Description

Position Summary 

This position furthers the vision, values, and mission of Living Fellowship Church by helping to develop, lead, pastor, form, support, and inspire our fellowship to do the holistic work of creating a Home in Christ for All in Alpharetta, GA, and North Fulton County. The role will include sharing in the pastoral duties of shepherding the church,  equipping and catalyzing members toward the mission, and engaging our community as an evangelist. The Assistant Pastor will also work with other staff and leaders to help develop and maintain healthy structures, teams, and processes needed to welcome numerical growth and gospel transformation in LF and leverage our fellowship for gospel impact and community renewal.  

Responsibilities

Pastoral and Leadership Responsibilities  (33%) 

• Develop spiritually and professionally as a pastoral leader. 
• Develop, teach, and engage others in spiritual formation and discipleship. 
• Provide direct pastoral care for members and attendees.
• Provide leadership and direction for welcoming new members into the life of LF.
• Be an active pastoral presence seeking to build relationships, welcome newcomers, and connect meaningfully with regular visitors and members.
• Assist with pastoral duties in worship, including the liturgy, administering the sacraments, prayer, and preaching. 

Missional  (33%) 

• Engage our community with the heart of a missionary.  
• Help develop LF leaders and members to understand our community and grow confident in following Christ in obedience to the Great Commission.    
• Help deliver effective day to day operations that support the long-term planning, leader development, and active prayer by staff and members to engage our community for mission and renewal. 
• Work with the Lead Planter and volunteer leaders to set goals and develop ways to measure and improve LF's missional health and functioning. 

Organizational and Administrative  (33%)

• Help with church administrative duties. 
• Lead and oversee the process of recruiting, assessing, and training new volunteers, working with volunteer leaders and other staff.  
• Oversee recruiting volunteer leaders and volunteers for our gathered worship.
• Work with Administrative staff to keep church calendars and communication plans current. 
• Work with the lead Planter and volunteer leaders to develop a budget that reflects LF’s values and mission.
• Oversee and develop Fellowship Dinners and community-focused outreach events for greater impact. 
• Plan, coordinate, and execute key ministry events relevant to the assigned areas.
• Direct proactive communication within and beyond LF to inform, inspire, and empower lay leaders and other stakeholders to work toward LF's missional goals. 
• Help manage our children’s ministry until a children’s director is found.  

Candidate Profile

While we are still a church plant, and the candidate may not conceive of themselves first and foremost as a church planter, we believe the following characteristics will help identify what candidate will be appropriate for this position in our context at this time. The following profile fits the vision of Living Fellowship and the current pastoral needs to help us accomplish our mission with our staff, members, and volunteers at Living Fellowship. The ideal candidate will reflect the following characteristics and qualifications. 

Gospel Believing: You are repenting and believing in Jesus as a way of life; you have a growing grasp of the gospel of the kingdom in your own life and how it is a need in suburban Atlanta and Alpharetta.

Emotionally Intelligent: You are self-aware, able to connect with people and handle conflict in a mature, biblical, wise way.

Communicates Scripture Well: You demonstrate a capacity to understand and effectively communicate Scripture to the heart, mind, and will of those you minister to.

Resilient: Trusting in the strength and provision of the Lord, you demonstrate a capacity to weather disappointment, discouragement, and even despair, trusting the Lord’s calling on your life and ministry.

Intellectually Curious: You have a commitment to personal improvement and growth; you recognize that an effective leader never “arrives” that there is a continual need to search the Scriptures and better understand the times in which we live.

Gathers People: You do not wait for people to come to you. With the heart of a shepherd, you seek to care for members of the church, you follow Jesus into hard places, and you seek the lost and invite them into the life of the people of God.

Starter-Builder: You look for solutions to problems and implement them. You have a vision for establishing new ministries and contributing to the growth of existing work.

Committed to Place: You have a passion for the people who are made in God’s image and for the places that he has made. You are committed to being a resident of our community in Alpharetta and to seek the good of our community not only through ministries of the church, but also through your time, energy, resources, and prayer.

Responsible With Finances: You steward your/your family’s resources with attention to generosity, mercy, and care for those in your household. You are wise about the church’s resources, stewarding well the finances entrusted to us.

Loves Church As Church: You are patient and compassionate toward the church as it is today, not as you hope it will be tomorrow. You welcome messiness, brokenness, and even a little bit of chaos. You actively pray to reflect Christ's heart for his people.

Requirements

How to Apply

Interested parties can email Sarah@livingfellowshipchurch.org for more information or submit a resume and one-page cover letter specifically explaining why they are interested in this pastoral position.

Primary Contact: Sarah Coppiano

Email: sarah@livingfellowshipchurch.org

Phone: 770-294-5942

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