Job Opportunities

Senior Pastor

Nonprofit | Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Beersheba Church
1736 Beersheba Rd
Columbus, MS 39702
https://www.beershebachurch.com

 

Full-Time

Posted: Jan 18, 2023

Application Deadline: May 1, 2023

Description


Church Info

Beersheba Church is a strong, healthy, mission-driven, future-focused congregation with over 200 members, excellent lay leadership, and growing finances. The church has a proactive mindset demonstrated by their website and up-to-date technology for online engagement, worship excellence, and ministry effectiveness. 


To learn more, here is a link to a comprehensive OPPORTUNITY PROFILE.


Beersheba is uniquely positioned in the New Hope community, 8 miles southeast of Columbus, Mississippi and 3 miles from the Alabama border. The congregation represents occupations from attorneys to insurance agents to business owners, educators, housewives.


Founded in 1825, Beersheba Church is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Beersheba looks back with gratitude but forward with commitment to serve the redemptive purposes of God in our community and beyond.


Job Description

The Senior Pastor, as the chief administrative officer of the church, shall administer the total program of the church, implement the policies of the Session (Church Elders), and supervise the staff. Here are core commitments required of the Senior Pastor:


·      To believe the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the inspired Word of God, the authority for faith and practice.

·      To remain faithful to the call to the ministry from love of God and neighbor with a sincere desire to glorify God and advance His Kingdom in the world.

·      To be zealous and faithful, as God enables, in maintaining the truths of the gospel and the purity and peace of the church, irrespective of any opposition that may arise.

·      To be faithful and diligent as a Christian and a minister of the gospel, and to endeavor in public and private not to give offense to Christ and His church. 

Salary: $60K-$89K

Requirements


KEY ATTRIBUTES

 

Biblical Preaching

Seeks to “rightly divide the Word of Truth” affirming the Bible’s “authority for faith and

practice” applying the “whole counsel of God” as found in the Holy Scriptures.


Affirms historical orthodoxy to the application of the Bible for daily life without

accommodation to current ideologies or cultural mores.


Practical Focus

Commits to provide relevant “life lesson” application of historic Biblical truth through

worship, preaching, teaching, and discipleship programs for persons of all ages and stages.

 

Cultural Issues

Affirms the view of marriage, gender, and identity consistently presented in the Bible and the

1813, 1883, and 1984 Confessions of Faith of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and

aligns with the Cumberland Presbyterian position on Human Sexuality (adopted in 1996).

How to Apply


For comprehensive info on the role and the church, review the OPPORTUNITY PROFILE:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k6pq996dwrhhmex/Beersheba%20Church-%20Opportunity%20Profile.pdf?dl=0

Primary Contact: Wes Johnson

Email: wjohnson@transitionconsulting.com

Phone: (909) 375-3774