Lead Pastor

The Big Picture

FCC (First Christian Church)(  ) is excitedly looking for our next lead pastor to shepherd our amazing church into its future phase of sustained growth, discipleship, and community Gospel saturation. This is an exciting opportunity for the right Pastor to lead in a growing church, work within an unchurched community that is hungry for the Gospel (the mission is alive and ready to thrive here), grow relationships with multiple churches in our community (Kingdom Perspective), and explore ministry endeavors rarely seen in other communities.

Plus, you’d get to live in or around Port Orchard, one of the most beautiful communities in the United States. Here there is boating (Lakes and the Puget Sound), hiking, fishing, walking in the parks, hanging out in downtown, trips to Seattle, and so much more. There is a lot to see and do here.

We are looking for a pastor with some experience under his belt. Someone with education and a confirmed Call on his life A confident pastor, strong in faith and in character, wise, personable, and relationally focused. A pastor who can sustain what has been built in the church while lovingly growing to the future through discipleship and relationship. A true follower of the Word, committed to its upholding, teaching, and application.

A good communicator and a leader who has a heart for reaching the community of lost while working together with local churches and Christians in service to the needs of the church and community.

• A dedicated follower of Jesus (This should be obvious, but it unfortunately needs to be said. Please don’t apply if you aren’t a believer, a Christian, and active follower).
• A Pastor who can sustain the foundation already built and grow the church through discipleship.
• A Pastor who can preach with efficacy and truth at least 43 times per year.
• A Pastor, who is Kingdom Minded. (wants all churches to succeed)
• A Pastor with at least 5 years of full-time ministry (in Church or Para Min) experience..
• A Pastor who is comfortable in their Call to Ministry (they know who they are, what they are called to, and able to explain their call to. ministry)
• A Pastor who has a heart for the unchurched – none’s, done’s, and some’s.
• A Pastor who is a strong leader, yet calm, steady, and sure.
• A Pastor who lives out what they preach. (Don’t just say it on stage and not live it)
• A Pastor with Ministry education and experience in Biblical application.

(Bachelor’s degree or Masters. Some experience can subside).

• A Pastor who leads the team with servant leadership, is excited about groups, and guides individual growth of the teams, elders, and congregation.
• A pastor who is an overseer and vision caster.

• A competitive compensation and benefits package (three weeks vaca starting, $68k+ starting salary (Negotiable dependent on education and experience and includes Fed Housing Allowance at over half of salary), $10K HSA, PTO, Family Recompense Time, etc.)
• A dedicated staff and leadership team.
• An incredible congregation who is loving, supportive, and eager to learn and grow.

• If you are coming from out of state, you should know that Washington is a hard area to do ministry in. Our state is the 4 th most unchurched state in the nation, and our community of Kitsap is currently 93% unchurched. People are hungry for the Gospel here. And the statistics are moving in the right direction. But we say this up front because we have seen many pastors in other churches in our area come from very churched areas of the United States and fail here, mostly because they had the wrong expectations coming in.
  
  What works in Texas (for instance) will not always work here. Ministry is different here. You can’t just put up a sign and expect people to come. Often, you have to go get them. You have to be clever. Scrappy. And Smart. This is why we want any pastor coming in to know their Call. Your Call will be tested here.
  
  You will people behind you helping you and loving you well, but there will be challenges.
• Our church is building back up from its low several years…