Family Pastor Part Time

Family Pastor
Roseville, CA

Category: Pastoral Team
Church Size: 125-150
Job Type: Part Time (15-20 hours per week)
Compensation: $30,000/year
Workplace: On-site
Deadline: Open until position filled

Job Description:
The Family Pastor at Roseville Baptist Church will be responsible for the development and execution of a comprehensive program for Christian discipleship of families, including partnering with and equipping parents, developing and overseeing ministry and outreach for reaching families. This position will be the primary pastor for families with children, teen, and college students. This pastoral position will develop and implement teaching, recruiting, training and deployment of volunteer leaders, and provide support systems that will enable the families of RBC to fulfill its cultural values:

RBC’s Mission Statement
 Roseville Baptist Church exists to create a community in Christ and engage our community with the gospel of Christ.

Cultural Values

·       We value the Bible. We want the precepts and principles contained in the Bible to be the final authority for everything we do in life

·       We value the eternal souls of all people. We want everyone to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

·       We value genuine love and compassion. We seek to express this love in tangible ways to help fulfill the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those we interact with at church and in the world.

·       We value holy living. We are called to conduct our lives as ambassadors of Jesus and to be transformed into His image. This, coupled with love and grace, should draw others to Jesus, because they see a genuine difference in our hearts and lives.

·       We value the church family. God designed the church to be a body that functions together as a whole…not simply individual parts existing separately. We seek to make the church family apriority in our lives so as to benefit the entire body.

Core Responsibilities

·       Church Leadership

o   Be a part of the Pastoral team to help fulfill the church vision as a whole.

o   Champion the vision and direction of RBC while helping to create and implement structure in our children, youth, and young adult departments as needed due to church growth.

o   Assist in helping to care for the congregational needs of the church.

o   Help in church wide events to support the mission and vision of the church.

o   Participate in all staff meetings and prayer times.

o   Provide theological leadership and Biblical teaching to the congregation.

o   Manage the budget for the children and youth ministries.

·       Leadership Development & Care

o   Provide leadership, direction, and cohesion within the children and youth teams.

o   Equip, encourage and care for ministry volunteers as they lead their teams/classes.

o   Ensure that new volunteers are equipped to effectively minister to kids, teens, and their parents.

·       Developing Relationships

o   Regularly connect and clearly communicate all news, events, and training opportunities with volunteers, students, and parents to build relationships and help them pursue Jesus.

o   Create opportunities to deepen relationships with parents and their children to better minister to their needs.  

·       Planning & Programming

o   Plan, lead, equip volunteers, and/or assist with Sunday and midweek gatherings for children and youth ministries

o   Oversee Sunday morning programming for elementary through senior high school students.

o   Be the primary Pastoral contact for midweek AWANA program, taking extra care to invest in the lives of the parent volunteers that are giving their time to invest in other children.

o   Oversee all events, camps and retreats within the family ministry, which may include family camp, youth retreats, VBS, and/or family/youth mission trips.

o   Develop and implement a plan for on-going parent training and encouragement, which may include Bible studies to help them understand their role and responsibilities in discipling their kids.

o   Oversee the safety of children, youth, and volunteers by ensuring all volunteers have met appropriate safety protocols

·       Essential Qualifications

o   A strong personal relationship with Jesus Christ as evidenced by spiritual maturity and stability.

o   A strong, biblically grounded marriage and family dynamic; able to manage your household well, cf. 1 Timothy 3:4-5. Since this is a pastoral position, only men will be considered for this role.

o   A love for kids, students, and families, but able to connect with all generations.

o   Experienced in recruiting, organizing and developing volunteer and leadership teams.

o   A high energy leader and team builder with passion for lost people in the community.

o   Strong conflict management and public relation skills.

o   Flexible and calm under pressure and/or in emergency situations.

o   Self-motivated, results-oriented, independent worker with the leadership and administrative skills necessary to recruit, engage, and lead teams, but who also thrives in a collaborative environment

·       Additional Responsibilities

o   Fulfill other assigned tasks as necessary for the health of the church body.

o   Develop and maintain a positive, healthy “team spirit” and relationship with staff, recognizing and valuing each person and each role.

o   Live an exemplary personal life of spiritual devotion and leadership that is in harmony with clear Biblical standards.

o   Participate actively in the pursuit of genuine relationships with the people of RBC, to be the “church” and to promote cross-generational and multi-cultural relationships and ministry.

o   Participate in a Community Group, though not expected or required to be the leader.

o   Handle administrative duties and responsibilities with diligence and integrity, paying careful attention to details and deadlines, and seeking to complete assigned tasks on time.

o   Maintain open lines of communication with the other Pastors and Ministry Leadership Team in regard to ministry-related issues.

·       Supervision

o   The Family Pastor will report directly to the Lead Pastor.

·       Additional Notes

o   We recognize this is only a part-time position at this time, so all of these responsibilities will not be incumbent upon the Family Pastor upon hiring. We wish to have an open conversation and the job description will be semi-tailored to fit the skills of the person selected while meeting the needs of RBC. We are hopeful that this position will become a full-time position as we continue to grow.

o   Please submit all resumes to [email protected] for consideration with RBC Family Pastor in the email’s subject line.