Senior Pastor

Lighthouse Baptist Church of Brooklet, GA (located in the rural area of Brooklet, Ga.) churchinfo1020@gmail.com

Position Overview: Lighthouse Baptist Church located in Southeast Georgia, is a newly planted church that is prayerfully seeking a man called by God to be the full-time Senior Pastor that is God fearing, Bible teaching and a disciple making follower of God. We are a small church with approximately 50- 60 members and growing. We are in the process of looking to build a larger sanctuary with a school. Our church faithfully serves as a loving beacon in our community to reach all of God’s children and introduce them to the saving grace of Jesus Christ. The Senior Pastor will be responsible for preaching, teaching, leading a team-based ministry model, communicating vision, counseling, and shepherding. He will play a critical role in the growth, maturity, spirituality, and effectiveness of the church. He will oversee the leadership of the church in conjunction with the leadership team/elders.

Key Duties/ Responsibilities:

· Provide leadership in conjunction with the Leadership Team (Elders and Elder/Pastor) concerning church business, finances, ministry, and spiritual concerns within the body

· Cast a culturally relevant and biblically sound vision that aligns with LBC’s mission and values

· Provide the majority of preaching/teaching during worship services that edify, challenge, and encourage the church as well as promote the passionate worship of God

· Oversee and implement a discipleship pathway to equip members for maturity and biblical understanding

· Give himself to prayer and the ministry of the Word

· Lead the congregation to fulfill the Great Commission

· Equip members to be missionaries in our local community and beyond

· Equip and encourage the congregation to identify and cultivate their spiritual gifts to serve the Lord

· Oversee the supervision of church staff

· Guard, protect and discipline the flock

· Conduct counseling, hospital visits, pray for and encourage the sick

· Identify and develop gifted teachers of the Word

· Coordinate the administration of the ordinances (believer’s baptism and communion) and other life events (funerals and weddings)

· See to the appointment of elders/deacons and provide them guidance

· Cooperate with local, associational, and state leaders in matters of mutual interest and concern

Qualifications:

· A strong personal faith in Jesus Christ, demonstrating spiritual leadership abilities and commitment to living out biblical principles in daily life. He meets the qualifications of elder as referenced in Titus 1:5-9 and 1 Timothy 3:1-7

· Hold to the Lighthouse Baptist Faith and church By Laws and Constitution

· Bachelor degree from an accredited seminary preferred or equivalent years of experience will be considered

· Minimum 3 years of full-time ministerial experience

· Effective communication skills

· Ordained to the gospel ministry

· Submit to a background check during the application process

About Our Church:

Our mission is to help unchurched people become fully devoted followers of Christ. It’s our way of saying, “We believe the Great Commission (Matt. 28:19-20) is our commission.”

Our Vision:

The Church Next Door:

Jesus said, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.” And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-39). We ask the question, what would it look like for an entire church to love its neighbors in practical ways?” For us, The Church Next Door involves:

· Individuals and families serving as great neighbors in their neighborhoods

· Small Groups adopting projects that help their communities in small ways

· The entire church working together on a large project every year or two

The goal of The Church Next Door is to reach every home and person in our surrounding community by touching them in meaningful ways that let them know that God cares for them. In order to accomplish this, we intend to develop teaching and touching ministry, roles and relationships to people in every age, stage and ethnicity in our area, some of which will be delivered to these groups, rather than asking them to come to our church location.