About the Position:
The Senior Pastor is responsible for embracing and casting the vision and direction of the church and the overall pastoral care and spiritual growth of the church.
Position Duties:
- Maintains a vital and wholesome personal relationship with the Lord through daily Bible study and prayer.
- Responsible to the church to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ, to teach the biblical truth, and to provide oversight of all areas of church life and the church staff.
- Lead the church to understand, embrace, and accomplish its mission to make disciples both locally and globally through FBC Bloomfield’s vision of Worshiping God, Growing Disciples, Serving Others, and Sharing Christ.
- Perform pastoral functions including pastoral care, counseling, visitation of members and prospective members, evangelistic contacts, weddings, funerals, baptisms, Lord’s Supper, worship events, etc.
- Plan and conduct worship services, developing sermons, planning with worship pastor and leads in the observance of ordinances.
- Lead and demonstrate effective ways to witness and win the lost to salvation through Jesus Christ.
- Lead the congregation in effective programs and ministry efforts to fulfill the Great Commission with vision, purpose and priority.
- Establish goals and objectives for church growth by prioritizing related programs and evaluating progress regularly of staff and ministries.
- Responsible for the staff’s conduct and what they share or teach to others.
- Care for any staff needs they may have by ministering to them and their families through pastoral care, counseling, or other avenues or needs that may arise.
- Responsible for holding the staff accountable in their budget spending, time usage, personal purity, personal devotions, personal and professional relationships.
- Serves as supervisor of all paid church staff supervising and evaluating the tasks assigned to each.
- Participate in church-wide ministries and the life of the church.
- Works with the finance committees in preparing an annual budget in accordance with overall vision for the church.
- Works with personnel committee in the creation of policies and overseeing all staff and determining staffing needs currently and in the future.
- Serves to recommend and advise committees and teams as an ex-officio member.
- Acts as the moderator in business sessions.
- Cooperate with the associational, state, and denominational leaders in matters of mutual interest and concern and support the work of Southern Baptist missions and the cooperative program.
Skills, Education, Spiritual Gifts Required:
- Exhibits a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
- A person affirming God’s call to ministry in the Church
- Evangelical in theology, in accordance with the “Baptist Faith and Message” (2000 edition.)
- Will lead and serve in accord with the expectations set forth in Ephesians 4:11-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; 2 Timothy 4:1-5; Titus 1:6-9; Hebrews 13:17; and 1 Peter 5:1-3.
- Has a passion for the lost.
- Able to plan and execute biblically accurate and culturally relevant teaching and preaching.
- The Senior Pastor must be a man who exemplifies a godly character, is compassionate in recognizing and meeting the needs of others, and demonstrates a high level of competence.
- Proven leadership skills utilizing a cooperative, collaborative team leadership style.
- Good interpersonal and relational skills and show evidence that he is able to work well with pastoral and church staff, volunteers, and others in the Church and community.
- A seminary degree is required with a minimum of five years of experience in a pastoral ministry.
- Administrative skills, good interpersonal skills, computer skills, able to manage others, comfortable with technology and a strategic thinker.