Job Overview

We seek an additional Pastor to join with our current Pastor and elders in shepherding a growing congregation of about 120 weekly attendees. This pastor will work to build up the body of Christ by encouraging people to establish and grow in fellowship with God and with one another by faith in Jesus Christ, faith empowered by the Holy Spirit. He is expected to prepare to transition to the role of principal Pastor and to assist in the development of ongoing succession plans to assure future continuity of shepherding in the church.

International Bible Church of Bonaire is a gospel-centered, Bible-based, multi-cultural community on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands. We are committed to sound theology, authentic fellowship, and cultivating leading servanthood.

This is a missionary work which will require the successful candidate to raise sufficient financial and spiritual support.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Depending on the Lord's leadership, the needs of the congregation, and the skills and gifts of the person, he will be expected to collaborate with other leading servants to fulfill the following responsibilities.

• Expositional Christ-Centered Preaching Collaborate with the current Pastor in delivering sermons and teaching ministries that faithfully communicate the truth of Scripture (the gospel) in a way that leads people to trust Christ.
• Building Structures for Fellowship Provide opportunities for people to deepen their understanding of God's Word, to give themselves entirely to God in Worship, to share their thoughts and needs with God in Prayer, to show up in each other's lives, to open up with each other, and to share what God gives with each other. Build and staff structures for assimilating people into the life of the church.
• Leading Servant Development Join with other leaders in the ongoing work to develop and present training to engage the congregation in servant fellowships, grounding them in Sound Theology, the Priority of Fellowship, and the goal of growing into Leading Servants. Encourage and equip Leading Servants and Servant Fellowships to take responsibility for the work of ministry. Help to build self-sustaining structures for ministry—structures that will identify and develop future leading servants. Oversee all of the educational ministries of the church with special attention to the Three (Sound Theology, Fellowship Strategy, Leading Servant Development) and the Six (Word, Worship, Prayer, Show Up, Open Up, Share).
• Children, Youth and Family Ministry Equip and encourage our Servant Fellowships that serve these groups. Proactively engage with children, youth, and parents to nurture faith and Christ-centered fellowship within families, and among people at common developmental stages.
• Language Acquisition Commit to learning and becoming proficient in Papiamentu and/or Dutch to effectively minister to the local community. A candidate who already possessed one or both of these languages would have an important advantage.
• Pastoral Care and Shepherding Come alongside people to help them live wisely, being grounded in Christ and reflecting his image. As the opportunity develops, train others to do the same.
• Community Extension Support gospel-centered outreach efforts that extend the fellowship of the body of Christ into the community. Equip and encourage Servant Fellowships for this purpose.
• Fundraising Join with the Pastor and elders to develop and implement a fundraising plan to secure financial support for a significant portion of salary, benefits, and relocation expenses, in accordance with IBC's giving principles.
• Succession Planning Work closely with the Pastor and elders to prepare for a potential transition to the principal Pastor role, and to plan for succession in the second Pastor role.
• Administrative Support Assist with church operations, communication, event planning, and volunteer coordination as needed to facilitate ministry effectiveness.
• Personal Development Demonstrate an ongoing commitment to building relevant knowledge, skills, and wisdom, especially in those areas aimed at growing in fellowship with God and building up God's people. Becoming a well-rounded, well-read person.