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Missions Pastor – First Baptist Church, Lafayette, Louisiana

Job Summary: The Missions Pastor assists the Senior Pastor in providing leadership, support, and direction for the Mission Ministries of First Baptist Church of Lafayette.

Major Responsibilities:

• Lead in the planning, conducting, coordination, and evaluation of a comprehensive program of Acts 1:8 Missions.
• Lead the church to engage in Local (Jerusalem), state (Judea), national (Samaria), and international (ends of the earth) Missions.
• Strategically plan and coordinate "funnel" events/ministries to produce prospects in cooperation with the Pastoral and Ministerial Staff.
• Serve as point in church-wide missional/evangelistic events such as Revivals, and support department-specific missional/evangelistic events such as Vacation Bible School, Christmas Program, and Men's/Women's Events.
• Oversee Missions Offerings and serve as point person with mission partners.Serve as director of local church planting or new campuses.
• Assist in discovering, enlisting, and training future leaders for ministry.Fulfill preaching/teaching responsibilities in support of the Senior Pastor.
• Assist in pastoral ministry (i.e. counseling during worship invitations; assist in baptisms; conduct weddings and funerals when appropriate, and hospital visitation).

General duties:

• Serve as staff liaison for assigned church committees and ministry teams.
• Keep informed on methods, materials, principles, procedures, promotions, and administration related to pertinent ministries.
• Cooperate with associational, state, and national programs and leaders. Be involved as time permits, giving first priority to the church.
• Maintain openness to new ideas and flexibility in adopting new strategies of ministry and church growth.
• Participate in weekly visitation program.
• Provide support when needed to other departments with "all hands on deck" ministries (i.e. Vacation Bible School).
• Perform other duties and assignments as requested by the Senior Pastor.

Working Conditions

• The Missions Pastor shall be responsible as an employee to the Pastor through the Executive Pastor.
• The Missions Pastor will coordinate and cooperate with the Pastor, Executive Pastor and Church Staff to discharge all duties and responsibilities.
• Observe regular office hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, except as required by the needs of carrying out assigned responsibilities or as provided in the general personnel policies.
• Vacation, holidays, and other circumstances related to working conditions are determined by general personnel policies.
• The Executive Pastor must approve participation in conferences and conventions.

Qualifications

• Be a Christian of high moral character who has demonstrated loyalty to God, the church, and his Pastor, and who expresses a call to the ministry.
• Fulfills the requirements of a pastor/overseer/elder found in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
• Able and willing to sign FBC Lafayette's Staff Covenant.
• Master's degree required. Minimum 5 years served as a missionary or on staff at a multi-staff church is required.
• Has evidenced a heart's desire to win people to faith in Christ and to see them following Him.
• Has demonstrated a work ethic characterized by punctuality, integrity, honesty, diligence, excellence, and industriousness.
• Has demonstrated the ability to lead and work with volunteer workers of all age groups of the church in a spirit of harmony.
• Has demonstrated the ability to work cooperatively with other church staff members.
• Has demonstrated a high level of confidentiality concerning all areas of ministry, especially personal contributions, benevolence, and personal information.