Description

Meet Eastwood Baptist Church

Eastwood Baptist Church is a thriving congregation in Haughton, Louisiana, passionate about making disciples who make disciples. With a warm, welcoming spirit and a strong sense of community, Eastwood provides a place where people can grow in their faith, connect in meaningful relationships, and live out their calling to serve others. The church is intentional about fostering both spiritual depth and genuine fellowship through vibrant worship services, engaging Family Life Groups, and a wide range of ministries that impact the surrounding community. Rooted in biblical truth and driven by a clear mission, Eastwood is a church family eager to see lives transformed by the Gospel—and to partner with leaders who share that same heart.

About the Senior Pastor

Eastwood Baptist Church is prayerfully seeking a Senior Pastor who is deeply passionate about Biblical preaching, relational discipleship, and missions. This individual will be called to lead, inspire, and grow with the church, fostering a community where people discover new life in Jesus, deepen their relationships with Christ and His Word, actively serve in ministry and missions, and disciple others. The Senior Pastor will have a heart for shepherding and developing members and leaders within the congregation, guiding Eastwood Baptist Church in its consistent mission to “make fully devoted disciples of Jesus Christ who make disciples of Jesus Christ”. This is considered an indispensable role for the church’s continued vitality and mission.

The Senior Pastor’s responsibilities include:

• Biblical Preaching & Teaching: Serve as the primary preacher, delivering Biblically grounded sermons (30-40 minutes in length) with passion and depth. Oversee and potentially raise up other teachers within the church. Determine sermon series and contribute to the programming of worship services.
• Visionary Leadership: Provide clear, God-given vision and strategic direction for the church, inspiring the congregation towards growth and greater impact.
• Staff Oversight & Development: Lead and develop a dedicated team of 4 full-time and 4 part-time employees, overseeing 7 direct reports and fostering a healthy staff culture.
• Relational Discipleship: Champion the church’s “4D Groups” and Family Life Groups, actively engaging in and promoting relational discipleship throughout the congregation.
• Pastoral Care & Shepherding: Demonstrate a genuine heart for shepherding the flock, nurturing members and leaders, and being approachable and consistently involved in the life of the church beyond Sunday mornings, including church functions, fellowships, mission trips, and projects.
• Missions & Community Engagement: Promote and lead the church’s mission efforts, both locally and globally, and actively engage with and serve the Haughton community. This includes involvement in initiatives like the weekly community meal and Celebrate Recovery.
• Administrative Oversight: Maintain regular office hours and effectively manage church operations, including a departmental budget of approximately $1.2 million. The Senior Pastor reports directly to the Church body.
• Outside Engagements: Permitted to accept outside speaking events.

Requirements

How to Apply

Primary Contact: Vanderbloemen Search Group

Email: resumes@vanderbloemen.com

Phone: 7133009665

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