Senior Pastor

Job Summary

Job Description

LEAD PASTOR PROFILE

The lead pastor will model the purpose of Four Mile Church of �helping people take their next steps toward Christ, together!�. The lead pastor will be the primary leader, teacher, and visionary and will have a broad responsibility for the spiritual welfare, growth and life of the church.

• Have a vital walk with Jesus Christ demonstrated by faithfulness, passion, and an appreciation for God�s glorious grace.


• Have a firm commitment to the authority and infallibility of the word of God in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.


• Possess a passion and strong giftedness in the ability to creatively and clearly communicate biblical truth.


• Practice evangelism and discipleship and be committed to equipping others to do the same.


• Display an understanding of the alignment of church strategy and vision within a local community context.


• Pursue and lead well through Kingdom-advancing change, being willing to think outside the box, push the envelope and disciple the community through it.


• Honor where we have been and appreciate where we are, while looking forward to where we are going.


• Be mission-minded with an urgency to bring Christ to people.


• Have strategies and plans for how we will multiply as well as how to assimilate into our community of faith those who come to know and love Christ.


• Love God�s people in a dynamic way so that they feel it to their core.


• Be marked by deep, Christ-like humility, with a love for the Church that is evidenced by whole-hearted devotion to service.


• Be filled with a passion to build community and healthy relationships.


• Primarily possess the Spiritual Gifts of Faith, Leadership, Teaching & Preaching and Evangelism and secondarily the gifts of Wisdom, Discernment and Intercession.


• Be highly skilled with leadership competencies surrounding Managing Vision & Purpose, Courage & Perseverance, Motivating Others, Interpersonal Savvy and Priority Setting/Organizing/Planning.


• Be actively seeking to lead his family into relationship with Christ. The lead pastor�s family should be supportive of God�s call on his life. The successful candidate is expected to relocate to within the community of the church.

• Guide the church in pursuit of its mission, strategy and living out what we believe.


• �Elders
  
  
  
  • Accept and honor elder leadership and oversight
  
  
  • Work with and develop elders
  
  
  • Partner with elders, assuring mission focus and advancing church wide ministries
  
  
  
  


• Staff
  
  
  
  • Lead by example and set clear expectations
  
  
  • Manage and develop the leaders and staff
  
  
  • Equip the leaders with the skills, tools and resources to enable effective management of their teams and volunteers
  
  
  
  


• Vision cast
  
  
  
  • Elders
  
  
  • Staff
  
  
  • Congregation
  
  
  
  


• Serve as the primary teacher and preacher
  
  
  
  • Develop congregation�s theological and spiritual life through biblically sound preaching and teaching
    
    
    
    • Primary Sunday morning preacher
    
    
    • Regular teaching at adult level
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Evangelism
  
  
  
  • Practice and develop gospel outreach
  
  
  
  


• Finance
  
  
  
  • Work with finance team to develop sound financial practices
  
  
  • Develop funding for ministry
  
  
  
  


• Congregational Care
  
  
  
  • Provide counseling, support, visitation, etc.
  
  
  
  


• Child-Care and Pre-School Oversight

KEY REQUIREMENT

• Ordination in ECO denomination (or willingness)


• Master�s degree in theology or divinity

PREFERRED WORK EXPERIENCE

• Experience in multi-staff setting