SENIOR PASTOR

NEW VINE LIMITED; Harrow; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Rayners Lane Baptist Church in Harrow is seeking a lead pastor to guide the church through expository preaching, pastoral care and active discipleship. You will work with the Associate Pastor, the Children and Families Ministry Lead, other ministry workers and the Deacons to head up church activities.

The role focuses on growth in faith, regular opportunities to explore faith, and safeguarding best practice while supporting mission partners around the world in our multicultural context.

Responsibilities

• Lead the church by working with the Associate Pastor, the Children and Families Ministry Lead, other ministry workers and the Deacons as they head up specific areas of the church’s activities.
• Encourage the growth of whole life disciples of Jesus through gathered worship, fellowship, prayer and teaching.
• Develop ways of proclaiming the gospel in word and deed within the life of the church and provide regular opportunities for people to explore faith and grow as disciples.
• Model and encourage pastoral care and friendship within the fellowship and ensure safeguarding practices are upheld by the team.
• Uphold relationships with mission partners around the world and learn from them to be effective witnesses in a multicultural context.

Job description

Main purpose: To bring wise spiritual direction to the fellowship through faithful and inspired expository preaching, loving pastoral care and encouraging confident discipleship and outreach. More specifically:

• To be the leader of the team ministry at Rayners Lane Baptist Church leading the church by working with the Associate Pastor, the Children and Families Ministry Lead, other ministry workers and the Deacons as they head up specific areas of the church’s activities.
• To encourage the growth of whole life disciples of Jesus inspired by the life and ministry of the church family and specifically through times of gathered worship, fellowship, prayer and teaching.
• To develop further ways of proclaiming the gospel in word and deed in the life of the church family and to offer regular opportunities for people to explore faith in Jesus, to become Christians and to grow as disciples.
• To model and encourage pastoral care and friendship within the fellowship and develop the pastoral care team, guiding the pastoral care deacon in their ministry and ensuring good safeguarding practice.
• To uphold our mission partners around the world and to learn from them so that we can be more effective witnesses in our multi-cultural context.