Associate Pastor

SBC Executive Committee; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Gashland Baptist Church in Kansas City, MO seeks a full-time Associate Pastor to work with the pastoral team in administration, member care, preaching, and teaching. The role includes pastoral counseling, visitation, assimilation of new members, and developing future leaders, with shared preaching duties.

The candidate must meet pastor/elder/overseer qualifications per Titus 1:5-9 and 1 Timothy 3:1-7, and will contribute to worship, teaching, and ministry growth within the church community.

Qualifications

• Requires man with pastor/elder/overseer qualifications per Titus 1:5-9 and 1 Timothy 3:1-7.
• Full-time church leadership role emphasizing pastoral care and preaching.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with church budget implementation and administration
• Overseeing facilities, website, social media, and communications
• Providing pastoral care, counseling, visitation, and member support
• Conducting new-member interviews and overseeing member assimilation
• Coordinating funerals and bereavement ministry
• Preaching and teaching during Sunday services and Wednesday evening ministries
• Discipling members and developing future ministry leaders

Skills

Pastoral counseling

Preaching

Teaching

Church administration

Member care

Leadership development

Pastoral visitation

Discipleship

Tools

Website management

Job description

Gashland Baptist Church is seeking a full-time “Associate pastor” to serve alongside the pastoral team in church administration, member care, preaching, and teaching. This role will provide pastoral counseling and visitation, help assimilate and disciple members, develop future leaders within the church, and share in preaching and teaching.

This position needs to be filled by a man who holds the qualifications of pastor/elder/overseer as demonstrated in Titus 1:5-9 and 1 Timothy 3:1-7.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting with church budget implementation and administration
• Overseeing facilities, website, social media, and communications
• Providing pastoral care, counseling, visitation, and member support
• Conducting new-member interviews and overseeing member assimilation

• Coordinating funerals and bereavement ministry
• Preaching and teaching during Sunday services and Wednesday evening ministries
• Discipling members and developing future ministry leaders