Pastor and Director of Formation

Redeemer Church is a gospel-centered church that exists to make disciples and plant churches. Everything we do—from Sunday worship to neighborhood mission, from pastoral care to theological training—is aimed at seeing people transformed by the gospel and sent out to make more disciples.

The Pastor/Director of Formation provides leadership for the spiritual formation of Redeemer Church by overseeing two primary ministries:

• Soul Care – Building a biblically based counseling ministry where people experience biblical care, healing, restoration, and discipleship through intensive remedial discipleship.
• Redeemer Institute – Creating and leading a robust equipping pathway through theological education, practical training, and ministry development that prepares every believer for ministry and multiplication.

This position will champion lifelong spiritual growth by ensuring that every person at Redeemer has clear opportunities to be cared for, equipped, challenged, and sent.

Provide pastoral leadership that helps people experience the hope, healing, and transformation of the gospel.

Responsibilities include

• Build and oversee Redeemer's Soul Care Ministry.
• Develop a clear pathway for biblical counseling and pastoral care.
• Provide pastoral counseling for members experiencing spiritual, relational, emotional, and life challenges.
• Recruit, train, and supervise volunteer care ministers and lay counselors.
• Equip elders, group leaders, and ministry leaders to provide wise first-response care.
• Develop systems for care requests, follow-up, crisis response, and referrals.
• Build relationships with trusted Christian counselors and community partners when specialized care is needed.
• Help cultivate a church culture where confession, repentance, restoration, and grace are normal.
• Provide pastoral support during grief, crisis, illness, and major life transitions.
• Ensure care ministries remain biblically grounded while demonstrating compassion and wisdom.

Long-Term Vision

Rather than outsourcing all counseling, the Pastor of Formation will develop a scalable ministry where trained leaders care well for the church while having pastoral oversight and theological integrity.

Create an intentional culture of lifelong theological education and practical discipleship. The Redeemer Institute exists to equip every believer—from the newest Christian to future pastors and church planters—to know God more deeply and serve Him more faithfully.

• Cast vision for Redeemer Institute as the primary equipping ministry of the church.
• Develop annual course offerings.
• Recruit and coach teachers from within the church.
• Design clear learning pathways for new believers, members, leaders, and future church planters.
• Create a balanced curriculum that includes both practical ministry and rigorous theological education.
• Oversee course registration, scheduling, curriculum development, and quality control.
• Develop certificates or ministry tracks as the Institute grows.
• Integrate Institute classes into Redeemer's overall discipleship strategy.

Practical Formation

• Marriage
• Parenting
• Biblical Conflict Resolution
• Leadership Development

Theological Formation

• How to Read the Bible
• Foundations of the Christian Faith
• How the Bible Speaks to Cultural Topics
• Systematic Theology
• Biblical Theology
• Church History
• NT & OT Surveys
• Christian Ethics
• Doctrine of God
• Doctrine of Salvation
• Ecclesiology

The right person loves both people and ideas. They are equally energized by sitting with someone through a difficult season of life and by teaching rich theological truth in a classroom. They possess both the heart of a shepherd and the mind of a teacher.

The Pastor of Formation should demonstrate:

• A vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ
• A life above reproach consistent with the biblical qualifications for elders (1 Timothy 3; Titus
  1)
• Humility & teachability
• Emotional maturity
• Wisdom
• Compassion
• A servant's heart
• Joy in ministry
• Deep love for the local church

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong biblical and theological knowledge
• Excellent teaching ability
• Effective pastoral counseling skills
• Organizational leadership
• Leadership multiplication
• Strategic thinking
• Ability to build ministries from the ground up

Preferred qualifications include:

• Master's degree from an accredited evangelical seminary.
• Significant ministry experience in pastoral care, discipleship, teaching, or theological education.
• Experience leading volunteers and developing ministry leaders.
• Biblical counseling training or certification is highly valued.
• Alignment with Redeemer Church's doctrine, mission, and philosophy of ministry.

Come join us in what Christ is doing through Redeemer Church, as we make disciples and plant churches. Be prepared to upload your updated resume and cover letter explaining why you’d be a great fit for this role.