Job Listings The following are ministerial leadership positions that are available with Alliance affiliated congregations and organizations. You may contact these folks directly or participate in our Search & Call process for clergy & students.
Commonwealth Baptist Church, Alexandria, Va.—Senior Pastor
Commonwealth Baptist Church located in Alexandria, Va., just a few miles south of Washington, DC is seeking a progressive, welcoming and affirming senior pastor to lead our small, strong and growing congregation. We are a church committed to benevolence and advocacy in our community. Commonwealth Baptist is a pioneer in ordaining women in leadership positions and will consider male and female applicants.
Senior Pastor minimum qualifications:
- Master of Divinity Degree
- Ordained in the Baptist or Free Church Tradition
- Experience as a Senior or Associate Pastor
Other determining factors
- Spiritually mature leader who preaches intellectual, Christ centered sermons
- Is an experienced and skilled administrator
- Emphasizes spiritual formation, Christian education and discipleship
- Puts an emphasis on growing the congregation
- Approachable personality
- Believes in local, regional and international missions
- Comfortable with blended worship of praise songs and hymns
If you feel your calling could lead you to Commonwealth Baptist Church please forward your resume to: search.committee@commonwealthbaptistchurch.org
- Kirkwood Baptist Church, St. Louis, Missouri—Youth Minister
Kirkwood Baptist Church, CBF, has an immediate opening for a Youth Minister. See our website, www.kirkwoodbaptist.org for position description. Respond to info@kirkwoodbaptist.org.
If you are an experienced Youth Minister, Kirkwood Baptist Church, a CBF and Alliance of Baptist affiliate, located in the suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, may be your next call. KBC is a strong mission-oriented church with an active youth group, committed deacon body and experienced Bible study faculty. The youth ministries enjoy strong support from the church. The successful candidate must be committed to the Baptist expression of Christian faith, possess a four-year college degree, have excellent relational skills, be a team player, and have high energy and a sense of humor. The Youth Minister will serve collaboratively with the other ministers the Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor for Education, Associate Pastor for Music Ministries. KBC offers a competitive salary and benefit package. If you are interested, please respond with resume and cover letter to info@kirkwoodbaptist.org.
(Updated 2/1/12)
The Reconciliation Table Church, Plainfield, IL - Ministerial Team
The Reconciliation Table Church is a new congregation start in the Naperville/Plainfield, IL area. We are prayerfully seeking the twelve diverse Christian leaders whom God has already pre-ordained to become a part of our ministerial team.
The Reconciliation Table Church will be a regional church with members from throughout the Chicagoland area. We are unapologetically and intentionally welcoming and affirming to all, interracial and multi-cultural. Our worship experience will be multi-voice and reflect many different cultural Christian worship experiences.
This group of ministers/pastors will be called Genesis and they will be responsible for seeking God’s direction in strategically planning and implementing the Pastor’s God-given vision for the ministry, praying for the church, providing pastoral care to others who join this body of Christ, leading small groups, stewardship and financial management, developing/leading worship and Christian education events, and church administration. You do not have to live in Plainfield to join this team, however you must have transportation to worship service and leadership meetings ; as well as be available for calls during the week. These are part-time volunteer ministry leadership roles at this time.
Qualifications
- You have prayed and sought discernment. God has placed a calling on your life for this ministry at this time. You feel the pain of Sunday being the most segregated day of the week.
- Committed to carrying forth the message of Christ
- Able to commit a minimum of one year of service to this ministry
- New congregation start-up experience preferred
- Willing to participate in a two-year ministerial leadership development program
- Ordained ministers are preferred, but ordination is not required
- Bold, courageous, and a great listener
- You (and your family, if relevant) are willing to join this new congregation as members and to financially support this new church plant
- Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following Christian leadership areas: new church development, marketing and social media management, worship arts (including music), preaching, Christian Education, youth ministry, racial reconciliation, leadership development, evangelism, spiritual formation, small groups, finance, counseling, social justice, outreach, church administration, and stewardship
- Patient and not egotistical
- Comfortable with personal new member recruiting goals
- You must be a flexible open-minded servant leader who manages obscurity and change well
- You are a calculated risk-taker and builder
- Excellent oral /writing skills and lifelong learner
- Able to make the Gospel relevant to our community
- Minimum education requirement is a Bachelors degree. MDiv (or MDiv in progress) is strongly preferred
Sardis Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina – Minister of Music
Sardis Baptist Church is a small, growing, urban Alliance of Baptists and CBF congregation. Organized 23 years ago, the church has chosen to be a progressive voice in the southeast part of Charlotte. All of the staff members work part-time and the new minister of music would be part of a collaborative ministry team with three other pastors.
Worship at Sardis is expressed in a free-church, liturgical style where music is integral to its creativity, using Taize, spirituals, global music along with traditional hymnody. The Adult Choir sings a variety of choral music. Worship planning involves a lay-led worship development team and the ministerial staff. The minister of music is expected to bring creative ideas to the planning process, as well as understand that collaborative planning reshapes ideas to the satisfaction of the whole.
Responsibilities – The role requires 10-12 hours of work per week and is considered a quarter-time position. The main responsibilities include:
- Directing an adult choir of 15 members,
- Collaboratively planning worship with the pastoral staff and a lay-led worship team,
- Serving as a worship leader,
- Directing a children’s choir of roughly a dozen elementary school aged children,
- Participating in bi-monthly staff meetings.
Requirements – Candidates should be trained in music and have a bachelor’s degree. Those with degrees in music either at the bachelor’s or master’s level will be looked upon more favorably. Church staff experience in music is required. Ordination welcomed, but not required.
Candidates should desire to be a part of a collaborative ministry team and bring creative skills to the worship planning process. In addition to a strong conducting ability, candidates should possess intuitive skills for selecting music that fits the capability of the choirs.
Application process – Candidates should direct queries, questions and resumes to Dr. Tim Moore, Sardis Baptist Church, 5811 Sardis Road, Charlotte, NC 28270, tim@sardisbaptistcharlotte.org, or 704-362-0811 by January 31, 2012.
(Updated 1/31/12)
Woodland Baptist Church - Senior Pastor
Woodland Baptist Church, located in the North Central quadrant of San Antonio, is prayerfully seeking a senior pastor to lead this congregation of 600 +. Woodland is affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Woodland ordains both men and women to serve in leadership positions in our church. We have a strong commitment to missions, reverent worship, quality music and outreach.
We seek a pastor with quality experience and a heart for the ministry. Seminary degree in theology is required. Our church staff includes a Minister to Children, a Minister of Music, a Minister to Youth and Students, a Minister of Education and Administration. A Director of Counseling is also available for those who may need his services. Interested candidates may contact us on our web page at woodlandbc.org. The latest information on the Woodland's search process can be found here.
(Updated 1/31/12)
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