Senior Pastor – Hope Fellowship Church

Senior Pastor – Hope Fellowship Church

We are prayerfully seeking a full-time senior pastor, called by God to provide spiritual leadership in accordance with our core values to fulfill our mission statement: To help people learn to know, love, serve, and share Jesus Christ while being a family beyond the family.

Requirements and Qualifications

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leading – providing spiritual oversight and discipleship while planning, directing, and supporting various church ministries in collaboration with other church leaders.
• Communicating – teaching and preaching the Holy Bible; preparing and delivering sermons and lessons; promoting the church’s vision, mission, and evangelistic outreach.
• Ministering – providing pastoral care; developing relationships with the congregation; shepherding; biblical counseling; performing weddings and funerals; visiting the hospitalized, sick, and shut-ins.
• Administering – overseeing the daily operations of the church, its staff, and volunteers in partnership with the Deacons and the Advisory Board.

Expectations

• A godly, committed servant-leader who enjoys a close personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• A mature Christian living an exemplary life, modeling the call, character, and competencies as an elder.
• A person of integrity, humility, peace, gentleness, patience, kindness, self-control, and perseverance; highly motivated and financially responsible.
• Loves God and people; slow to anger; treats others respectfully; listens well, encourages and mentors.
• Supports and engages with the North American Baptist Conference and Southwestern Association.

Qualifications

• Degree in Biblical/Pastoral studies from an accredited Bible college or university.
• Meets all Scriptural requirements of an elder as identified in 1 Timothy 3, Titus 1, and 1 Peter 5.
• Intentionally pursues and models ongoing personal spiritual development.
• Agrees with and adheres to the HFC Statement of Beliefs, NAB Pastoral Code of Ethics, NAB Affirmation of Marriage, and the HFC Membership Covenant.
• Finalists must agree to a background and credit check.

Special Notes

Application Process

Send the following items via email to searchcommittee@hfc-kc.org:

1. Detailed résumé listing all experience
2. Written personal testimony
3. Three (3) video links to recent sermons where you are currently serving or have served
4. Minimum of three (3) written spiritual references with contact information, with at least one from a senior pastor and one from a church official