Pastor of Congregational Care

Hours Per Week:20
Status:Part-time
FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act): Salaried Non-Exempt
SPRC Approved:7/1/2025
Reports to:Senior Pastor
Supervises:N/A

The Pastor of Congregational Care serves as the director of the congregational care ministries, reporting directly to the Senior Pastor. This person works alongside the Apex UMC pastoral team (Senior Pastor, Teaching Pastor) to equip and empower lay ministry teams, and to provide visitation and pastoral care to congregation members and constituents.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for pastoral care needs and emergencies.
• Conduct pastoral visits in homes, hospitals, and nursing homes, including shut-in and home-bound members.
• Conduct funerals and weddings at the request of the congregation (and with approval of Senior Pastor).
• Collaborate with other Apex UMC clergy to coordinate a response to immediate pastoral care needs.

• Provide pastoral support and leadership to the lay Congregational Care Team of Apex UMC.
• Recruit and equip volunteers to serve on congregational care teams or as lay visitors.
• Serve as clergy liaison to the Stephen Ministry program, which involves serving as the referrals coordinator and participating in the training of new Stephen Ministers.
• Serve as clergy liaison to the support group for family members of those who battle mental illness, called SAMI (Sharing Anxiety of Mental Illnesses).

• Foster relationships with the staff by participating in staff team building and social activities.
• Plan and lead special worship services and events related to congregational care.
• Serve as liturgist for Traditional Worship services as needed.
• Lead Congregational Care meetings along with the Chair of Congregational Care Committee
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• At least 2 years of pastoral care experience, with CPE experience recommended.
• Ordination or licensing with sacramental privileges by the North Carolina Conference of the UMC or other appropriate denominational body.
• Computer literacy on a moderate level and a willingness to learn new technological tools (including Trello, our congregational care technology).
• Ability to communicate effectively in written form as needed to promote congregational care issues.
• Ability to conduct and lead virtual meetings and classes utilizing available technical options, or the willingness and capability of learning quickly to do so.
• Commitment to accepting all persons regardless of race, color, creed, gender and political preferences in order to love, welcome, and serve all without prejudice or judgment.
• Commitment to be a “team player” with other staff members, encouraging and caring for them as members of our congregation who also have pastoral needs.
• Pray regularly and actively develop one’s personal faith.
• Sense God’s calling to this ministry and be eager to use one’s gifts and talents to serve Christ.

• Able to speak in a public forum
• Able to move freely in and out of different group settings
• Able to drive, including at night

• Sense God’s calling to this ministry and be eager to use one’s gifts and talents to serve Christ.
• Pray regularly and actively develop one’s personal faith.
• Commitment to accept all persons regardless of race, color, creed, gender and political preferences in order to love, welcome, and serve all without prejudice.
• Commitment to be a compassionate, kind, and respectful team player with other staff members, willing to offer self as a resource to other members of the team.
• Commitment to the mission, vision, values and beliefs of AUMC, behaving privately and publicly in a manner that is congruent with these standards.