Job Overview

Warden Community Church (Warden, WA) – Pastor

The Big Picture

Warden Community Church (wardencommunitychurch.net) is searching for a full-time Pastor. As spiritual leader of the congregation, the pastor shall have charge in the spiritual welfare of the church with the assistance of the Deacons, shall seek to enlist followers of Christ,preach the gospel, administer the sacrament, have responsibility for all services of public worship. The pastor shall participate in: Leadership of Sunday worship, administration of the sacraments, and special services as needed. Counseling and/or referral in crisis situations. Serve as lead teacher and resource for the Confirmation program. Visitation of hospitalized and shut-in members, and similar pastoral calls. Provide pastoral services for weddings and funerals. attending and resourcing meetings of the Cabinet of the church each month, plusother groups as requested. Provide leadership for adult education and Bible study groups. Maintain a cooperative relationship with local or regional fellowships and with the denomination.

Job Description

The Candidate

Prefer a pastor to have gone through formal education, seminary and ordination. Will be open to a pastor who has followed other pathways to their ministry.

The Community

We are a smaller rural community in a primarily agricultural setting. The community

is very supportive of the church and school. The school is PK-12 in a single campus

setting with about 950 students. We are located in the desert area of Washington. Our

climate has all four seasons and we have many recreational activities nearby; fishing,

hunting, camping, skiing, ORV park, hiking, etc. We are located about 20 miles south

of Moses Lake who has modern medical and hospital facilities. We are also about 60

miles north of the Tri-Cities with a large shopping mall, Costco, etc.

Theological Position of the Church

Acknowledging Jesus Christ to be our Savior and Lord, and accepting the Holy

Scriptures as our rule of faith and practice, and recognizing the privilege and duty of

uniting ourselves for Christian fellowship, the enjoyment of Christian ordinances, the

public worship of God, and the advancement of His kingdom in the world, we do now,

in the sight of God and invoking his blessing, solemnly covenant and agree with each

other to associate ourselves to be a church of the Lord Jesus Christ, as warranted by

the Word of God. We agree to maintain the institutions of the Gospel, to submit ourselves to the

orderly administration of the affairs of the church, and to walk together in brotherly

love. We agree to support the church with gifts of time, talent, and treasure. And this we do depending upon the aid of our heavenly Father, who so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son for our salvation, and of Jesus Christ who hath redeemed us, and of the Holy Spirit our Comforter and Guide.