SENIOR PASTOR POSITION
Denmark Missionary Baptist Church is accepting applications for the position of Senior Pastor to serve as her spiritual leader. The church has over 154 years of rich history in our community. We continue our spiritual growth by providing services to the community and beyond, invest in our children, provide faithful biblical teaching, and render genuine praise and worship to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
We are prayerfully seeking a Senior Pastor who has demonstrated the capacity to meet the scriptural standards for pastoral leadership as recorded in Jeremiah 3:15, Ephesians 4:11,12 and I Timothy 2:7.
Jeremiah 3:15-And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
Ephesians 4: 11 and 12-And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
I Timothy 2:7-Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
The following qualifications must be evident:
Pastor Qualifications
- Licensed and Ordained Baptist Minister
- Five years of pastoral experience
- Visionary Leader with sound judgment and discernment
- Seminary experience/training
- Undergraduate/Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university
- Effective Written and Oral Communication Skills
- Technologically savvy
- Church Growth and Development Oriented
- Pastoral Care Capability
- Able to lead entire congregation lovingly and compassionately
- Able to fulfill the spiritual needs of the congregation through visitations, counseling, prayer, funerals, and weddings
Application Submission Instructions
- Cover Letter
- Current Resume (include email address)
- Copy of Ministerial License
- Copy of Certificate of Ordination
- Verification of completion of undergraduate/bachelors degree
- Verification of seminary training
- Video recording (cd or dvd) of recent sermon (if available)
- Three letters of recommendation (clergy or layperson)
Submit Candidate Package to the following addresses:
Mailing Address:
Denmark Missionary Baptist Church
Attention: Pastoral Search Committee
1155 Huntersville Denmark Road
Denmark, Tennessee 38391
The candidate package must be submitted by December 31, 2025. Partial submission will not be accepted. Please no telephone calls to the church or individual committee members.
The Pastoral Search Committee will acknowledge receipt of all packages by letter or telephone call. All information will be treated as confidential. Final candidates must consent to a background check and other information search as deemed appropriate by the pastoral search committee.
Thank you for your interest in the Senior Pastor Position at Denmark Missionary Baptist Church.
-Pastoral Search Committee