Why Broadview Baptist?
We are a community church nestled in a near western suburb of Chicago in Broadview, IL about 10 miles from downtown. We have active Sunday and Vacation Bible School programs. Weekly Prayer service and Bible Study are held in both afternoon and evenings to
meet the needs of those with varied work and life schedules. With over 30 ministries, our programs are always intentional and with a Christian focus. We strive to develop programs with new and exciting ways to learn about the Lord.
JOB SUMMARY:
We believe that under the leadership and guidance of the Holy Spirit, the senior pastor will:
- Serve as leader of our congregation in spiritual and physical growth in our community
- Be responsible to the church for providing spiritual and administrative leadership for the church and for using his office to proclaim the gospel and provide pastoral care to meet the needs of persons in the church and community
- Equip the people of God for the work of the ministry (Ephesians 4:11-12)
Additional Accountabilities:
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- Has demonstrated evidence that he is led by God and is biblically equipped to deliver clear, compelling, spirit-filled, and inspirational and life application messages to diverse congregations
- Has demonstrated a lifestyle, characteristics and attributes of 1 Tim 3: 1-13 including a strong marriage and family life visible to others
- Has demonstrated the ability to develop and implement a biblically inspired vision in a prior church or major function of a church
- Has demonstrated the ability to significantly improve organizational performance, membership and/or financial growth in a church or major function of a church
- Has demonstrated the ability to personally teach, relate to, connect with and lead diverse groups of people (young, mature, male, female, various ethnicities) and to tailor programs, processes, ministry offerings, teaching, preaching, in non-traditional
ways if needed, to meet the unique needs of the congregation
- Is well respected as a leader by his family, prior and current congregations and peers
- Ability to work in a busy and fast paced environment
- Is able to successfully complete background and credit worthiness checks
Job Requirements:
Lead and guide spiritually, preach Sunday and other worship services, teach and interpret the scripture, preside over weddings, baptisms, and funerals, provide pastoral care and counseling.
Assist with outreach into the community as well as other duties and responsibilities determined important with the following qualifications;
Minimal Education Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree, preferred
- MDiv., ThM, or DMin desiredOrdained minister with:
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- A clear calling to pastoral ministry (can include other areas of faith based service)
- 10 years or more in ministry
- 5 years or more of public preaching and evangelism
- Previous ministerial experience in a church of (1000-2000) or larger
- Significant experience in and demonstrated proclivity toward courageous, visionary leadership
- Experience providing sound spiritual counsel/guidance Church Leadership & Supervision:
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- Proven track record of membership growth
- Experience with developing and executing organizational vision
- Experience supervising pastoral or ministry staff
- Ability to encourage motivate and support ministry leaders
Contact: Mr. Larry Lee
C/O BMBC Pulpit Search Committee
P.O. Box 5941
Naperville, IL 60567
(630) 464-8539
