Senior Pastor

Crosswalk.com, Ltd.; Northern (KY); Híbrido; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical insurance subsidy

Parsonage housing option

Housing allowance

Resumo da oferta

Onecho Bible Church in Northern Kentucky seeks a Senior Pastor who will shepherd the congregation under Christ, preach the Word with purity and power, and equip the saints. The role includes planning worship, training teachers, and caring for the flock through counseling and visitation.

Responsibilities span leadership, outreach, and administration, including ordinances, weddings, funerals, and community involvement, with an annual salary negotiable and potential parsonage or housing allowance.

Qualificações

• Clear evidence of genuine conversion and a settled call to pastoral ministry
• Meets overseer qualifications per 1 Timothy 3:1–13 and Titus 1:6–9
• Accepts Articles of Faith and Covenant and can teach them with conviction
• Refrains from actions likely to offend within church norms including alcohol and profanity
• Educational preparation: seminary degree preferred; at least 3 years full-time ministry preferred

Responsabilidades

• Preach in Sunday worship with an organized preaching schedule
• Plan Sunday worship order with the Worship & Music Committee
• Lead and train teachers for adult Sunday school and Bible studies
• Review curriculum for faithfulness to Scripture and Articles of Faith
• Administer Baptism and the Lord's Supper; conduct weddings and funerals
• Know, visit, counsel, and mediate within the flock; evangelize the community
• Participate in community ministerial fellowship and church events
• Serve as non-voting, ex-officio member of church council and committees
• Mentor staff and oversee parsonage maintenance if applicable

Conhecimentos

Pastoral leadership

Teaching & preaching

Counseling

Church governance

Formação académica

Seminary degree

3+ years ministry experience

Descrição da oferta de emprego

# **Position Summary**The Senior Pastor of Onecho Bible Church is called by God and the membership of the church to shepherd this congregation under the Chief Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Peter 5:1–4). His central work is to preach the Word of God in purity and power, to care for the flock personally, to equip the saints, and to maintain the peace and unity of the congregation. He serves alongside the elected elders of the church council as a non-voting member of the council and of every committee, leading by teaching, example, and persuasion. This description is subordinate to, and should be read alongside, the Constitution & bylaws of Onecho Bible Church (Revised January 2024).# **Qualifications**• A man who gives clear evidence of genuine conversion, a settled call to pastoral ministry, and a consistent walk with the Lord Jesus Christ that manifests His presence in personal and family life• Meets the qualifications of an overseer set forth in 1 Timothy 3:1–13 and Titus 1:6–9• Accepts the Articles of Faith and Covenant of Onecho Bible Church, and is able to teach them with conviction• Gladly embraces the standard our bylaws set for all church officers, who for the sake of the flock refrain from things likely to give offense, including alcohol, tobacco, the non-medical use of drugs, and profanity• Educational preparation: seminary degree preferred; at least 3 years full-time ministry preferred# **Ministry of the Word**• Preach in the Sunday worship service, maintaining an organized, well-planned schedule of preaching that feeds and edifies the church from the whole counsel of God• Plan the order of Sunday worship in cooperation with the Worship & Music Committee• Lead, teach, and help train teachers for adult Sunday school in cooperation with the Christian Education Committee, and be available to lead or staff Bible studies and prayer meetings• Review the curriculum and content presented in Sunday worship, Sunday school, and Bible studies for faithfulness to Scripture and our Articles of Faith• Administer the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, and conduct weddings and funerals# **Shepherding & Outreach**• Know the flock and be known by it: make regular contact with people through home visitation, hospital and care-facility visits, and presence at community activities• Counsel individuals, couples, and families from the Scriptures; act as a peacemaker and mediator in conflict; and admonish and correct the indifferent with patience and grace• Follow up with visitors, new contacts, and referrals, and lead the church by example in personal evangelism in a community where many are churched by heritage but not converted• Encourage the congregation in daily prayer for one another and for gospel opportunities in our community• Participate in the events of the lives of our people and community as God opens doors, and represent the church graciously in the wider community, including participation in area ministerial fellowship(s) as conscience and our doctrinal convictions allow# **Leadership & Administration**• Serve as a non-voting, ex-officio member of the church council and all standing and temporary committees (Property & Finance, Christian Education, Missions & Outreach, Worship & Music, and Fellowship), giving counsel and advice as appropriate• Prayerfully commend vision, goals, and means for the church's ministry to the council and congregation as God leads• Plan and execute the general activities and special services of the church year, such as Good Friday, Easter sunrise, and Christmas Eve services, and serve as master of ceremonies at church functions when asked• Meet weekly with, mentor, and encourage the Pastor to Families/Youth and any other staff, bearing responsibility for their work and their care• Care for the routine upkeep of the parsonage (if the parsonage is desired) with the Property & Finance Committee responsible for major maintenance# **Personal & Family Life**• Sustain a devotional life of prayer and the Word that precedes and undergirds all public ministry• Manage his own household well (1 Timothy 3:4–5), guarding time for his wife and children, and modeling the family devotions to which our Covenant calls every home• Guard his integrity in counseling settings, finances, and all dealings, being just in his dealings, faithful in his engagements, and exemplary in his manner of living# **Accountability & Term**• Called by the membership by an affirmative vote of at least seventy-five percent of members present and voting at a special congregational meeting• The call is for a term of three years, renewable without limit; the church council conducts an annual evaluation that takes into consideration the congregation's satisfaction with church life and its pastoral leadership• Responsible to the church council on all matters, meeting with the council at least monthly, and through the council to the membership of the church• Resignation requires at least three months' written notice to the church council, which may be shortened by mutual agreement# **Compensation**• Annual salary negotiable based on education, experience, and family circumstances• Partial subsidy of medical and medical insurance costs• Option of a four-bedroom, two-bathroom, three-story parsonage with a two-car garage near the church building, or a housing allowance of similar value current condition and any housing-allowance alternative• Minimum two weeks’ vacation annually*“Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.” — 1 Peter 5:2–4*