Job Overview

The Associate Pastor's responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• investing in the spiritual formation of Anchor's partners ("partners" are what we call "members) through the oversight and care of Anchor's core volunteer leaders (Deacons, Community Group Leaders, and Ministry Team Leaders)
• joining the Preaching Team (up to 25% of Sunday morning worship gatherings)
• teaching on various subjects in a variety of environments

Job Description

Spiritual Requirements:

1. The AP must demonstrate a commitment to personal gospel formation in all areas of life
2. The AP must demonstrate a shepherd's heart in home life and church life
3. The AP must be an invested, active Partner of Anchor Church
4. The AP must be someone who cherishes the gospel, enjoys God, loves people, and is passionate about the local church
5. The AP must be a self-starter and motivated by a strong work ethic

Pastoral Requirements:

1. The AP should meet the biblical qualifications of an Elder (i.e. 1 Timothy 3, Titus 1)
2. The AP should be an able teacher–someone who knows and loves the Scriptures and is skilled at communicating them in diverse settings
3. The AP should excel in matters of pastoral care, teaching, intentional oversight, and delegation

Cultural Requirements:

1. The AP must align with Anchor's Statement of Faith as well as understand, support, and protect Anchor's mission, vision, values, and culture
2. The AP must be "all in" demonstrated by regular attendance and participation in the corporate gatherings of the church with family (if applicable), including active involvement in a Community Group
3. The AP must value Life-on-Life Discipleship, be skilled at meeting with people 1×1 (and mobilizing others to do the same)
4. The AP must be someone who desires for every Partner to be known, cared for, and mobilized to follow Jesus—and who believes that pastors/elders are called by God to shepherd the church toward health, not just govern and oversee programs
5. The AP must be someone who can have clear and honest communication with staff members and volunteers while maintaining a humble, shepherd's heart
6. The AP must be someone with the ability to be fun and have fun

Division of Labor

Mobilize & Care

Pastors/Elders

• Manage the Leadership Huddles (intentional time of discipleship/care for elders and wives)
• With Lead Pastor (LP), develop elder meeting agendas each month
• With Communications Director, send monthly Resource Roundup (email that equips partners with practical tools to walk faithfully with Jesus)

Partners

• With Administrative Director, keep rolls updated on a monthly basis
  • Keep the pastoral team up-to-date on rolls and facilitate pastoral prayer through the rolls
  • Oversee "Anchor Care Groups" (separate from Community Groups, these Care Groups represent all of Anchor's Partners divvied out amongst the elders for care, prayer, and support)
• Oversee partnership process
  • Foster a culture of meaningful partnership
  • Monitor all applications
  • Facilitate all interviews
• Facilitate the assimilation of new partners into the life and mission of the church and discipleship systems

Deacons + Ministry Team Leaders (MTLs)

• With LP, identify Deacon/MTL needs
• Identify, recruit, mobilize, and deploy new Deacons and MTLs (and cultivate a culture of the same in lay leaders)
• Oversee all deacons + MTLs through:
  • Meeting with each 1x per quarter for care and prayer
  • Ensuring each has the training, resources, and encouragement needed to serve effectively
• With LP and staff, ensure care and mercy are delegated in matters of crisis or need
• Oversee Men's and Women's Ministry
  • With LP, select or approve curriculum for teachers and leaders

Community Groups

• Identify, recruit, mobilize, and deploy new Community Groups and Community Group Leaders (CGLs)
• Meet with each 1x every quarter (can delegate some to other pastors)
  • Lead our CGLs to identify and pursue absent partners
    • Create and execute a similar plan for all partners that aren't CG members
• Cultivate an environment of regular, efficient CG multiplication and a pursuit of spiritual formation

General Pastoral Duties

• Attend and contribute new ideas and perspective in staff and elder meetings
• Consistent Prayer – in keeping with Acts 6:4, a portion of the 40 hours should be intentionally set aside for prayer
• Consistent Reading – translate new knowledge into ideas for progress that are brought before the staff and elders
• Preach and teach in multiple environments, including Sunday Worship Gatherings (up to 25% of Sunday morning preaching)

Self-Care

As part of his job, the church expects the AP to keep a close watch on his own soul per 1 Timothy 4:16. With the help of the Pastoral Team and church body, it is our desire that the AP understands well the following truths, meditating on them consistently (through Bible reading and prayer) as an encouragement to his life and ministry:

• He is a child of God. (John 1:12; Matt 3:17)
• He cannot be separated from the love of Christ. (Rom 8:38-39)
• While leading the church, he is still a beloved member of the church. Everything we experience, we experience together. (1 Cor 12:12-27)
• He is not performing; he is being transformed. (2 Cor 4:16)
• He is free from condemnation. (Rom 8:1)
• He does not build the church; Jesus does. (Matt 16:18)