Senior Pastor: Marissa Presbyterian Church

Job Description:

God has given us a membership of strong mature Christians with a heart for taking to the lost with strong biblical preaching and teaching. We would like our senior pastor to lead us in setting specific long-term goals in the following areas:

• Numerical growth
• Reaching young families and youth
• Community Service

In addition to vision casting with church leadership, we are looking for a pastor who can lead in executing and realizing that vision while feeding the congregation with sound biblical preaching and teaching. Visiting families and shut-ins, helping to keep everyone connected, and reaching youth and young families in our target area are both important elements of growing the Lord’s church.

We believe that a winsome man with a desire to live out his walk with the Lord and reach others for Christ can help us achieve this. He should respect tradition but be willing to try new ideas and encourage change when needed. While being willing to work with other churches and ministries in the community, he must not compromise his reformed, biblical convictions.

• Strong Biblical Preaching and Teaching
• Balance of traditional and contemporary worship and music
• Evangelism through personal witnessing
• Strong Missions Program
• Christian Caring and Fellowship

• Worship that glorifies God, strengthens the believer, and evangelizes the unchurched
• A magnetism, community vision and energy that draws the community into worship
• Grow to become a body of 100-200
• Local outreach and community involvement
• Music (as outreach and worship)

• Re-examination of vision to update, clarify and improve upon
• Ministry that utilizes elements of modern communication and technology

05/31/2027

Full Time

$71k-$90k

Church

Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

At Marissa Presbyterian Church (MPC), our vision of being "A disciple-making community" includes a vision of building our membership both spiritually and numerically as we reach out to share the gospel with the world. This vision is fleshed out a bit further in the following purpose statement developed by our Session some years ago.

To worship the Triune God as we reach individuals and families with the message of grace, peace, and hope found in Jesus Christ; nurture believers as members of God's family; and equip believers for works of service.

Following the Lord's Great Commission, we seek to serve the Lord and his kingdom work by developing and equipping disciples to go out into the world with the grace and peace of God. To that end, prayer, worship, Christian education, and missions are core to the life of the church.

Core Values

The Priority of Prayer

Prayer is the priority s is the Lord's church, and he is the One who will build it. Therefore, prayer must precede and undergird the work of the ministry. Psalm 127:1 states, Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. With this in the forefront of our minds, we diligently seek His will in all that we plan and do.

Christ Centered Worship

Worship services are designed to lead believers in worshiping the Triune God while being friendly to the seeker. Expository preaching is Christ-centered and calls for a commitment to faith in Him. Messages apply the universal truths found within the Bible in a manner that is relevant to the local setting. We utilize a blend of both contemporary and traditional music that helps the worshiper focus on the Triune God.

Every aspect of our ministry, including worship, works hard at creating an atmosphere where people feel accepted, cared for,…