Website Centerville Christian Fellowship
Purpose
To love, glorify, and enjoy God by being and making disciples of Jesus Christ; through pastoral ministry and involvement in all areas of ministry within the life of Centerville Christian Fellowship (CCF).
Summary
The Church Planting Pastor would join the staff of CCF with the intent of being equipped and sent out within 18-24 months as the pastoral leader for a church plant or re-plant.
He would initially join the CCF staff with the title of Church Planting Resident. After appropriate time and consideration, and with the affirmation of CCF’s elders, the intention would be to transition the Church Planting Resident to the title Church Planting Pastor sometime before he plants. Concurrent with this transition, the new Church Planting Pastor would become an elder at CCF.
- His passion will be for gospel ministry among men and women in alignment with CCF’s philosophy and vision of ministry.
- He will have a heart for gospel-focused, family-based ministry that disciples men and women toward spiritual maturity.
- He will fulfill the biblical vision of leadership, integrity, and gospel humility as he invests heavily in the flock at CCF.
Qualifications
The Church Planting Pastor will manifest clear support for the leadership of the church pursuant to biblical unity.
The Church Planting Pastor needs to meet the spiritual and character qualifications of an elder as found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9 and to exhibit the fruit of the Spirit as found in Galatians 5:22. He should be wise, discerning, decisive, sensitive, tender, and firm. He should be a man of prayer and a man of the Word, sensitive to what the Spirit is saying to CCF. He should devote himself to daily prayer and Bible reading for the sake of guarding himself from sin and stirring up his heart and mind to renewed passion for Christ and should lead his family in regular times in the Word and prayer.
The Church Planting Pastor shall have at least a bachelor’s level of formal training or its equivalent and have experience in pastoral ministry.
Personal Skills
- Leadership—The pastor should be able to lead in a variety of contexts (individual, small groups, large groups) in such a way that Jesus Christ and His Gospel are central. He should be a self-starter and an initiative taker.
- Relational—the pastor should have a heart to care for people, not just manage systems; that drive should manifest itself in the appropriation of time.
- Administrative—while seeking mainly to shepherd people, the pastor should have the skill set and ability to effectively manage the various administrative tasks associated with the position.
- Preaching—the pastor should be an effective preacher who is able to rightly handle the Word and joyfully engage in exposition for the advancement of the Gospel and the edification of believers.
- Teaching/Equipping—the pastor should be able to effectively “equip the saints for the work of the ministry.”
- Communicating—the pastor should be able to clearly and concisely communicate the needs and aims of CCF to all church leadership and similarly communicate decisions from all church leadership to the congregation.
- Peacemaking—the pastor should be able to tactfully and winsomely unite people with varying perspectives to advance harmony and love and to achieve common goals.
Essential Ministry Responsibilities
1. Grow in the grace and knowledge of God
- By maintaining a devotional life of prayer and meditation on the Word.
- By faith-enriching reading and study.
- By engagement in personal and corporate worship.
- By glad participation in mutual care and accountability with other believers.
2. Clarify and communicate the vision of Centerville Christian Fellowship in accordance with the scriptures and in coordination with the Elders and staff of CCF
3. Fulfill the responsibilities of:
- Discipleship
- Invest heavily in getting to know the people that make up CCF
- Lead a small group
- Teach in other settings (Sunday School, Sunday AM, Men’s Theology Study, Youth, Kids, etc.)
- Utilize meals, free time and the events of CCF to build relationships with this local body
- Lead a small group of men through a 12-16 month discipleship group
- Church Plant Preparations
- Invest, brainstorm, pray, learn and strategize through the church planting process
- Connect with local pastors and churches
- Identify the WHERE
- Cast Vision for the plant and begin growing and meeting with a CORE team
- Look for ways to be in the community that you will be planting or re-planting
- Gaining exposure to all areas of ministry within CCF
- Hospital and home pastoral visitation
- Spending time serving within all ministries (Greeters, Tech, Youth, Kids etc.)
- Teaching responsibilities as assigned
- Pursuing eldership
- Involvement in financial processes and administrative tasks
- Any special projects and tasks as assigned by the Elders or Pastoral Staff
- Participation in pastoral and staff-related meetings and events
- Attendance at all major services of the church family
- Attendance at quarterly GDAB meetings
- Weekly Staff Meeting
- Pastoral Development meetings
- Annual ministry review of ministry goals, performance, and evaluation