Associate Pastor

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Pastor position primarily focuses on the youth and young adult activities. The purpose of this position is to build and maintain a healthy youth group and oversee the children’s ministry. The applicant must have a strong desire to work with children, youth, and young adults to foster growth.

This position is full-time. It involves some work activities to be accomplished during evening hours and on weekends. It is expected that the Associate pastor will be at the church office at least 25 hours a week, conducting activities related to the church and respective position.

• Align with River Church’s doctrinal statement and mission
• Work closely with and report to the Senior Pastor
• Participate in Sunday services
• Fill in for the Senior Pastor during his absences. This would include providing the Sunday message and other work activities
• Oversee/provide training to volunteers serving as helpers in such areas as the nursery, VBS, and Sunday School
• Provide a monthly written report on activities to the Ministry Council
• Lead/Participate in a wide range of outreach activities within the church and outside of the church, including evangelism and community engagement. This includes working/teaching with the Senior Pastor on the yearly Spiritual Growth Campaign, conducting youth group nights/outings and Bible studies.
  May participate in other activities such as jail ministry, worship, opening prayer at County and Town Board Meetings, food banks, and other community tasks that may be undertaken in the future as part of River Church’s outreach
• Manage all aspects of a yearly VBS program as well as youth summer and winter camps
• Ability to develop and teach from lesson plans
• Ability to preach and teach effectively in both large and small group settings
• Plan and prepare Sunday School lessons and all needed materials for kindergarten through 6th grade
• Perform various office/administrative tasks as need