Lead Pastor – Sturgeon Valley Baptist Church

Lead Pastor – Sturgeon Valley Baptist Church

Sturgeon Valley Baptist Church (SVBC) is a growing, vibrant, intergenerational, and intercultural congregation located in St. Albert, a beautiful suburb of Edmonton, Alberta. We exist to love God and serve others so that lives are changed! With an average of over 300 weekly attenders to our Sunday services (including an online presence, our deaf community, and a small but growing weekly afternoon intercultural worship service), our church is diverse in both its people and our ministry. Our intergenerational weekly service attracts numerous families and is a blend of contemporary Christian worship and hymns with a focus on the Word, prayer and sharing the activities and ministries our church is involved in. SVBC supports various community events within our church during the week including AA, youth and kid’s clubs, and various Bible studies. Children’s ministries are a big focus of the church, as are local and international missional activities. We are currently praying and searching for our next lead pastor. We are seeking an experienced, relational, and dynamic leader with demonstrated strengths in preaching and teaching, organizational governance, and leadership development, and who is a man who is deeply committed to prayer and intercession for the congregation and beyond.

Our congregation is excited about the person that God is preparing to lead us into this next season of ministry, and we are praying earnestly that God is already stirring the heart and life of whomever is to lead our congregation forward.

Requirements and Qualifications

We are currently seeking a full-time lead pastor who has training, experience, and demonstrated strengths in the following areas:

• Biblical Teaching/Preaching
• Organizational Governance
• Overseeing our Discipleship Initiatives
• Shepherding the Congregation

 
In addition to these four areas of expertise and oversight, we are seeking someone who possesses the following qualities:

• 1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:6–9 describes the required character qualifications.
• Spirit-led, faith-filled, discerning and disciplined, particularly when making significant decisions or discussing topics that are potentially divisive
• Demonstrates love/joy for the Lord – an unquestioned and vital commitment to Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord and an ability to lead the congregation well
• Demonstrates self-discipline, self-motivation, and results-oriented contributions
• Strong commitment to excellence both personally and professionally

 
We desire a lead pastor with experience and expertise with the following skills:

• Ability to build teams and create systems to achieve measurable progress.
• Master of Divinity at a recognized theological seminary is preferred.
• Preferably ordained as a minister or eligible to be ordained as a minister with the Alberta Baptist Association.
• Demonstrated ability to teach and preach is required.
• Previous experience as a lead pastor is preferred. We will also consider someone who has leadership experience at the associate or executive pastor level who is ready to lead their own congregation.
• Experience managing staff is required.
• Having a strong and aligned theological background with our mission/vision statements, our Statement of Beliefs, and Membership Covenant is required.
• Basic administrative and computer skills are required.
• Ability to multi-task and manage several issues in parallel is preferred.
• Strong conflict management and interpersonal skills are required.

Special Notes

Applicants should send:

• A résumé
• A letter of application that clearly and concisely explains how your experience and qualifications align with the desired skills and qualities noted in this posting.
• Links to at least three sermons (preferably video).

 
Please send your application for lead pastor to pastoralsearch@svbc.ab.ca.

The full job description can be found at www.svbc.ab.ca/employment.