Senior Pastor

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Discovering Christ Church (DCC) is a multi-generational congregation dedicated to living out its mission of helping people discover and follow Jesus. Formerly known as the Fifth Reformed Church, this congregation has been advancing the Kingdom of God since 1907. The campus is located north of Muskegon in Dalton Township.

The ministry of the church is founded upon the authority of Scripture and supported by the persistent prayers of a generous congregation. The church is at a crossroads, aiming to bring younger members while retaining its heritage. They envision a season of change:
Gathering as the family of God,
Growing by faith in Jesus, and Going as followers of Jesus in mission.

Position
:
Senior Pastor
Church
:
Discovering Christ Church
Location
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Muskegon, MI
Website
: discoveringchristchurch.org

Discovering Christ Church looks forward to the arrival of its next Senior Pastor, who will breathe fresh life into its efforts to help more people discover and follow Christ.

• Fulfill the biblical qualifications for an Elder.
• Be able to give testimony to one’s love for the Lord and call to pastoral ministry.
• Have a deep passion to understand and teach the truths of God’s Word.
• Love people and be able to create and sustain positive relationships with them.
• Be characterized by emotional health, which leads to resilience despite inevitable disappointments.
• Be persistent while pursuing the mission of the church to help people discover and follow Christ.
• Have received formal training in pastoral ministry.
• Have experience in pastoral ministry, church revitalization, and organizational leadership.

• Communicator, able to craft and deliver biblical and relevant sermons that effectively speak to both new and maturing Christians.
• Liturgist or worship planner, able to design and lead worship services for a multi-generational congregation that includes people at different levels of spiritual maturity.
• Shepherd whose care for the spiritual well-being of the congregation is characterized by love and humility.
• Leader whose guidance and direction of the congregation into a new season of life and ministry is characterized by wisdom and grace.

• Preaching—the Senior Pastor is responsible for the bulk of the preaching and will do so in a manner that is both biblical and relevant.
• Corporate Worship—the Senior Pastor is responsible for planning and orchestrating worship services which are relevant and faithful to Scripture.
• Leadership—the Senior Pastor will guide and empower the Leadership Team and Staff in such a way that the congregation is unified around a shared vision for the future.
• Discipleship—the Senior Pastor will raise disciple-making disciples who grow to become more like Jesus.
• Pastoral Care—the Senior Pastor will assure timely pastoral care for those seeking baptism, marriage, healing, encouragement, and spiritual direction.
• Public Presence—the Senior Pastor will represent the congregation in the community and denomination.

• Meet or exceed the requirements for ordination as a Minister of the Word in the Alliance of Reformed Churches. Consequently, the ideal candidate will be ordained or be ordainable as such, though ordained individuals from other historically Reformed denominations will be considered.
• Support the Leadership Team of Discovering Christ Church.
• Affirm the Creeds and Confessions of the ARC.
• Affirm a biblical view of marriage, gender, and human sexuality.

• The Senior Pastor reports to and is accountable to the Leadership Team.
• The Elders supervise the life and doctrine of the Senior Pastor.
• The Lead Pastor supervises the Staff.

To apply, please fill out the fields below and attach your resume. Your completed application will be reviewed in a timely manner. Interested candidates are invited to submit the following materials to the Pastor Search Committee:

• Resume including ministry experience and references
• Personal testimony and statement of faith
• Philosophy of ministry
• Two recent sermon samples (audio or video preferred)