Pastor Part Time

Position Status:  Co-vocational

New Life Baptist Church, located in Milton, Florida, “Where Good Living Flows,” is seeking a pastor for a covocational position.

Compensation: $30,000 per year

Reports to: Congregation

By our definition, “co-vocational” means a pastor who would need a secondary income to supplement his salary from the church. While the pastor needs to be available for the duties as the pastor of our church, we also understand that we, as a church, need to be sensitive to the schedule and responsibilities of his other job. We are praying that God will increase our ministry and impact in our community, and hope to grow to support a full-time lead pastor. Still, we are committed to supporting a co-vocational pastor’s unique needs.

The pastor will be expected to maintain a flexible work schedule, with long and irregular work hours at times. He will need to fulfill his day-to-day responsibilities consistently and with little to no supervision. He will need to decisively adjust his activities when needed in response to unplanned challenges and crises requiring his leadership or pastoral care. He will need to exercise wisdom to follow through on commitments while balancing multiple tasks simultaneously.

Overview (from constitution and bylaws)

The pastor is responsible for leading the church to function as a New Testament church. The pastor shall lead the congregation, organizations, and church staff to perform their tasks.

The pastor is leader of all pastoral ministries in the church. As such, he works with the deacons, church council, and church staff to (1) lead the church in performing tasks, (2) lead the church to engage in a fellowship of worship, witness, education, and ministry, (3) proclaim the gospel to believers and unbelievers, and (4) care for the church’s members and other persons in the community.

The pastor shall preside at meetings of the church. He is the spiritual leader for all official activities of the church (i.e., fellowships, weddings, funerals, socials, etc.).

The pastor shall be in charge of the welfare of overseeing the church. He shall be an ex-officio member of all organizations, departments, and committees.

Specific duties and responsibilities

• Seek to meet the spiritual, personal, and character qualifications of a pastor, as found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7
• Preach expository, applicable messages each Sunday and lead the Wednesday prayer meeting / Bible study
• Serve as moderator at church business meetings
• Work with appropriate staff to plan worship services
• Provide pastoral care as requested and as schedules allow (i.e., counseling, weddings, funerals, etc.)
• Partner with other church leaders to empower and equip members for service and ministry
• Work with church leadership to clearly set forth vision, mission, goals and service opportunities which members can understand and support
• Partner with the deacons and church members in care ministries, such as visiting the sick and homebound
• Oversee and lead community outreach ministries and events with the purpose of leading people to faith and growth in Christ
• Lead the church in cooperating with the ministries and mission efforts of the local Baptist association, the Florida Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention, and keep the church informed of important information related to these entities