New Song is looking for a Director of Family Ministries who will cultivate a Christ-centered environment for children and families to grow in their relationship with Jesus.

This role focuses on discipling the next generation, strengthening families, and helping create space to experience healing, restoration, and spiritual transformation.

Your leadership will help build meaningful ministry environments where children are taught the Bible and families are encouraged in their faith.

Key Responsibilities

Family Ministries

• Plan and manage Children’s Church on Sunday mornings
• Recruit, schedule, and train children’s ministry volunteers
• Ensure a safe, welcoming, and Jesus-centered environmentfor children
• Develop simple, engaging, and biblically faithful teaching experiences for kids
• Help disciple children in their understanding of the gospel and their identity in Christ

Family Events & Community Outreach

• Plan and help organize Jesus-centered family activities and outreach events
• Coordinate community gatherings such as Parent date nightswhere the church provides childcare
• Help strengthen relationships among families in the church and foster connection with families in the broader Gunnison community

Collaboration

• Collaborate with church leadership on ministry planning and vision
• Assist with special services and church events as needed
• Help cultivate a culture of discipleship, hospitality, and carewithin the church

Compensation

• $100 per week ministry stipend
• $200 per month ministry allowance for coffees, meals, and connection
• Stipend will be re-evaluated quarterlybased on church capacity and growth.
• The church can also support you in fundraising for the position.

Hours

This role is designed to offer a high degree of flexibility. Outside of required Sunday morning responsibilities and a small number of key church events, hours can be arranged around the individual’s schedule. We recognize that many who serve in ministry may also hold other full-time or part-time jobs, and we are committed to creating a structure that allows this role to fit alongside other commitments.

Because much of the work involves relationship building, discipleship, and leadership development, many responsibilities can be scheduled at mutually convenient times. Our goal is to provide a healthy, flexible framework that allows you to serve effectively while maintaining balance with other work, family, and personal responsibilities.

The Assistant Pastor at New Song Church exists to help lead and shepherd the church alongside the senior pastor and leadership team. This role focuses on helping oversee the health and direction of the church while giving particular attention to discipling and developing men within the congregation and community.

A key emphasis of this position is cultivating a strong community of men who are growing in Christ, strengthening one another in faith, and reaching the surrounding community with the gospel. Through intentional small groups, relationships, and gatherings, this role will help create environments where men encounter Jesus and grow into godly leadership.

The Assistant Pastor will also help launch and coordinate Elk Mountain Men’s Retreats, creating deeper spaces for spiritual formation, brotherhood, and gospel impact.

In addition, this role is designed to help develop the candidate as a faithful preacher and pastor, providing regular opportunities to preach and teach while gaining experience in the broader leadership and oversight of the church.

Key Responsibilities

1. Assist in Leading and Overseeing the Church

• Serve alongside the senior pastor in helping guide the overall spiritual health and direction of the church.
• Participate in pastoral leadership, planning, and decision-making.
• Help shepherd and care for members of the congregation.
• Support the development of ministry leaders and volunteers.
• Contribute to cultivating a healthy church culture centered on the gospel, discipleship, and mission.

2. Lead and Develop Men’s Ministry

• Recruit, organize, and lead men’s groups that cultivate spiritual growth and biblical discipleship.
• Develop environments where men grow in accountability, friendship, and spiritual maturity.
• Equip and mentor group leaders to multiply healthy groups over time.
• Use men’s groups as both a discipleship pathway for believers and a bridge for men exploring faith.
• Foster a culture of honesty, humility, encouragement, and gospel-centered brotherhood.

3. Community Outreach Through Men’s Ministry

• Build relational connections with men in the Gunnison community.
• Encourage groups and gatherings that welcome men who are not part of the church.
• Help create environments where authentic relationships naturally lead to gospel conversations and spiritual transformation.

4. Coordinate Elk Mountain Men’s Retreats

• Oversee the planning, organization, and execution of Elk Mountain Men’s Retreats.
• Coordinate logistics including scheduling, registration, communication, and retreat programming.
• Collaborate with church leadership and volunteers to create impactful retreat experiences.

2026 Focus

• A foundational year of testing, refining, and building momentum
• Organize retreats primarily with friends, church members, and local relationships
• Develop systems, culture, and leadership structure

2027 Vision

• Launch open retreats welcoming men from the broader region and beyond

5. Preaching and Pastoral Development

• Grow as a communicator of God’s Word through regular preaching opportunities.
• Preach approximately 10-12 times per year on Sunday mornings.
• Receive coaching, feedback, and encouragement from pastoral leadership.
• Continue developing biblical depth, clarity, and pastoral sensitivity in teaching and shepherding.

Compensation

• • $200 per week ministry stipend
  • Housing
    
  • $200 per month ministry allowance for coffees, meals, and connection

••Stipend will be re-evaluated quarterly based on church capacity and ministry growth.