East Chicago, IN - Senior Pastor - Friendship Baptist Church, Inc.
Friendship Baptist Church, Inc. of East Chicago, Indiana is seeking a Holy Ghost-filled, called-by-God, Senior Pastor to serve as the Spiritual leader of our historic 102-year-old Baptist church. The pastor's responsibilities are to include preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ, providing bible-based teaching and leadership in Christian education, pastoral care of the congregation and soulwinning of the unsaved.
The Senior Pastor will work closely with the church's Official Board (Deacons and Trustees), auxiliary boards, church staff, and all church ministry leaders.
Senior Pastor Position Opening
Friendship Baptist Church, Inc. of East Chicago, Indiana is prayerfully seeking a full-time Senior Pastor, called, and led by God, to serve as the spiritual leader of our Baptist congregation to effectively preach and teach the Word of God. The candidate must be a person who portrays a lifestyle of moral integrity and love of Jeus Christ, who is capable of the spiritual and a daily operational leadership of the congregation. The candidate must be able to fulfill its spiritual needs as follows...
Principle Senior Pastor Duties:
- Solely and exclusively serve as the Senior Pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, Inc.
- Preaching and teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ
- Pastor with strong leadership skills to grow the church membership and preserve the congregation through proficient conflict resolution.
- Administer the ordinances of the Lord's Supper, support and commit to the Church's mission and by-laws.
- Officiate weddings, funerals, baptisms, visit sick/shut-ins.
- Actively participate and provide spiritual vision to increase attendance within Christian education, Sunday School, bible study, Sunday services and midweek services.
- Establish education and other programs for the development of all congregants, children/youth thru seniors.
- Conduct/participate in regularly scheduled meetings with church officials, staff, ministry leaders, and church members.
Senior Pastor Qualifications:
- Licensed and ordained minister
- Committed, with a love for the membership and with a servant leadership approach to miniștry.
- Ethical, demonstrating high integrity with high morals in lifestyle and reputation.
- Strong belief in prayer.
- Visionary, sound judgement, discerning.
- Skilled, Godly counselor; honest, trustworthy, and able to discreetly handle sensitive and confidential information.
- Mastery in knowledge of the bible and a skilled teacher, enabling people to learn and understand deep spiritual and life-changing truths.
- Dynamic in preaching, teaching, presenting verbally (oral and written).
- Skillful facilitation/leading of elevated corporate fellowship and worship experiences through the preached word, prayer, and music worship.
- Open-minded, collaborative, possessing the fruits of the spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control)
- Possesses 1 Timothy 3 characteristics
Application Information required:
- Cover letter addressed to the Pastoral Search Committee
- Resume with photo.
- CD/DVD, or internet link of three recent sermons
- List of at least three references
- Ministerial and Ordination license
Please send your information to the following:
Friendship Baptist Church, Inc.
Pastoral Search Committee
C/O Deacon Ernest Signars
Information can be submitted by fax (219) 397-7940, e-mail
(churchinc@sbcglobal.net)or thru the postal service.
*Note: This position does not provide for relocation costs/package