Senior Pastor
Date Posted: November 21, 2024
Hours Per Week: 40 +
Shelby First Baptist Church
Shelby, OH, USA
Job Type: Lead/Head/Senior Pastor
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Job Description
The pastor is the spiritual leader of the church. He shall serve as the chief under-shepherd and overseer of the First Baptist Church of Shelby: feeding, leading, nurturing and protecting the flock. His main responsibilities will be to:
- Communicate God’s Word.
- Minister to the spiritual needs of the flock.
- Provide biblical leadership for the church.
- Provide supervisory and administrative leadership in all areas of congregational care.
Minimum Training and Experience:
- Completion of a postgraduate degree (Master’s Degree) from a seminary is ideal but not mandatory.
- A Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis on Biblical Studies is preferred.
In lieu of formal academic training, experience will be considered in its place (please put in detail on your resume).
Special Requirements:
- Called to the pastoral ministry by and from the Holy Spirit of God and recognized by this local body (Eph. 4: 11-13).
- A clearly demonstrated Spiritual Gifting by the Holy Spirit to preach, teach and pastor the flock (Eph. 4:11).
- Licensed by the state to perform weddings.
- Spiritual and personal integrity and maturity (1 Tim. 3:6-7).
- Ability and willingness to share Christ and disciple others (Matt. 28: 19-20).
- Ability to relate to others with kindness and humility (Col. 3:12).
- Demonstrated ability to exhort, admonish and encourage the flock of God (2 Tim. 4:2).
- Ability to communicate well through a pulpit ministry (Titus 1:9).
- Proven love for the fellowship of the church (John 13: 35).
- Ability to empathize with the deep concerns of the congregation (Romans 12:15).
- Manage his money with integrity so as not to bring reproach upon the church (1Tim. 3:4).
Duties-Responsibilities:
How To Apply
This posting is open through Feb 21st. for further details go to our website under ” pastoral search” page.