Pastor of Discipleship and Worship

Character: Above all, be humble and teachable
Faith: Strong, growing personal faith; desire to connect others to God’s grace and truth
Alignment: Fulfill Grace Church membership commitments; full agreement with discipleship strategy, Constitution, By-laws and policies
Discipleship: Proven experience multiplying disciple makers, developing leaders, recruiting volunteers and relating well to people
Worship: Skills to lead corporate worship; ability to train/equip worship leaders and teams
Biblical: Meet elder qualifications per 1 Timothy 3
Background: Able to pass a background check
Administration: Solid organizational skills to manage ministries, budgets and volunteers
Communication: Technologically literate with strong communication skills
Education: Ministry degree or equivalent
Credentialing: EFCA ministry credential (or obtain a license within three years, ordination within five years)

Discipleship (Primary Focus)

• Identify and develop people/processes for effective discipleship of all ages per the discipleship strategy
• Serve as a spiritual resource for parents on biblical household application; equip parents as primary spiritual influencers
• Support youth and family ministry leaders/volunteers in program administration, development and volunteer recruitment
• Provide training, resources and instruction for youth/family and worship ministry leaders/volunteers
• Encourage spiritual gift utilization and identify service opportunities within the body
• Promote intergenerational ministries to reveal God’s work across generations

• Worship
• Lead music in worship services as needed (~1x/month)
• Train and equip worship leaders and team members

• Preaching & Leadership
• Preach up to 12 times/year (flexible, based on giftedness and development)
• Serve as ex officio elder in mutual submission to the elder board
• Collaborate with the senior pastor to shepherd the congregation
• Participate actively in relevant committees/teams
• Fulfill responsibilities assigned by the elders and the senior pastor

• 25-year-old Evangelical Free Church in the beautiful Driftless Region of Southwest Wisconsin. Visit the Viroqua Chamber of Commerce
• Two Sunday morning services | Average attendance: 240 (~50% children & teens)
• Gospel-centered, intergenerational family-equipping ministry
• Shining Christ’s light in a politically and culturally diverse rural community
• The senior pastor will continue being involved in most areas, collaborating closely with this role. The position empowers the candidate to serve according to their gifts and passions.