Area Director - Steele Co (Owatonna, MN)

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Steele County Young Life, formally known as Owatonna Young Life has been in existence since 1975 and has a rich history of ministry with an amazing committee, staff, and volunteer leaders.  There is a wide base of donors and community that loves and supports YL.  There currently are 4 different ministries: Young Life (traditional high school), WyldLife (middle school), ReaLife (non-traditional that focuses on alternative schools and centered around a family style meal that 50+ families participate in providing food), and a program called Walk With Me (a one to one discipleship program that currently has 19 mentors discipling 19 junior and seniors each week).  The current area director will aid in transitioning the new area director as needed. We are excited to witness what God has in store for the ministry in Owatonna through the next Area Director.

Area Director I

Summary:
Through spiritual leadership and proper management, lead in developing a team in the area to carry out Young Life’s mission of introducing kids to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith.


Ministry Functions:
Spiritual Development — “Following Jesus” includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health and church relationships.

Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and a sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word.

Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community.

Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community.

Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.

Ensure that all Young Life ministry in the area, is designed and carried out with a dependence on prayer that takes place out of the overflow of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Leadership Development — “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.

Partner with Regional director and Committee to cast vision for reaching “every kid” within the defined area.

Develop consistent gatherings with committee, leaders and staff to build unity and provide vision and direction.

Create a spiritual leadership plan for volunteer leaders, staff and committee members in the area.

Recruit and train new staff and leaders to build leadership teams that reflect the community.

Supervise, develop and evaluate area staff, providing resources and experiences needed to implement the vision.

Provide quality summer staff, work crew and adult guests for summer camps.

Model excellence in contact work, club, Campaigners and camping to other leaders.

Train leaders, team leaders and committee how to work effectively in teams and develop a yearly ministry strategy.

Resource Development — “Fueling the ministry” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and TDS team.

Provide leadership to the TDS team and committee in finding partners to own the area vision and budget.

Develop and lead the area’s fundraising strategy and ensure excellence in communication to donors.

Raise the necessary funds to carry out the ministry vision for the local area, keeping the area consistently in surplus (goal is a one-month cash reserve minimum).

Build the Young Life brand via public relations as an excellent tool for working with youth in the area.

Coordinate and conduct quality events which reflect Young Life’s capacity to impact kids and warrant the investment of a participant’s personal and corporate resources.

Direct Ministry — “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp.

Actively engage in all three levels of contact work.

Lead or co-lead a model Young Life club; lead/supervise an effective Campaigner ministry with excellence.

Observe and evaluate each of the schools/ministries in the local area on a yearly basis.

Develop and implement ongoing plans to maximize Gospel proclamation through camping opportunities.

Serve on a summer assignment at a Young Life property, other Young Life camp or in another position each summer.

Ministry Support — “Taking care of business” includes accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan.

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