Senior Pastor Covenant Community Church Redford, MI

Grace College and Seminary; Redford (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading church in Redford, Michigan, is seeking a pastor to lead its congregation with a focus on outreach and teaching. The ideal candidate will have a seminary background and experience in church leadership. The role includes providing biblical counseling and mentoring while supporting youth and children's ministries. The church values unity and aims to remain effective in its community.

Benefits

Health insurance

Vacation

Conference time

Ministry expense reimbursement

Qualifications

• Experience in church leadership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead in love, worship, and outreach.
• Work with Elders, mentor others, and support youth ministries.

Skills

Outreach oriented

Evangelistic

Teaching

Visionary

Biblical counseling

Mentoring

Education

Seminary or Bible college graduate

Job description

Profile for Covenant Community Church

25800 Student, Redford, MI 48239

313-535-3100 | www.covenantredford.com

Covenant Community Church is a non-denominational Bible church incorporated in 1938, located in Redford Township, an older suburb on the immediate western border of Detroit, Michigan. The community is diverse and working class, with many churches, drawing congregants from various areas.

The church emphasizes evangelical Bible teaching and preaching, with a focus on missions. Since its founding, it has had four Senior Pastors, with notable long tenures by Rev. John L. Drummond and Rev. H. Dalton Myers. The current pastoral leadership includes a history of stability, with the church governed by an Elder Board elected annually by the congregation.

The church's annual budget is approximately $240,000, with 24% designated to missions and 43% supporting staff, including a full-time Pastor, part-time Secretary & Financial Secretary, part-time Youth Pastor, and part-time Housekeeper. Attendance has declined over the past decades, currently between 100-120 for Sunday services.

Services include Sunday worship and Sunday school, a Wednesday Bible study/prayer meeting, children's programs, youth ministry, and adult studies. The church boasts a library of 7,500 volumes and a vibrant music program with a choir and a praise band blending traditional and contemporary Christian music.

Strengths of the church include a committed core of older believers, a strong mission focus, stable pastoral leadership, a robust music program, and a history of unity and generosity. Weaknesses involve declining evangelism and discipleship effectiveness, an aging and shrinking attendance, difficulty attracting younger families, and aging facilities.

The church seeks God's guidance to find a pastor who will lead in love, worship, and outreach, building on strengths and addressing weaknesses to remain relevant and effective in their community. The Statement of Faith is available on the church website.

Qualifications for Pastoral Candidates

Skills/Strengths Desired:

• Outreach oriented, evangelistic, burdened for souls
• A teaching pastor who preaches authoritatively and practically
• Balanced, visionary, and mission-minded
• Able to work in unity with Elders, delegate, and lead
• Confront issues lovingly, provide biblical counseling, and mentor others
• Supportive of youth and children's ministries
• Hold firm to the Statement of Faith

Experience: Seminary or Bible college graduate, preferably with leadership experience in a church.

Personal Characteristics: Caring, personable, effective witness, balanced between home and church life, supportive family if married.

Compensation: Salary $50,000-60,000, plus health insurance, vacation, conference time, and ministry expense reimbursement.