Pastor of Discipleship

Grace Community Church (hereafter GCC) is seeking a full-time Pastor of Discipleship who will work with the senior pastor, elders and other church staff to help GCC pursue its desire to be a church that “exists to glorify God by forging a loving family of believers whose greatest joy and core identity is Jesus Christ.” He will be primarily responsible for the training and equipping of GCC members with a focus on training those with speaking gifts so that they may be able to better teach and serve the congregation.

Qualifications:

• A mature and growing relationship with Jesus Christ that reflects the qualifications for elders as given in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9
• An MDiv from an evangelical seminary; or a bachelor’s degree in an area of biblical study and three-to-five years of ministry experience
• The ability to clearly preach and teach God’s Word within the contexts of regular worship and small group settings
• Agreement with the doctrinal statement of the EFCA
• The ability to work collaboratively with GCC’s elders and staff to pursue the mission and goals of GCC
• The ability to connect well with a broad range of people and be a good communicator with the elders, deacons, staff and other ministry leaders

Responsibilities:

Pastoral Responsibilities:

• Serve as a permanent member of the elder board at GCC
• Serve and interact with members and visitors during worship
• Be available to officiate weddings and funerals, provide pastoral counseling and visit members and regular attendees in the hospital
• Promote adult small groups and bible studies within GCC; serve as a contact point to fit people into a Bible study based on their age, demographics or other determining factors
• Develop and promote discipleship opportunities for the men of GCC

Training/Discipleship Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement training methods for members of GCC who have been identified as having teaching gifts so that they may have opportunities to practice and develop those gifts in the context of small groups, Sunday School classes or other teaching opportunities

Preaching and Teaching Responsibilities:

• Be able to preach 25% of the time; sermons should be biblically based, theologically rich, and expository in content.
• Be able to serve as a small group leader who teaches or a facilitator that is guiding someone else as they teach

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with GCC’s director of operations to ensure that any elder direction for the care of the facility is being communicated
• Coordinate with the deacons to ensure that any elder director for the care of GCC’s members or regular attendees is being communicated