Associate Pastor Job Description - Family Focus
Role Summary
The Associate Pastor is a full-time role responsible for providing spiritual guidance and support to the church, its members, staff, and the community at large. This position will assist in developing and executing the church’s mission and vision, as well as managing the day-to-day operations of the church.
The Associate Pastor will also provide assistance with preaching, teaching, and other duties as needed.
At Faith Christian Community, we believe a healthy family ministry is one the bedrocks of a church making a difference in its community.
We’ve seen this ministry grow and bear fruit over the last couple of years in particular and we’re hoping to see it continue taking the necessary steps for our children and young people and parents to grow in their relationship with Jesus.
Key Responsibilities
Your position is a leadership role that requires you to serve as a shepherd to the people who serve in this ministry.
You will provide leadership to a team of volunteers and potentially staff in an environment of love, care and encouragement.
Be a reflection and love like Jesus.
Job Goals
Requirements and Qualifications
Spiritual Formation
Partner with the executive leadership team in the continued development of spiritual formation opportunities, experiences, and trainings.
Notes
Our ministry workweek is Sunday through Thursday with Friday and Saturday off, excluding special events and services. Multiple evenings a week will be necessary on a seasonal basis. Attend and serve at all worship and special services, including whole-church events, outreach events, etc.
Faith Christian Community, an elder led ministry is making a lasting difference in Alaska and around the world by leading people to become fully devoted followers of Christ, loving extravagantly, witnessing boldly, and worshiping passionately. Faith Christian Community is a non-denominational ministry that embraces holiness tradition of John Wesley.
Throughout the New Testament, principles of church leadership point to a central theme - plurality. As modeled by scripture, Faith Christian Community is led by a plurality of leaders, known as elders that are comprised of members selected from the church body and up to three staff elders, called pastors. These pastors make up the executive leadership team (XLT).
Faith Christian Community elders provide spiritual oversight, vision, direction, and leadership of the church and its mission, entrusting the implementation of that mission to staff leadership.
Staff leadership is accountable for following the elders’ vision and direction, and executing the ministry mission of Jesus Christ.
This system of organizational leadership, known as Polity Governance, allows the elders to focus on their biblical mandate to lead and shepherd the church, while allowing staff leadership the opportunity to maximize the use of their gifts and talents as they lead their respective ministries in accordance with the vision and mission provided by the elders.