Job Overview

The Candidate

We are seeking a full-time Associate Pastor who is spiritually and emotionally healthy and wants to use their gifts to help us make disciples both in our church and in our community.

The man God is calling will be uniquely gifted to lead, develop, and equip leaders for family discipleship at Sunset and will partner with our Lead Pastor to help us strengthen our discipleship pathway. They will have a heart to see men, women, and children become more like Jesus and the unique ability to build and strengthen systems, processes, and leaders towards that end.

Alongside the Lead Pastor and Leadership Team, they will give pastoral care to the community and will also preach semi-regularly. This role will report to the Lead Pastor.

Job Description

General Qualifications

• Committed to following Jesus and to their own formation into His image
• A disciple of Jesus who has made disciples of Jesus
• Qualified to be an elder according to 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9
• Willing to join and engage with Sunset Community Church as an active member
• Aligned with Sunset's theological beliefs, distinctives, and ministry vision
• Excited to partner together to pursue Sunset's mission to "love God, love people, and love our city".

Education and Experience

• 3+ years of pastoral leadership experience
• Bachelors degree; Seminary Degree preferred; but open to leaders God is calling who have taken a non-traditional path, depending on experience

The Role Discipleship Ministries at Sunset

• Leads Discipleship Ministry Leaders (Sunset Kids and Youth Leaders) and partners with these key leaders to help us support parents and disciple kids of all ages.
• Directly oversees Community Groups, providing support, leadership, and active multiplication in line with the overall vision of the groups.
• Gives attention and prayer to the health of these leaders and is committed to their personal discipleship.
• Develops and equips new ministry leaders in these areas as opportunity, need and circumstance requires.
• Partners with these leaders to help them carry out a compelling vision and plan for becoming disciples of Jesus, not just in our programs but all of life.
• Helps these leaders recruit, develop, equip, and empower servants for these discipleship efforts.

About Discipleship Ministry, the Associate Pastor will:

• Partner with the Lead Pastor and the Leadership Team to clarify and strengthen our discipleship pathway and recruit, develop, and equip key leaders for this pathway.
• Lead, develop, and support key leaders for our men's, women's, youth and children's ministries, and other ministries that supplement our mission.
• Help to lead and develop leaders for our Community Groups and other similar group ministries.
• Supports our Community Groups and their leaders through coaching, equipping, and resourcing as needed

General Pastoral Work

• Partners with the Lead Pastor and other leaders to provide pastoral care and shepherding for the church.
• Preaches semi-regularly (6-12 x's a year).
• Labors in prayer for the church.
• Performs other duties as assigned/needed by the Lead Pastor.