General Information

Job Title:

Pastor

Job Description:

Responsibilities

*Administer the Word of God

• In preaching. A Biblical Theological, redemptive historical perspective is sought for two sermons on each Lord's Day.
• In other parts of the worship: through the prior preparation of the order of worship to include prayer, reading Bible texts, conducting the Lord's Supper and Baptisms, singing from the Psalter, call to worship/opening welcome, benediction.
• In teaching: a midweek Bible Study, a Sunday School class, occasional seminars.
• In evangelism: conduct new members/inquirer's classes, outreach opportunities (book tables, open air preaching, follow up with church visitors), conversations with unbelieving family members and other contacts.
• In counseling: nouthetic counseling for members in need. Includes marriage counseling, and personal counseling.
• In governing: moderate and conduct session meetings, be familiar with the OPC Book of Church Order, attend Presbytery meetings and serve on committees as able, attend the general assembly of the OPC as able.
• In discipling: monitor progress of church members in leading sanctified lives and offer charitable guidance and encouragement.
• In discipline: calling those in the church to repentance of particular sins as needed, bringing discipline matters before session, help or lead in formal discipline using the Scriptures and the OPC Book of Discipline.
• In training: lead in the identification and training of Deacons and Elders (Ruling and Teaching).
• In church visitations: conduct periodic home visits along with session members and also one on one. Visit the sick and shut-ins.
• In the life of families: conduct premarital counseling, wedding ceremonies, and funerals.

*Additional Duties

• Work with church people and committees: the pastor and family will live in the manse. The pastor or his wife will advise the Building and Grounds committee of maintenance and repair issues regarding the manse.
• Hospitality: the pastor should facilitate the fellowship of the church. The church has a long standing tradition of hosting a fellowship meal between services. Services are at 11AM and 2PM.

Position Qualifications:

We seek a man who has a love for the Lord and the people of God. He should be pursuing a sanctified life personally and in the use of the means of grace. He should be a servant-leader and team builder. Experience in pastoring a reformed congregation is valued. New graduates possessing covenant confidence tempered by Christ like humility along with a sound record in academics and church membership will be considered.

The candidate should have a good grasp of the nature of new covenant worship in view of the teachings of scripture and the guidance provided by the regulative principle of worship. He should understand that this is a freeing notion and not an onerous imposition.

Application Deadline

08/01/2024

Job Type:

Full Time

Salary Range:

TBD

General Information

Church/Organization Name

First Orthodox Presbyterian Church of San Francisco

Contact Name & Contact Info

Industry

Church

Denomination

Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)

City, State

San Francisco, CA

Description of Organization

We have existed as an OPC congregation since 1941. We are in the Sunset neighborhood that is two miles from the Pacific ocean and is about fifty percent Asian-Chinese. We are four blocks from Golden Gate Park. We are on a direct line to San Francisco airport and points south, and the Golden Gate Bridge and points north.

Providentially, in the late 1970's and early 1980's, the church and its session was forced to examine their worship practices. The session began to review their worship practices in the light of the Holy Scriptures and the Regulative Principle. It subsequently adopted exclusive Psalmody. We have been blessed with the Christ centered focus of new covenant worship and the means of grace that God, in his mercy, provides.

Our previous pastor retired in May of 2021. We have experienced significant challenges over the last five years and are half of the size we had reached before covid, distance working and relocations, resignation of an elder, and some members leaving over disagreements with the ruling body. We are therefore seeking a man with a love for God and his people conducive to a rebuilding of the local church body in an urban environment.

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