Pastor

MinistryList; Shawnee on Delaware (PA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Shawnee Presbyterian Church (SPC) in Shawnee on Delaware, PA, seeks a part-time pastor for 20 hours per week to inspire volunteers and lead worship, vision, and outreach.

The incoming pastor should identify gifts, mentor members, and engage in community events, while providing sermons, hospital visits, and counseling. SPC emphasizes worship, stewardship, health of the congregation, and service to the community.

Qualifications

• A mature Christian, Reformed Presbyterian background preferred, with ministerial service experience.
• Strong communicator who fosters dialogue and teamwork within sessions and committees.
• Ability to mentor members, develop leaders, and engage in outreach with the community.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver sermons weekly.
• Conduct hospital and home visitations.
• Advise and collaborate with church committees; provide counseling.
• Network with local clergy and cultivate new members and communities.

Skills

Pastoral leadership

Communication

Counseling

Strategic planning

Volunteer mobilization

Education

Master of Divinity or equivalent theological degree

Job description

SPC has a paid staff of four part-time employees, but an array of volunteers organized as committees who provide for the congregation's needs. We will look to our incoming pastor to help encourage and inspire our volunteers in their current efforts, and to guide us in identifying, and most effectively and sustainably serving, our community in the name of Christ.

We are seeking a part-time pastor for 20 hours per week. We are open to dual-career pastors and other flexible arrangements.

The incoming pastor should:

• Identify untapped spiritual gifts and talents, encouraging and expanding member participation
• Mentor members to rise to service and leadership roles
• Enthusiastically support and participate in outreach activities and community events

As a body of faith, Shawnee Presbyterian Church (SPC) strives to be guided by Christ and His teachings through vibrant, inclusive, relevant, and welcoming worship and service to the congregation and community.

We are a Bible-based congregation. To achieve our vision, our clergy and congregation are called upon to focus our efforts on worship; stewardship; health of the congregation; service to the community; and outreach to the world.

Sunday worship is expanded with special services on Christian holy days. Worship touches the lives of our members, visitors, and vacationers who are drawn to the historic and beautiful SPC due to its rich history and environment. Some are drawn to SPC by its radio station, which broadcasts Christian messages and worship music. We also provide recorded and streaming video services for home worship. Our outreach includes volunteer service, public events, hospitality, and charitable activities.

SPC's willingness to respond in times of calm and in times of need illustrates our ongoing commitment to praise the Lord in all things and to live out faith through action.

• A Christian who is mature in their faith, is theologically grounded in the Reformed Presbyterian tradition, and has accumulated wisdom over their life of ministerial service
• A visionary with the ability to guide SPC membership and lead in developing a Strategic Plan
• A communicator who is strong, positive, enthusiastic, and self-confident, with the ability to foster open dialogue, collaboration, and team building to address emerging needs
• An advisor with the ability to monitor and support church governing bodies (Session, Deacons) and financial management in alignment with the strategic plan
• A teacher with the ability to enhance Christian Education and Bible Study for children, youth, and adults
• A mentor who possesses the ability to counsel with compassion and wisdom, and who can identify and develop spiritual gifts
• A worship leader who is inspirational, can interpret the teachings of Christ with relevancy toward today and the future, and empowers members through God's assurance of faith, hope, and love

Worship Leadership:

• Prepare and deliver sermons weekly
• Perform hospital and home visitations

Administration:

• Four office hours per week
• Advise and collaborate with church committees
• One on one counseling

Building Community:

• Network with local clergy and churches
• Cultivate new members among recently retired/relocated families