Lead Pastor Opportunity Profile
1100 Clinton Street
Charles City, Iowa, 50616
Our Leadership
Statistical Data
Ministries
Worship Service
Sunday morning services at 10am include a worship service and ½
time Children’s Church ages 3 to 2nd Grade.
Our worship service is a blended music leaning toward contemporary.
Our worship team typically consists of a pianist and two vocalists.
Occasionally we have a drummer and bass player join the team.
Corporate Prayer
Tuesday night prayer meeting at the church at 6pm. We currently
have one mid-week small group meeting in a home.
Children’s/Youth Ministry
Wednesday BAC Kid’s (birth to 4th grade) meet from 6:30PM-
7:30PM at our main church facility. BAC Youth (Grades 5-12th) meet
Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:00pm at The Center, 807 S Main St. our
youth center building.
Analysis
Key Accomplishments of Last Three Years:
The church has weathered the interim period between pastors well.
Recent simplification of our structures are positive improvements.
A missions trip (2022) and partnering with three mission families.
Key Goals for the Next Three Years:
Recruit a new lead pastor who can lead us to a new season of local
community impact.
Redevelop a strong outreach focus being intentional about winning
people to Jesus and incorporating them into the life of the church.
Cultivate a lean strong leadership team focused on overall church health,
discipleship and community impact.
Facilitate partnerships with area churches and ministries.
Our Church’s Most Significant Strengths:
We have a solid core-group of people committed to the ministry of BAC.
Our mid-week children and youth programs are strongly populated by
unchurched children and youth.
A loving supportive family. People care for one-another.
Our close relationship to D.S. Kent Sovine and his familiarity with BAC
and the Charles City area.
Bethany Alliance has a strong history and a very good reputation in the
community.
Build bridges to the parents and families of the non-churched youth. Look
to win them to Jesus and incorporate them into the church.
High concentration of non-believers and people without a church family
in our area.
Room to grow. We are not maxed out on building space and our facilities
are in good shape.
Our Church’s Most Significant Challenges/Weaknesses:
Discouragement over our declining numbers.
Some leaders have been heavily taxed and are worn out.
We know we need a new direction. We’re not sure what that looks like.
The congregation is not currently involved in personal outreach.
We lack a corporate, community impacting, outreach focus.
Pastoral Profile
The number one priority at this time is helping us recapture a missional focus. We
have not been growing, nor have we been effectively reaching out to impact the
community for some time. Discovering a community need (a fishing hole?) and
then helping us capture a vision for how to “fish” that community impacting spot
is a top priority. We are looking for a community focused, outreach oriented,
outgoing, collaborative leader. We want our pastor to lead us in building bridges
to our community that will carry the weight of gospel impact. We also like to be
team players; we want our pastor to participate in the broader Area, District,
National and International ministries within the Alliance. For example, we
encourage participation in pastoral encouragement groups, District Conference
and events, General Council and Mission trips overseas.
We desire a pastor that will fulfill the roles of: Discipler, Preacher/Teacher,
Leader/Vision, Missions Promoter, Leadership Developer. We desire for our new
pastor to recapture a sense of mission focus. This includes helping us have
confidence in our Sunday worship services, such that we are regularly inviting
friends, neighbors and family to church. We want our pastor to honor our loving
family connections. Although we want to grow, we also want to preserve a sense
of family connectedness that is Christ focused and deeply caring. Our hope is for a
specific targeted outreach ministry that brings true impact. We want to discover a
unique area of service that would help us win people to Jesus and incorporate
them into the life of the church through our service in the community. The role of
the pastor on the leadership is principally to lead us into effective Kingdom
impact. We desire to grow to see EVERY activity, including meetings, focused on
becoming disciples. So, the pastor should model being a disciple maker. We want
to be about disciple making through every aspect of church life.
Bethany Alliance Church is seeking a pastor who will:
Preach the word with strength and conviction. Lead us to worship in
Spirit and power.
Lead us to be a people passionate about sharing our faith and impacting
our community.
Call us to faithful stewardship of our time, talent and treasure.
Ensure we maintain the unity of faith in the bond of peace.
Teach us to be peacemakers.
Guide our business practices to be efficient, effective and enhancing
ministry impact.
Oversee the elders and other leaders expecting us to do the work of the
ministry.
Charles City offers many unique attractions, including Iowa's first
whitewater river park, a mini Wimbledon-style grass tennis court
in the middle of farmland, the home of the first production-line
"tractor," the childhood home of a National Women's Rights leader
and a priceless art collection donated to the community. This
scenic river town, with its beautiful bridges, abundance of parks
and green spaces, as well as plentiful outdoor recreational
opportunities makes it a perfect place to relax and unwind. The
community boasts a diverse economy, destination specialty shops,
a local brewery and multiple food and beverage options. It was
been named an Iowa Great Place, STAR Community, and 2-time
America in Bloom national winner among its many honors.
Charles City
1100 Clinton Street
Charles City, Iowa, 50616
To be considered for this position, please complete the application to include your testimony, resume and other background information related to the position.
If the district office has reviewed your application and they think you may be a potential match for the position, that the hiring manager will reach out to you for next steps.
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