Associate Pastor of Discipleship Faith Church

Faith Church in Milford, Ohio is seeking an Associate Pastor of Discipleship.

Reports to: Lead Pastor and Elders

Responsible for: Ministry Hour adult classes, membership, community groups, and children’s ministry.

Purpose of the Position: To give spiritual leadership to Faith Church, in collaboration with the pastors and elders, with a special focus on strengthening the church’s culture of discipleship.

Associate Pastor Profile

• Experience: Previous ministry experience in a local church, preferably as a vocational pastor. Working in unity with church elders and honoring their spiritual leadership, counsel, and accountability.
• Character: Holy, humble, honest, prayerful, trustworthy, mature, and faithful. Life aligns closely with Biblical standards for elders (Titus 1:6-9; 1 Timothy 3:1-7). Displays fruit of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) and consistently thankful to God.
• Passion: Loves Christ passionately, embraces and teaches a proper view of sin, Christ‑only salvation, and the centrality of Scripture for godliness and effective ministry. Encourages a healthy, biblical vision for the local church.
• Gifts and Strengths: A man who is gifted in teaching, equipping, shepherding, and compassion.
• Theology: Formal Biblical training (preferably seminary), agreement with Faith Church’s Statement of Faith (identical to the Evangelical Free Church of America). Embraces and teaches a high view of God—His sovereignty, holiness, and grace.
• Philosophy of Ministry: Able to articulate and lead from a Bible‑shaped, Gospel‑centered philosophy that sees the local church as God’s vehicle for advancing His cause on earth. Aligns with Faith Church’s distinctives and ministers according to the sufficiency of God’s Word.

Ongoing Responsibilities

• Foster a disciple‑making culture in the life of the church.
• Lead the Membership process, including a membership class, elder interviews, and managing the Membership Directory.
• Lead the Equipping Hour (Sunday School) focused on equipping the saints—teach and train adults, recruit, train, and provide leadership for growing teachers.
• Oversee the community group ministry (small groups); develop and coach new leaders and help place new members into groups.
• Provide pastoral oversight to children’s ministry; give direction to staff caring for babies and children.
• Shepherd, nurture, and pray for the flock.
• Lead the Sunday morning service regularly.
• Preach approximately 6–8 times a year.
• Perform other pastoral duties such as weddings, funerals, hospital visitation, and other tasks as assigned, in partnership with the Lead Pastor.

Qualifications

• Qualifications for an elder as found in Scripture (Titus 1:6-9; 1 Timothy 3:1-7).
• BA/BS from an accredited college or university.
• MDiv or higher degree from an accredited seminary (highly desirable).
• Demonstrated pastoral experience in a local church (highly desirable).