The Lawndale Baptist Church of Philadelphia is a congregationally led church that has been in existence for over 85 years in their Northeast Philadelphia Pennsylvania community. We have been blessed throughout the years to see God’s faithfulness. We are currently seeking a Senior Pastor to lead our congregation as our current Senior Pastor transitions into retirement. In this full-time role, the Senior Pastor is to be the representative of the church in the community, be involved in the life of the church, and assist in the outreach to the community.
Being the representative of the church in the community and an ambassador for the Gospel, a deep understanding and passion for the Word of God and alignment with our doctrinal statement is a requirement that is of utmost importance. He is responsible for the general oversight of the work of the church and will preside over meetings of worship. In this role, the Senior Pastor is responsible for delivering a sermon each Sunday at our 10:30am Worship service, serving communion (typically once a month), presiding over and conducting baptisms, and developing and overseeing ministries to increase faith amongst the congregation and opportunities to outreach to the community. The Senior Pastor serves an ex-officio member of both the Deacon and Trustee Boards and all committees of the church.
The Senior Pastor is to be involved in the life of the church. This includes the ability to conduct special services such as weddings, funerals, membership services, counseling, and prayer meetings. While not needing to be involved in every ministry of the church, the Senior Pastor should also be aware of, in prayer for, and active within some ministries of the church. Currently, our ministries include AWANA (Bible memorization and discipleship program for youth; see www.awana.org), Youth Group, seasonal choir, community Bible studies, prayer meetings and weekly Bible studies, and Sunday School. The Senior Pastor should focus on building relationships between members, attendees, missionaries, and visitors to the church. Responsibilities will also include the capability to counsel, encourage, pray for, and disciple congregants and community members, along with assisting with church discipline as situations occur. This also includes visitation to the sick and shut-in members of our church community. These relationships within the church lead to a strong partnership amongst the Pastor of the church, the elected leadership of the church, members, and attendees to ensure that Christ is kept at the center of all we do while being congregationally led.
Assisting in the Outreach to the Community involves the ability to work with church leadership in developing opportunities to better fulfill the Great Commission throughout our community. As a church, we don’t want to limit ourselves in current ministries, and want to ensure opportunities exist for our members to be involved in serving the Lord in ministry. The goal is to spread the Gospel to our neighbors and increase fellowship amongst evangelical churches in the community.
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Work Place: Hybrid
Job Types: Senior/Lead Pastor
Employment Type: Full-Time
Denomination: Baptist
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Zip Code: 19111
Hours Per Week: 40
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