Ebenezer Baptist Church (Saskatoon, SK)
Ebenezer Baptist Church (EBC) in Saskatoon, SK, is seeking a dynamic, adept, and godly Interim Youth Coordinator who has discerned a call to vocational ministry. This is a maternity-leave role at 0.75 FTE (30 hours/week) with the potential of being a 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week) as a ministry leadership role within Ebenezer Youth, working in close partnership with the Youth Pastor and the Youth Ministry Assistant.
Our mission as a church is to point people to Jesus and help them to know and follow him.
Our vision is to establish and multiply multi-ethnic and multi-generational gatherings of Jesus followers who practically and authentically live their faith in every part of their lives and challenge others to do the same. We do this through a process called discipleship. We define a disciple as someone who abides in Christ and takes on the character, ways, and mission of Jesus and helps others to do the same.
Ebenezer Youth is a growing youth ministry that seeks to help anyone who walks into our community follow Jesus for life. We are a community-minded, outreach-focused, and forward-thinking youth movement that seeks God in prayer for spiritual discernment and ministry direction. At Ebenezer Youth, we place high value on the next generation of leaders of the Church, our youth of today. Our weekly attendance between all youth initiatives is 230-320 youth, supported by 80 ongoing weekly Jr and Sr youth leaders (on a given week, we have 350-400 people combined on our youth nights).
The Interim Youth Coordinator serves as a key leader alongside the Youth Pastor, leading Life Groups, developing and caring for leaders, overseeing ministry programming beyond youth nights, and taking ownership of the special events that shape our ministry year. Candidates must be committed to discipling others and gifted in developing leaders, with the capacity to move initiatives from planning through to execution.
Qualifications
• Personal and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.
• Character qualities of a biblical elder as described in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9.
• Love for the Word of God and a devotion to prayer.
• Ability to cast vision, in collaboration with the Youth Pastor, for a robust youth ministry that puts discipleship at the centre.
• Proven ability to disciple others and to identify, develop, and care for leaders.
• Gifting to lead and teach up front, with the ability to serve as a consistent secondary communicator alongside the Youth Pastor.
• Strong organizational capacity to oversee programming and special events from planning through execution.
• Spiritual aptitude in hearing and following God's voice, and the ability to guide youth, youth leaders, and parents to do the same.
• Willingness to share the good news of Jesus and bear spiritual fruit.
• Collaborative team player with a servant's heart.
• Ideally, Bible school training that is ongoing or completed at a Bachelor’s level (a combination of education and experience will be considered).
• Agrees with the statement of faith, as well as the positional statements on Gender & Sexuality and Marriage, shared by Ebenezer Baptist and the Baptist General Conference of Canada (BGCC).
• Must be willing and able to complete a clear Criminal Record Check (CRC) and Because We Care training prior to starting in the role, and to maintain these as required.
Job Description
The Interim Youth Coordinator is a temporary 3⁄4-time ministry leadership position within the Ebenezer Youth staff team for 12-18 months. The Interim Youth Coordinator reports to the Youth Pastor, works in close partnership with and helps oversee the Youth Ministry Assistant, and supports the overall vision set by the Youth Pastor while leading the programming rhythms and leadership development of the youth ministry.
Primary Responsibilities
• Life Groups: Leads the Life Groups ministry for youth, including group structure, leader placement, and
ongoing group health.
• Leadership Development: Executes leadership development strategies, oversees leader care and
discipleship initiatives, and helps coordinate training for the youth leadership team.
• Leader Onboarding: Leads the relational onboarding of new leaders, supported by the Youth Ministry Assistant on the administrative side (CRC submission, Because We Care sign-off, policy acknowledgments, and file setup).
• Programming: Primary overseer for all ministry programming outside of youth nights, including The Huddle, Intermediates, Bible studies, Youth Alpha, After School Youth Drop-In (Tuesdays and Thursdays), and Summer Youth Drop-In (Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays).
• Special Events: Oversees every special event run by the youth ministry, including the leaders’ retreat, youth camp, latenighter, rallies, conferences, graduation, year-end, and kickoff.
• Pastoral Support: Offers pastoral support to youth and youth leaders in collaboration with the Youth Pastor.
• Apprenticeship and Summer Workers Co-owns the apprenticeship pathway with the Youth Pastor and co-supervises Summer Workers.
• Vision and Communication: Collaborates with the Youth Pastor in shaping ministry vision and serves as a consistent secondary communicator in teaching settings.
• Team Rhythms: Engages in weekly youth team meetings and provides secondary leadership presence at our Tuesday (Jr) and Wednesday (Sr) youth nights.
More About Ebenezer
Ebenezer Baptist Church is a vibrant and growing church with a rich history of ministry. Our average weekly attendance is approximately 1000-1100 with a median age of about 35. We are especially blessed to have many young families, college students, young people, and children who call Ebenezer their home; including in-person and our online community, we have approximately 1400 people in our church family. We highly value our local community and have been an active participant in it. We are also committed to reaching the nations in Saskatoon and have four partner congregations (Arabic, Korean, Nepali, and the House For All Nations) and a growing Ukrainian community.
How to Apply
If you would like to join this discipleship movement and team at Ebenezer Baptist Church through Ebenezer Youth, and feel God's call to do so, please submit your application to leadpastor@ebenezerbaptist.ca by October 25, 2026.
This role will start on December 7, 2026.
Please include a cover letter, resume, and references.