Job Overview

The Minister of Missions serves alongside our Senior Minister and other ministers in carrying out the full range of pastoral responsibilities in the life of our community, seeking to equip the people of our congregation for work of ministry (Ephesians 4.12) and to "spend and be spent" for their souls (2 Corinthians 12.15). Every minister's primary aim is to labor to "present everyone mature in Christ" (Colossians 1.28) and to do this through a faithful, stable, loving, Christ-like presence and ministry in our community. As ministers, we are generalists before we are specialists

The Minister of Missions will stabilize and support our current missionaries and missions program and help us transition the program into the next era of missions at Park Street Church. This will include renewing missions policies and developing strategic vision and priorities for the missions program in partnership with the Senior Minister. It also entails strengthening the base of support for missions in the congregation and keeping our hearts focused on the opportunities for missional engagement locally and in places of need around the world.

This position will report directly to the Senior Minister and will serve as our staff liaison to the Missions Committee.

General Pastoral Duties:

• Participate in various elements of corporate worship on Sundays.
• Share in the development of vision and ministry direction as a member of the Ministry Leadership Team.
• Be regularly present on Sundays and throughout the week to welcome newcomers, including participation in and leadership of Newcomers' Lunches and regular meetings with newcomers.
• Be assigned to 1-2 regions for the purpose of shepherding.
• Teach in New Members' classes and Sunday School classes.
• Serve on rotation as the minister on call.
• Offer pastoral counseling and do visitations, weddings, funerals, and other ministerial tasks as needed.
• Assist in other ways as needed in the overall shepherding of the church.

Job Description

The Minister of Missions will

1. Equip the members of Park Street to engage wholeheartedly in the mission of God.
2. Operate and execute the missions program, including both our global missions and City Engagement (local missions) programs. This includes overseeing the budget and encouraging generous giving to missions.
3. Lead the process of updating our mission's policies for the next era of missions at This includes evaluating our full-support missionary policy and categories for partner missionaries, mid-term missionaries, short-term missions, and mission partnerships.
4. Serve as the staff liaison to the Missions Committee and work closely with the Chair of the Missions Committee to ensure the committee operates in healthy and effective manner.
5. Serve missionaries who are in the field, ensuring that they are shepherded well and have a strong connection with PSC. This includes being PSC's primary contact with the sending organizations of our missionaries
6. Identify and work with members of the congregation who are contemplating missionary service and those who have been accepted as candidates
7. Recruit, encourage, equip and support other missions staff.
8. Lead the planning and facilitation of our annual global mission conference.
9. Be a spokesperson for PSC missions at various local, state, regional, national, and international mission related events for the purpose of keeping PSC current with what God is doing in the world and to become aware of mission opportunities.

It is a requirement for this position that the Minister of Missions will signify agreement with Park Street Church's Covenant of Faith and Confession of Faith. The Minister of Missions must agree with and affirm all doctrinal policies of Park Street Church approved by the Board of Elders and become a member of the church as soon as possible within the first year of service.