Lead Pastor

Newark, DE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Shepherd Staff is honored to be working with Eastpoint Community Church in Newark Delaware as they search for their next Lead Pastor. Eastpoint is a small close-knit baptistic church with a strong family atmosphere a high view of Scripture and a heart to reach unchurched families in their community.

This Lead Pastor will provide spiritual visionary and organizational leadership for the congregationserving as the primary teacher and shepherd while partnering with a committed lay leadership team to guide people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. They will bring an entrepreneurial spirit and be energized by the challenge and opportunity of leading a church replant.

The ideal candidate will be:

A warm approachable shepherd who genuinely loves people and thrives in a small family-style church.
Humble transparent and real willing to share their own story while pointing people consistently to Jesus.
A collaborative leader who enjoys working with an existing leadership team.
Mission-minded and entrepreneurial able to help the church grow in a healthy way while preserving its treasured family culture.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Lead Pastor at Eastpoint Community Church will serve as the primary preaching and teaching voice on Sundays giving clear Scripture-saturated messages that are honest relatable and focused on helping people live out their faith throughout the addition to preaching this pastor will shepherd the congregation through prayer pastoral care and personal presence in the life of the church family.

The Lead Pastor will help clarify and pursue a unified vision for revitalization and growthreaching new people while caring well for a faithful core group of 2030 attendees. This includes championing outreach investing in younger families and youth and aligning ministries with Eastpoints mission and values all while maintaining the churchs highly valued everyone-knows-your-name culture.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Preaching & Worship Leadership Serve as the primary teaching pastor delivering biblically sound engaging sermons and leading the church in prayer worship and the ordinances.
Spiritual & Pastoral Care Shepherd the congregation through counseling visitation crisis care and key life events (weddings funerals etc.) cultivating a deeply caring family-like environment.
Vision & Strategy Cast and communicate a clear compelling vision in alignment with Eastpoints mission and values working with the leadership team to set goals and move the church toward healthy growth.
Leadership Development Oversee encourage and equip volunteer leaders and ministry teams fostering a culture where people discover and use their gifts in ministry.
Outreach & Community Engagement Model and encourage evangelism and community involvement helping Eastpoint connect with unchurched neighbors young families and the broader Newark area.

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The ideal candidate will be:

A warm approachable shepherd who genuinely loves people and thrives in a small family-style church.
Humble transparent and real willing to share their own story while pointing people consistently to Jesus.
A collaborative leader who enjoys working with an existing leadership team.
Mission-minded and entrepreneurial able to help the church grow in a healthy way while preserving its treasured family culture.

POSITION OVERVIEW

RESPONSIBILITIES

Preaching & Worship Leadership Serve as the primary teaching pastor delivering biblically sound engaging sermons and leading the church in prayer worship and the ordinances.
Spiritual & Pastoral Care Shepherd the congregation through counseling visitation crisis care and key life events (weddings funerals etc.) cultivating a deeply caring family-like environment.
Vision & Strategy Cast and communicate a clear compelling vision in alignment with Eastpoints mission and values working with the leadership team to set goals and move the church toward healthy growth.
Leadership Development Oversee encourage and equip volunteer leaders and ministry teams fostering a culture where people discover and use their gifts in ministry.
Outreach & Community Engagement Model and encourage evangelism and community involvement helping Eastpoint connect with unchurched neighbors young families and the broader Newark area.