First Baptist Church (Hoosick Falls, NY) - Pastor

First Baptist Church (Hoosick Falls, NY) - Pastor

The Big Picture

First Baptist Church (firstbaptistchurchhf.com) is seeking a pastor to lead our congregation.

The Church

The First Baptist Church of Hoosick Falls is a small-town church in a quaint, rural community that ministers to a multi-generational congregation that is currently part of the American Baptist Church Association. Our Sunday average attendance is 45-50. We gather in worship each Sunday from 10a.m.-11a.m. with Sunday School classes available for children, ages 4-11, during the service. There is a solid group of volunteer Sunday School teachers who work in pairs each Sunday throughout the year to provide biblically based lessons for the children. We also have a core group of youth that assist in the Sunday School programming in various ways, such as our annual fall festival and vacation bible school. In the recent past, we have had an active youth group that has met regularly throughout the year and attended various youth retreats.

Requirements

The Candidate

In awareness of the support needed for ministry together, the congregation and minister mutually agree to support one another in private and public prayer. Our future pastor must be in agreement with our Church's statement of faith.

Congregational Desires For Our Pastor:
• To love the Lord and has a heart for sharing Christ with others.
• To be an engaging preacher who uses Biblically based sermons to inspire our church family and others to

apply their faith in their daily lives.
• Communicate and work effectively with all age groups and personality types.
• Minister effectively to people in crisis and makes pastoral visits with people in hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living, or in their homes.
• Be a compassionate and caring person, sensitive to the needs of others, mature and emotionally secure, and has a good sense of the direction of their ministry.
• Be effective in planning and leading worship, and works regularly at reaching out to the unchurched, the infrequent attendees and bringing new members into the church family.
• Be a good leader who builds a sense of fellowship among the people with whom they work.
• Possess a passion for equipping and mobilizing all church members for the work of ministry.
• Represent our church well in the community by his faith and unquestioned integrity.
• Be an insightful counselor who maintains confidentiality, and helps people work together in solving problems and resolving conflicts.
• Support ABC/NYS & ABC/USA programs and encourage others to support these, either monetarily or by attending events.

The Compensaiton

Total package - $78,100 which includes a 4 -bedroom parsonage.

Benefits

The Process

Please look over this job description and the church website. Along with your resume please answer these questions:

Why do you believe that you might be a good fit as the Pastor at FBC?

Describe your experiences in ministry and how you may be qualified to serve as the Pastor of FBC?

In just a few sentences please give a summary of your theology and how that is in line with the doctrine of FBC?

Please send your resume, the answers to these questions and a link to at least one online sermon to Jason@No-FeePastorSearch.com