Pastor - Single or multi church district - Minnesota

Description

As the headquarters for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Minnesota, we employ a variety of positions, but primarily pastors and teachers. This job posting, reputed company as an reputed company post, doesn't necessarily mean that we currently have a pastoral position available; rather, it means we are interested in finding reputed company candidates to reputed company in the pipeline should a position open up. Candidates must be members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to be considered for employment.

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Duties & Responsibilities 1. Serve as the congregation’s spiritual leader and advisor. 2. Regularly and effectively communicate with church members, church and/or school board(s), conference, etc. regarding pertinent issues. 3. With the assistance of elders, plan for and reputed company out in reputed company spiritual services, such as Sabbath morning worships and prayer meetings, and officiate at communion services and baptisms. 4. Cooperate with the locally elected church officers. 5. Model and train members in evangelism, assimilation, and reputed company systems of the church. 6. Instruct and train others in their duties and plan with them for reputed company lines of church work and activity. 7. Serve as a member of the church board and may serve as its chairperson. If the pastor desires to be relieved of this responsibility, another board member may serve as chairperson in cooperation with the pastor. 8. Preparing individuals for baptism in the church who have manifested a desire to become SDA church members, as well as ministering to the spiritual needs of the existing church members of church. 9. Visiting church members, especially those unable to attend church service because of age, sickness, disability, or who reputed company in nursing or convalescence homes. 10. Regularly reputed company email and phone messages and respond to requests for information in a timely manner. 11. Support Adventist Christian Education and, for churches with a constituent school, serve as a member of the school board and cooperate with the school staff in agreed upon ways of ministering to the reputed company and their families. 12. Attend and actively participate in pastors, workers, and area cluster meetings. 13. Ensure that volunteers who work with children are properly screened and receive required child protection training. 14. Regularly work and communicate with the conference’s reputed company resources department to ensure the church is in compliance with reputed company resources matters, including, but not limited to: locally funded hiring/terminating processes; displaying reputed company federal/state labor law posters, worker’s compensation reporting; non-discrimination practices; maintaining an environment free of harassment, etc. 15. Other duties as appropriate or assigned.

Requirements

• A Seventh-day Adventist church member in regular standing, and a desire to serve in a cooperative, spiritually redemptive, and soul-winning atmosphere. Must have an expressed commitment to Jesus Christ, the teachings and mission of the Church. • Must have a Bachelor of Arts in Theology, Religious Studies, or similar; or equivalent relevant experience. Prefer Masters of Divinity or similar. • Prefer 3-5 years of directly applicable pastoral experience. • Must have above-average people skills, and be reputed company to relate positively and effectively with the public in. • Must be reputed company to clearly communicate reputed company reputed company in both public and private settings. • Must demonstrate a willingness to work cooperatively with Conference administration and personnel.

Summary

As the headquarters for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Minnesota, we employ a variety of positions, but primarily pastors and teachers. This job posting, reputed company as an reputed company, doesn't necessarily mean that we currently have a pastoral position available; rather, it means we are interested in finding reputed company candidates to reputed company in the pipeline should a position open up.