Job Overview

Clinton Alliance Church, a historic congregation affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA), is prayerfully seeking a full-time Lead Pastor to lead our growing community of Christ-followers. Founded in 1863 and located prominently in the scenic Hudson River Valley (about 90 miles north of NYC) near Rhinebeck, our church serves a rural town of 4,000 with an average Sunday attendance of ~110 adults and 25 children. We are age-diverse—featuring many retirees alongside an increasing number of families with children—and offer active Sunday School, children's/youth ministries, and small groups. Our current, expanded campus also includes an education building, a youth center, and a parsonage.

Job Description

1. Be a committed follower of Christ who has a personal and growing relationship with Jesus.
2. Be gracious, humble, emotionally mature, and self-aware.
3. Have a passion for reaching the people in our community with the Gospel.
4. Be able to minister broadly across generations, and to all people (from seekers to mature believers).
5. Have an engaged and collaborative leadership style marked by a servant's heart.
6. Possess at least five years of pastoral experience with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a pertinent field preferred.
7. Be accredited (or able to be accredited) by the Christian and Missionary Alliance.

1. Provide strong biblical preaching and teaching.
2. Instruct the congregation in the whole of the Bible, emphasizing essential doctrines and addressing secondary issues in a balanced and gracious manner.
3. Nurture a culture of prayer and dependence upon God
4. Work with the elder board to discern and implement God's vision for our congregation.
5. Lead and equip the congregation to both be disciples and make disciples.
6. Lead and equip the congregation in outreach and evangelism.
7. Build bridges and partnerships with our local communities and other churches.
8. Foster unity within the body of Christ, approaching disagreement in a spirit of peacemaking guided by biblical principles.