Senior Pastor

Overview

Pastor - Bluff Hall Evangelical Free Church

The pastor, as God's appointed shepherd to Bluff Hall Evangelical Free Church, has as his first responsibility a personal relationship to God as outlined in Romans 12:1-2. As a man of God, his second responsibility is to his family. As shepherd to the church, he shall devote his time to the work of the church, administration of the ordinances, and preaching the Word.

He shall, with great patience, be ready to reprove, rebuke and exhort in order to maintain spiritual unity and rightly divide the Word of Truth (1 Tim. 3:1-7; 4:12-15; II Tim. 2:15; Titus 1:7-9).

He shall be in agreement with the stated mission of the church:

The Mission of this church shall be to bind together followers of Jesus Christ for the purpose of sharing in the worship of God, in preaching of the Gospel, and in making His will dominant in the lives of people, individually and collectively, as that will is set forth in the life, teachings, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

He shall be in agreement with the core values of the church:

Biblical preaching and worship is the catalyst for transformation in individual lives in the church. Loving church family relationships will impact every aspect of church life. Through discipleship, we will function as a unified community of servants for fellowship and outreach.

He shall uphold its Constitution and Bylaws.

The Pastor shall have charge of the spiritual welfare of the church with the assistance of the deacons and deaconesses. He shall, as a true ambassador of Christ, preach the Word of God without fear or favor. He shall administer the sacraments/ordinances, care for and give pastoral counsel to the troubled and distressed when the desire for such services has been duly brought to his attention, and seek to win people to Christ.

He shall have charge of all the services of the church and shall administer and perform all such duties as belong to the Pastor in the Evangelical Free Church of America.