A church youth minister is concerned with today's youth and leads teenagers in their spiritual and personal development. They need to possess great leadership qualities and experience in sharing Gods word with teenagers. They lead the youth activities, outreach programs and youth services within the church and often work with motivating and training other staff members. A youth minister should be disciplined, self-motivated, organized, posses good communication skills, spiritual maturity, have a good understanding of the bible, demonstrate Godly character and lead by example.

Some of the many responsibilities of a church youth minister are organizing, leading, preparing and performing the youth ministry activities and events and communicating with the youth and their parents and keeping them informed of upcoming events. The youth minister needs to understand the importance of being a team player, so they work successfully and harmoniously with other church board members, youth advisory members and the church minister. It is important to establish a consistent weekly schedule that demonstrates good time management and develop short and long-term goals for their youth groups.