Assistant Pastor of Community Life
Date Posted: March 17, 2025
Hours Per Week: 40
Community Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Owosso, MI, USA
Job Type: Associate Pastor
Other Details
Job Description
The Assistant Pastor of Community Life is responsible for overseeing and administrating the community life ministry of CEPC. Community life ministry is focused on discipleship of lay leaders, organizing ministries, and overseeing small groups.
Major Responsibilities
Discipleship Leadership
- Develop and facilitate leadership of small groups for all ages.
- Nurture leaders in discipleship and evangelism.
- Evaluate ministries according to a discipleship rubric.
Organizational Support
- Collaborate with the senior pastor and other staff members to ensure alignment of ministries with the church’s mission and vision.
- Implement systems for ministry coordination, communication, and volunteer management.
- Oversee the organization of church events, including scheduling, logistics, and volunteer coordination.
Teaching and Preaching
- Prepare, train, and shepherd ministry leaders to disciple, organize and train volunteers
- Occasionally assist in preaching responsibilities, maintaining theological integrity and adherence to Reformed doctrine
Pastoral Duties
- Pastoral responsibilities in corporate worship and administering the sacraments, when called upon.
- Minister to families by collaborating with the Senior Pastor and other staff members.
- Additional pastoral duties as assigned by the Session of CEPC.
- Delegate responsibilities appropriately.
Personal/Professional Development
- Be accountable to the church Session and the Senior Pastor in public ministry and personal sanctification.
- Pursue ongoing theological education and personal growth to enhance pastoral effectiveness and leadership skills.
- Stay updated on trends and best practices in discipleship, organizational management, and pastoral ministry
Qualifications
- Reflects the love and compassion of Jesus Christ in one’s life and work.
- Passionate for reaching and discipling individuals and families in the church and community.
- Master of Divinity from an accredited seminary.
- Ordained or ordainable in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
- Administrative skills for managing communication, teams, and planning events.
- Strong communication skills written and oral with diverse age groups.
- Teachable spirit, who is self-motivated, a problem solver with a positive attitude.
How To Apply
Please download and fill out this Personal Information Form (https://epconnect.org/wp-content/uploads/Personal-Information-Form.pdf ) and email it to [email protected] (contact person for this posting).
If you need more information about the EPC as a denomination or what is required of ordination, here is a good link: https://epc.org/beliefs.
Thank you for your commitment to pastor a church. May God grant you wisdom and discernment as you move forward in your search.