Student Minister

Pana is a community located in central Illinois with a population of 5,800. Pana is a community that is making a turnaround with new industry and restaurants coming to town as well as a new PreK-5th grade school opened in the Fall of 2024. The Pana Christian Church has been serving Pana since 1954 and is in good standing within the community. The church provides 2 worship services on Sunday mornings-A traditional service and contemporary service. We provide youth groups for both k-5th grade and 6th-12th grade, as well as adult Bible studies on Sunday and Wednesday nights. We provide a food pantry that serves as many as 200 people per month. We also have a preschool that has been in operation for over 25 years. Our mission is to continue to grow the family of God through evangelism and discipleship.

We are wanting to hire someone whose primary responsibility will be ministering to our 6th-12th grade students. That will be accomplished through having weekly youth group meetings, outreach events, Sunday school, and developing relationships with the students and their families. We would also like to see the Student Minister develop relationships with the elementary age students by having light involvement within that ministry as well. We would also like to see the Student Minister involved in the life of the church outside of the primary responsibilities. We desire to hire a Student Minister who is a graduate of a Restoration Movement Bible College and has a minimum of 2 years of experience working with youth. The right person will have a heart for God and his people. A strong desire to see students come to and grow in Christ. We desire a person who is highly motivated and strives to do their very best. Most importantly we are looking for someone who has a servant's heart who is willing to do the hard and unseen things in ministry.