Associate Pastor

About Us: We are an EFCA church in the Pacific Northwest with an average attendance of 350. Established over 100 years ago, we are comprised of a healthy mix between the older generation with a large and growing number of young families. We have been a gospel witness to the community and are praying for the right person to partner with us to connect our community to the gospel. Our vision at Harper Church is Becoming a Community of Grace by Transforming Broken People into Committed Followers of Jesus Christ.

We are seeking someone with:
• A clear understanding and response to the Gospel
• A call to pastoral ministry
• A season of formal education (a bachelor’s degree with preference for an MDiv)
• Ordination in the EFCA (or willingness to pursue ordination)
• A hunger for personal and professional growth
• A highly relational personality
• An aptitude for identifying areas of improvement
• An ability to take on new tasks and see through to completion
• A desire to be collaborative with other pastors, staff, and volunteers
• A positive attitude
• Great communication skills
• Dreams and hopes to engage the community

This person should be competent in these key ministry responsibilities:
Ministry Leadership and Oversight
• Oversee the Small Group Ministry
• Oversee the Men’s Ministry
• Oversee the Deacon Board (specific ministry areas)
• Undertake new ministries/outreaches as needed

Collaboration
• Assist the senior pastor in day-to-day pastoral duties
• Assist in the planning, staffing, running of Sunday Services
• Assist the planning/agenda of all Elder board meetings
• Assist in the teaching ministry (various functions and occasional preaching on Sunday)
• Coordinate with staff members and ministry leaders in ministry and operational matters

Pastoral Care
• Share the Gospel with those who don’t know Jesus
• Disciple and grow the body of Christ
• Enfold visitors into Harper Church through our membership process
• Embrace our vision for ministry and pass it on to those you serve
• Provide encouragement to elderly and shut-ins
• Perform weddings and funerals or assist in the planning

Leadership Development
• Build relationships across the church to identify potential leaders
• Employ discernment when recruiting leaders to serve in Harper
• Identify training for people to serve in various ministries
• Collaborate with the Senior Pastor when training teachers and key leaders
• Lead by example

Events Coordination
• Recruit and organize volunteers for events
• Oversee annual functions that serve our church family
• Coordinate with other ministry leads to accomplish church-wide functions
• Employ management skills with overseeing church wide functions

Administrative Responsibilities
• Assist the Senior Pastor and staff with annual budgets
• Assistance in planning membership meetings
• Oversee facilities and financial details with Administrative Assistant, Property Board Chairman, and Finance Board Chairman.

Relationships
• Accountable to the Senior Pastor
• Collaborate with various staff for church wide functions
• Assist Staff/Volunteers to run the Sunday services with excellence
• Collaborate with Administrative Assistant as needed

Employment Status
• Full Time (max 50 hours/week) (Includes services and meetings)
• Tuesday staff meetings
• Sunday mornings
• Events as needed

Benefits
• Competitive Salary (depending upon education and experience)
• Medical benefits
• Retirement (contributions into a 403b)
• Vacation (depending on years of experience)
• Sick Leave (depending on years of experience)
• Flex Time (weekly schedule and summer hours)
• Holidays (nine per year)
• Training (classes/seminars/conferences)

Contact/Send Resume to: tim@harperchurch.org