Senior Teaching Pastor

The Senior Pastor serves alongside a plurality of elders in shepherding, teaching, and leading Charleston Bible Church. As the primary preaching elder, he provides biblical instruction, pastoral care, discipleship, and leadership while working collaboratively with the elder board to advance the mission of the church.

The Senior Pastor must be a biblically qualified elder who demonstrates godly character, doctrinal faithfulness, a shepherd’s heart, and a commitment to the faithful exposition of Scripture. He should be a humble leader who equips the saints for ministry, develops future leaders, and serves as a faithful steward of Christ’s church.

Charleston Bible Church exists to glorify God by bringing sinners to Christ and saints to Christ-likeness among all nations.

We seek to cultivate a church family marked by biblical discipleship, helping both children and adults grow in maturity as followers of Christ. We are also committed to proclaiming the gospel locally and globally through missions, evangelism, and compassionate ministry to a lost and dying world.

A financially stable church with a 75-year history of faithful ministry

Twenty-one years of stable pastoral leadership and a strong foundation for future ministry

A church family with many young families and children

A strong youth ministry

A commitment to local and global missions

A competitive salary package commensurate with experience, including considerations for housing and retirement, not to be less than $85,000 per year

Demonstrate agreement with the doctrinal convictions of Charleston Bible Church

Possess proven ability in the faithful exposition and teaching of ScriptureHave pastoral leadership experience in a local church context

Be able to serve effectively within a plurality of elders and an elder-ruled church structure

Have a bachelors degree

Formal theological training, including seminary education or equivalent preparation

Previous experience serving as a lead or senior pastor

Experience serving in churches of similar size and ministry philosophy

Demonstrated effectiveness in pastoral care and discipleship

Experience developing leaders and equipping members for ministry

Experience providing biblical counseling within a local church context

Administrative and organizational competency appropriate to pastoral leadership

Among biblically qualified candidates, Charleston Bible Church places particular value on the following strengths:

Equips believers for ministry and spiritual growth

Encourages a culture of discipleship throughout the church

Helps strengthen ministries, systems, and structures where needed

About Charleston Bible Church

Charleston Bible Church is a 75-year-old independent Bible church located in the Charleston, South Carolina area. We are a medium-sized congregation averaging approximately 180–220 in weekly attendance, with many young families and children actively involved in the life of the church.

CBC is broadly Reformed in soteriology, credo-baptist, and committed to expositional preaching and teaching. While our elders and congregation share strong agreement on core doctrines, we allow charitable diversity on matters such as eschatology.

Our worship is substantive rather than production-driven. We seek to use God’s blessing of music to connect our emotions to the truths of scripture.

The church is elder-ruled and led by a plurality of elders. The Lead Pastor serves as first among equals within the elder board and works closely with fellow elders in shepherding and leading the church.

We support local, regional, and global missions, including missionary families, international partnerships, short-term mission efforts, and local outreach.

Fellowship groups, personal relationships, pastoral care, and shared ministry life all contribute to the spiritual formation of the body.

We are entering an important season of transition as our current senior pastor prepares to step away from the senior pastoral role after 21 years of faithful ministry while remaining an elder. We are seeking a pastor who can honor that legacy while helping lead CBC faithfully into its next season of ministry.

Ministry Context

Charleston Bible Church is located in the greater Charleston area, one of the fastest-growing regions in South Carolina. The area includes a mix of long-time residents, military families, professionals, tradesmen, young families, retirees, and newcomers from across the country.

This provides significant opportunity for faithful gospel ministry, biblical teaching, discipleship, hospitality, and missions. CBC desires to continue growing in spiritual maturity, congregational health, leadership development, and gospel witness.

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