Community Pastor

The purpose of New Life Community Church is helping people find & follow Jesus.

In order to implement our purpose, we have adopted a 4 stage process for spiritual growth. We seek to intentionally move people through 4 keys areas of ministry: corporate worship; small group community; serving others; living on mission.

The role of the community pastor will be to help move those attending weekend worship services into community activities. It is to “close the back door” of the worship services and help each person connect with other believers at New Life.

The community pastor will therefore be responsible for developing and maintaining an atmosphere of spiritual growth through community ministry and events, with a specific focus on assimilation and small groups.

Job type:                           

Full time. 40 hrs per week.

Required Education:      

College degree. Ordained or willing to be ordained.

Preferred Education:     

Seminary degree.

Required Experience:   

The ideal candidate will have an understanding and proven record in the areas of assimilation and small group / community ministry. The candidate will also have experience developing and managing a ministry budget responsibly.

Required skill set:           

Highly relational // Motivator // Good communication skills // Team player // Self-starter //  Good organization skills

Character:                          

The candidate will be a mature believer with demonstrable character traits in line with those set out for pastors and elders in 1 Timothy 3:1-7

Major responsibilities of the community pastor will include:

I.        Assimilation

• Oversee our assimilation process: the goal is to make "first time" guests "repeat attenders," and to encourage “repeat attenders” to become “Members.”

•  Develop our assimilation / welcome process as growth increases.

•  Oversee all elements of the initial 'first contact' of guests, including 'welcome desk' ministry and following up with first time guests and return attenders.

•  Identifying needs and gifting among repeat visitors and moving them towards ministries which will meet their needs as well as towards serving opportunities to help them grow in spiritual maturity.

•  Oversee / develop / train greeting ministry and guest services, including recruitment, retention and training of volunteers (include the development or oversight of a parking ministry)

•  Oversee a growing demand for membership / membership class / process.

II.      Small groups (community groups)

• Oversee all aspects of our small group (community group) ministry.

•  Regularly create opportunities for new community groups:

• - Identifying new group leaders
• - Training new group leaders
• - Forming new groups
• - Helping new attendees connect with those groups
• - Hosting regular 'community' booths in the lobby for people to connect

• Training existing group leaders

•  Monitor existing groups / leaders (small group accountability)

•  Supervising / standardizing small group curriculum

•  Identifying member testimonials to be shared via video with the rest of the church in services / social media / website. Part of community and service is seeing how others are involved.

III.    General Pastoral Responsibilities

• Preaching from time to time as required to fill pulpit in Lead Pastor’s absence.

•  General pastoral responsibilities as they arise from time to time, including counseling, shepherding, hospital visitation, weddings, funerals, liaising with staff and elders etc….

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED with a resume through churchstaffing.com. Please do not contact or email the church offices / staff directly.