Parkside Bible Church (Watertown, NY) – Senior Pastor

The Big Picture

Parkside Bible Church (https://parksidebible.org/home) is searching for a passionate Lead Pastor to provide godly leadership as our church grows into the next season of ministry. We are excited for a pastor who is energetic, visionary, collaborative, and most importantly, is walking intimately with Jesus.

The Church

At Parkside Bible, God has raised up a vibrant ministry in the Thousand Islands Region of New York. Parkside seeks to be inwardly strong; nurturing committed followers of Jesus; and outwardly focused; impacting Watertown and the surrounding north country. With our proximity to Fort Drum, Parksiders embrace the opportunity to serve soldiers and their families who are serving our country. Parkside is a multi-generational church where new believers and seasoned saints worship, fellowship, serve, and grow together.

MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Preach and teach God’s Word (40%/20 hours)

• Preach at Sunday worship services 40-44 Sundays/year.
• Be faithful to Scripture and seek to help the congregation understand and apply the message to their lives.
• Prepare and lead targeted seminar-style training as needed.
• Set aside regular times of study in order to be personally equipped for sharing the Word with others

• Provide leadership, vision, and overall direction for the church (30%/15 hours)
  • The Lead Pastor of Parkside will provide the directional leadership for the church and work with the Elders to develop and articulate the vision, mission, values, and ministry initiatives, which in turn will guide ministry decisions and priorities regarding staffing, programming, and budgeting.
  • The Lead Pastor is empowered to manage and direct the staff, resources, and ministries of the church, as agreed-upon by the Elder Board, to accomplish the mission and set the long-term direction of the church.
  • Lead the church in developing and maintaining a Discipleship Pathway
  • Develop and implement a recurring Leadership Development Process
  • Seek God regularly in prayer for direction for the church
  • Cast vision for the church in collaboration with the elders and convey that vision through preaching, at congregational meetings, and other appropriate settings
  • Serve as an ex officio member of all church committees in order to maintain mission alignment of all Parkside ministries. Participate in meetings when available and often enough to understand their level of function.
  • Delegate appropriate ministry tasks to others in order to help them develop and grow in their areas of spiritual gifts
  • Provide vision and supervision of an effective Small Group Ministry. Administration of small groups may be delegated to a qualified person.
• Supervise the church staff (15%/7.5 hours)
  • Conduct weekly Staff Meeting
  • Lead Staff in developing and maintaining a process of assimilation of new attenders and follow-up of existing attenders.
  • Participate in all human resource decisions for church staff
  • Provide direction, encouragement, and ongoing supervision for all paid staff
  • Provide regular feedback to staff regarding performance, including an annual written performance review.
  • Lead staff in developing their ministry goals and accountability in pursuing those goals.
  • Recommend new staff positions as needed to the Board of Elders
• Provide Gospel Shepherding and Biblical Counseling (10%/5 hours)
  • Provide counseling services as needed, referring long term counseling needs to outside Christian counselors
  • Actively participate in the life of the church and its members
  • Visit the sick and elderly as available
  • Perform weddings and funerals for church members as requested

• Other (5%/2.5 hours)
  • Participate in neighborhood and community events as time allows
  • Participate in discipleship and multiplication across the Northeastern District
  • Other projects and duties as deemed necessary by the Elders

KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Ability to consistently teach the Bible in a way the average person can understand
2. Ability to show care and compassion to people with diverse needs
3. Ability to lead both small and large groups
4. Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and competing demands for your time
5. Willingness to submit to the church constitution, the board of elders, and the official decisions of the membership of the congregation

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Seminary education preferred plus 10 years of ministry experience, 7 of which involve preaching ministry or significant teaching
2. Demonstrated life of moral and ethical purity, together with the qualities of an elder as described in 1 Timothy and Titus
3. Be willing to seek continuing education to be licensed, credentialed, and ordained in the Christian & Missionary Alliance

Theological Affirmations

1. Affirms the Christian & Missionary Alliance Statement of Faith
2. Is able to maintain core theological positions, while being able to winsomely and humbly agree to disagree with non-essential theological preferences.
3. Agrees with the pre-millennial position of Parkside Church.
4. Does not seek to be divisive on ‘trendy’ theological nuances which have conflicted many churches (i.e.: Wok-ism; Young, Restless & Reformed; the Atonement; strict Calvinism; Emergent Church; etc)

The Process

Please look over this job description and the church website. Along with your resume please answer these questions:

Why do you believe that you might be a good fit for Parkside?

Describe your experiences in ministry and how you may be qualified to serve as the Senior Pastor of Parkside?

In just a few sentences please give a summary of your theology and how that is in line with the doctrine of Parkside and the Christian and Missionary Alliance?

Please send your resume and the answers to these questions to Jason@LancasterSearch.com