Lead Pastor

SBC Executive Committee; Wickenburg (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

First Southern Baptist Church of Wickenburg in Wickenburg, Arizona, seeks a pastor to lead God’s flock through expositional preaching, pastoral care, and gospel-centered ministry. The role expects a pastor who can shepherd, equip and disciple the congregation within a Biblically grounded community.

The candidate should affirm the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, demonstrate pastoral sensitivity, and preferably have seminary training to lead in a church that emphasizes Scripture as authoritative.

Qualifications

• Fulfill pastor qualifications as listed in scripture (1 Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9).
• Strong spiritual character and the ability to relate to people.
• Affirm the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.
• Heart for ministry and ability to lead the church.
• Seminary education is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Public Ministry of the Word: Plan and conduct worship services with expositional preaching; oversee ordinances and pulpit responsibilities.
• Private Ministry of the Word and Prayer: Provide biblical counseling, prayer and member visitation.
• Evangelism: Demonstrates effective ways to witness and reach the lost.
• Shepherding: Lead the congregation to fulfill the great commission; work with committees and deacons.
• Equip the Saints: Disciple members and train elders.

Skills

Pastoral leadership

Preaching

Pastoral counseling

Evangelism

Education

Seminary education preferred

Biblical/theology training

Job description

Lead Pastor

Overview

First Southern Baptist Church of Wickenburg in Wickenburg, Arizona, is seeking a pastor/shepherd to lead God’s flock. We are an 80 year old church with an age diverse group of believers who center around the sufficiency and authority of scripture, in order to worship God as our response to the gospel, walk with God by living out the gospel, and witness about God to our community by sharing the gospel, for the sake of His glory in response to the gospel. We believe “all Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16) and the calling of the Lord Jesus to “go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation” (Mark 16:15).

Responsibilities

• Public Ministry of the Word: Plan and conduct worship services through expositional preaching as the normative means of proclaiming God’s truth, lead in the observation of the ordinances and manage the pulpit in his absence.
• Private Ministry of the Word and Prayer: Provide pastoral care through biblical counseling, prayer and member visitation.
• Evangelism: Leads and demonstrates effective ways to witness and reach the lost.
• Shepherding: Leads the congregation in effective ways to fulfill the great commission, work with committees, deacons and love the members as Christ loves the church.
• Equip the Saints: Disciple the members and train up elders.

Qualifications

• He must fulfill the qualifications for pastor as listed in 1 Tim. 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9.
• Strong spiritual character, have his family and finances in order according to scripture, be a person of pastoral sensitivity and able to relate and connect with people.
• Able to affirm the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.
• Have a heart for ministry and a God given ability to love and lead the church.
• Seminary education is preferred.