It looks like being present, prayerful, and purposeful.

Leaders lead a small group of students (their same gender/age group) at a weekly or bi-weeky basis at a Sunday morning (9am/11am) or Wednesday (7pm) services. We also ask leaders to assist, participate, and provide supervision at one event a month (typically on Friday or Saturday evenings).

Youth leaders do a lot of praying for students and with them, leading Bible study discussions, doing behind the scene work and sometimes upfront as well (if they feel comfortable), and welcoming/engaging students in conversation.

Yes. There are high school leaders, junior high leaders, and parent chaperone leaders. The first two are pretty obvious in their area of responsibility, and the parent chaperones are parents who serve by transporting students and providing supervision (specifically at retreats) .

Our youth pastor is Joshua Terada who has served in the ministry since 2009. He is assisted by Pastor Darrell Chambers who has over a decade of youth pastoral ministry experience as well.

We have a team of about twenty leaders who come from all different backgrounds, different personalities & gifting and ages…but all with the same calling from God to love Him by loving His kids.

Once you fill-out the form give us 1-2 weeks to reply to you. If we are clear to proceed you will receive a more robust application form with more detailed questions (references, testimony, criminal history etc..). If our ministry and church leadership your application we will reach out to you to setup a meeting with one of our pastors to begin to the orientation process.

You must be 18 or older to apply. We have no age limit, just the ability and desire to serve our youth.

No. We believe that Youth Ministry is the bridge for students between Sunday school and the main sanctuary for our students. So, we prepare our students for adult church by exposing them to aspects of it through 30-45 minute teachings, congregational worship, and opportunities to volunteer. As a young peer ministry we do see it is very important to leverage our smaller group and make sure our students connect with each other and have fun, but by no means are those the defining qualities of the ministry.

Compare your life to what the Bible says is the standard of a leader in 1 Timothy 3:8-13. It’s not about how long you’ve been saved, but how deeply He has changed you.

Leadership in youth ministry is a serious commitment, however you can adjust your time commitment as well. Our pastors are understanding and experienced at working with schedules.