Associate Pastor

GUILDFORD BAPTIST CHURCH; Guildford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Guildford Baptist Church is seeking an Associate Pastor to join the pastoral team under the Senior Pastor. The role centers on preaching, teaching, and leading Sunday services and other public gatherings, with strong emphasis on pastoral care for families, children and young people.

You will work in a vibrant town centre church, contribute to youth and student involvement, and help shape services to engage the next generation. DBS checks and safeguarding adherence apply.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in church leadership.
• Recognised theological training and evangelical perspective.
• Gifted in preaching, teaching and communication.
• Love for God and the local church community.

Responsibilities

• Join Senior Pastor and Associate Pastor in preaching, teaching and leading Sunday services.
• Share in pastoral care including visits and rites of passage.
• Focus on pastoral care of families with children and young people.
• Foster involvement of young adults and students in church life.
• Help shape Sunday services to reach the upcoming generation.

Skills

Preaching

Teaching

Communication

Leadership

Team ministry

Evangelical theology

Education

Theological training

Job description

Job Profile for an additional Associate Pastor

The Associate Pastor will be a member of the pastoral team of Guildford Baptist Church, responsible to the Senior Pastor.

Person Specification

To have a love and passion for God, and for the church community in all its local uniqueness and diversity.

To have significant experience in church leadership.

To have recognised theological training, and to be able to lead from an evangelical theological perspective.

To be gifted in preaching and teaching, and communication, and to be open to the Holy Spirit.

To have a heart for building up the body of Christ, maturing believers and developing real Christian community.

To be comfortable with team ministry which includes flexibility, humility and a willingness to get involved.

Key Responsibilities

To join the Senior Pastor and Associate Pastor in the ministry of preaching, teaching, and leading Sunday services and/or other public gatherings of the church, including church meetings and prayer.

To share in the pastoral care of the church: being available for pastoral visits/appointments, and important rites of passage, across the life of the church.

To specifically focus on the pastoral care of families with children and young people.

To foster the integration and active participation of young adults and students in the life of the church.

To help shape our Sunday evening services to make them accessible to the upcoming generation.

Opportunities

Being part of the pastoral leadership team of a thriving town centre church community, where a wide range of age groups and ethnicities are well represented.

Being able to develop the role, within the constraints of the required responsibilities, to fit with gifting and interests.

Being managed by an experienced pastoral leader.

To visit our world partners in various parts of the world.

To continue professional development through private study, courses, etc, with a sabbatical every seven years.

Other Requirements

It is a requirement to agree to the Safeguarding Policy of the church, undergo DBS and other necessary checks before commencing employment.

It is an Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be a practising Christian.

You have a right to work in the UK.

Church Staff Values

Professional - we seek to maintain the best possible standards in terms of working practice: punctuality, honesty, efficiency, and transparency.

Personal - we seek to bring the personal touch to our work, so that our professionalism is not cold or clinical, but warm and generous.

Prayerful - we seek to bring our work to God in prayer, rather than simply sorting things out on our own.

Patient - we seek to be forbearing of one another, recognising that in any team and in any church community there will be different styles and personalities.

Passionate - above all, we seek to be passionate, wholehearted followers of Christ.