Bi-Vocational Pastor

Islands Community Church, located on San Juan Island, Washington, seeks interested candidates for the position of Bi-Vocational Pastor.  The position is open to those men having experience as a Senior, Lead, Associate, Assistant, or Youth Pastor.  We are an Interdenominational church.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Have a testimony of his personal conversion and commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
• Biblical qualifications for an elder/pastor as outlined in bylaws of Islands Community Church (1 Timothy 3; Titus 1; 1 Peter 5:1-4).
• Have a clear and open calling to serve the Lord in Pastoral Ministry.
• A man who can rightly divide the Word of God, II Timothy 2:15.
• Theological perspective that is conservative, and adherent to the inerrancy of the whole Word of God.
• Master of Divinity, or equivalent education and experience
• Public speaking ability (effective communicator).
• Strong leadership gift, skills and abilities.
• Ability to submit to and implement policies decided by the Elder Board.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preaches once a week and at special events.
  1. Preaches from the entire Bible – Old and New Testaments – in an expository fashion.
  2. Flexibility to preach on special occasions to important events and developments in the life of our church or nation.
  3. Preaches to a variety of ages and life situations and exhorts congregants to apply Biblical principles to life.
  4. Officiate weddings, funerals, and baptisms.
     
     
• Holds regular posted office hours for 10-12 hours per week at the church facility at varied times. Includes time for the smooth running of the church, oversight of worship, shepherding, and meeting with volunteer leadership.
• Oversight of Sunday Worship (order of service and music) and special services. Relies on volunteer worship leader and musicians.
• Manages all church staff and volunteer ministry leadership (e.g. Children/Youth, Administration, etc.). Delegates to volunteers according their passions and gifting.
• Provides bi-weekly verbal reports (whenever elders meet) and quarterly written summaries to the Elder Board concerning the spiritual wellness of the church and status of ministries.
• As a shepherd of the church is regularly involved in the life of the church, including:
  1. Visitation and hospitality.
  2. Counseling and mentoring congregants.
  3. Monthly corporate prayer ministry with congregants.

• As able, is involved with other Bible believing ministers in the community.
• Provides visionary leadership to the Elder Board and church body.
• As elder, equal in status to other elders, participates in elder meetings and oversight of Deacons. Is accountable to the Elder Board concerning job performance
• Must take vacation in at least one-week increments. (2 weeks for the 1st year and 3 weeks for following years).

TO APPLY:

Please submit the following documents by email to Chris Havel (havels@juno.com), Chair of the Pastoral Search Committee, Islands Community Church (ICC).

• Résumé or Curriculum Vitae
• Cover that includes your testimony, how you were called to ministry, and brief doctrinal statement.

The pastoral search committee will then follow-up with interested persons by providing an additional questionnaire to help evaluate the candidate’s gifting and fit with the mission of ICC.