Children's Minister

Gateway Christian Church is located about 35 mi north of Nashville, TN with a regular attendance of about 165. Our mission is to help Love, Lead, and Live like Jesus. Our current ministry staff consists of a full-time senior minister, associate/youth minister, and children's minister, as well as a part-time worship minister. We also opened a new children's ministry addition to our building in the Fall of 2022. Gateway has experienced significant growth in the past 12 months, particularly in our children's ministry, and we are primed to continue that growth and outreach as God directs.

Gateway Christian Church is seeking a full-time Childrens Minister to join our team. The Childrens Minister will work with a ministry team consisting of a senior minister, a youth minister, and a part-time worship minister. This person will oversee all programming for children (birth to 5th grade). Their primary duty will be to organize, prepare, and execute engaging, biblically sound, childrens programming. Other key responsibilities will include equipping parents to disciple their children, connecting every child in the church with a caring, Christian adult, and maximizing our children's ministry space to create an environment of discipleship, fun, and joy on Sunday mornings, reaching children of every age level within the church body and community.Additional weekday programming will be completed as required to meet the organizational and spiritual growth goals of the staff and elders. Special activities such as VBS, Superstart, etc., are also important parts of this ministry.Ideal candidates will have a 4-year degree from a Restoration Movement college/university in Childrens Ministry or a related field. Candidates lacking the requisite education should have at least 3 years of successful Childrens Ministry experience.Candidates must be able to grow and nurture teams to accomplish education and spiritual growth goals.