POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Director of Youth and College Ministry
First United Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville, Arkansas
www.fupcfay.org
General Description
Prayerfully initiate, lead, and coordinate dynamic, fun, and Christ-centered youth and college ministries that
motivate youth and young adults to know, love, and serve God through Jesus Christ. Build, train, and support
volunteer leadership teams of college students, adults, and older youth to plan, coordinate and co-lead youth
and college ministry and outreach.
We’re Praying for a Proactive Leader with:
1. A love for youth and young adults and a shepherd’s heart.
2. A mature faith consistent with the Reformed Christian tradition and compatible with mainline Christian
church ministry, values, and priorities.
3. The personal confidence and warmth to go onto campuses (junior and senior high schools and the University
of Arkansas), reach out to students on their own terms, and instill the desire to participate in church
ministries and get to know Jesus.
4. Volunteer or paid experience in youth, campus and/or camping ministry leadership.
5. Relational and listening skills, interpersonal sensitivity, and the ability to recruit, organize, and inspire
volunteers.
6. A commitment to involving youth and young adults in serving others, and in mission to the community and
world.
7. A winsome sense of humor and fun, combined with a passion for teaching and forming youth and young
adults to be committed followers of Jesus.
8. As many of the following as possible: music leadership ability, a love of sports, experience in leading outdoor
activities, competence in social media.
9. A Bachelor’s degree by May 2013.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
1. Youth Ministry
a. Cultivate nurturing, supportive relationships with all church youth.
b. Plan and lead exciting and involving weekly youth gatherings for middle school, junior high, and senior
high youth.
c. Teach Christian faith, worship, and service on Sunday mornings.
d. Plan and lead regular youth retreats, camps, conferences, mission trips, and service activities.
2. College Ministry
a. Build supportive relationships with college students to grow a vital college ministry.
b. Work with a leadership team to plan and lead weekly events and mission outreach.
c. Interface intentionally and collaboratively with United Campus Ministry.
3. Church involvement, including participation in worship, church committees, church family activities, and
connecting and interacting with parents and families of youth and college students as needed and as able.
Salary and Benefits
This is a full-time position. Continuing education ($500 annually), 2 weeks of annual vacation, and churchfunded membership in a group healthcare plan (or a retirement benefit) are provided.
Contact Information
If you would like to begin discerning with us whether this may be God’s calling for you, please send a cover
letter, resumé, and the names of at least three references familiar with your ministry gifts and experience,
together with your contact information to:
Jim Price, Chair
Director of Youth and College Ministry Search
First United Presbyterian Church
695 E. Calvin Street
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
Church Phone: 479-442-4411
Application materials and inquiries may also be submitted electronically to jprice1210@hotmail.com.
Resumés received by April 15, 2013, will receive priority consideration. We anticipate a start date near July
1, 2013.
Our Church and Community
First United Presbyterian Church is a vital, Christ-centered, outward-focused, 475 member congregation of
the Presbyterian Church (USA), served by Co-Pastors Jan and Phil Butin. The church’s mission statement is:
“Called to be a light on the hill, we boldly proclaim and serve Christ, the hope of our changing world.”
When this position begins this coming summer, the church will have a staff of 15, including part-time
program ministry staff positions for Christian Educator and Director of Music Ministry, a volunteer Parish
Associate, and a variety of dedicated support staff.
Fayetteville is a young, thriving community of striking natural beauty that is home to the University of
Arkansas, the Walton Arts Center and other cultural opportunities, a variety of SEC sports events, and a
vibrant night life. The Boston Mountains, the Ozark region, and nearby Beaver Lake provide ample
opportunities for outdoor recreation, water sports, and adventure.
Additional Information on the Web
Fayetteville, Arkansas http://www.accessfayetteville.org/visitors/index.cfm
University of Arkansas www.uark.edu
Walton Arts Center www.waltonartscenter.org
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art crystalbridges.org
The Ozarks Region http://ozarkmountainregion.com
First United Presbyterian Church Facebook Group: FUPC – A Light on the Hill
Youth Ministry Facebook Group: UPY (United Presbyterian Youth) FUPC Fayetteville
United Campus Ministry Facebook Group: UCM at the U of A