Job Title: Lead Pastor
Reports To: Deacon Board
Position Status: Full Time
Purpose:
The Pastor is responsible to the church for proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, for using his skills in administrative leadership, for engaging in pastoral care ministries to meet the needs of persons in the church and in the community, and to act as the chief administrator of the ministerial and vocational staff.
Responsibilities:
· Set as a guideline of personal behavior and ministry expectations per the standard required in Acts 20:28, Titus 1:5-9, 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Ephesians 4:11-13, Thessalonians 5:12-13 1 Peter 5:1-4, Hebrews 13:17, 2 Timothy 2:2-4, 2 Timothy 4:1-5, Matthew 28:19-20,
· Provide administrative leadership for the total church program.
· Maintain a regular program of study to enable himself to plan and conduct meaningful worship services.
· Prepare for and conduct worship services; lead in the observance of the ordinances; and lead the church in proclaiming the gospel to the church and community.
· Visit members and prospects and lead the membership in a visitation program.
· Supervise other members of the church staff according to staff organization.
· Conduct premarital, vocational, family, bereavement, counseling sessions, etc., as needed. Advise other professional help when necessary.
· Perform wedding ceremonies and conduct funeral services.
· Work with deacons, church officers, and committees in performing assigned responsibilities. Be available for and lead in training as needed.
· Cooperate with and lead the church in cooperating with associational, state, and denominational leaders. Keep the church informed of developments within the denomination.
· Serve as a representative of the church in civic matters.
· Serve as the leader in seeking to win the unsaved and un-churched; lead the membership in soul winning training.
· Plan and promote periods of evangelistic emphasis for the unsaved and renewal for the Church.
· Serve as ad hoc member of the Church Leadership Team (Deacons) in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and evaluating the total church program.
· Act as moderator for church business meetings if the bylaws require it.
The pastor shall serve as the chief under-shepherd and overseer of this local church, feeding, leading and nurturing the sheep. This person’s main responsibilities will be to communicate God’s Word, minister to spiritual needs and provide biblical leadership for the church.
Minimum Training and Experience:
A University Degree (with ministry focus or equivalent) and/or training experiences which would qualify a person to pastor.
Special Requirements:
1. Converted and called to the pastoral ministry.
2. Licensed and / or ordained as a minister.
3. Spiritual and personal integrity and maturity.
4. Ability and willingness to share Christ and disciple to others.
5. Positive human relations skills.
6. Obvious motivational skills.
7. Ability to communicate well through a pulpit ministry.
8. Proven love for the fellowship of a local church.
9. Ability to empathize with the deep concerns of the congregation.
Physical / Mental / Spiritual / Emotional Working Conditions
This calling is one that is intense and demanding due to the nature and responsibility for the church in its entirety, the body of believers and the community it serves. The senior pastor is involved with detailed, complex situations, problems, and concepts. He must balance tasks, manage people and expectations, make life-changing decisions and at times be willing to be the focus of all negative and directed opinions from inside and outside the congregation. He is not alone in his task but will feel at times that he is. He must have an open schedule to meet the demands of the church, and the community and who he serves, and this schedule can be long and irregular at best. This can place great stress on him, his spouse and family and he must therefore first and foremost be in alignment with God and secondly have the total support and commitment from his spouse and children as well.
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