Community Pastor- South Alabama

The Christian and Missionary Alliance; Alabama; Sur place; USD 45 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Christian and Missionary Alliance is seeking a Community Pastor for a thriving coastal Alabama church. The role focuses on care, connection, and growth from first visit through full participation, with emphasis on leading small groups and future campus launches.

Qualified candidates will have pastoral ministry experience with a 350+ attendee church, a catalytic leadership style, and alignment with Alliance beliefs and credentialing paths.

Qualifications

• Pastoral experience in growing church communities.
• Ability to recruit and develop ministry teams.
• Experience launching future congregations or campuses.
• Licensing with The Christian & Missionary Alliance or ability to meet accreditation standards.

Responsabilités

• Cultivate a culture of prayer and lead a prayer team.
• Create healthy growing small groups and model them for the church.
• Build and lead ministry teams for administration, facilities, and Sunday serve.
• Provide pastoral care to the congregation.
• Assist in launching future congregations or campuses.

Connaissances

Catalytic Leader

Conflict Resolver

Self-Aware

Growing Disciple

Integrity

Formation

Pastoral ministry experience in a 350+ church

Description du poste

The Alliance South District is seeking qualified candidates for a Community Pastor position at a thriving church in the coastal area of Alabama. Celebrating its sixth year as a replant with a promising future, this church is known for its warm and welcoming atmosphere. The church's mission is to lead people to take their next step with Jesus. We are committed to creating an environment where individuals can worship, connect, and grow in their faith. Believing in the power of community, we actively seek to create opportunities for people to deepen their relationships with God and with one another.

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PASTOR

The Community Pastor is responsible for all aspects of ensuring the care, connection, and growth of the congregation, from their first visit through full participation. In addition to creating community through small groups, this role will also involve spearheading the launch of future congregations or campuses. Success is defined by the continued growth of our ministry in line with the vision, focusing on being and making disciples of Jesus Christ.

ONE SENTENCE JOB DESCRIPTION

As the Community Pastor, I cultivate a culture of prayer, create healthy growing small groups, build key ministry teams, provide pastoral care to our church family, and assist in launching future congregations or campuses.

PRIMARY AND CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Cultivating | Prayer Culture: Establishing and leading a prayer team that provides prayer after each Sunday gathering, and organizing annual prayer events such as 21 Days of Prayer and Discovery.

Creating | Small Groups: Developing and leading the church family in gathering in small groups, and leading a small group as a model for the rest of the church.

Working with a team to strategize investments into the men of our church/community.

Building | Ministry Teams: Establishing ministry teams to serve the church, including administration, facility management, and Sunday serve teams.

Caring | Church Family: Being available to provide pastoral care and support to the congregation in times of need.

Strategic Direction: Utilizing creativity and wisdom to assist in strategic planning for the future, including the launch of future congregations or campuses.

Education & Experience

Pastoral ministry experience in a church of at least 350.

Personal Characteristics & Qualifications

Catalytic Leader: High energy and self-starter capable of recruiting and developing impactful teams.

Buy-In: Fully embraces and supports church's ministry philosophy.

Conflict Resolver: Able to tackle interpersonal conflict and ministry misalignment with grace and wisdom.

Learner: Motivated to continually grow and learn.

Person of Integrity: Makes decisions based on biblical values.

Self-Aware: Recognizes personal strengths and weaknesses and manages both effectively.

Growing Disciple: Fully devoted to following Jesus in all areas of life.

This position requires licensing with The Christian & Missionary Alliance. If not currently holding Alliance credentials, interested candidates must meet standards for accreditation in The Alliance and be in agreement with the C&MA statement of faith and Alliance polity. To learn more about The Alliance and our beliefs, please visit cmalliance.org . To learn about accreditation and licensing, please visit called2serve.org .