Pastor Job Description
Pastor Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective pastor job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included pastor job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Pastor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Education for Pastor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the pastor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Ministry, Counseling, Education, Management, Religion, Christian Education, Graduate, Seminary, Biblical Studies, Theology
Skills for Pastor
Desired skills for pastor include:
Desired experience for pastor includes:
Pastor Examples
Pastor Job Description
- Match each student participant with a mentor, based on application data and prayerful consideration
- Collaborates with Discipleship Ministries staff to develop the Senior Class Mentor Program
- Provide oversight for databases and budgets associated with this program
- Provide supervision for Graduate Assistants assigned to the program
- Facilitate an evaluation process at the end of each semester
- Performs other duties as required by the supervisor
- Communicate with children and youth as a caring Christian
- Communicate with parents and congregation with appropriate information through email and bulletin announcements
- Administer Sunday school and Confirmation programs utilizing Safe Sanctuary practices
- Collaborate with pastor, staff, and appropriate church committees as needed
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines with little supervision
- Possess a strong cross-cultural competence with the ability to minister to culturally diverse students
- A servant leader who feels called to ministry with college students and who possess gifts for relationship-building, organizational leadership, pastoral care, and student discipleship
- Bachelors degree, pursuing theological studies, and licensed or otherwise credentialed within the United Methodist Church or another Wesleyan theological tradition
- Ministry experience working with students and/or young adults
- Be a committed Christian
Pastor Job Description
- Attend services on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and Holy Week including Easter
- Providing opportunities for their spiritual growth and the identification/development of their spiritual gifts
- Assisting them in identifying needs and establishing goals for student ministry
- Being responsive to their questions regarding biblical truth and student behavior as related to Christian living, social interaction, human sexuality and discipleship
- Being aware of current developments in materials, curriculum, media, social media
- Encouraging them to attend conferences and other training opportunities for spiritual growth and development
- Clearly communicating your student ministry philosophy, teaching topics, goals, and coming activities frequently through regular meetings or electronic communication
- Being available for personal consultation
- Providing opportunity for training in parent/teen relationships
- Engage in intentional mentoring relationships with identified potential ministry candidates
- Ability to intimately understand and work cooperatively with all undergraduate students, faculty, staff, administrators, and parents of students as needs arise
- Have a faith that is consistent with United Methodist theology and practice
- Have a strong ethic of integrity which includes setting proper ministerial boundaries
- Be excited about serving in ministry, particularly with youth
- Want to serve in a cohesive team environment
- At least 6 years of Pastoral experience, handling all aspects of the office of a Pastor
Pastor Job Description
- Lead students through curriculum provided by CVM
- Participate in mentoring staff meetings and wider CVM meetings as requested
- Participate in Faculty Staff Training Workshops
- Provide leadership for Ministry Workshops with student follow-up
- Participate in Vocare events for ministers-in-training as needed
- Serve as part of the church office team
- Continual professional growth and development
- Serve as point person for special projects
- Serve as back-up for database management
- A partner with Pastoral Staff, Congregational Care Coordinator and other laity who are part of the congregational care network for serving our congregation
- Must also have extensivebiblical counseling experience that is recent
- Strong writing skills - with prior experience writing articles/blogs
- Track record of continual learning and application of Biblical knowledge & counseling
- Certified by and in good standing with a nationally recognized program
- Or Certification eligible
- Enjoys a team environment and a job they can build, grow and evolve working independently to complete a variety of tasks
Pastor Job Description
- Is in contact with and in prayer for those in distress, including acute distress (grief and other loss or change) and ongoing needs (chronic conditions leading to isolation and loneliness)
- Offers intensive, pastoral care for families and individuals as needed
- Makes Eucharistic visits, visits and phone calls to shut-ins and members and friends who are hospitalized or in care in coordination with Pastoral Staff and Coordinator of Congregational Care
- Follow up and assess continuing need for care, working with other staff and laity in providing ongoing support
- Supports and coaches Stephen Ministry and Stephen Ministers
- Participate in funerals and memorial services as needed
- With Pastoral Staff, plans and participates in Longest Night Service
- Liaises with the Circle of Care to understand needs for Pastoral Care
- Supports small groups as needed
- Builds relationships with congregants
- Able to juggle multiple tasks and changing priorities without becoming frustrated
- High proficiency with Mac computer/devices and operating system Microsoft Office and Evernote
- Two (2) – Three (3) years of administrative experience preferred
- Positive and flexible attitude, excellent people skills and a strong work ethic
- Team builder who enjoys developing teams and working in a team environment
- High proficiency with Mac computer/devices and operating system Microsoft Office and Evernote, and ability to learn and master new software, programs, and apps quickly
Pastor Job Description
- Attends Clergy and Staff Meetings in consultation with Lead Pastor
- Maintain Community Resource Lists
- Bachelor’s required (Christian Education or Bible major helpful, but not necessary)
- Demonstrate effectiveness as a disciple maker
- Have strong organizational/communication skills
- Possess spiritual giftedness in the areas of leadership and teaching
- Preference for United Methodist background
- Training and/or experience with children and youth ministries desired
- MDiv and/or MA from seminary theologically aligned with the UCC, UMC, or ELCA
- Minimum two years in church plant, start-up, or restart context
- Counseling and griefwork
- Cultural intelligence- the capability or skill to function effectively in any multicultural setting