Assistant Pastor of Discipleship, Shepherding, and Evangelism

Assistant Pastor of Discipleship, Shepherding, and Evangelism (Full‑Time)

Religious | Presbyterian Church in America

To strengthen EP Church’s discipleship and shepherding ministries, and to help cultivate an evangelistic culture across the church, while assisting the Senior Pastor and Session in the overall pastoral work of the church.

• Provide leadership and oversight for Life‑on‑Life discipleship (training, coaching leaders, maintaining quality and health)
• Recruit, train, and schedule Sunday School teachers for quarterly Sunday School classes
• Oversee Thursday morning and evening men’s Bible studies and promote and recruit for presbytery men’s retreat
• Recruit and train small group leaders for small group ministry
• Oversee the monthly men’s evangelistic gathering (planning, hospitality, recruiting, speaker coordination, follow‑up/next steps)
• Equip members and leaders for everyday evangelism through training, tools, and coaching
• Help ministries develop “invite” rhythms and clear next steps for newcomers and seekers
• Initiate and coordinate visitation, hospital calls, and member care
• Provide pastoral counseling within appropriate boundaries
• Oversee the elder shepherding system and coordinate with care/compassion teams as assigned
• Participate in worship leadership
• Preach occasionally as needed and as gifted
• Assist with sacraments as appropriate

• Ordained (or ordainable) in the PCA; aligned with Westminster Standards and PCA polity
• Demonstrated strength in relational discipleship and leader development
• Heart for evangelism and ability to equip others with confidence and clarity
• Pastoral warmth, humility, teachability, and teamwork