Ministry Opportunities

Associate Pastor of
Pastoral Care and Senior Adults

Job Description for

Part Time Associate Pastor of Pastoral Care and Senior Adults

First Baptist Church Ridge Manor

34132 Ridge Manor Blvd.

Ridge Manor FL 33523

Apply to: fbcrmf@tampabay.rr.com

Position:

Paid Part- time Associate Pastor of Pastoral Care and Senior Adults at FBCRM. Flexible hours to be negotiated with Pastor and the Leadership committee – with a minimum of 20 hrs required per week. Hours will include worship service attendance and participation, leadership meeting time, hospital visits, community outreach, planning and leading church fellowship activities and events, leading a discipleship group and preparation as agreed upon with the pastor.

Purpose:

The purpose of the position is to minister to the church family and to our community by focusing on pastoral care and community outreach in order to promote our church goal of “making disciples of Christ through a focus on spiritual formation,” meeting spiritual, emotional, and social needs in the body and our community by focusing on our church mission to “encourage every individual to love God, love one another, and love our community.”

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

· Being a role- model of what it means to be a disciple of Christ, modeling genuine faith, spiritual disciplines, and good moral character.

· Responsible for care ministry to serve the congregation in coordination with the deacon team and for developing ministry to senior adults. Including empty nesters, retired, and shut ins. Coordinate hospital, and shut in visitation as well as member care and participate in counseling.

· Responsible for Senior Adult bible study, Senior Adult Sunday school class, increasing fellowship, equipping, and mobilizing Senior Adults to be active in the ministry.

· Aligning Senior ministry with our overall multi-generational, multiethnic church family.

· Leading Seniors into a deeper understanding of Loving God as expressed through personal and corporate worship, and Loving others as experienced in Disciple making relationships with one another.

· Establish meaningful connections and relationships with church family and neighbors in the community.

· Maintain weekly prayer list and family follow up.

· Provide preaching occasionally.

Required Qualifications:

Must be a committed follower of Christ demonstrating active membership in a Bible believing Church and agrees to abide by the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. Must have documented biblical education and training. Must sense a call to ministry.

Preferred Qualifications: Bible college or seminary student, seeking mentorship opportunity in ministry. or experienced or retired minister seeking part time ministry opportunity.

Compensation: $420 per week pay for part time position with Housing in parsonage on campus with utilities included.

Apply to First Baptist Church Ridge Manor: fbcrmf@tampabay.rr.com