Religious | Christian Reformed Church
606 E. 6th Street
Prairie City, IA 50228
https://www.prairiecitycrc.com
Full-Time
Posted: Jun 3, 2025
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2025
Description
Prairie City CRC seeks a dedicated full-time Pastor with a deep and vibrant faith to lead our church family. We are a small town church in Central Iowa, 20 miles from Des Moines. We desire an effective communicator with relational strength able to share brokenness. We have an engaged and dedicated church family that we would love for you to come and join. We are also blessed to have a retired pastor among our congregation that is willing and able to mentor and assist as much or as little as desired.
Please check us out on our church website at: https://www.prairiecitycrc.com/
Salary: Undisclosed
Requirements
Responsibilities
1. Preaching and Worship Leadership
- Prepare and deliver engaging sermons that inspire and challenge the congregation.
- Plan and lead regular worship services, including special services and events.
- Open and flexible to new options for worship.
2. Pastoral Care
- Provide spiritual guidance, counseling, and support to church family.
- Visit members in homes, hospitals, and other settings as needed.
- Prepare, facilitate and conduct baptisms, weddings, and funerals.
3. Discipleship and Spiritual Formation
- Participate and be able to nurture small group ministries.
- Encourage and equip the saints to take on leadership roles.
4. Community Engagement
- Foster relationships within the community and actively be involved in the local ministerial association of church leaders.
- Participate in community service initiatives.
- Promote outreach programs to connect with and serve the wider community.
5. Leadership and Administration
- Collaborate with the Council and to set and achieve the church’s vision and goals.
- Attend and participate in Monthly Elders and Council meetings
- Be involved in church administration, operation and communication.
- Oversee part time church staff
- Provide guidance and support for and volunteers.
- Participate in Classis responsibilities as necessary
- Participate in regular meetings with Pastoral Relations committee to receive and give feedback
6. Communication
- Maintain effective communication with the congregation
- Be accessible and approachable to church members and the community.
Qualifications
- Loves and lives with the Lord as demonstrated in a strong faith, prayer life and spiritual vitality that draws existing and new members closer to the Holy Spirit.
- In agreement with the CRCNA covenant for office bearers.
- High level organizational leadership skills
- Ability to engage and work collaboratively with all age groups
- Excellent and effective communication and listening skills
- Kind, caring, compassionate and approachable
- Inspirational leader with a heart for service and the ability to motivate others in their faith journey.
How to Apply
Primary Contact: Bret VandeLune
Email: pccrcpastorsearch@gmail.com
Phone: 515-800-1073
Apply Online: View