Job Description:
Senior Pastor - Merriman Road Baptist Church, Garden City, MI (mrbc.us)
Location: Southeastern Michigan
Position: Full-Time Senior Pastor
About Our Church
We are a culturally diverse, multigenerational Southern Baptist congregation. We are now prayerfully seeking our next Senior Pastor following the retirement of only our third Senior Pastor in 74 years of ministry. We are deeply committed to reaching people with the Gospel locally, nationally, and internationally. We are a mission minded church; approximately 40% of our total offerings support missions, cooperative ministries, and related outreach efforts. We believe that God has honored and blessed this commitment by enabling us to be debt-free.
Our church has partnered with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention (NAMB) through SEND Network serving as a SEND Detroit hub for the past 13 years assisting in the launch of more than 70 church plants, approximately 85% of which remain active today.
Our congregation averages approximately 400 people on a typical Sunday morning across all age groups. Each Sunday morning, we offer two identical blended worship services with life groups meeting concurrently. Once per month, we have a joint family service where people worship together. Our additional services and times are listed on our website. We have thriving preschool and children's ministries as well as ministries serving students, college students, adults, and families.
The Senior Pastor will be supported by four staff pastors, including ministry leadership in executive pastoral ministry, students, discipleship, and collegiate ministry.
The Ideal Candidate
We are seeking a biblically qualified, experienced Senior Pastor who loves Christ, His Word, His Church, and the mission of making disciples. He will be a servant leader who can faithfully preach and teach God's Word while providing spiritual and organizational leadership.
Pastoral Experience
The preferred candidate will have:
Undergraduate degree and Master of Divinity preferred
Previous experience serving as the Senior Pastor of a multi-staff church
5–10 years of Senior Pastor experience
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop pastoral and ministry staff
Experience shepherding a multigenerational congregation
A heart for evangelism, discipleship, missions, and church planting
Biblical Qualifications
Candidates should demonstrate the biblical character and qualifications of an elder/pastor as described in Titus 1:5–9, 1 Timothy 3:1–7, 1 Peter 5:1–4. We seek a pastor whose personal life, family life, relationships, and ministry reflect spiritual maturity, integrity, humility, and a shepherd's heart.
Doctrinal Alignment
We seek a pastor of like faith who is in agreement with the church's Constitution and Statement of Faith. Our Statement of Faith (available on our website) reflects our doctrinal beliefs and is derived from the Baptist Faith & Message 2000.
Compensation is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Benefits include a generous health plan, retirement contribution, and housing allowance as well as other benefits.
To Apply
Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following items to secure email pastorsearch@mrbc.us
Resumé
Cover letter describing their call to pastoral ministry and interest in this position
Statement of personal testimony and ministry philosophy
Links to recent sermons