Vacancy for Senior Pastor

Job Title: Senior Pastor

Location: The Clease, Camelford, Cornwall, PL32 9QX

Reporting to: Trustees

Employment type: Full Time

Remuneration: up to £38,000 depending on experience

To Apply: email [email protected] to request an application form

Church Profile

We are an Assemblies of God church located between the moors and the coast in the small town of Camelford. On an average Sunday 80+ adults and 20+ children gather for worship in a loving and welcoming atmosphere. Our demographic spans all age groups with an above average number of young adults and draws from a radius of 10-15 miles. Our Church was planted in 1987 on the foundation of expository preaching and an emphasis on youth and children. Our large well-equipped building is situated in the centre of the town and we also have a shopfront location in the high street from which we run foodbank/clothesbank and signposting for those in need. We have recently started a garden project to grow produce and provide meaningful activity for those who need it.

We run a weekly stay and play, children’s Bible club, youth club, young adults outreach/fellowship, lunch time Bible study for seniors, as well as prayer meeting and Wednesday night meeting. The church is blessed with a high level of volunteers.

Unusually for a rural church we have an international flavour because of our present pastor’s evangelistic work overseas. We regularly have visiting speakers from Norway, Israel, Ukraine and USA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop a vision for the church, communicate it effectively, and lead the people in working towards its achievement.
• Provide ministry to all sections of the congregation that builds up and develops the church's stability, unity and maturity.
• Be responsible for the overall spiritual well-being of the Church.
• Motivate and manage the leadership church leadership team to outwork the church's vision
• Organise outreach events and strategy working with the outreach team
• Oversee the ‘Grow Centre’ community hub and garden project working with it’s paid manager.
• Spend time building relationships with the congregation as relationships are key to success.
• Manage the church charity’s affairs efficiently through regular meetings and develop a good working relationship with the Trustees to provide effective collective governance.
• Develop departments that allow giftings within the church to operate and move the church towards fulfilling the vision.
• Organise regular meetings with department leaders to improve the work of the vision and monitor progress against agreed targets.
• Motivate, encourage and develop the members to ensure their skills and abilities are released to their full potential.
• Ensure the church complies with legislation, e.g. Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Food & Hygiene, etc., including the provision of appropriate internally and externally sourced training .
• Responsible for managing the upkeep of church property with the property team.
• Maintain current knowledge of the church finances and ensure the church complies with statutory financial requirements.
• Overall responsibility for teaching, worship, pastoral care and prayer.
• Attend zone, area, hub and national AoG events
• Be a member of the church and an active part of the fellowship.
• Other occasional duties as agreed.