Entering into life with youth pastors one life at a time

Purpose Statement:

To further God’s kingdom by helping develop mature and complete youth ministers.

Mission Statement:

PACT Ministry provides relationships, training and equipping for evangelical, full-time youth ministers helping them grow in their personal spiritual life, their family relationships and their student ministry through a unique combinations of highly effective, proven educational, relational, and experiential strategies.

Vision Statement:

World-wide ministry beginning with the current PACT Trainers and rolling out nationally and internationally as the Lord leads and provides.

God

We believe in one God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are equal in power and glory. God is eternal and has perfect communion and relationship within Himself.

Bible

We believe the Bible is God’s infallible word and the basis of all truth. The Bible teaches all we need to know about God, how people should live, and how people may be saved.

Creation

God created and formed the world out of nothing, and it was all good.

Mankind

God created people in his own image, and they were very good. He created them man and woman. They were created in communion with God and one another to glorify God and enjoy him forever. Mankind was given responsibility to care for God’s creation.

Sin

All people, without Christ, are spiritually dead and without eternal hope, and are in desperate need of a savior. The Bible says that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Sin has separated us from God and caused all created things to be affected by the fall.

Jesus

Jesus is fully God and fully man. He is the promised Savior who while remaining God became man to live perfectly, pay the penalty of sin, and conquer death by being raised on the 3rd day. He will come back again.

Salvation

Salvation is a free gift of God. The only spiritual hope for man is to personally trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord. Salvation is offered freely because Jesus lived a perfect life on our behalf, paid the penalty through his crucifixion, then rose from the dead to defeat sin and death once and for all. All who confess that Jesus is Lord and Savior and truly believe are saved and made part of God’s family.

Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is God, equal to the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit works in the hearts of man to testify to the truths of God and all that people need to understand for salvation. The Spirit is also the promised helper or counselor in whom Jesus says will come to teach all things.

Church

The true Church is made up of all people, everywhere and throughout all times, who have put their faith in the one true God. The Church is referred to as God’s family, the body of Christ, or God’s Kingdom.

End Times

In the end of human history, Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead. Those who are against Jesus will suffer their punishment. Jesus will establish His Kingdom fully, and all that is broken will be restored, all hurt will be healed, all who are his that died will rise as He is risen.

What do we specifically want to accomplish in the lives of youth ministers?

  • Expose truth of Christ
  • Teach discipleship through modeling
  • Provide training, educating, and equipping for highly effective youth ministry
  • Promote youth ministry as powerful, attractive, and professional
  • Effective resources to complement and enhance their lives and ministry
  • To strengthen the local church all over the world
  • On-going encouragement, support, and fellowship for youth ministers
  • Training recognized and acknowledged and respected by ministry leadership
  • End competition, pecking order and denominational prejudice among youth ministers
  • Opportunities provided for youth ministers to share written resources and strategies
  • Eliminate youth minister isolation
  • Help Youth Ministers become wisely and strategically placed within church ministry opportunities

PACT wishes to see Youth Ministers exhibit:

  • Stronger relationships among church staff
  • accountability in personal, family, and ministry life
  • Greater faith and dependence on God
  • Prayer
  • Stronger relationships with spouse and children
  • Greater balance in life priorities
  • Highly effective Christ-dependent and Christ-honoring ministries

The PACT Ministry Board exists to serve PACT Ministry by providing prayer and accountability for the Director of the ministry.

The board should meet biannually for prayer and business accountability.

The board should insure that the director is held spiritually, relationally, physically, and emotionally accountable through a monthly meeting with a mentoring partner.

Director’s Responsibilities:

Pray – To serve the ministry by praying for PACT Ministry.

Create Vision – To serve the ministry by creating vision, goals, objectives and roles for the ministry.

Implementation – To serve the ministry by assuring implementing of the ministry goals.

Oversight – To serve the ministry by providing direct accountability for PACT Trainers and creating systems of accountability for all participants in PACT.

Recruiting and Delegating – To serve the ministry by recruiting and delegating to qualified youth ministers the responsibilities of the ministry.

Communication – To serve the ministry by sharing the vision through verbal and written communication.

Writing – To serve the ministry through writing practical materials for both youth ministers and young people.

Qualifications for all PACT Leadership positions:

  • Christ-centered
  • Demonstrating a Biblical understanding of Grace
  • Spirit-controlled temperament
  • Committed to family as first ministry priority
  • Servant’s heart
  • Selfless (not seeking personal gain)
  • Teachable spirit
  • Self-motivated
  • Ability to communicate the vision of the ministry
  • Dedicated to prayer
  • Committed to fellow youth ministers
  • Each leader must have a personal calling to serve the vision of PACT Ministry.

Corporate Status

PACT Ministry is a non-profit tax exempt 501c corporation.

Ministry Funds

PACT Ministry is solely dependent upon the generous gifts of churches, the business community, and individual donors for the financing to operate the ministry.

Ministry Debt Policy

The ministry should not incur debt except with clear direction of the ministry board.

Daily Financial Expenditures

The checking account of PACT Ministry is under authority of the board of the ministry. The director, while delegated the responsibility to write checks, operates with an assistant who carries out this responsibility. PACT has retained the accounting firm (Jackson, Reese, and Scott) to oversee the intake and expenditures of the ministry to provide accountability and fiscal responsibility.

Future Staffing

The aspiration of the ministry is to build the entire staff organization with volunteers. In the event that paid personnel is deemed necessary by the ministry board, the following financial statement applies: All paid personnel will be responsible to raise their entire support which should include social security taxes, insurance benefits, and retirement contributions. All support must be raised in advance of employment.

Ministry Projects

All ministry projects including publication of materials and conferences must be underwritten in advance of project birth. All ministry projects outside of those written in this document must have board approval.

Availability

If a qualified youth minister is financially hindered, it is the policy of PACT to make available all facets of ministry on a cost-free basis.

Ministry Partnership

It is the primary desire of PACT Ministry to serve evangelical churches through relational training and the provision of materials. It is also the desire of the ministry to cooperate with, encourage, and partner with fellow evangelical ministries to further God’s kingdom work.