MINISTER OF YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRY

Job Listing for the shared position with First St. John and Martin Luther congregations.

First St. John Lutheran and Martin Luther Lutheran churches are looking for a faithful, talented disciple of Jesus Christ to fill a new position as Minister of Youth and Family at First St. John and who will also act as spiritual leader at Martin Luther. This will be a shared staffing position between the two congregations.  This person will demonstrate a life of faith in Jesus Christ and of active discipleship.

The candidate should be an energetic self-starter with a passion for young people, with a goal of working for the youths’ well-being and faith development in discovering their path of discipleship.  The Minister of Youth and Family is responsible for assisting the church in planning, coordinating and promoting the youth programs of the church as well as special youth projects, assignments and events. This person needs a proven ability to relate well to young people and their families from diverse backgrounds and have an understanding of the complexities of the challenges facing them. The candidate should have experience of organizing and leading effective youth activities with proven positive outcomes.

This person needs to be able to prepare and lead worship services at Martin Luther providing leadership and insight for the congregation, focusing on building the congregation and their outreach within the community, in addition to ministering to the sick and shut ins.  

Previous experience as a church leader and youth worker or a person who has or is working toward a degree in church work is preferred.  The position will begin asap. Salary is competitive, based on qualifications and experience.

For further information and a complete job description, please contact Pastor Jerald Rayl at 567-395-0143, or at pastor1@firststjohn.com, or at our website, www.firststjohn.com.

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MIDWEEK LENTEN WORSHIP 2020 – WEEK 5

Welcome to our weekly posting of the Midweek Lenten Worship services that would ordinarily been held each Wednesday morning and evening during this Lenten season. Here you will find a copy of the Bulletin to download and read along with video presentations by Pastor Rayl of the Liturgy and the Sermon. We hope you find this helpful, inspirational and a way to continue to feel connected, during these extraordinary and challenging times, to your worshiping, praying and serving community of faith at First St. John Lutheran Church

All through Lent we are reminded that Jesus came to seek and to save the lost. In our worship we will see how Jesus finds one lost sinner—up in a tree! Jesus came to seek us out and to save us, setting us free from our sins through his suffering, death and resurrection. Through our worship, we will join Zacchaeus, a lost sinner found by Jesus, and rejoice in the salvation won for Zacchaeus and for all of us on the cross. That is the reason Jesus came, to seek and to save the lost.

Click on the video above to view the Liturgy for the worship service for Wednesday, April 1, 2020. You can download a copy of the Bulletin with the Liturgy used in the service.

Fifth Week in Lent Mid-weel Bulletin 2020

Click on the video above to view the Sermon for the worship service for Wednesday, April 1, 2020.