Lead Pastor

The local church is Jesus’ plan A and only plan for making disciples of all nations. Local churches, therefore, are indispensable to God’s mission. But churches must be led. Thankfully, the Holy Spirit raises and empowers a plurality of godly qualified men to lead a local church. Still, oftentimes one particular elder takes the lead role in this leadership initiative and has particular giftings and responsibilities to build up the body of Christ.

Key Responsibilities:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Mature disciple | Must meet the character requirements of a deacon found in 1 Timothy
• Experienced | 3-5 years of Lead Pastor experience preferred.
• Christo-centric & Gospel-centered | Must have a strong conviction that Jesus is our only hope in life and death and be able to apply the gospel to every area of life.
• Theologically Trained | Must be theologically trained, seminary graduate or postgraduate preferred.
• Expositional | Must be skilled at expository preaching as the primary method of preaching.
• Reformed | Must hold to a reformed soteriology with a clear cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Complementarian | Must hold to a complementarian interpretation of the Scriptures.
• Communicator | Must be an excellent communicator in both spoken and written mediums.
• Disciple Maker | Must love to raise up disciples and be energized by developing leaders.
• Vision | Must be able to cast vision and lead team leaders.
• Relational Leader | Must work well with a team and collaborate with others.
• Technology | Must be able to effectively use the Google Suite, and Planning Center Online, and learn other software tools as necessary for communication.

What a Strong Candidate Would Look Like:

• Primary preacher | Speaks in the pulpit on the majority of Sundays, oversees the preaching ministry, trains up other preachers, and schedules the pulpit.
• Worship gathering oversight| More than just preaching, oversees the church’s gathered to worship, including songs, liturgy, prayer, and announcements. Ensures the gospel integration.
• Primary communicator | Is the primary communicator in the church and collaborates in other matters of communication related to values, mission, vision, and strategy: vision and ideas.
• Dreams of what the church could be in the future and collaborates with leaders to lead the wider church into that picture of the future. Culture setting and cultivating.
• Embody the church’s values so that the organization and the wider church reflect those selected values.
• Leader of the elder team | Sets the agenda for meetings, ensures rotating chairperson, and empowers the entire elder team to fulfill their specific ministry calling.