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Youth Ministry Director
Job Description

The UK FFWPU (registered Charity # 267917) is seeking to employ full-time a Director of Youth Ministry who will, together with the youth ministry team, coordinate pastoral care to the 500+ youth aged 12-25 living in the 9 spiritual communities of the UK.  Essential qualifications include a sincere faith in God & True Parents and good use of the English language.  A university degree and a stable marriage are preferred.  The job will include attending & supporting the national leadership in the FFWPU HQ in London, coordinating the student chaplaincy programme, supporting and guiding the HARP committee, creating educational programmes & materials, coordinating workshops and passing on communication between the European & national HQ staff and the youth of the UK.  Salary negotiable.

The purpose of the work should be to:

• Empower UK youth to discover and fulfil their unique calling to serve God and others
• Empower them to develop a personal relationship with True Parents
• Prepare young people for the marriage blessing and for a life of public service
• Build a spiritually secure community where young people can enjoy fellowship as one family

This should be achieved by:

• Praying for and serving the youth aged from 12 years (academic year 7) to 25 years
• Coordinating the university chaplaincy programme
• Communicating with national and European leadership regarding youth issues
• Maintaining the youth contact info database & disseminating relevant information (e.g. workshop invitations, blessing announcements etc)
• Supporting the HARP committee in fulfilling their objectives related to the purposes of HARP
• Supporting the youth worship services
• Reaching out to existing FFWPU youth and reaching out beyond to youth outside our church, inviting them to join different activities of varying commitment
• Developing educational materials with the Education Department and executing workshops & programmes
• Communicating & cooperating with parents of FFWPU youth

If you are interested in applying for this job, please send an email to hq@ffwpu.org.uk.  If you don’t want to apply for this job but are interested in supporting the Youth Ministry in another way, please also contact HQ.

Written by Matthew Huish in In the UK, News, Worldwide
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