Pastoral Assistant

Little Mill Baptist Church has maintained a gospel witness in a small rural village in Monmouthshire for over 100 years. Over the past 15 years the work has developed and grown and now has an active membership of just under 20, but Sunday attendance of around 40. People have joined the church from the immediate community plus others who travel in from the surrounding area. It is made up of a wide variety of ages, backgrounds and cultures. Some members have been in the church for many years, while others have joined more recently, mainly from other churches. We have seen an increase in the number of younger adults and families as well as older people joining the fellowship.

For the past 10 years the church has enjoyed the leadership of two co-pastors. One has now retired and so the church is looking to appoint a part time assistant to complement the pastoral team.
 

Required Skills

We are looking for an enthusiastic man, keen to reach the lost and to increase our engagement with the community where the Lord has placed us. This is an exciting opportunity to help strengthen and grow our church family, encouraging and equipping believers in their faith, while reaching out to the surrounding communities with the gospel of Jesus.

We are looking for somebody with a godly character who reflects the scriptural pattern for eldership, and who senses a call to service and ministry.
We will seek to build on the distinctive strengths within the pastoral team, but responsibilities may include
• A share of the preaching
• Small group ministries
• Pastoral care
• Community outreach opportunities and initiatives and helping the church to strengthen its evangelism
• Ministry specifically focussed on children and young families and schools
 

Suitability:
This opportunity would be suitable for a man with a mature faith who has completed some form of theological training, demonstrated gifting in preaching and is looking for a first or second appointment. Alternatively the post would be open a man coming to the latter stages of his ministry who was looking to work with reduced hours and responsibility. The successful candidate would demonstrate a pastor's heart, be committed to prayer and the teaching of God's word in a variety of formats and settings, and willing to work with others in the Pastoral team to lead and shepherd the church.

Requirements:
• You will have been recognised by your current church as someone with the potential to meet the qualifications of an overseer as set out for leaders in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
• You will have shown evidence of the pastoral heart and aptitude of an under shepherd expressed in 1 Peter 5:1-4.
• You will be continuing to grow in your own personal daily walk and prayerful relationship with the Lord, which will be seen in your character.
• You will have an awareness of your own strengths and weaknesses, can work well with others as part of an eldership team, and be willing to be accountable to others.
• You have a heart to see the Church of Jesus Christ built up and increase for his glory.

Contact one of the elders for discussion (details on Church website), or send an email and cv to [email protected]