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Emerging Pastors take note! The Living Hope Community Church seeks a part-time Pastor to grow our church in Carstairs and help us realize our mission of faithfully serving the Lord and introducing people to Jesus in our community.
We seek a Pastor who leads from behind, encouraging our members to grow in their own leadership as the Holy Spirit leads them, and inspiring new leaders and faithful followers to join our ranks.
If you're successful and the budget eventually permits, we hope for this to turn into a full-time, permanent role. In addition to the below, the person who fits this position needs to be eligible to be ordained in the Canadian Church of God Ministries and share in its core beliefs.
Submit a resume to express your interest. Please include a FAITH STATEMENT and a cover letter explaining how you define the role of Pastor.
Responsibilities
The Pastor’s role is by no means limited to a job description, and will be expected to adapt his/her activities to the needs of the Church. Ergo, all of the below are to be read to include “and other duties as required”. Nonetheless, the Pastor’s primary responsibilities are as follows:
Preaching and Teaching
Church Activity
Prayer
Community Outreach and Growth
Vision and Mission
Management and Administration
We seek a Pastor who leads from behind, encouraging our members to grow in their own leadership as the Holy Spirit leads them, and inspiring new leaders and faithful followers to join our ranks.
If you're successful and the budget eventually permits, we hope for this to turn into a full-time, permanent role. In addition to the below, the person who fits this position needs to be eligible to be ordained in the Canadian Church of God Ministries and share in its core beliefs.
Submit a resume to express your interest. Please include a FAITH STATEMENT and a cover letter explaining how you define the role of Pastor.
Responsibilities
The Pastor’s role is by no means limited to a job description, and will be expected to adapt his/her activities to the needs of the Church. Ergo, all of the below are to be read to include “and other duties as required”. Nonetheless, the Pastor’s primary responsibilities are as follows:
Preaching and Teaching
- Instruct, enlighten and correct Church members and visitors in a persuasive, challenging and engaging way.
- Invite non-believers to repentance and salvation at every reasonable opportunity, from behind the pulpit or otherwise.
Church Activity
- Lead weekly worship
- Lead and/or support small groups, bible studies and prayer meetings
- Identify, support and nurture the talents and passions of Church members and volunteers, so long as the activities in which they’re engaged are not in conflict with the Church’s core beliefs or purposes
Prayer
- Spend considerable and focused time in prayer for (among other things) the Church and the community of Carstairs, and encourage others to do likewise
Community Outreach and Growth
- Create, sustain and continually improve relationships with community leaders, community members, Church leaders from other congregations and representatives from the Church of God in Canada, so long as it is possible to do so while remaining true to the Gospel of Christ
- Grow the church’s spiritual and physical presence in the community of Carstairs
- Find and reach out to community members who are suffering or in need
Vision and Mission
- Help the membership determine the Church’s vision, mission and core values in the service of God’s Kingdom
Management and Administration
- See to the sound running and upkeep of the Church, its property and its administration, including (if applicable) the management of Church employees