Senior Pastor

Pastoral Job Description

Qualifications

Candidates must be Holy Spirit-filled and guided by the biblical principles set forth in I Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, Luke 15:4-7, Proverbs 29:18, and I Peter chapters 1 – 5.

Candidates must have a passion for discipleship and demonstrated skills in church growth, development and growth of church ministries (Adult, Youth, Children, Young Adult and Seniors) and community outreach. Candidates must have at least 5 years of pastoral experience.  Candidates must also be ordained in the Baptist church.

Candidates must be an effective communicator and demonstrate the ability to prepare and preach biblically sound and Holy Spirit directed sermons.  Candidates should also have a demonstrated ability to teach the Word of God.

The successful candidate will have a vision for growing the church spiritually and a vision and plan that will equip the membership to be both educated in the Word of God and strong in their relationship with Christ, particularly a vison, commitment and experience in development of youth and young adults in the congregation.  The successful candidate will also have a proven record of developing leaders.  Finally, the successful candidate will have a commitment to Christian education and a zeal for missions and evangelism.

Pastoral Duties

Worship (Ephesians 4:11-12)

• Preaching and Teaching God’s Word.
• Lead services that enable God’s people to hear the Word of God and participate in personal and corporate devotion and relationship with God.
• Prepare and deliver effective sermons and Bible study lessons that help congregants develop spiritually and relate faith and scripture to life.
• Encourage congregants to discern their own spiritual gifts and their own leadership abilities and to be led by the Holy Spirit.

Pastoral Care (James 5:14-20)

• Provide pastoral care in conjunction with the deacons and leadership of various ministries through visitation, counseling and prayer.
• Visit and minister to sick and bereaved church members.

Discipleship (Matthew 28:18-20)

• Equip the membership for evangelism, acts of service and discipleship through training.
• Encourages and leads the church in discipleship beyond the church walls.
• Empowering ministries to operate independently, offering oversight when necessary.

Outreach (Matthew 25:35-40)

• Provide training opportunities to the congregation for outreach.
• Coordinate efforts in managing, evaluating and expanding outreach programs.
• Community outreach including engaging with local community organizations.

Administration (I Timothy 5:17)

• Works collaboratively with and encourages the efforts of church leadership, ministry and committee leaders.
• Ability to build a sense of teamwork among church leadership and ministry leaders.
• Training of deacons and ministry leaders.

Minimum Qualifications (I Timothy 3:1-13)

• Have a compassionate Shepherd’s heart – love for God’s people.
• Powerful preacher and teacher of God’s Word.
• Must be an ordained minister of the Gospel.
• Have 5 years pastoral experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.

Personality Characteristics/Experiences/Competencies:

• Christ-like character, integrity, honesty, trustworthy, dedicated and exceptional ability to relate to others.
• Experience in seniors, adult, youth and children’s ministries.
• Knowledgeable in teaching and applying biblical principles, ability to improve discipleship and evangelism, and to grow a congregation spiritually.
• Love for the people.