Associate Pastor jobs in Rhode Island

Job Description :

Purpose : To shepherd growing, God-honoring, and Gospel-rich ministries of discipleship and worship by cultivating leaders to fulfill the mission and vision of Barrington Baptist Church.

Minimum Requirements : Baptized follower of Jesus; become a member of Barrington Baptist Church; graduate level education;

3 years’ ministry leadership experience.

Responsibilities : Three key areas of responsibility include discipleship for those ranging in age from birth to college and worship with and for an intergenerational congregation that takes corporate worship seriously and who desires to see many come to faith in Christ.

These two key areas are tied together by a third significant area of responsibility aimed at cultivating leaders for life in the Body.

Key Spiritual Gifts / Experience / Qualities : evangelism; leadership; collaboration; integrity; strong work ethic

Discipleship Ministry (birth-college age) make disciples who actively follow Jesus & lead others to Him.

Provide pastoral oversight to those who serve in the Christian Education roles elected by the BBC congregation so that they may successfully contribute to the church’s vision of becoming Everyday Missionaries.

This includes cultivating, and collaborating with, leaders who execute a discipleship plan for children, middle school, high school, and college age, including Sunday School, service opportunities, milestones, and celebrations.

• Coordinate efforts with the Adult Education Coordinator to provide discipleship training for parents, as needed.
• Integrate the church’s three strategic values (Intentionally Intergenerational, Servant-Minded, and Bold with the Gospel) as a means toward fulfilling the discipleship plan at all age levels.
• Plan / facilitate ministry goals for weekly youth groups to deepen students’ faith and expand the church’s influence, through them, in our surrounding community.
• Ensure that the ministry is protected and enriched by following proper safety protocol, praying for volunteers and students, and teaching that is saturated with God’s grace and truth.
• Serve as director of Camp Cedarwood, including camp planning, preparation, staff recruiting & training, fundraising, marketing, budget management, and connecting camp families to the life of the church.
• Plan / coordinate / attend at least one weekend youth camp annually (eg. Berea Deep Freeze).
• Plan / coordinate / attend at least one local / regional / global missions’ event with team of volunteers & youth biennially (eg.

Berea Greenhouse training).

Worship Ministry develop worshipers who gather to grow in Grace & Truth and who scatter to share the Good News.

• Embrace, lead, and encourage a model of worship that fulfills our Exalting Worship vision.
• Plan Sunday’s orders of service in collaboration with the Senior Pastor, including vetting lyrics for soundness and relevance to corporate worship.
• Coordinate and direct rehearsals for all worship services.
• Recruit, resource, equip, and empower volunteers for the worship ministry in keeping with our three strategic values (Intentionally Intergenerational, Service Minded, and Bold with the Gospel).

While you are in charge, you are not expected to do all of the ministry; instead, cultivate others to do it, too.

• Develop and execute an on-boarding process for new musicians and vocalists for the purpose of expanding the team and engaging more people in the ministry.
• Ensure that the ministry is protected and enriched by following proper safety protocol, praying for volunteers, handling conflict biblically, and selecting content saturated with God’s grace and truth.
• Coordinate two seasonal choirs for Easter and Christmas annually. Choir is not a weekly ministry.
• Work with, or delegate a member of your team to work with, the Tech Team leader to ensure the Tech Team has what it needs to properly support your team’s efforts for all worship services.
• Plan / coordinate / attend at least one team-based or leader-focused worship training event biennially.
• Areas for Growth : ministry to young families, including evangelism and integration; ministry to and with young adults, including building community and creating ministry opportunities;

growing the music and worship ministry to involve a multitude of worshipers

Accountability : Work closely with, and report to, the Senior Pastor. One performance review annually.

Work Week : The work week shall consist of a minimum of hours. The AP will be expected to attend and / or participate in the Sunday worship service and the weekly Staff Meeting, in addition to the activities specific to this role.

Benefits : Benefits will be outlined in the offer letter and shall include optional participation in the church’s retirement savings plan with church-matching limits, FICA match to offset self-employment costs, a stipend of % of the church’s calculated cost of health insurance included as taxable income, and 4 weeks ( days) of paid vacation annually.