Religious | Presbyterian: International (UK)
Full-Time
Posted: Oct 10, 2023
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2024
Description
Summary: To serve as senior pastor of Faith Community Church, an international church in Prague, Czech Republic. Faith Community is part of the International Presbyterian Church (IPC) denomination and is looking for a new senior pastor after the founding pastor stepped back from his role in June 2023.
For more details about the position, our church, and our context, please visit this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19rkv8zwiUb7iqZIUOoY94OsvrA8HdH3psZp8MOerUjQ/edit?usp=sharing
Salary: Undisclosed
Requirements
For more details about the position, our church, and our context, please visit this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19rkv8zwiUb7iqZIUOoY94OsvrA8HdH3psZp8MOerUjQ/edit?usp=sharing
The excerpt below is taken from the document linked above, regarding main responsibilities and requirements.
Preaching/Teaching
- Preach most Sundays
- Determine and plan sermon series
- Other teaching opportunities, seminars, Bible studies
Staff
- Oversee small staff team (currently worship leader, admin, children’s ministry coordinator - all part-time), organize and lead staff meetings
- Meet regularly with staff members for ministry updates, strategizing for future ministry
Shepherding
- Oversee shepherding of members and regular attenders of church
- Work with IPC elders to ensure the best shepherding and pastoral care is happening
Officers
- Coordinate and facilitate officer meetings
- Work with deacons on budget and facility
- Work with elders on vision-casting and strategy development
Church ministry
- Recruit, support, and provide discipleship opportunities for volunteer ministry leaders
- Support church partnerships with local ministries (like Youth Praha, Dignity, and Teen Challenge)
Denomination
- Represent church to IPC
Requirements
- A love for people and a love for the gospel of Jesus Christ
- A heart for Biblical worship, desire to lead, a commitment to the truth of Scripture, and a passion for prayer
- Self-funded or already supported through a sending organization
- Holds qualifications and is willing to go through the teaching elder ordination process in the IPC (more details here)
- The ability to engage and lead people of various cultural backgrounds
- The ability to live and serve in a cross-cultural setting
- An excitement and interest in local life in Prague
How to Apply
If anything here has sparked your interest, we (the pastor search team) would love to connect with you on a call to learn more about your background and calling as well as share more about our church and the opportunity in front of us.
To kick off that process, send your CV to our pastor search team chairs, Ryan Hefner (rhefner1@gmail.com) and Jon Coody (jon.coody@gmail.com), and we’ll follow up with you.
Primary Contact: Ryan Hefner
Email: rhefner1@gmail.com
Phone: (919) 896-4039
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