Senior Pastor

The Senior Pastor shall serve as the chief under-shepherd and overseer of Holden Chapel, feeding, leading and caring for the sheep. His main responsibilities will be to communicate God’s Word, minister to the spiritual needs and provide biblical leadership for the church. He must be a good communicator, be an experienced teacher/preacher, a caring counselor, with a servant’s heart. The Senior Pastor is accountable to God, and the elder board.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Oversee church staff and worship team leaders.
2. Provide leadership, develop and fine-tune the church ministry based on a team philosophy of encouraging believers to serve where they best fit according to their God-given gifts, personalities, and abilities to work together in an Ephesians 4 model.
3. Nurture and equip the people of the church through his example, relationships, teaching, and spiritual counseling.
4. Spend meaningful time in prayer and Bible study.
5. Contact/visit the lonely, hurting, sick or grieving church members.
6. Officiate at weddings and funerals.
7. Provide premarital counseling, marital counseling, and counseling regarding salvation and spiritual issues as church members need.
8. Oversee church discipline and manage conflicts in the church and school, if needed. Seeking to reconcile relationships and promote unity.
9. Oversee the ministry of our Christian school by coordinating with both the principal and the school committee.

Other Requirements:

1. Read & agree with Holden Chapel Church Doctrinal Statement contained in Info Packet.
2. Minimum of 3 years of experience in a pastoral role with experience managing staff in an evangelical church.
3. Meet Biblical qualifications of an Elder, as laid out in Holden Chapel Bylaws Section 2.3 with the exception of membership at Holden Chapel.
4. Seminary degree or 4-year Bible college.

Work Hours: This is a full-time position with an anticipated time commitment of 40+ hours per week, off on Saturday, and one other day of the week, except in emergencies and for special occasions.

For over 50 years God has guided Holden Chapel and has led us to a unique place of ministry. As an independent Christian church in Central Massachusetts, we have maintained unity of faith because of an emphasis on the inspired, infallible Word of God and the preeminence of Jesus as the Head of the church. Through the power of prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit, we have many volunteer-led ministries, Bible studies and support groups. Our Pre-K – 8th Christian School draws families from many area churches. The beautiful building and grounds that God has blessed us with give us many opportunities to bless the greater church in our area.

As we move into the next half century of ministry, we are grateful for all His blessings and humbly want to use them as He directs. Our call is to make disciples, starting in our congregation from the youngest to the oldest, to reach out to our neighbors, to our region and to continue worldwide mission support. No man knows the future, but whatever it holds, at Holden Chapel we will fix our eyes on Jesus and trust only in Him as we walk into it.