Mission, Vision, and Values
PURPOSE STATEMENT
- Faith Church is a God—glorifying, Christ-centered, Holy Spirit—empowered community that exists to help people find and follow Jesus.
CORE VALUES
- Alignment: We value personal and ministry alignment of beliefs with action.
- Modesty: We value personal and ministry modesty, making Jesus famous, not ourselves.
- Grace and Truth: We value relationships rooted in grace and truth.
- Diversity: We value God—centered diversity.
- Orthodox and Innovative: We value ministry that is orthodox and innovative.
- Excellence and Equipping: We value ministry that balances excellence and equipping.
- Accountable: We value ministry that is accountable to our purpose, core beliefs, bylaws, budgets, and leadership structure.
Staff Culture
- Highly relational
- Work hard—play hard
- Strives for excellence while equipping others to grow
- Culturally relevant and sensitive
- High emphasis on work—life balance
Key Responsibilities
- Partners with Lead Pastor on sermon series architecture, preparation, and implementation
- Preaches/teaches approximately 20+ Sunday sermons per year
- Oversees and leads the Teaching Team, as directed by Lead Pastor
- Creates systems to develop current teachers and expand the pool of new, qualified teachers across various areas of ministry
- Assesses, develops, implements church-wide teaching and spiritual formation strategies in cooperation with other Shepherd Team members
- Continually researches and analyzes our congregation (social, racial, ethnic, etc.) to effectively apply Biblical teaching in relevant ways
- Officiates/participates in weddings, funerals, and general shepherding responsibilities across ministries
Key Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Mature and growing relationship with Jesus Christ
- Lives an exemplary life based on clear Biblical principles
- Supports Faith Church Core Beliefs, Core Values, and Purpose Statement
PERSONAL
- Approachable, teachable, personable, flexible, and resourceful
- Self-motivated and well-ordered in personal life
- Empathetic and exhibits the fruit of the Holy Spirit
- Represents Jesus Christ and Faith Church in a positive, friendly, and winsome way
PROFESSIONAL
- Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree from an accredited seminary or school of theology preferred)
- Ordained or willing to pursue Evangelical Free Church of America credentialing
- Five years of pastoral experience
- Excellent preaching/delivery skills
- Knowledge and understanding of scriptures and theology
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Solid writing ability
- Passion for serving the church