Senior Pastor​/Elder

Job Description Summary

The Senior Pastor serves alongside a plurality of elders in shepherding, teaching, and leading Charleston Bible Church. As the primary preaching elder, he provides biblical instruction, pastoral care, discipleship, and leadership while working collaboratively with the elder board to advance the mission of the church.

The Senior Pastor must be a biblically qualified elder who demonstrates godly character, doctrinal faithfulness, a shepherd’s heart, and a commitment to the faithful exposition of Scripture. He should be a humble leader who equips the saints for ministry, develops future leaders, and serves as a faithful steward of Christ’s church.

Charleston Bible Church exists to glorify God by bringing sinners to Christ and saints to Christ-likeness among all nations.

We pursue that mission through the faithful teaching of God's Word, fellowship, the exaltation of Christ in worship and witness, and prayer, following the pattern established in Acts 2:42. We seek to cultivate a church family marked by biblical discipleship, helping both children and adults grow in maturity as followers of Christ. We are also committed to proclaiming the gospel locally and globally through missions, evangelism, and compassionate ministry to a lost and dying world.

• A healthy plurality of engaged elders committed to collaboration, transparency, and mutual accountability
• A congregation that loves the Bible and values careful, expositional teaching
• A financially stable church with a 75-year history of faithful ministry
• Twenty-one years of stable pastoral leadership and a strong foundation for future ministry
• A volunteer-driven culture with members eager to serve
• A church family with many young families and children
• A strong youth ministry
• A culture of relational discipleship and meaningful fellowship
• A commitment to local and global missions
• A pastoral transition being approached intentionally and prayerfully
• A competitive salary package commensurate with experience, including considerations for housing and retirement, not to be less than $85,000 per year

• Meet the biblical qualifications for an elder as outlined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1
• Demonstrate agreement with the doctrinal convictions of Charleston Bible Church
• Affirm the authority, sufficiency, and inerrancy of Scripture
• Affirm believer's baptism
• Possess proven ability in the faithful exposition and teaching of Scripture Have pastoral leadership experience in a local church context
• Be able to serve effectively within a plurality of elders and an elder-ruled church structure
• Have a bachelors degree

• Formal theological training, including seminary education or equivalent preparation
• Previous experience serving as a lead or senior pastor
• Experience serving in churches of similar size and ministry philosophy
• Demonstrated effectiveness in pastoral care and discipleship
• Experience developing leaders and equipping members for ministry
• Experience providing biblical counseling within a local church context
• Administrative and organizational competency appropriate to pastoral leadership

Among biblically qualified candidates, Charleston Bible Church places particular value on the following strengths:

• Faithfully and clearly exposits Scripture
• Applies biblical truth to everyday life
• Demonstrates doctrinal soundness and theological depth

• Is correctable, teachable, and spiritually mature
• Receives feedback well
• Leads with a servant's heart

• Provides clear biblical leadership while working collaboratively with fellow elders
• Exercises sound judgment and wisdom
• Leads through influence, conviction, and example rather than force of personality

• Equips believers for ministry and spiritual growth
• Invests personally in the development of others
• Encourages a culture of discipleship throughout the church

• Identifies challenges and opportunities with wisdom and discernment
• Helps strengthen ministries, systems, and structures where needed
• Thinks strategically while remaining grounded in…