Associate Pastor
Counseling; Discipleship and outreach; Education; Family ministry; Small groups/adult and college ministry
Job Description
- Experience in church ministry (more important than education)
- Preaching and teaching experience
- Have a good feel for ministry
- Partner well with the pastor (plan series with, pray with, be a friend and brother)
- Be of good character (humble, willing to learn, approachable, able to accept advice)
- Strong in young adult and family ministry (able to motivate them to get involved)
- Able to counsel
- Disciplined to put in the time (a self starter, able to work without supervision, an initiator, available when needed)
- A desire for community involvement
- Able to teach/lead small groups
- Pro Bible Camp (promote camp, encourage kids - not necessarily involved in the camp itself)
- Understand and able to work within the Iron Range culture (Associate as well as wife and family)
- Must meet the qualifications of an elder (as per 1 Timothy and Titus)
About this Church
We are a growing and active evangelical church in the rural community of Embarrass, Minnesota with a unique outreach and ministry to approximately 12 surrounding communities within a radius of 37 miles. In the past several years we have experienced a healthy growth in numbers and have felt God leading us to seek an associate pastor.