Cornerstone Baptist Church

Panama City Beach, FL 32407

https:\cornerstonepcb.com

Cornerstone Baptist Church in Panama City Beach, Florida is seeking a lead pastor for a co-vocational position.

Compensation Range: $27,000 – $35,000

Reports to: Deacon led congregation

By our definition, "co-vocational" means a pastor would need a secondary source of income to supplement his salary from the church. While the expectation is to be available for emergent needs of the congregation, if necessary, the laity leadership will take on the administrative and daily responsibilities of the church operation and oversight of membership, in order to be sensitive to the schedule and responsibilities of another job. Cornerstone Baptist Church is member of the Northwest Florida Baptist Association, Florida Southern Baptist Convention.

Overview (from church by-laws)

The Pastor (as overseer or under-shepherd) is responsible for leading the Church to function as a New Testament Church. As the spiritual leader of the Church, he shall lead the congregation and Church organizations to perform their tasks. He works in conjunction with the Board of Deacons and Church Staff to: (1) Lead the Church to engage in worship, fellowship, discipleship, and ministry; (2) proclaim the gospel to believers and unbelievers; (3) care for the Church's members and other persons in the community. He shall also serve as an ex officio member of all Church Committees and Ministries and may appoint another member of the Church staff to share his Committee or Ministry responsibilities.

As the spiritual leader, primary qualifications of the Pastor of this Church are as follows:

· The Pastor shall be expected to be a man of the highest spiritual and moral character (1 Timothy 3:1-7).

· A man fully controlled by the Holy Spirit as evidences by the Fruit of the Spirit in his life (Galatians 5:22-23).

· His qualifications shall be those as given in the Holy Scriptures, which relate to the leadership of Christ's Church and to the preaching of the Gospel (1 Timothy 4:6-16, 2 Timothy 4:1-5, 1 Peter 5:1-6, Ephesians 4:11-13, and John 21:16-17).

· Shall have a background as a Southern Baptist Pastor

· Though a theological degree is not necessary, he shall have appropriate theological training from a regionally accredited Southern Baptist institution of higher education.

As the Pastor, called by God and this Church, the primary duties and responsibilities of the Pastor would include, but not limited to the following:

· Being dedicated to spending regular and consistent time in prayer; while also leading our church to be a praying congregation (Acts 6:4).

· Preaching and teaching the Gospel to the lost for their salvation and personal evangelism (1 Corinthians 1:17, 2 Timothy 4:5).

· Preaching and teaching of the Word of God to the saved for their edification as well as reproof and exhortation (1 Peter 5:2, 2 Timothy 4:2-4, 1 Timothy 5:12-14).

· Spend appropriate time in study of the Scriptures and sermon preparation.

· Plan for and provide leadership in the observance of the Church Ordinances.

· Conduct funeral services and wedding ceremonies, as he is able and requested.

· Lead the staff and Church in a caring ministry for persons in the Church and the community.

· Plan, coordinate and/or conduct hospital visitation, as necessary.

· Plan, coordinate, and evaluate congregational worship services by leading or delegating the leadership of these services.

· Provide administrative leadership for the total Church program.

· Perform counseling as required for weddings, those in domestic trouble, those with spiritual problems, and others as needs arise.

· Lead the church in cooperating with the ministries and mission efforts of the local Baptist association, the Florida Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention, and keep the church informed of important information related to these entities.