Middle School Director

Who You Are

The Middle School Ministry Director is the chief visionary, culture shaper, and leader for Middle School Ministry at New Heights Church across our campuses. You are passionate about making more and better disciples of middle school students by creating dynamic, relevant environments that connect students to God, the church, and Christian community. You have strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to lead teams and students. You exhibit strong theological knowledge and can confidently lead in the student ministry environment.

What You’ll Do

- Define and Execute Vision: In partnership with the SM Director, establish the mission and strategy for MSM, ensuring alignment with the overall mission of New Heights Church.
- Equip and Lead Teams: Recruit, develop, and equip MSM staff, volunteer leaders, and student leaders across all campuses to serve effectively and grow in their roles.
- Create Impactful Environments: Build dynamic, relevant, and spiritually engaging environments that connect middle school students to God, their peers, caring adult leaders, and the church community.
- Develop a Discipleship Pipeline: Develop a student leadership program to help students grow as disciples and leaders.
- Plan and Execute Events: Lead summer ministry efforts, including camps, retreats, and other events that align with MSM’s mission and strategy.
- Facilitate Small Groups: Ensure community groups are thriving within the MSM environment with 2-3 leaders in each group.
- Engage Parents: Regularly communicate with parents through updates, events, and resources to equip them as spiritual leaders in their homes.
- Leverage Digital Platforms: Maintain a consistent and engaging social media presence, posting weekly to MSM’s Instagram and stories to connect with students and families.
- Support Campus Teams: Partner with campus MSM staff to ensure alignment, encouragement, and resource-sharing across locations.

Skills & Experience You’ve Had
- Experience leading student ministry In a multi-campus context.
- Strong leadership, relational, and team-building skills with a passion for discipleship.
- Excellent communication skills with students, parents, and teams.
- Ability to represent New Heights and MSM well - a pastoral and professional presence.
- Ability to execute with excellence while demonstrating resourcefulness and initiative.
- Theological awareness and ability to confidently articulate Christian belief to students, parents, and leaders.


Values You Embody
- Lead with Care: Every student, leader, and parent feels valued and cared for by you or your team.
- Model the Mission: You actively pursue reaching more students and discipling them to follow Jesus.
- Check Ego at the Door: You celebrate the success of others and collaborate across departments.
- Make it Better: You consistently generate ideas and solutions to improve ministry effectiveness.
- Do Whatever it Takes: You demonstrate flexibility and perseverance to accomplish ministry goals.
- Challenge Honestly and Love Earnestly: You are willing to have hard conversations while prioritizing healthy relationships.
- Be a Learner Who Develops Leaders: You seek growth personally and invite others to grow alongside you.
- Believe the Best: You actively work to fill gaps with trust and avoid gossip.


Think you’re a great fit for this role?
Email jlaskowski@newheights.org for an application.