel Hill Road<br \/>\nCary, NC 27513<br \/>\nEmail: \u201cTom Wan\u201d &lt;south2026@gmail.com&gt;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nPosition Title: Director of Children Ministry<br \/>\nPosition Time: Full-time<br \/>\nPosition Supervised by: Overseeing Elder<br \/>\nPosition Category: Staff<br \/>\n<strong>Job Description:<\/strong><br \/>\nRaleigh Chinese Christian Church, located in Cary, North Carolina in the greater Research Triangle Park area, is looking for a preferably experienced and energetic Children&#8217;s Director to direct the work of the children ministry that currently approaches 150 children each Sunday.<br \/>\n<strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe candidate, preferably with a bachelor&#8217;s degree from a bible college with a major in biblical studies or Christian education, or a liberal arts degree in childhood education, must agree with the Christian belief and values set forth in the Church Constitution. The candidate shall possess a high level of spiritual, emotional, and mental maturity and stability; demostrate genuine love and care for children; show positive interest in their development and growth in the Christian life; possess good administrative, organizational and time management skills; and the ability to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communicate passion and love for Jesus Christ to the church in general and children in particular<\/li>\n<li>Minister to children in ways applicable to their various stages of child development<\/li>\n<li>Provide insights into and strengthen the children ministry through mutual understanding, love, commitment and lasting relationships in order to better serve Him together as one unified family<\/li>\n<li>Provide leadership guidance to develop and to train children ministry teachers and core leaders<\/li>\n<li>Work collegially with others and to communicate clearly in both written and verbal formats<\/li>\n<li>Musical gifts to teach Children Choir and ability to communicate in Mandarin to parents and coworkers would be advantageous but not required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resposibilities and Duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Serve as the chair of the Children Ministry committee, lead the committee to plan and execute for various children programs and activities in the context of fulfilling the church vision and mission.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure the Children Sunday School teaching materials are appropriate and taught effectively.<\/li>\n<li>When needed, interact with parents and provide trouble-shooting and parenting advice based on Biblical values.<\/li>\n<li>Recruit and train brothers and sisters to serve in the Children department.<\/li>\n<li>Organize and provide teacher training (group or one-on-one) classes to further develop existing teachers or to prepare newly-recruited teachers.<\/li>\n<li>Serve as the liaison between the overseeing elder and the Children department to promote open communication and church unity.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure all committed children programs are executed as planned. Please refer to the matrix (next page) for the current list of committed and optional programs and activities.<\/li>\n<li>Aply and implement standards to ensure children&#8217;s safety and to meet requirements of the law.<\/li>\n<li>Work with youth group leaders to transition children to youth programs.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain office and visitation schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Marital Status:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe pastoral staff applicant can be married or single but not divorced or have never been divorced (Luke 16:18; Mark 10:11-12; Church Policy).<br \/>\n<strong>Current Committed and Optional Programs and Their Respective Activities:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Sunday School Program:<br \/>\n\u2022 Nursery Program<br \/>\n\u2022 Preschool Program Age 2-5<br \/>\n\u2022 Elementary Program Age 6-12<br \/>\n\u2022 Children Worship<br \/>\n\u2022 Curriculum review<br \/>\n\u2022 Teachers assistance &amp; coworkers calling, training, mentoring and caring<br \/>\n\u2022 Classroom arrangement &amp; design<br \/>\n\u2022 Special need children and parents connection<br \/>\n2. Special Events<br \/>\n\u2022 Easter Sunday combine worship: Elementary school combined worship<br \/>\n\u2022 Children Sunday school graduation and promotion ceremony<br \/>\n\u2022 Fall Festival Activities<br \/>\n\u2022 Christmas Candle Night Service<br \/>\n3. Vacation Bible School (VBS)<br \/>\n\u2022 Whole week long full-day summer program for children<br \/>\n4. AWANA Program<br \/>\n\u2022 Friday night children program<br \/>\n5. Optional Special Events<br \/>\n\u2022 Chinese New Year Celebration<br \/>\n\u2022 Easter Egg Hunt Activities<br \/>\n\u2022 Thanksgiving Activities<br \/>\n6. Optional Special program:<br \/>\n\u2022 Children Choir \/musical<br \/>\n\u2022 Children Symphony<br \/>\n\u2022 Children Skit and Puppet Show<br \/>\n7. Children Library<br \/>\n\u2022 Support and manage<br \/>\n8. Church wide special meeting\u2019s children program<br \/>\n\u2022 Evangelistic meeting<br \/>\n\u2022 Mission month meeting<br \/>\n\u2022 Support Triangle area other church\u2019s meeting (as appropriate)<br \/>\nPlease also see the file in pdf format:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.raleighccc.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ChildrenDirector.pdf\">Director of Children Ministry Job Posting<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.raleighccc.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Standard-of-Conduct-and-Belief-Statements-v.0.pdf\">Standard of Conduct and Belief Statements<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.raleighccc.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Children-Director_SelfAssessment_Questionaire_110615.pdf\">Children Director Self-Assessment Questionnaire<\/a>[:zh]Directions to the Applicant<br \/>\nThank you for your interest in the Director of Children Ministry position. To apply for the position please complete the following documents and submit them to Tom Wan, Chair of the Children Director Search Committee either by physical mail or email at the above address. All of the required documents and updates may be found on the www.raleighccc.org website, the &#8220;Right Now&#8221; tab on the toolbar and &#8220;Staff Search&#8221; link.<br \/>\nPlease complete the following documents:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raleighccc.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Standard-of-Conduct-and-Belief-Statements-v.0.pdf\">Standard of Conduct and Belief Statements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raleighccc.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Children-Director_SelfAssessment_Questionaire_110615.pdf\">Children Director Self-Assessment Questionnaire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In addition, include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Your resume<\/li>\n<li>A statement on your philosophy of ministry (one page)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note: The selected applicant will be asked to complete a job application and undergo a background and drug screen as part of the application process.<br \/>\nPlease send or email completed application* to:<br \/>\nTom Wan<br \/>\nChair, Children Director Search Committee<br \/>\nRaleigh Chinese Christian Church<br \/>\n9266 Chapel Hill Road<br \/>\nCary, NC 27513<br \/>\nEmail: \u201cTom Wan\u201d &lt;south2026@gmail.com&gt;<br \/>\nPosition Title: Director of Children Ministry<br \/>\nPosition Time: Full-time<br \/>\nPosition Supervised by: Overseeing Elder<br \/>\nPosition Category: Staff<br \/>\n<strong>Job Description:<\/strong><br \/>\nRaleigh Chinese Christian Church, located in Cary, North Carolina in the greater Research Triangle Park area, is looking for a preferably experienced and energetic Children&#8217;s Director to direct the work of the children ministry that currently approaches 150 children each Sunday.<br \/>\n<strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe candidate, preferably with a bachelor&#8217;s degree from a bible college with a major in biblical studies or Christian education, or a liberal arts degree in childhood education, must agree with the Christian belief and values set forth in the Church Constitution. The candidate shall possess a high level of spiritual, emotional, and mental maturity and stability; demostrate genuine love and care for children; show positive interest in their development and growth in the Christian life; possess good administrative, organizational and time management skills; and the ability to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communicate passion and love for Jesus Christ to the church in general and children in particular<\/li>\n<li>Minister to children in ways applicable to their various stages of child development<\/li>\n<li>Provide insights into and strengthen the children ministry through mutual understanding, love, commitment and lasting relationships in order to better serve Him together as one unified family<\/li>\n<li>Provide leadership guidance to develop and to train children ministry teachers and core leaders<\/li>\n<li>Work collegially with others and to communicate clearly in both written and verbal formats<\/li>\n<li>Musical gifts to teach Children Choir and ability to communicate in Mandarin to parents and coworkers would be advantageous but not required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resposibilities and Duties:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Serve as the chair of the Children Ministry committee, lead the committee to plan and execute for various children programs and activities in the context of fulfilling the church vision and mission.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure the Children Sunday School teaching materials are appropriate and taught effectively.<\/li>\n<li>When needed, interact with parents and provide trouble-shooting and parenting advice based on Biblical values.<\/li>\n<li>Recruit and train brothers and sisters to serve in the Children department.<\/li>\n<li>Organize and provide teacher training (group or one-on-one) classes to further develop existing teachers or to prepare newly-recruited teachers.<\/li>\n<li>Serve as the liaison between the overseeing elder and the Children department to promote open communication and church unity.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure all committed children programs are executed as planned. Please refer to the matrix (next page) for the current list of committed and optional programs and activities.<\/li>\n<li>Aply and implement standards to ensure children&#8217;s safety and to meet requirements of the law.<\/li>\n<li>Work with youth group leaders to transition children to youth programs.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain office and visitation schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Marital Status:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe pastoral staff applicant can be married or single but not divorced or have never been divorced (Luke 16:18; Mark 10:11-12; Church Policy).<br \/>\n<strong>Current Committed and Optional Programs and Their Respective Activities:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. 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