Job Overview

New Covenant Presbyterian Church (EPC) is looking for a full-time Pastor to come
alongside and partner with the leadership and the congregation to proclaim the Gospel of
Jesus Christ in order that faith may be established and strengthened in Him to the glory of
God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Job Description

New Covenant Presbyterian Church (EPC) is looking for a full-time Pastor to come alongside and partner with the leadership and the congregation to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in order that faith may be established and strengthened in Him to the glory of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Personal qualifications (The man – who he is to be): ● Since “a holy minister is an awful weapon in the hand of God,” (Robert Murray McCheyne), in addition to the explicit qualifications for elders/overseers (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:6-9; 1 Peter 5:1-3), the man should love Christ and His people (2 Corinthians 11:28; 12:15), and fear God (Exodus 18:21). He should be courageous (1 Corinthians 16:13), sincere (2 Timothy 1:5), and trustworthy (2 Timothy 2:2). He should pursue the glory of God (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22), strive to be humble (2 Corinthians 2:16), fill his time with prayer (Psalm 145:18), be an example to the church (Luke 6:40; Hosea 4:9; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 1 Corinthians 4:6), and choose an unencumbered, pruned, simple devotion to Christ (John 15:2; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Peter 1:13; 2 Corinthians 1:12). He should train himself in godliness (1 Timothy 4:6-7) in his devotion to the Scripture for personal edification and wisdom (Proverbs 4:20-22). He should be teachable (Proverbs 9:9), so that he is peaceable and gentle as he teaches others with a shepherd’s heart (2 Timothy 2:24-25; Jeremiah 3:15).

Background (Providential preparation – how God has prepared him) ● Education – M.Div or higher ● Ordained or able to be ordained in the EPC by the time of installation ● Firmly committed to Reformed Theology.

Proficiencies/Aptitudes (Giftedness – how God has gifted him) ● Expository preaching ● Give personal biblical counsel ● Lead and instruct those they lead without exasperating them

Responsibilities (Duties – what he is to do) ● Servant of Christ – Seek to discern and carry out the will of Christ. ● Worship ○ Have the lead role in worship. ○ Spend time in study and prayer weekly in preparation. ○ To preach and teach Scripture. ○ Engage the congregation each week in study and prayer. ○ Collaborate and develop and evaluate content/order of service ○ Officiate communion, baptisms, professions of faith, weddings, funerals. ● Pastoral care ○ To provide counseling to members and nonmembers and to keep such communications confidential. ○ To serve on and as moderator of Session. ○ Encourage, admonish, pray earnestly, reprove, rebuke, encourage, exhort with great patience and instruct congregation and staff. ■ To help care, support, advocate, and encourage deacons and chairpersons of committees. ■ To care, support and encourage staff personally and within their ministries. ■ To work with the Session, Deacons, and Staff in visiting the new babies, sick, shut-ins and bereaved as necessary to meet individual’s needs.

● Christian education ○ Identify, support and equip other disciples to teach, train and disciple. ● To minister/evangelize within the community. Be the Ambassador of the church to the community ● To be involved/participate in and supportive of the local sister churches/church plant, Gulf South EPC Presbytery, and EPC General Assembly work and ministries.