Discipleship & Care Pastor: Shepherd Growth & Recovery

Church; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Myers Community Church is seeking a Discipleship and Care Pastor to help our people grow in Jesus and to care for them when life breaks. This pastor walks with members from their first step into the church to their hardest seasons in it.

The role oversees six areas: membership, spiritual formation, deacons, care ministry, the prayer team, and counseling. Together they serve one aim: every member should be known, discipled, and cared for.

Qualifications

• Meets biblical elder qualifications per 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
• Agree with FMCC Statement of Faith and Reformed convictions.
• 3+ years of pastoral, discipleship, or counseling experience.
• Warm, patient, and trustworthy with confidential matters.
• Organized enough to track people and follow up so no one is forgotten.

Responsibilities

• Oversee membership and spiritual formation pathways.
• Lead Deacons, care ministry, and coordinate practical service to meet needs.
• Build and lead a prayer team praying for members, city, and gospel work.
• Provide gospel-centered biblical counseling and train lay counselors.
• Teach classes and preach as scheduled by the Lead Pastor.
• Share in staff leadership and church shepherding beyond core areas.
• Officiate weddings and funerals and lead premarital counseling.
• Engage guest connections, benevolence coordination, and shepherding of shut-ins and seniors.

Skills

Pastoral leadership

Discipleship

Biblical counseling

Staff leadership

Care ministry

Education

Seminary training or theological education

Job description

Fort Myers Community Church is seeking a Discipleship and Care Pastor to help our people grow in Jesus and to care for them when life breaks. This pastor walks with members from their first step into the church to their hardest seasons in it.

The role oversees six areas: membership, spiritual formation, deacons, care ministry, the prayer team, and counseling. Together they serve one aim: every member should be known, discipled, and cared for.