La Crescent Evangelical Free Church
La Crescent, MN USA
What you’ll do:
- Serve as LEFC’s senior pastor.
- Support the church through consistent prayer and study of God’s word.
- Prepare and present sermons.
- Coordinate, as needed, with the worship leader and the small group leader so sermon concepts may be incorporated in these respective ministries.
- Regularly direct and meet with other pastoral staff along with overseeing assigned ministries.
- Participate in pastoral and member care tasks like communication, counseling, prayer, discipleship, evangelism, etc.
- Actively participate in the Elder Council.
- Lead discussions on assigned topics.
- Engage in discussions in which other elders lead.
- Receive and provide sermon feedback.
- Prepare and present regular updates on projects and efforts at members meetings
- Supervise non pastoral staff.
- Complete other duties and/or special projects as needed. (We will expand on this once our pastor is selected and the gift mix of the entire staff is assessed.)
You should have:
- Master of Divinity degree with three (3) years’ experience in regular preaching or teaching of God’s word and elder level leadership OR
- Bachelor’s degree with six (6) years’ experience in regular preaching OR teaching of God’s word and elder level leadership OR
- Ten (10) years’ experience in regular preaching or teaching of God’s word and elder level leadership.
Character evidencing biblical pastoral qualifications including:
- A personal testimony of salvation with a present, abiding, passionate relationship with Christ.
- A life in compliance with the teaching of Scripture and the example of our Lord, including current regular fellowship with God in prayer and Bible study.
- A current active member of a local church.
- Christ-like spirit in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity. Demonstrates patience, humility and gentleness.
- Sober-minded and self-controlled; living in freedom from any enslaving addiction such as porn, alcohol, drugs, food, video games, a love of money etc.
- Respectable, hospitable and maintains a Christian home. A faithful husband, striving to love his wife as Christ loves the church (if married) and seeking to raise his children (if any) to be disciples of Jesus Christ.
- Fully committed to preach the word as taught, able to give instruction in sound doctrine and rebuke those who contradict it.
- Able to move near or to La Crescent, MN in a timely manner and eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Preferred: Experience in a supervisory position
Benefits include:
- Retirement Plan contribution
- Medical Reimbursement plan
- Social Security stipend
- PTO
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Long-term and Short-term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Bereavement and Paternity Leaves
- Professional Expense stipend
- Continuing Education reimbursement
- Relocation stipend available based on need
As the first step of your application, please email your full resume complete with your contact information to [email protected].
Next is to fill out out pre-interview questionnaire at https://forms.gle/D9en3YGijKpgxyCG7
We will contact you about next steps.