Bi-Vocational Senior Pastor

Bi-Vocational Senior Pastor Job Description

West Jefferson Baptist Church

West Jefferson Baptist Church (WJBC) in Quinton, Alabama, is seeking a bi-vocational Senior Pastor to serve as the spiritual leader of the congregation. Responsibilities include preaching and teaching the Word of God, providing biblical counseling, offering spiritual leadership to individuals and the church body, and working alongside church leadership to plan worship services, outreach, and ministry activities.

Our church is prayerfully seeking the man God has prepared to shepherd the flock among us (1 Peter 5:2–3).

An Ideal Candidate Will

• Demonstrate a genuine love for God and for people, evidenced in both character and conduct
• Meet the biblical qualifications for a pastor/elder as outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9
• Be a born-again, baptized believer with a clear testimony of salvation
• Be a gifted communicator of Scripture, committed to sound doctrine, with a balanced approach to preaching that includes both expository and topical messages, and a growing emphasis on expository teaching
• Provide biblical counseling and spiritual guidance grounded in Scripture
• Exhibit humility, integrity, and servant leadership in shepherding the congregation
• Be committed to prayer, personal holiness, and spiritual discipline
• Be motivated to engage in kingdom work within the church, the local community, and beyond
• Work effectively with existing church leadership, ministries, and volunteers
• Be willing to disciple and equip others for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:11–12)
• Be involved in and supportive of Children’s, Youth, and Adult ministries
• Be willing to visit and care for the sick, elderly, and homebound
• Participate in planning and leading church fellowship and outreach events
• Demonstrate organizational ability and dependability in managing responsibilities
• Have a heart to shepherd the flock, promote unity, and reach the lost
  
  

Our church currently meets on Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings, and Wednesday evenings.

Please submit cover letters and resumes to: tpoorebresco@me.com.