Associate Pastor

Alliance US Ministry Placement; Tukwila (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary & Housing Allowance

Parsonage

Job summary

South Bay Christian Alliance in Chula Vista, CA seeks an Associate Pastor to work with the Lead Pastor, equipping volunteers and guiding spiritual growth. The role emphasizes discipleship, leadership development, and pastoral care within a bi-vocational context.

The position requires facilitating worship, bible study, and church planning while collaborating with elders, deacons, and ministry teams. A licensing pathway with C&MA is part of the process.

Qualifications

• Growing relationship with Jesus Christ and character marked by humility and integrity.
• Strong organizational, relational and communication skills; lead through teams.
• Ability to disciple and mentor leaders rather than doing all ministry alone.
• Agree with SBCA mission, vision and values and with the C&MA faith.
• Ordination in process or willingness to be ordained in the C&MA.

Responsibilities

• Lead, equip and disciple volunteers with vision and pastoral care.
• Nurture healthy ministry teams and mentor emerging leaders.
• Oversee ministry leaders, elders, deacons, and Next Gen/Discipleship directors.
• Attend leadership meetings and shepherd congregants through care and counseling.
• Preach 1–2 Sundays per month; lead Bible study and prayer; evangelize.
• Support missions via SBCA's Global Partnership; plan events and budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Pastoral Care

Discipleship

Volunteer Mentoring

Communication

Education

Ordination in process / Theological education

Tools

Planning Center

Microsoft Suite

Google Suite

Asana

Proclaim

Job description

South Bay Christian Alliance Chula Vista CA Associate Pastor Working alongside the Lead Pastor the Bi vocational Associate Pastor supports the congregation in carrying out SBCAs mission and vision Focused on disciple making building strong relationships and equipping volunteers this role provides spiritual guidance and pastoral leadership to guide believers in holistic spiritual growth

About Our Church

SBCA Mission Vision & Values Mission We exist to connect fully to God and to His people so that we may share the love of God to the world Vision We are part of a movement turned denomination the Christian & Missionary Alliance The vision of the C&MA is to bring all of Jesus to all the world Matthew 2414 Values & Culture Just as gardeners cultivate a garden we cultivate these values in order to nurture a gospel culture Prayer We believe that apart from Jesus we can do nothing of eternal value Gods Word We strive to know truth from the Bible and apply it to our lives Connection We cultivate meaningful connections to foster accountability care and spiritual growth Holy Spirit Empowerment We rely on the Holy Spirit to empower us without whom we can accomplish nothing We are a river not a reservoir The Great Commission mandates that we GO and make disciples We train encourage and support our church members to be sent out

Position Description

• Leadership Equip encourage and disciple volunteers with vision resources and pastoral care
• Nurture healthy ministry teams
• Identify and mentor emerging leaders
• Help oversee ministry leaders and teams Elders Board of Governance Deacons Sunday school teachers Next Gen Director and Director of Discipleship
• Regularly attend and assist in leading meetings Elder meetings twice a month Board meetings Once a quarter Deacon meetings Once a month Membership Meetings Minimum of once a year
• Shepherding Preach 1 2 Sunday worship services a month Lead and participate in Bible study and prayer meetings Disciple and train leaders to build up the body of Christ Regularly meet with congregants and shepherd them through pastoral care and counseling Regularly do the work of evangelism
• Support and promote the work of missions through SBCAs five part Global Partnership Strategy strategic prayer worker care doing our share staying aware going there
• Planning & Administration Help plan and participate in outreach events retreats etc Ensure safe ministry practices and child protection policies Assist in preparing and maintaining the annual budget Assist in maintaining the facilities through making or coordinating repairs purchasing supplies managing rentals managing church calendar vendor relations and other duties as required

Qualifications

• An evident and growing relationship with Jesus Christ Character marked by humility integrity emotional maturity and teachability
• Strong organizational management and research skills Ability to competently utilize Planning Center Microsoft Suite Google Suite Asana and Proclaim
• Strong relational collaborative and communication skills Ability to develop leaders rather than do all ministry alone
• Agreement with SBCAs mission vision and values
• Agreement with the C&MA statement of faith
• Evidence of formal theological education Ordained in the process of ordination or willingness to be ordained in the C&MA
• Can see themselves in a lead pastor role

Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum Education Level College Has Alliance Education No Minimum Alliance Background Some interaction with Alliance workers or Churches
• Minimum Credential Level No Credentials or Ordination Required Experience Volunteer No Experience Required Experience Less than 1 Year Bi vocational Expectations Ability to balance ministry responsibilities alongside outside employment Clear communication regarding availability and scheduling Commitment to healthy boundaries and sustainable ministry All other assigned duties as needed andor passion influences

Licensing

This position requires licensing with The Christian & Missionary Alliance.

Schedule

Approximately 2025 hours per week Includes Sundays 12 evenings per week and other events as needed

Compensation

• Bi vocational SalaryHousing Allowance or Parsonage
• Independent Income

Contact

Contact Name Jeff Lopo Contact Email Address jeffsbcachurch Contact Phone Number 619 315 8895