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Position Description

Principal Function: The pastor is responsible to the church for providing spiritual and administrative leadership of the church. 

Basic Qualifications Desired:

  • A Master of Divinity or equivalent degree from an accredited seminary.
  • Five years of experience as a senior pastor or equivalent of a growing church with multiple staff.
  • Must be an ordained minister of the gospel.

 Responsibilities:

Provide Spiritual Leadership

  • Must provide spiritual leadership through prayer and bible study.
  • Preach the gospel, lead prayer and worship services.
  • Lead members to trust and love God with a desire to serve Him.
  • Model love and lead the members to love one another and their neighbors.
  • Lead and encourage stewardship and world mission support.

Provide Pastoral Leadership

  • Provide spiritual Leadership, development and training to the ministerial staff, church deacons and church members in leadership roles.
  • Provide guidance and support to all church ministries and departments.
  • Responsible to the church to provide spiritual and administrative leadership with the ability to use creative approaches to connect spiritual principles to peoples lives at all levels of spiritual maturity.
  • Counsel members and others in times of crisis.
  • Actively participate in the visitation of church members (sick, bereaved and shut-in). 

Provide Outreach Leadership

  • Train, organize and promote support of members to do visitation of and witnessing to unchurched persons.
  • Provide motivation and support for all outreach ministries.

Provide Administrative Leadership

  • Serve on the Church Council in the responsibilities outlined in the EBC By-Laws.
  • Provide leadership to other Church sponsored auxiliaries (Sunday School, etc.).
  • Work in conjunction with the Church Trustees.
  • Understand, abide, and provide support in the development and application of the church By-Laws,    Policies and Procedures.
  • Understand the organizational leadership structure of the church and the Southern Baptist organization.
  • Manage and support all church employees according to church policies and procedures.
  • Provide strategic vision, spiritual guidance and direction
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