Description
The Pastor:
A central priority of the pastor’s job is maintaining the reverence required in our worship services to honor our Lord Jesus Christ through His written, read, preached, and visible word through the sacraments. The pastor provides leadership, prayerfully working with the session to develop and execute ministry plans and support the activities mentioned above. He should be committed to teaching the Bible with a view to application and consistently speak the truth in love. Theministry of the pastor includes regular visits to members who are in the hospital, nursing home, or homebound. He should also seek to be available to counsel, help apply the wisdom of Scripture, and to pray with those in need. The pastor is expected to exhibit a daily walk with the Lord that displays integrity, humility, and discipleship, encouraging others as they seek to do the same. A willingness to work with other biblically minded local ministers is important as well as a firm commitment to Reformed theology as defined by the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter catechisms.
Our Vision:
Above all to promote God’s glory as we seek to know Christ and to make Him known by fulfilling the Great Commission in Tunica County and beyond.
About Tunica Presbyterian Church:
The mission statement of Tunica Presbyterian Church is “to know Christ and to make Him known.” We are committed to solid Biblical teaching and the system of doctrine contained in the Westminster Confession of Faith and its associated catechisms. Our seven elders and six deacons seek to serve our congregation through prayer and oversee 120 members in a town of 1,200 and a county of 10,000. We are a mission-minded church, taking Acts 1:8 to heart as we reach throughout our community and beyond with the Gospel.
Ministry Highlights:
Catechism Kids- an after-school ministry where over 50 1st-6th graders come to learn the Children’s Catechism, Bible verses, and sing praise and worship songs.
Sunday School / Bible Studies- Solid Bible teachers educate our congregation on Sunday mornings and the broader community during the week with a commitment to reformed Biblical teaching.
Second Sunday- a family friendly praise and worship service on the 2nd Sunday of each month with a brief devotional talk followed by a shared meal.
Missions- active prayer and financial support of local and foreign missions and church planting efforts.
Other Activities- Women of the Church / Circle, Men’s Prayer Breakfast (monthly), Vacation Bible School, Reformed Youth Ministries Summer Retreat, short-term mission trips, Evangelism Explosion training for adults, TAGS Kids (evangelism training for 4th-6th graders), Tunica Community Ministries (local interracial ministry effort), and local prison ministry.
Salary: Undisclosed
Requirements
Candidates seeking the position should have the required Master of Divinity and significant experience ministering, preaching, and teaching in a church environment. He should be a member in good standing of a conservative Reformed Denomination (EPC, PCA, ARP, OPC).