Grace Hill Church Morgan Hill, CA Morgan Hill, CA Posted: July 27, 2024
Job Information:
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Spiritual Qualifications—The Lead Pastor will be/have:
1. A person of faith who confesses Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
2. A devoted follower of Jesus whose life reflects the fruit of the Spirit and who desires to keep in step with the Spirit.
3. Practice spiritual disciplines, including prayer and the reading of Scripture.
4. Affirm the Bible as the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God for life and ministry.
5. Seek to undertake pastoral duties by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Personal Qualifications—The Lead Pastor will be/have:
1. Effective leadership skills that build a positive work environment and is able to motivate, encourage and support staff and volunteers to achieve the mission of Grace Hill Church.
2. An emotionally mature, secure person who loves people, both churched and unchurched, who enjoys creating and sustaining positive relationships with them.
3. A good listener and collaborator who enjoys working with others while evaluating and developing action plans.
4. A warm and loving person who relates to others with compassion and understanding.
5. The ability to work with a broad diversity of ages and groups.
6. The ability to deal effectively with conflict striving to be a peacemaker who is able to unite people with varying perspectives to advance harmony and achieve common goals.
7. The ability to manage, mentor and support staff and volunteers and is adept at building leadership skills in others to further the mission of God's church at Grace Hill Church.
8. An individual who maintains confidentiality and acts with integrity.
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Preaching/Teaching—the Lead Pastor is responsible for the preaching and will teach outside of the pulpit as time allows.
2. Corporate Worship—the Lead Pastor is responsible for collaborating with the Worship Minister to plan and deliver engaging, Bible-based, spiritually uplifting worship services that deepens attendees personal and spiritual relationship with God.
3. Leadership/Management—the Lead Pastor will partner with the Elder Board in developing vision and strategy for various ministry areas with strong emphasis on evangelism and growth. He/she will moderate Session meetings.
4. Reinvigorate Youth and Childrens Program — the Lead Pastor will work with our volunteer teams and staff to develop and execute a strategy to reinvigorate our youth and children's program.
5. Pastoral Care—the Lead Pastor will provide timely spiritual direction and pastoral care for those suffering from mental and physical disease, loss of loved ones and the numerous other life challenges bringing encouragement, care and compassion to those who are suffering.
6. Administer the Sacraments— the Lead Pastor will share the Lord's Supper and perform Baptisms, Child Dedications, Weddings and Funerals.
7. Embrace Grace Hill Church Community — The Lead Pastor will engage, get to know, encourage and support the Grace Hill Church community through attendance at church sponsored events, including greeting those attending church following the church service.
8. Presence—the Lead Pastor will be an ambassador of Grace Hill Church by representing the congregation in the broader community and denomination.
Supervisory Relationships:
1. The Lead Pastor reports to and is accountable to the Session.
2. The Lead Pastor is responsible for leading, encouraging, and supervising the church staff, which includes a part-time Administrative Assistant, a part-time Worship Minister and part-time Custodian.
Expectations – The Lead Pastor will:
1. Follow the ECO Constitution in carrying out the above responsibilities, and the ECO Essential Tenets will be upheld.
2. Be or become ordained by the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians.
3. Attend Bluewater Presbytery meetings and ECO national gatherings.
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