Lead Pastor - First Baptist Church, East Bernard

Job Title: Lead Pastor
Job Category: Full Time
Accountability: Elders

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.

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