Pastor/Elder

THE LIVING WORD CHURCH – PASTOR/ELDER

The Living Word Church California, Missouri, is seeking a Bi-Vocational Pastor, with the intent to transition the position to a fulltime job at some indeterminate time in the future.  This position is ideal for a young man who is seeking to enter fulltime ministry, or a mature man who is seeking to enter fulltime ministry as a second career. Please email [email protected] for further information.

QUALIFICATIONS: The applicant shall be a committed Christian whose life will demonstrate the Biblical qualifications of an elder as outlined in I Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-10, and I Peter 5:1-4. He is a mature follower of Christ who daily seeks to abide in Jesus. He is passionate about seeking the lost with the Gospel message of Jesus Christ (Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 4:5). His beliefs shall be consistent with the TLWC’s “What We Teach” statement. He must be ordained as a minister or seeking ordination as a minister of God’s Word.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION: TLWC’s intent is to fill this position with a man who desires to assume the responsibilities of a fulltime pastor/elder. TLWC has three elders currently serving the church. Two of TLWC’s lay elders have extensive leadership and lay ministry experience, and one elder is an ordained SBC pastor with a doctorate degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and over 15 years in ministry experience. The elders share preaching responsibilities.

PROCESS: The selected applicant will work through the elder installation process with the standing TWLC elders with the intent of installation. Prior to installation, the applicant will serve the church in various administrative capacities. After the installation, the candidate will slowly assume the responsibilities of a lead pastor, who functions in communion with the lay elders.

IDEAL CANDIDATE: This job is ideal for a young man or a mature man who is seeking eventual fulltime employment as a pastor/elder, and who, would benefit greatly from experienced mentorship. The candidate will be slowly given responsibilities which include church administration, preaching, teaching, and developing evangelistic missions.

DUTIES: Initial duties will primarily be administrative, like an associate pastor. After installation as an elder, duties will transition into lead pastor responsibilities in communion with the other elders.

COMPENSTATION: This is a bi-vocational position which pays $36,000 annually. TLWC’s desire is to glorify God by building His church in California, MO. Our prayer is that the lead pastor position will eventually become fulltime and the compensation is substantially increased.