Associate Pastor of Family Ministries
Job Description
General Elder Qualifications and Responsibilities:
The man who applies for this job must first and foremost qualify as an elder according to 1 Timothy 3, Titus 1 and 1 Peter 5. He is an elder set apart for full-time vocational ministry as a pastor. Therefore, he must be willing and able to do the general pastoral work of an elder. He must be able to teach, “equip the saints for works of ministry” (Eph. 4:12), be above reproach and be a model of maturity and a shepherd to his flock. The associate pastor will have a passion and calling to make disciples. This starts with reaching and teaching adults and parents, and then their children, from the ages of high school all the way down to the cradle.
How does the associate pastor of family ministries fit within the church’s mission?
The associate pastor will focus his gifts and passions on the families of our church, laboring with the lead pastor, the elders and the commissions to disciple parents to disciple their children. The result––we pray––will be that both the parents and children will connect with our church body, be converted through the gospel of Jesus Christ by the work of the Holy Spirit and be discipled to make disciples as they are sent into the larger TRF community as gospel laborers.
The associate pastor is responsible to develop a cohesive theological vision for family ministry and a compelling, Christlike leadership in the discipleship of families that call the Free Church home. He will work closely with the nurture and discipleship commissions, alongside the numerous servants in our youth and children’s ministry, to develop and equip leaders to execute a comprehensive ministry that assists parents in discipling their children, from preschool to high school. This pastor must be able to teach, model, train and equip current and future servants for the work of ministry. He will not be solely responsible for the teaching in any one of these areas, as we have an amazing group of servants currently serving in the senior high, junior high, and children’s ministries. They need a leader who loves to cast vision, give direction to scope and sequence and develop a team of servants and their gifts to disciple children.
For more information and the full job description, please email Mikayla Tabert mikayla.tabert@trfefc.org, who is the secretary of the associate pastor search committee.
About this Church
The Free Church of Thief River Falls is a single-site and single-service church with a membership of over 150 adults and an average attendance just under 300. Our church was founded in 1901 as the Scandinavian Evangelical Church, representing our Norwegian heritage. In 1920, we joined the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA). When you join us for worship on any given Sunday, you’ll join in singing songs of the faith, corporate and pastoral prayer, the reading of Scripture, the expository preaching of God’s Word, the giving of offerings and the monthly celebration of the Lord’s Table. You may even partake in the singing of a blessing over a newly dedicated child or celebrating a baptism. You’ll be invited to connect and linger over coffee and fellowship. It’s common on a Sunday to fellowship with three or four generations of one family. During the school year, our church is packed with Awana kids and youth groups every Wednesday evening and there is children’s and adult Sunday school prior to worship service on Sunday. During the work week, we share our church space with RISE Adult Day Service for disabled adults, Northland Christian Counseling, Sanford and various school and community functions.