Basic Job Description:Lead Pastor Faith Community Church
I. OBJECTIVE:
a. Provide senior leadership to Faith Community Church, overseeing the fulfillment of our purpose, which states:
i. "Connected together as God's family, we are here to Reach Out to people with the truth of Jesus Christ, to Serve the needs around us, to Grow in Godliness and to Honor God above all."
II. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:a. Strategic Leadershipi. The Lead Pastor is to be a leader who is able to identify, equip and empower other leaders to fulfill the mission of Christ
ii. Provide visionary and strategic leadership that will boldly move the church toward a God-inspired vision
iii. Specifically the Lead Pastor oversees the fulfillment of the biblical purposes of outreach/evangelism and fellowship
iv. The Lead Pastor is to oversee the Men's Ministry, working with the leadership team to strategically develop a strong leadership pool of men within the church
v. Oversee, evaluate and develop all paid staff positions
vi. Serve on the Elder Team, as an equal with the other elders in providing spiritual oversight and direction to the church as a whole
vii. Serve on the Church Council (financial stewardship board), and provide insight, wisdom, direction to the financial stewardship practices of Faith Community Church
viii. Serve as an ex officio member on all other church boards, providing strategic leadership and insight to each
b. Preaching and Teaching
i. The Lead Pastor is responsible to ensure biblical preaching, both expository and topical, is communicated from the pulpit of Faith Community Church each week
1. As a church, Faith Community Church values a dynamic and engaging preaching style that is biblical, relevant and applicable
ii. The Lead Pastor is also encouraged to teach in other venues outside of Sunday morning and evening messages, as the Lord leads
c. Shepherding
i. The Lead Pastor is to have an approachable demeanor to the congregation at-large
1. Oversee a healthy church system that ensures all people of Faith Community Church are shepherded in a loving and biblical manner
ii. The Lead Pastor is to oversee the pastoral, ministry, support staff providing for their personal and spiritual development, to ensure excellence in ministry, to maintain a healthy team environment, and to challenge each leader to develop their full potential in ministry.
III. QUALIFICATIONS AND GIFTEDNESS
a. Meets the qualifications of an elder
b. Has a growing, healthy relationship with Jesus Christ
c. Member of Faith Community Church who fully supports and endorses the vision, mission and distinctives of the church
d. Posses gifts, as a minimum, in the area of leadership and preaching/teaching
e. Good communicator who has an engaging speaking style
f. The ability to be a team player
g. Experience overseeing a staff and developing leaders
h. Seminary training with at least 5 years of ministry leadership preferred
IV. Working relationships a.the Lead Past
