Youth Pastor resume examples for 2025

Youth Pastor resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your youth pastor resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Youth Pastor Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Dhruv Johnson

   d.johnson@email.com | 333-111-2222 | www.linkedin.com/in/dhruv-johnson

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   2. Add relevant education to your youth pastor resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Theology

   27.1%

   Pastoral Counseling And Specialized Ministries

   12.7%

   Biblical Studies

   10.9%

   Business

   7.9%

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   Youth Pastor Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   High School Diploma 2009 - 2011

   Youth Pastor Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   High School Diploma 2011 - 2013

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   3. Next, create a youth pastor skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an youth pastor resume

   • Bible Study Skills.
      

     Bible study is the careful examination of the Bible by people as a way of spiritual or personal religious practice. Bible study is a holy act to some denominations.

   • Oversight Skills.
      

     Having oversight of someone means to monitor a process or a situation. If someone has oversight of something, they are responsible for the completion of the project. Oversight is usually given to experts as they monitor their juniors or newbies as they go through a project.

   • Public Speaking Skills.
      

     Public Speaking or oration, as it is sometimes known, is the act of any one person speaking live in front of an audience. Although in the past the audience was only a physical one, nowadays oration might be done on an online video call, at a digital conference, at an online class, or elsewhere. The art of public speaking is very old, drawing its first established roots from Ancient Greece and likely from before, too. It is an important skill and asset in many industries.

   • Worship Services Skills.
      

     Worship is the coming together of Christians; it includes different services provided by church practicing Christians. It involves believers coming together to worship God and learn more from the bible. Contemporary worship services include music services like playing 'holy music' such as Christian rock and hip-hop and prayers to God, led by a pastor. Although worship services are Jewish in origin, Christians practice them more often (usually on Sundays). They acknowledge services in the church as a good practice and believe God has a reward for them in this world and in heaven.

   • Community Services Skills.
      

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   Top Skills for a Youth Pastor

   Outreach Events, 20.2%
   Disciple, 11.6%
   Youth Program, 10.6%
   Bible Study, 6.4%
   Other Skills, 51.2%
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   4. List your youth pastor experience

   The most important part of any resume for a youth pastor is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of youth pastors" and "Managed a team of 6 youth pastors over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

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   Work History Example # 1

   Youth Pastor

   TNAZ

   • Broadcasted product benefits of the cloud suite via newsletter and regular webinars which I produced.
   • Led Bible studies; organized summer youth activities and classes.
   • Led church to a 10% increase in membership and a 15% increase in Bible study/Christian education night attendance.
   • Attended to the needs of hurting church members through active listening, spiritual support, and prayer.
   • Directed the evangelism ministry, did street and community evangelism.

   Work History Example # 2

   Administrative Internship

   Stanford University

   • Installed, configured, upgraded and administered 10+ Linux, Windows and UNIX workstations and servers.
   • Tracked and reconciled outside counsel billing through Serengeti legal program.
   • Supported other departments such as: Payroll, Benefits & Classified Employee Relations.
   • Configured TCP/IP networking and administrated all user and group accounts in Linux and UNIX systems.
   • Managed Telecommunication Services for Laboratory Heavy calendar management.

   Work History Example # 3

   Care Provider

   Comfort Keepers

   • Carried out In-home assessments with clients and their families for upcoming care from Comfort Keepers.
   • Offered companionship while also ensuring clients maintained and exceptional quality of living.
   • Provided personal care, housekeeping services, and companionship for senior citizens
   • Experienced working with the elderly, Alzheimer's or dementia patients, mentally disabled clients and clients with major illnesses.
   • Worked with Dementia and wheelchair bound patients.

   Work History Example # 4

   Youth Pastor

   Church of God Seventh Day

   • Worked with district and state Church of God education programs for children and teens.
   • Hosted Several rallies and a Regional Convention for the Church of God while President of the Concilio
   • Developed & taught a Bible curriculum where the Bible is the primary textbook.
   • Introduced congregation to assimilation/discipleship plan.
   • Served as Overseer for the state of North Dakota for the Church of God of Prophecy.

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   5. Highlight youth pastor certifications on your resume

   Specific youth pastor certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your youth pastor resume:

   1. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
   2. Pastoral Counseling Certification
   3. Certified Pastoral Counselor

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   6. Finally, add an youth pastor resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your youth pastor resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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