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Senior Pastor - First Baptist Church of Peru

Peru, IN • On-site

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$65K/yr

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Senior Pastor - First Baptist Church of Peru

Senior Pastor Position Summary

The congregation of First Baptist Church of Peru (approximate weekly attendance of 100) is prayerfully seeking our next, full-time, Senior Pastor. Our church is located in Peru, Indiana, a city with a population of 11,000 people. Peru is centrally located in North Central Indiana and is approximately a one-hour drive east to Fort Wayne, north to South Bend, west to Lafayette and south to Indianapolis. It is a welcoming community that is the birthplace to Cole Porter, home to the International Circus Hall of Fame and has an annual Amateur Circus.

Calling:Must be a person of authentic personal faith in Jesus Christ, be of exemplary Christian character and possess a clear calling to vocational Christian Ministry.

Ministry Skill Sets:

  • Ability to teach and preach from God's word
  • Recognize the importance/implement continual personal spiritual development and self-care
  • Possess strong interpersonal skills that will contribute to the building of relationships within the church and community -Willingness to provide effective pastoral care
  • Effective development of leadership within the church
  • Nurturing discipleship ministries

Preferred Education: Master of Divinity degree or equivalent from a fully accredited theological seminary

Ordination: Ordained minister (or willing to obtain ordination) according to the standards of, recognized by, the American Baptist Churches, USA (ABC / USA)

Code of Ethics: Accept the Code of Ethics of American Baptist Ministers as circulated by the of the ABCUSA Preferred

Experience: Five or more years as a Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor, Youth Pastor or similar ministries is preferred

Responsibilities:

  • Provides spiritual, pastoral, outreach and servant leadership to the multi-generational congregation. Minister to the needs of the congregation, feed them spiritually as a shepherd, be an example of growing faith and bear the message of reconciliation to sinners as an ambassador for Christ.
  • Give themself to prayer and the study of God's Word to provide Biblical leadership and direction to the church and equip its members for ministry and discipleship.
  • Administer the ordinances of the church as a steward of God and be recognized as the "leader among leaders" of First Baptist Church – Peru
  • Weekly, preach a scripture-based sermon through preparation, prayer and reflection on the Word Coordinate with worship leaders to plan Sunday services and other special events. Conduct weddings and funeral services for members of FBC.
  • Plan and lead other church services, e.g., Christmas Eve and other remembrances Supervise the daily operations of the church's staff and the general supervision of the congregation's larger ministry

Accountabilities:

  • Practices sound self-care by maintaining priorities of God-Family-Self.
  • The Senior Pastor is accountable to the church congregation.
  • Peru FBC has a Leadership Team that will work closely with the Senior Pastor in providing insight and wisdom on key issues and opportunities as they arise.
  • The Senior Pastor is an ex officio member of the ministry teams connected to their designated areas and is permitted to call a special meeting or to gather those teams together for the transaction of necessary business

Compensation: Commensurate with experience; components are flexible. Compensation includes salary, social security offset, housing, M&M retirement, insurance and vacations Relocation cost reimbursement will be negotiable.