Associate Pastor - Bethesda, MD
Listed 03-30-2021
Employer: Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church, 6601 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20817 | 301-365-2850 | www.bradleyhillschurch.org
Location: Bethesda, MD
Start Date: 09-01-2021
Type: Full Time
Please check out their MIF # 00430.AF0 for additional information and self-referral details on the Church Leadership Connection. This position is suitable for a first call and would include a housing allowance.
We are living out a strategic plan in which God is calling Bradley Hills to welcome visitors and members fully, nurture disciples in faith, heal through pastoral care and interfaith dialogue and serve our community and world. Our next Associate Pastor will play a critical role in helping us connect, grow spiritually and live out our mission to be the church Christ is calling us to be.
Our charge is to grow disciples by fostering relationships and building community: pouring our lives into the needs of others throughout our community and the world; making our church a space for spiritual refreshment, reconciliation, and interfaith dialogue and engagement; celebrating in worship through preaching, music, and arts; seeking to understand the theological, ethical and social issues we face in the world today; learning through listening, studying the Word and sharing in intergenerational small groups; and being a church where everyone has a deep sense of commitment and belonging.
We care deeply about social justice and are engaged in a number of conversations and activities about and related to our role in helping reduce systemic racism in our world.
Our vision is to be a vibrant, caring community that draws and energizes people to grow in faith, serving together to make every breath count. Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church (BHPC) is a welcoming witness to the love of Jesus Christ. We believe that diversity in our membership and leadership—different ages, genders, ethnicities, abilities, races, sexual orientations, ideological and theological beliefs, and experiences—is an important strength. We come from across the nation, from different denominational backgrounds and from around the world. We are all God’s children, united by God’s love.
We are a church with many new members having joined in recent years and many families with children joining our community. We feel called to meet the emerging needs of this community. At the same time, we have many long-time members in need of pastoral care and belonging as well.
We hope our next Associate Pastor will help us strengthen our sense of connection, community and belonging, will help in supporting and caring for members, will lead small group ministry, will support mission, will minister to youth and older adults, and will help our many newer members connect more deeply in the body of Christ.
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