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Seeking - Lead Pastor with Wesleyan/Nazarene/Armenian background
$42,000 a year - Full-time
Location - Grace Fellowship Church, 201 E Broadway, Princeton IN
About Grace Fellowship Church
Grace Fellowship Church is located in Princeton IN, a block away from downtown in a city of over 8,000. We are a “rural” church more than “urban”, despite our central city location.
We believe God has a plan for Princeton IN and our church family. We are in search of a pastor/leader who can form a guiding vision and direction for our church family. Someone who is ready and able to lead by example and discernfully challenge our congregation to grow in boldness and relationship with Jesus. They must be able to establish & maintain relationships while living a Godly lifestyle that draws others to Christ by the evidence of the Holy Spirit working in their life. It is our hope that they have a desire for kingdom advancement, provide teaching and guidance for our church, outreach for our community, and offer a path to salvation for the many lost people in our immediate area.
Duties – Responsibilities
- Preaching, leadership, and guidance during Sunday worship services as congregation seeks the
- Prepares and maintains an outline for board meetings, follow ups, and to do
- Preside as a board chairperson of the local church
- Administer Sacraments of the church, baptisms,
- Perform weddings, dedications, funerals when asked and
- Allow and vet other ministers to perform these activities if needed or desired by families with board approval.
- Community visitations required of sick, converts, prospects, shut ins,
- Offer new member classes 1-2 a year based on interest and new
- Protect the flock from spiritual and physical danger through training and teaching or spiritual discernment, Godly council, policy, and disciple making.
- Model Godly compassion and a grace and spirit filled
- Model a dependence on God and his grace, not human
Skills, Qualifications, and/or Requirements
- Currently ordained, or able to be ordained (path to ordination), Wesleyan/Nazarene/Armenian minister with a certification, degree, or equivalent work experience leading a church/group of 30-50 individuals.
- Able to maintain Regular and healthy devotional life - prayer, study, worship, seeking the lord in all ways of life.
- Preaches the word of God and pursues an word/message from the Lord without culture or traditional bias.
- Able to explain the meaning of scripture and how it relates/applies to God the Father, Son, Holy Spirit, church history, cultural context, and today's followers of Christ.
- Able to manage the church's social media, communication methods and maintain a public appearances in tandem with other congregation members.
- Able to be a good financial steward and handle funds with
- Able to model Godly compassion & comfort to
- Able to model a dependence on God and his grace, and not in human
- Competent with computer software/technology to manage church administrative duties efficiently in tandem with church lay leaders.
- Able to encourage family households’ participation together in church events in recognition of each members importance in the role of God’s body and family unit.
Compensation
Salary 550 weekly Plus Benefits Totalling 42,531.38
Schedule and Time off
- Work week - Expected to work 40 hours a week with the exact split/share of hours and which days they occur up to Current church programs take place on Sunday, Wednesday, with office hours Tues-Fri
- With the expectation that some weeks may include up to ten hours of additional volunteer time; with seasons of lighter or more intense ministry. (I.e., if one week escalated to 50-60 hours, it would be appropriate to compensate and lessen hours the following week in an effort toward self-care and sustainability)
- Vacation - Two weeks paid vacation per year to start (this includes 2 weekends away from the demands of Sunday church leadership for refreshment. This will require filling the pulpit on Sundays the pastor will be Time away for other agreed upon work, such as speaking at a camp/conference, teaching a ministerial class, etc., does not count as vacation time. Taking multiple weeks consecutively requires board approval.
Application Process - Please provide the following information via email to Gracefellowshipwesleyanchurch@gmail.com
- Provide a resume/cover letter
- Provide a letter of recommendation from an existing representative of church leadership
- Please give a concise response to each of the questions below.
Please limit the responses for each question to less than 150 words. In lieu of written responses, you may submit a link to a single video response that addresses all questions. We appreciate your precise and thoughtful responses to these questions so that we can get to know you better.
- What is your philosophy of ministry?
- Who were the major influences in your life?
- What Christian leaders / pastors do you read, listen to, or follow?
- Why do you feel called to be a pastor?
- As a lead pastor, how would you cultivate a church culture in which producing disciple- making disciples is embraced? (2 Tim. 2:2)
- How does 1st 3 apply to your life?
- Please provide a link to a sample sermon (video or audio) that you have
- Can you tell us about your calling into pastoral ministry?
- How long do you hope to fill this position?
- How do you live out your faith in Christ now?
- Please tell us about your formal education as it pertains to ministry i.e. Degrees, certifications, or a proficiency with particular tools or technologies you use for sermon planning, organization, or management of resources that you would like to highlight.
- Please share any experiences in the area of ministry that highlights your gifts, passion or calling.