Job Description

First Christian Church, San Marcos Seeks Senior Minister

FCCSM, a congregation led church seeks a Senior Minister. The Senior Minister position at First Christian Church of San Marcos, includes, but is not limited to, serving our church congregation through sermons, member visits, and providing pastoral care to church members and church administration. The Senior Minister is to work with Elders, the Church Board and Staff Members in providing leadership for the congregation while striving to maintain the Disciples of Christ core values of biblical authority, loving all people, faithful service, and prayer. The Senior Minister is a non-voting member of the Board of Directors and, under the supervision of the Board of Directors, acts as the Primary Spiritual Leader of the congregation.


Details

  • Wages: Negotiable Posted: April 2024 until filled.
  • Benefits: Negotiable FLSA: Full-Time, Clergy/Exempt
  • Supervisors: Board of Directors Workplace: Church Building, Community
  • Work Time and Days: Sundays, Tues-Fri as Scheduled Call Out: On Call


Required Education, Experience, Skills, and Abilities

  • Ordained or Commissioned as a Disciples of Christ Minister or the ability to obtain Disciples of Christ commission within an agreed amount of time.
  • Master of Divinity Degree from an accredited ministerial college preferred. Other degrees may be considered with a combination of experience.
  • Experience as a minister or associate minister preferred.
  • Maintains a strong walk with God through a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
  • Consistently demonstrates the ability to communicate God’s word effectively and ardently through preaching and teaching both verbally and in writing with experience in grammar, punctuation, and spelling in the English language.
  • Provoke inspiration in others as a servant leader.
  • Own and maintain a valid Driver’s License.
  • Be willing to submit to a background check and credit check as part of the terms of call.
  • Have familiarity with technology such as video telephone, social media, website, livestreaming, email, virtual meetings, and other types of modern methods of correspondence.
  • Must maintain confidentiality and sensitivity with discretion and good judgment.
  • Must be willing to work as a self-starter, at a fast pace, multitasking within a variety of settings and circumstances, with composure and flexibility.
  • Maintain a flexible work schedule that allows for evening activities as well as working weekends as needed.


A complete detailed Job Description is available to interested candidates.


Visit our Search and Call Candidate page at:

www.fcc-sm.org/search-and-call

About First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ

Dear Future First Christian Church San Marcos, Senior Minister Candidate:


We have been praying for you and for this process. We know that God has great things in store for all of us! It is with a joyful heart that we created a page on our site for you. We hope you will take the time to read through it and learn about us.


fcc-sm.org/search-and-call


Here is a little bit about us:


  • FCC-SM was founded in 1853
  • We have a core membership attendance of about 75 with 125 members on the roles.
  • We are growing! We are located in one of the fastest growing areas of the United States and see great potential to reach more members of our growing community.
  • We are committed to giving 10% of our budget annually to support outreach.
  • We are debt free! Hallelujah!
  • We are located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country


We are praying each day at noon for you, your family and God’s will to be done in this Search and Call process. Please prayerfully consider if this is where you are being led to lead Christ’s Disciples to a fuller relationship with Him. If you feel led, please tell us about yourself and send us your information. We look forward to learning more about you and visiting with you soon.

Experience Required
1-5 years

Type
Full-time

Education Required
Master's Degree

Date Posted
23 hours ago
Location
San Marcos, Texas

Denomination
Disciples of Christ

Church Size
0-100


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