
This Senior Pastor role at Edwards Road Baptist Church is a unique opportunity. This Senior Pastor’s role invites the right leader to join a passionate and gifted staff and a committed and motivated congregation to reach people for Jesus and make disciples.
Since 1962, Edwards Road Baptist Church has been a welcoming place for God’s people to gather in Greenville, SC. Nestled in Greenville’s beautiful Botany Woods community, our church membership ranges from multi-generational families to new Upstate residents. By worshiping God, searching the Scriptures, and sharing life, we create a warm and welcoming environment where Christ is glorified, and everyone — from charter members to first-time visitors — can feel at home.
Edwards Road is a pastor-led and congregation-ruled church. The congregation is excited about the vision and mission that God will give the Senior Pastor.
Edwards Road seeks to follow the Great Commission by
– Exalting Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord in worship
– Evangelizing people by sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ in our area and around the world
– Establishing new believers in the faith
– Equipping all believers to live under the lordship of Christ in obedience to Him
– Encouraging growing believers to live as servants of Christ through personal ministry to others.
The Senior Pastor has primary responsibility for providing spiritual leadership to the congregation through biblically sound preaching, discipleship, teaching, pastoral care, outreach, leadership, and oversight of the church, its ministries, and the staff.
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What a Strong Candidate Would Look Like: