Community Care Pastor

Korean-American Ministry Resources; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established community-focused church is seeking a Community Care Pastor to join a collaborative team of pastors. This role emphasizes gospel-centered teaching, community building, and fostering connections within various ministry teams. The ideal candidate will have a humble servant-leadership style and a passion for creating a culture of hospitality. With a unique round-table leadership model, this church offers a supportive environment where your contributions can have a profound impact on the community. If you are eager to make a difference in the lives of others and embrace a collaborative approach to ministry, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in full-time ministry required.
• Must have a Masters in Divinity and be open to spiritual gifts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the church as part of the pastoral round-table.
• Teach gospel-centered sermons and develop community within the church.
• Oversee family groups and train leaders for these groups.

Skills

Community Building

Gospel-Centered Teaching

Leadership

Hospitality

Education

Masters in Divinity

Job description

About New Mercy Hackensack Church

The Bible reveals one irreducible fact: God is for broken people.

Passage after passage reveals a God who embraces the broken-hearted, the marginalized, the oppressed, the sick and the sinners. We at New Mercy Hackensack Church (“New Mercy”) believe God has called us to place this foundational truth at the core of our ministry.

New Mercy launched on October 10, 2010 as A Church for the Broken. Employing a unique, round-table pastoral leadership model, this staff of colleagues and friends labored to bring the gospel into this region. We are a church made of broken people, that seeks to grow, welcome and serve other broken people, with the radical love Christ has shown us. Ultimately, this means we are a church called to love and embrace everyone. As a church, we are committed to an “open door” policy that serves our local neighbors and the global community in an effort to reveal the gospel’s redemptive power in our lives and of those around us.

We continue to grow annually, and as of 2024, we averaged around 200 church adult members and over 100 youth and students serviced across two morning Sunday services in New Milford, NJ and Hackensack, NJ.

Round-Table Leadership

There is no question – Jesus Christ is the head of the church and our desire is to follow Him and become more like Him.
The body reflects the strengths and weaknesses of its most senior leader. Recognizing this potential limitation in the traditional church model, the founders of New Mercy established the church with a pastoral round-table leadership paradigm: instead of a senior pastor, we have a team of multiple co-pastors who work in conjunction with senior lay-leaders. This round-table group collectively functions as New Mercy’s “senior pastor.”

New Mercy is organized into four core pillars.

Core Pillar: Primary focus is making sure the service runs smoothly and deacons/church members/leaders are provided training and education for their respective roles
Compassion Pillar: Primary focus is local and global missions, making sure to communicate with partners and lead church members to the mission fields
Cultivate Pillar: Primary focus is children and youth ministries
Connect Pillar: Primary focus is connecting newcomers, current members, and church leaders through organizing events and small groups
This team-based leadership structure is configured to complement the pastors’ strengths and giftings. Not only does this structure provide accountability but it also serves as a support group for those pastors and leaders, which is absent in many models of church leadership today. We believe this unique model achieves better overall balance, stability and health for the leadership and the church.

For more information, please visit our church website at https://www.newmercy.church/.

Position Description/Responsibilities

New Mercy Hackensack Church is seeking a Community Care Pastor. The Community Care Pastor will join a staff of full-time and part-time pastors and will be supported by elders, deacons, and other volunteer leaders. The Community Care Pastor will be responsible for the following:

Leading the church as a member of the pastoral round-table
Teaching gospel-centered sermons to the church body
Developing and building community overall in our church body
Fostering deeper connections in our different ministry teams (including Welcoming Team, Young adult ministry, Married couples ministry, Affinity group ministry)
Building a culture of hospitality
Overseeing family groups (or sometimes referred to as small groups) & training leaders for family groups
Overseeing pastoral meetups with church members
Preferred Qualifications

3+ years of experience of full time ministry
Reformed theology – Presbyterian preferred
Open to spiritual gifts

Minimum Qualifications

Masters in Divinity
Egalitarian
Personal Characteristics to be Successful at New Mercy

Humble, servant-leadership style
Collaborative and team player
Authentic and genuine
Open to different perspectives, yet determined to stand for Biblical truth and justice
Not taking oneself too seriously
Sense of humor
Application Process

To apply, please send the following: resume, a statement of your personal philosophy and vision with regards to community building within a church, and one recent sermon video sample if available.

If you have any questions please contact us: [e-mail]