Senior Pastor/Lead Pastor

The Senior/Lead Pastor will provide biblical preaching, pastoral leadership, spiritual vision, and shepherding for the congregation while working collaboratively with staff, committees, deacons, and church members.

The congregation is seeking a pastor who:

• Preaches and Teaches — Provides preaching and teaching grounded in Scripture, applicable to daily life, and politically neutral.
• Communicates Clearly — Communicates warmly and authentically across generations and worship styles while remaining active in the community.
• Models Character — Demonstrates authenticity, humility, and confidence in relationships, decision-making, and ministry.
• Provides Vision — Seeks the Lord in casting a vision that reaches the lost, develops leaders, equips believers to disciple others, and extends the church's mission beyond its walls.
• Works With Others — Partners with staff, committees, and church members to address deficiencies, generate ideas, strengthen unity, and move the church forward.
• Provides Pastoral Care — Shepherds the congregation with wisdom, compassion, and spiritual leadership through every season of life.
• Champions Missions — Embraces and elevates FBC Plano's longstanding commitment to local and global missions.

Top Priorities for the Next Pastor

The congregation has identified three primary priorities for the next season:

1. Reach and retain young families and younger generations
2. Help FBC Plano connect more effectively with young adults, families, children, and students.
3. Strengthen children's and student ministries
4. Develop stronger leadership, volunteer engagement, programming, and follow-up that helps families become connected to the life of the church.
5. Clarify discipleship and assimilation processes
6. Establish clear pathways for new believers and members to mature in their faith through mentoring, discipleship, and leadership development.

To Apply

Please send inquiries and resumes to:

FBC Plano Pastor Search Committee

FBCPlanoSearch@gmail.com

First Baptist Plano is a welcoming, multi-generational church in Plano, TX, offering dynamic weekly worship services, Bible-centered messages, mission-minded outreach, and a supportive community for every season of life.

Sunday Services: 9:30AM - Modern Worship Service 11:00AM - Classic Worship Service

What To Expect: A Biblically-based message, great music in a variety of styles, bible studies for all ages, a place for your kids, and really great people.

Values:

Biblical congregation: God’s word is the authority for what we believe and what we do.

Multigenerational congregation: God has called us together to be His family across many decades.

Missional congregation: God has a purpose for our church that extends outward for His glory.