Pastor of Discipleship and Worship - Grace Church

Pastor of Discipleship and Worship - Grace Church

Church Overview

• 25-year-old Evangelical Free Church in the beautiful Driftless Region of SW Wisconsin.
• Two Sunday morning services | Average attendance: 240 (~50% children & teens)
• Gospel-centered, intergenerational family-equipping ministry
• Shining Christ's light in a politically and culturally diverse rural community

The senior pastor will continue being involved in most areas, collaborating closely with this role. The position empowers the candidate to serve according to their gifts and passions.

Qualifications

Category

Requirement

Character

Above all, be humble and teachable

Faith

Strong, growing personal faith; desire to connect others to God's grace and truth

Alignment

Fulfill Grace Church membership commitments; full agreement with Discipleship Strategy, Constitution, By-laws, and policies

Discipleship

Proven experience multiplying disciple-makers, developing leaders, recruiting volunteers, and relating well to people

Worship

Skills to lead corporate worship; ability to train/equip worship leaders and teams

Biblical

Meet elder qualifications per 1 Timothy 3

Background

Able to pass a background check

Administration

Solid organizational skills to manage ministries, budgets, and volunteers

Communication

Technologically literate with strong communication skills

Education

Ministry degree or equivalent

Credentialing

EFCA ministry credential (or obtain a license within 3 years, ordination within 5 years)

Responsibilities

• 60-70% Discipleship
• 30-40% Worship

Discipleship (Primary Focus)

• Identify and develop people/processes for effective discipleship of all ages per the Discipleship Strategy
• Serve as a spiritual resource for parents on Biblical household application; equip parents as primary spiritual influencers
• Support youth & family ministry leaders/volunteers in program administration, development, and volunteer recruitment
• Provide training, resources, and instruction for youth/family and worship ministry leaders/volunteers
• Encourage spiritual gift utilization and identify service opportunities within the body
• Promote intergenerational ministries to reveal God's work across generations

Worship

• Lead music in worship services as needed (~1x/month)
• Train and equip worship leaders and team members

Preaching & Leadership

• Preach up to 12 times/year (flexible, based on giftedness and development)
• Serve as ex officio elder in mutual submission to the elder board
• Collaborate with the senior pastor to shepherd the congregation
• Participate actively in relevant committees/teams
• Fulfill responsibilities assigned by the elders and the senior pastor

Provisions

Compensation

Salary + housing allowance commensurate with experience/education

Health

Medical insurance/benefits, retirement, workman's compensation

Ministry Expense

~$2,500/year

Vacation

4 weeks/year

Sabbatical

Per policy, when appropriate

Relocation

Moving expenses covered

Support

Encouragement from the elders and congregation

Note from Lead Pastor

The job description may seem pretty huge. That's why a conversation would be helpful.

• In the discipleship areas, I already do most of these things and will keep doing many as we collaborate together. So part of this job description will be shared by me.
• Preaching is very flexible. It's in there if the person wants to develop in this area, but it's not absolutely necessary.
• We will want to have a conversation about our discipleship huddles, which form the foundation of all of our disciple-making efforts. It is the best discipleship tool I have ever experienced.

To me, the collaboration piece is HUGE. It will allow us to:

• Be better together than as individuals.
• Be united in vision and communication at all times.
• Free each of us to be empowered and freed up to serve according to our gifts and abilities.

Requested Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover letter with doctrinal statement, bio and Audio/video links of sermon/teaching/worship leading (if available)

One may receive a request to answer other questions.