Job Overview

Niemond's Independent Church is currently praying for and seeking the will of God for a full-time pastor whose teaching and life reflect his love for the Lord, His Word, and His people. Our congregation is centrally located within rural Pennsylvania, and it serves the Village of Richfield and the communities surrounding Juniata and Snyder Counties. We are a Bible-believing independent church with a history of over 200 years of service to the Lord. Our mission, as based upon Matthew 28:19, is to win the lost for Christ both locally in the community and in the foreign field. Our love for Jesus Christ and desire to seek, grow, and go is demonstrated through a variety of worship, fellowship, and service opportunities. Our church body has been blessed with an average of 150 in attendance across generations.

Our current pastor is planning to relocate closer to family and a part-time ministry opportunity and we wish him the best as he prepares for this new chapter in life and ministry. We seek a leader who will be a man of God who exemplifies the servant-leadership described in 1 Peter 5:1-4; demonstrating the integrity to shepherd our congregation, the wisdom to oversee our church staff and programs, and whose ministry reflects a balance of disciplined Bible study and a heart for providing pastoral care to our families and the community.

Job Description

Pastor Job Description

Job Title: Pastor

Reports To: The Elders & General Council

Position Status: Full-Time

Purpose:

The Pastor is responsible to the church for proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, for using his skills in spiritual leadership, and for engaging in pastoral care ministries to meet the needs of persons in the church and in the community.

Responsibilities:

• Set as a guideline of personal behavior the standard required in 1 Timothy 3:1-7, 1 Peter 5:1-4, and Titus 1:5-9.
• Provide spiritual leadership for the total church.
• Maintain a regular program of study to enable himself to plan and conduct Bible based worship services.
• Prepare for and conduct worship services; lead in the observance of the ordinances; and lead the church in Proclaiming the gospel to the church and community.
• To visit all hospitals or emergency rooms that our congregants are admitted and visit shut-ins & the elderly along with home visits to the congregants if needed.
• Oversee other members of the church staff according to staff organization.
• Conduct premarital, vocational, family, bereavement, counseling sessions, etc., as needed. Recommend other professional help when necessary.
• Be willing to perform wedding ceremonies and conduct funeral services when needed or as requested.
• Work alongside the Council and committees in performing assigned responsibilities. Be available for and lead in training as needed.
• Serve as a representative of the church in civic matters.
• To lead the church to understand, embrace, and accomplish its mission of making disciples both locally and globally through the engagement of the congregation in worship, community, and ministry.
• Serve as the leader in seeking to win the unsaved; lead the membership in soul winning training.
• Plan and promote periods of evangelistic emphasis for the unsaved and renewal for the Christians.
• Serve as a spiritual adviser in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating and evaluating the total church program.