Bi-Vocational Pastor Part Time

First Baptist Church of Urbana, Missouri, is seeking a Bi-Vocational Pastor.   Please email [email protected] for further information.  Applications are due by January 11th, 2025.

CHURCH PROFILE:

The First Baptist Church of Urbana is a church striving to reach our community with the message of Christ, offering our best worship, leading holy lives, and growing and maturing by applying God’s word and recognizing the Lordship and leadership of Christ Jesus.

First Baptist Church of Urbana is a church founded in 1869 in Dallas County, Missouri. We are a member of the Dallas County Association of Southern Baptists which is comprised of thirteen Southern Baptist Churches. We have a variety of services we offer on Sundays including Sunday School, Sunday Morning Worship and Sunday Evening Service. On Wednesdays we have a devotion and prayer meeting and Youth and Children’s Programs where we serve dinner. We have a yearly Vacation Bible School, an active WMU, Missions Committee, Benevolence Committee, and participate in Operation Christmas Child. We are active in our community and support the City of Urbana and area school districts.

We currently have over three hundred resident members but our average attendance on Sunday mornings is currently fifty-five. We currently have all age groups attending including toddlers to senior citizens. Our church grounds include two acres with a Fellowship Hall built in 2004,  a Sanctuary built in 2009, and additional Sunday School rooms added in 2016. We have a youth loft with games and activities for the youth. Our church leadership includes an Interim Pastor, two Deacons, Finance Committee, Clerk, Trustees, and various committees and other leaders.

Our plans for the future include increasing our church attendance and membership. We strive to do the Great Commission. We hope to add more programs, grow the current programs we have, and strive for new ways to reach the lost.

COMMUNITY PROFILE:

Urbana is a small rural community located in the Ozarks of Southwest Missouri. While our city is small (around 400 people), our city and rural areas are growing. We are blessed to live just a few minutes from Pomme De Terre Lake and all of the recreational activities it offers. We are less than an hour drive from Springfield, Bolivar, and Lake of the Ozarks. We have a newly constructed medical clinic in our city.

Our local school district, Skyline (Hickory County R-1), has received several distinguished awards for excellence in education. They have been named a Missouri Gold Star School and a National Blue Ribbon Winner. In 2023, they were one of seven schools in the state to be awarded the Purple Star.

The City of Urbana has activities throughout the year including a 4th of July Celebration complete with Fireworks in the City Park. They also partner with First Baptist Church of Urbana for Easter Activities, A Trunk or Treat and a yearly Christmas Bazaar which follows the Christmas Parade.  The City of Urbana sends a quarterly newsletter.  They are working on improvements to the city park and sidewalk improvements.

COMMUNITY PROFILE:

Urbana is a small rural community located in the Ozarks of Southwest Missouri. While our city is small (around 400 people), our city and rural areas are growing. We are blessed to live just a few minutes from Pomme De Terre Lake and all of the recreational activities it offers. We are less than an hour drive from Springfield, Bolivar, and Lake of the Ozarks. We have a newly constructed medical clinic in our city.

Our local school district, Skyline (Hickory County R-1), has received several distinguished awards for excellence in education. They have been named a Missouri Gold Star School and a National Blue Ribbon Winner. In 2023, they were one of seven schools in the state to be awarded the Purple Star.

The City of Urbana has activities throughout the year including a 4th of July Celebration complete with Fireworks in the City Park. They also partner with First Baptist Church of Urbana for Easter Activities, A Trunk or Treat and a yearly Christmas Bazaar which follows the Christmas Parade.  The City of Urbana sends a quarterly newsletter.  They are working on improvements to the city park and sidewalk improvements.

QUALIFICATIONS: The pastor shall be a committed Christian whose life will demonstrate the Biblical qualifications of pastor as outlined in I Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-10, and I Peter 5:1-4. He is a mature follower of Christ who daily seeks to abide in Jesus. He is passionate about seeking the lost with the Gospel message of Jesus Christ (Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 4:5). His beliefs shall be consistent with the Baptist Faith and Message. He agrees with First Baptist Church of Urbana’s Mission Statement and Church Covenant. He will be licensed and ordained as a minister of the Gospel of Southern Baptist Churches with one to five years of prior experience as lead pastor.

JOB DESCRIPTION:  The pastor is responsible for providing spiritual and administrative leadership in all aspects of church life. By providing direction to the deacons, committees, and other church leaders, he will:  1) take primary responsibility for the preaching in all church services 2) oversee the planning and facilitating of all elements necessary for maintaining Biblically focused worship services, ministries, and Bible studies for all ages, 3) encourage and equip ministry teams to fulfill their ministries, and 4) work with the deacons and other leaders in providing for the shepherding needs of the whole body.  He will lead Sunday morning worship, Sunday evening service, and Wednesday evening service. He will be required to have set office hours.

DUTIES:

1.      Maintain a regular time of study to prepare and deliver sermons based on the Word of God.

2.      Lead in the observances of the ordinances and in proclaiming the gospel to the church and community.

3.      Work with the Music Director, Deacons, and other church leaders to plan and conduct worship services.

4.      Help the congregation grow spiritually and use their gifts in ministry.

5.      Cooperate with and lead the church in cooperating with associational, state, and other denominational leaders in matters of mutual interest and concern. Keep the church informed of denominational developments.

6.      Lead in or coordinate visitation ministry of congregation and prospects. Visit or coordinate visits to the home bound, hospitalized, or grieving.

7.      Serve as the leader in seeking to win the unsaved. Lead the membership in soul-winning training.

8.      Plan and promote periods of evangelistic emphasis for the unsaved and renewal for the Saved.

9.      Oversee church discipline and manage conflict in the church. Seek to reconcile relationships and promote unity within the church.

10. Encourage, equip, and collaborate with various leaders, standing committees, and special committees to accomplish their goals and duties.

11. May serve as moderator at business meetings upon approval from the church body.

12. May conduct funeral services if requested and agreed upon.

13.  Implement programs for outreach and evangelism, small groups, and discipleship, and attracting new members and retaining members.

14. Will work on Increased/renewed vision for the church.

15. Attend church activities and community activities whenever possible.

16. Be available to meet with church members with concerns or for guidance.

17. Other duties as needed.

PERSONAL QUALITIES:

Strong Biblical knowledge                                                     Exceptionally personable.

Deals with conflict well                                                           Inspiring and challenging preacher and teacher.

Exceptional and sincere Spiritual Leader                            Dynamic Bible communicator

Exceptional preaching style                                                    Enthusiastic about outreach to the community

Leadership skills                                                                         Heart to serve and minister to all ages.

Adaptable, while being a firm leader                              Open to new ideas and out of the box thinking.

Demonstrates the Fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)

Exceptional interpersonal, communication and listening skills.

Our Church Covenant: Having been led, as we believe by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior and, on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, in the presence of God, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ.

We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church, in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrine, to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, and the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the Gospel through all nations.

We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions; to religiously educate our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all tattling, backbiting, and excessive anger; to abstain from the sale and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage, and to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior.

We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember each other in prayer; to aid each other in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always for reconciliation, and mindful of the rules of our Savior to secure it without delay.

We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will as soon as possible unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God’s Word.