Student Ministries Director

Living Stones Church in Reno, Nevada is looking for a passionate Student Ministries Director who loves building relationships with students and helping them grow into mature followers of Jesus. This leader will create fun, engaging environments where middle and high school students feel welcomed, known, and challenged to take their faith seriously. The right person will invest deeply in students, develop adult leaders, and help students learn how to follow Jesus in everyday life.

Why We Love This Opportunity

I love this opportunity because Living Stones is serious about the gospel and serious about reaching the next generation in Reno! They’re not just trying to run a youth program—they want to raise up students who actually follow Jesus and impact their friends and schools. It’s a church with strong leadership, clear theology, and a genuine commitment to investing in students and leaders. Reno is a spiritually curious city, but largely unchurched, which makes the mission here so important!

A great match for this position would be:

• Relational Shepherd: Builds genuine relationships with students and invests in their spiritual growth. Students feel known, valued, and cared for.
• Culture Builder: Creates a fun, welcoming environment where students enjoy being present and feel comfortable inviting friends.
• Leader Developer: Identifies and develops both student leaders and adult volunteers, creating a leadership culture rather than a personality-driven ministry.
• Missional Gatherer: Loves lost students! Naturally draws students together and helps them invite others, cultivating a ministry that is outward-facing and relationally connected to the local school community.
• Hungry Initiator: This leader brings ideas and improvements. They don’t wait to be told what to do — they experiment, innovate, and continually look for ways to strengthen the student culture.

About This Organization

Living Stones Church is a gospel-centered church in Reno, Nevada with a deep commitment to Scripture, discipleship, and authentic community. The church exists to help people know Jesus, grow in faith, and live out the gospel in everyday life. Over the years, Living Stones has built a reputation for strong biblical teaching, meaningful relationships, and a culture where people are encouraged to grow spiritually and take ownership of their faith.

The church values discipleship that happens in real relationships. Rather than focusing only on programs, Living Stones emphasizes helping people follow Jesus in practical ways—through community, mentorship, and consistent engagement with Scripture. This approach shapes every ministry in the church, including student ministry.

Reno is a unique and growing city with a large population of young families and students. Living Stones sees this as a significant opportunity to invest in the next generation. The student ministry is an important part of that vision, helping middle and high school students build lasting faith, meaningful friendships, and a growing understanding of the gospel.

Location

“We love living in Reno because you get the best of both worlds. It’s a growing city with great restaurants and things to do, but you’re also just minutes from the mountains, hiking, skiing, and Lake Tahoe.”

Living Stones Staff

Mission & Core Values

Mission: 

Helping everyone find everything in Jesus.

Core Values:

• Outsiders Becoming Insiders: Like Jesus, Living Stones does everything possible to make outsiders insiders in the Kingdom of God. No one should be blocked from the gospel and the opportunity to be reconciled to God.
• Disciples Making Disciples: Disciples are people who follow Jesus, find their identity in Him, and enjoy a relationship with God. Part of following Jesus means we invest our whole life to help others grow spiritually as they learn to know, love, and follow Him too.
• In the City, For the City: Physically – by caring for physical needs of the hurting and underprivileged in our city. Culturally – by participating in and shaping all that is good in the culture of our city. Spiritually – by praying for and guiding people toward the freedom and fulfillment that can only be found in Jesus through the proclamation of His gospel.
• Unite in Diversity: The church of God is to be a house of prayer and worship for all peoples and ethnicities. This is the heart of God and will be fully displayed around His throne in heaven. We long to see integrated racial diversity in every level and function of our churches so we can display Jesus’ Kingdom on earth.
• Churches Planting Churches: Church planting is the most effective way to see people come to Christ. We are constantly seeking to raise up new leaders and send out more church plants. We invest 10% of our money every year into church planting throughout the United States and the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the middle and high school student ministry of Living Stones Church.
• Create engaging and welcoming environments where students want to attend and invite their friends. Have fun!
• Build meaningful relationships with students and invest in their spiritual growth.
• Recruit, train, and shepherd adult volunteer leaders who disciple students.
• Develop student leaders and help them grow in ownership of the ministry.
• Facilitate experiences that help students grow spiritually (retreats, camps, leadership opportunities, discipleship environments).
• Communicate regularly with parents and help them stay engaged in their students’ spiritual development.
• Be present and engaged in the broader student community, including local schools and events.
• Partner with church leadership to align student ministry with the overall mission and discipleship strategy of the church.