Lead Pastor - First Baptist Church, East Bernard

Christian Career Center; East Bernard (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Christian Career Center seeks a Lead Pastor to shepherd a growing church with a biblically grounded approach. The role includes preaching, pastoral care, and guiding the elder board in shaping the church's future.

The Lead Pastor will lead staff and volunteers, model healthy family leadership, and foster a collaborative environment as part of the elder body. This position requires a strong commitment to the church's doctrinal stance.

Qualifications

• Maintain a relationship with God that you enjoy and has influence over your life
• Lead your family with gravity, gusto, and gladness
• Be in agreement with the doctrinal position of the church (Baptist Faith and Message 2000)
• Proven track record of effective leadership and team development

Responsibilities

• Preaching and teaching
• Shepherd congregation, staff, volunteers, leaders, and ministry teams
• Provide pastoral care to the congregation (counseling, hospital visits, and other needs)
• Work with elder body in cultivating vision for the future
• Perform other duties as needed

Skills

Teach Scripture

Vision casting

Leadership

Conflict resolution

Team development

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Position

The Lead Pastor is responsible for shepherding, preaching, vision casting, and leading the church in a growing community. As one of the elders, the Lead Pastor is tasked with cultivating a collaborative environment within the elder body and developing growing leaders.

Job Title

Lead Pastor

Job Category

Full Time

Accountability

Elders

Duties / Responsibilities

• Preaching and teaching
• Shepherd congregation, staff, volunteers, leaders, and ministry teams.
• Provide pastoral care to the congregation which includes but not limited to counseling, hospital visits, and other needs
• Work with elder body in cultivating vision for the future
• Perform other duties as needed

Qualifications

• Maintain a relationship with God that you enjoy and has influence over your life, appetites, and understanding
• Love, nourish and enjoy your wife
• Lead your family with gravity, gusto, and gladness
• Possess a proven track record of effective leadership and team development
• Be in agreement with the doctrinal position of the church (consistent with the Baptist Faith and Message 2000)

Skills Needed

• Ability to teach God’s Word effectively
• Ability to plan and implement vision
• Ability to clearly articulate a position
• Proven organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to build consensus
• Excellent interpersonal skills- ability to interface with volunteers, members, and guests
• Ability to solve complex problems using practical, analytical, and intuitive judgment
• Ability to analyze information and situations to identify potential problems