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Lead Pastor Full Time NEW
Lead Pastor Advertising/Posting:
Fort Langley Community Church (Evangelical Free Church of Canada) is set in the birthplace of British Columbia. We are an Intergenerational Bible-believing church family within the Langley area of the Lower Mainland of BC. Our culture statement is “Seeking God with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength; seeking growth into closeness and conformity with Christ by the Holy Spirit and seeking good for our neighbours through service and the Gospel.”
We are seeking a Lead Pastor who leads from a deep love for Christ, His Word, and His people. The Lead Pastor will provide spiritual leadership through Gospel-centered preaching, relational shepherding, collaborative leadership, and the development of others for ministry. The Lead Pastor will lead with a shepherd’s heart, a servant’s posture, and the humility to recognize that the church belongs to Christ and that ministry is a shared calling among God’s people.
See the Position Overview attached. If you believe that you are a good fit to serve this ministry, then send a cover letter and CV including two references to [email protected].
The search team will present one successful applicant to the Board and Church membership for a candidating weekend, after which the congregational membership will vote to affirm a call to serve as Lead Pastor.
Position Overview
Fort Langley Community Church (FLCC) is a congregational-led church in the Evangelical Free Churches of Canada denomination serving the areas of Fort Langley, Walnut Grove, Willoughby and Aldergrove. The church conducts services every Sunday with additional ministries serving all ages across the week.
Fort Langley Community Church is seeking a lead pastor to add to our permanent ministry staff. The lead pastor provides spiritual and executive direction to the church as well as the majority of preaching and development of ministry staff. They also officiate services including weddings, dedications and funerals. Additionally, they carry out pastoral care for the congregation and community within the culture statement of Fort Langley Community Church.
As per the bylaws of Fort Langley Community Church, a successful candidate will be presented and hired upon majority approval of the church membership at the next congregational meeting.
Key Details:
Employment Type: Permanent
Hours per Week: 40 hours per week
Rate: $75,000 – $100,000 per annum
Key Responsibilities:
– Church Leadership: In tandem with the Church Board, develop and execute the mission and vision of FLCC, consistent with the church’s culture statement.
– Staff Leadership: Direct and oversee the church ministry staff within the mission, vision and culture of FLCC
– Preaching: Provide the majority of Gospel-centered and Biblically sound teaching and preaching; establishing a preaching plan as directed by the Holy Spirit to the call and needs of FLCC
– Pastoral Care: Assist the individuals in community and congregation by visiting, providing practical care and counselling in crisis, referring out to qualified professionals where appropriate life issues in a Christ-centered way alongside the Elder Team.
– Sunday Service: Participate and collaborate with Associate Pastor and ministry staff in planning, execution and review of Sunday service(s)
– Ministry Staff Meetings: Actively lead and participate in staff meetings, plans and other staff practices
– Officiant: Conduct and administer weddings, dedications and funerals as needed
– Administrative Duties: Engage, coordinate and communicate with church congregation as requested along with Office Administrator.
– Reporting: Reports on church activities and plans to Fort Langley Community Church Board on monthly basis
– Moral Responsibility: Uphold FLCC Statement of Faith and Church Culture Statement.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
1) Pastoral Faith and Character:
a) Vibrant and dynamic relationship with God and others
b) Models the character qualities of an elder (1 Timothy 3:1-13)
c) Alignment and adherence with EFCC Statement of Faith and ethos, and commitment to FLCC’s mission, culture and lifestyle expectations
2) Leadership Qualities:
a) Leads by following (“Follow me as I follow Christ”)
b) Gospel-centric (points others to Jesus and the gospel)
c) Caring (as a shepherd, shows understanding and compassion)
d) Discipleship-minded (equipping, empowering mentoring)
e) Creative (can creatively engage with others of all ages)
f) Intuitive (can discern needs of individuals as well as navigate group culture and dynamics)
g) Invitational (models and cultivates a heart to invite and enfold others)
h) Gifted communicator (articulate, passionate evangelist)
i) Organized (has administrative/organizational ability to execute with excellence)
j) Bold (able to biblically push him/herself and others out of their comfort zones in order to grow spiritually; mentors and equips)
3) Education and Experience:
a) Master’s degree at a seminary preferred
b) At least 5 years’ experience in pastoral ministry required
c) Within one year to transfer or be in process of being ordained with the EFCC
4) Active and Mobile
a) Able to provide own vehicle for commuting and off-campus work
b) Permission and documentation to work in Canada
Interview Process
1) Potential candidates will be selected for a series of interviews with our search team.
2) Following the interview process, a candidate will be invited to spend a weekend with the congregation. During this visit, the candidate will have the opportunity to preach during a worship service, participate in a public meet-and-greet, and meet with church leadership.
3) Following the candidate visits, the congregation will vote on the Lead Pastor candidate. A formal call will be extended to the candidate upon receiving an affirmative vote of at least 85% of the congregational membership.
To Apply
After careful reading of this posting and discernment, please submit a cover letter, CV, sample sermon (recorded or written) and a list of active references to [email protected].