Assistant Pastor
Date Posted: February 13, 2025
Hours Per Week: 40
Crestwood Presbyterian Church
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Job Type: Adult Pastor,Discipleship Pastor
Other Details
Crestwood Presbyterian Church is seeking a full-time Assistant Pastor primarily responsible for Youth Ministries.
Qualifications
- A personal commitment to Jesus Christ, trusting him as he is offered in the Gospel.
- A life characterized by love, repentance, forgiveness, and patience.
- A desire to see young people know and trust the Lord Jesus.
- A desire to disciple young people in their faith.
- Some experience in youth ministries preferred.
- Ordained or eligible for ordination in the Presbyterian Church in America.
Responsibilities
Youth Group
- Plan and lead youth group (Gr. 7-12) gatherings three times each month during the school year.
- Build and train a team of volunteers for youth ministry from the congregation.
- Plan, oversee, and lead an annual youth retreat.
- Reach out to youth of the church not actively engaged in youth programs.
- Plan and oversee youth involvement in local mercy and outreach ministries.
- Meet with youth for individual discipleship, counselling (as needed), and prayer.
Worship
- Prepare and preach sermons, on average, three times each month.
- (once in morning worship and once or twice in evening worship).
- Lead the liturgy in Sunday morning worship once a month.
- Lead the liturgy in Sunday evening worship once a month.
- Offer congregational prayer in morning worship on occasion.
- Administer the Lord’s Supper once each month (when ordained).
- As needed, assist with baptisms, weddings, funerals (when ordained).
Other Responsibilities
- Meet weekly with pastor for planning and prayer.
- Attend monthly Session meetings.
- Attend Presbytery meetings.
- Attend General Assembly at least once every three years.
- Additional responsibilities as assigned by the Pastor or Session.
- Take care of own spiritual well-being: preach the Gospel to self; stay in the Word; be regular in confession, repentance, forgiveness, and prayer; take a weekly day of rest and use vacation time; care for own family well.
How To Apply
Interested parties should contact the senior pastor, Jeff Kerr, at [email protected].