Title: Associate Pastor of Worship and Youth
Supervisor: Senior Pastor
General Job Description
The Associate Pastor is one who aspires to pastoral ministry, has sought to cultivate his gifts for advancement of the kingdom, and who is actively living out the Great Commission and Great Commandment. He has a passion to equip the saints for the work of the ministry within a multi-generational congregation setting. He has a zeal for the Word of God and desire to teach the Word of God with conviction and confidence, always moving members of the congregation towards Christlikeness. The Associate Pastor is one who casts a vision for the ministries under his direction, including worship, youth, and young adults.
Detailed Job Description
I. Worship: The associate pastor will shepherd the church to greater love of God through Scripture-based, Christ-exalting worship, including the music ministry of the church as an extension of the teaching ministry of the church (Deuteronomy 31:19, 32:1-43). Areas of responsibility include:
Personal Qualifications:
Education and Skills
Hours and Benefits
The Associate Pastor will be classified as a full-time employee. Benefits offered will be consistent with the current policy for insurance, paid time off (PTO), and holidays. This is a minimum 40-hours-per-week position. Salary Range 41k-50k, including benefits.
About Mulford Evangelical Free Church
The mission of Mulford Evangelical Free Church is to make disciples who are being transformed into the likeness of Christ for the glory of God. It was for this reason that Mulford Church was started as the Green Street Mission in 1857, and it is the reason why we exist as a church today. We are committed to flourishing in gospel-centered community, actively engaging the world for Christ, and equipping disciples to grow in the knowledge and love of God.
If you'd like to apply...
Please email a cover letter and resume to mulford@machlink.com
Supervisor: Senior Pastor
General Job Description
The Associate Pastor is one who aspires to pastoral ministry, has sought to cultivate his gifts for advancement of the kingdom, and who is actively living out the Great Commission and Great Commandment. He has a passion to equip the saints for the work of the ministry within a multi-generational congregation setting. He has a zeal for the Word of God and desire to teach the Word of God with conviction and confidence, always moving members of the congregation towards Christlikeness. The Associate Pastor is one who casts a vision for the ministries under his direction, including worship, youth, and young adults.
Detailed Job Description
I. Worship: The associate pastor will shepherd the church to greater love of God through Scripture-based, Christ-exalting worship, including the music ministry of the church as an extension of the teaching ministry of the church (Deuteronomy 31:19, 32:1-43). Areas of responsibility include:
- Shepherding Sunday service: He will provide continuity and artistry to the worship experience (Psalm 33:3). He will work with the Senior Pastor to help connect the service with the sermon. He will work with the worship team to choose music and other elements to facilitate the exaltation of Christ.
- Shepherding special services: He will plan and coordinate Good Friday, Christmas Eve, and other corporate worship services.
- Equipping volunteers: He will strive to unleash people’s God-given talents for the Kingdom, actively recognizing and developing them (1 Corinthians 12:4-6).
- Innovation: He will incorporate new songs, technology, and worship elements that are biblically and contextually sound.
- Administration: He will coordinate the worship team schedule, assigning musicians and sound/computer techs for the Sunday service. He will organize and lead necessary practice sessions. He will work with the team to evaluate budget needs.
- Discipleship vision: He will shepherd our high school and middle school youth to biblical maturity. He will equip our students with a solid, biblical foundation prior to their graduation. His discipleship responsibility will include engaging, relevant, and biblical teaching.
- Equipping volunteers: He will disciple the disciple-makers in our youth ministry (2 Timothy 2:2).
- Encouraging parents: He will be an available and biblically-reliable resource for parents.
- Youth/family missions: He will oversee opportunities for students to engage in disciple-making, and will mobilize our youth for missions.
- Relationship-building: He will seek opportunities to meet the youth and their friends and family where they are in the community, and to build bridges to the church.
- Administration. He will coordinate the youth group schedule, including regular meetings and special events. He will work with the team to evaluate the budget needs of the youth group.
- Relationship-building: He will facilitate gospel-centered relationships with young adults within the church, as well as building bridges to those in a similar life phase in the community.
- Spiritual Growth: He will disciple the young adults in our church by leading a regular small group.
- Biblical faithfulness: He will equip young adults for service in the Kingdom, encouraging and training them for mission trips, local outreach projects, and service within the church body.
- Preaching. He will have regular opportunities to preach during the Sunday morning worship service.
- Additional responsibilities. He will help in other areas of ministry as directed by the Elder Team.
Personal Qualifications:
- Possesses personality, temperament, and interpersonal skills to relate and serve effectively within a multi-generational congregation setting.
- Displays Christian character and servant leadership in the church and home/family setting (1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, and 1 Peter 5:1-4).
- Gives evidence of a spiritually-balanced life: prayer, Bible study, accountability, rest, worship, financial stewardship.
- Is doctrinally aligned with Mulford Church’s Statement of Faith, and with the mission and core values of the church.
- Possesses or is willing to seek ordination within the EFCA.
- Demonstrates a strong work ethic and personal integrity.
Education and Skills
- Experience and aspiration to shepherd the non-preaching components of a congregational worship service.
- Able to teach the Bible and other biblical-based material faithfully and engagingly.
- Able to lead worship with a musical instrument comfortably and confidently.
- A maturing leader, comfortable equipping volunteers to express their God-given gifts in service of the Kingdom.
- Demonstrate knowledge and ability to guide a seeker to become a baptized disciple of Jesus.
- Knowledge and ability to use the Bible to guide a new disciple to ongoing spiritual maturity.
- A college degree in a ministry-applicable field. A Masters of Divinity would be welcomed.
- An openness to pursuing additional education if lacking a M.Div.
- A track-record of ministry experience, in either a volunteer or official capacity.
Hours and Benefits
The Associate Pastor will be classified as a full-time employee. Benefits offered will be consistent with the current policy for insurance, paid time off (PTO), and holidays. This is a minimum 40-hours-per-week position. Salary Range 41k-50k, including benefits.
About Mulford Evangelical Free Church
The mission of Mulford Evangelical Free Church is to make disciples who are being transformed into the likeness of Christ for the glory of God. It was for this reason that Mulford Church was started as the Green Street Mission in 1857, and it is the reason why we exist as a church today. We are committed to flourishing in gospel-centered community, actively engaging the world for Christ, and equipping disciples to grow in the knowledge and love of God.
If you'd like to apply...
Please email a cover letter and resume to mulford@machlink.com