Head of Staff - Holland, MI
Listed: 02-16-2022
Employer: First Presbyterian Church of Holland - 659 State Street, Holland, MI 49423 | (616) 392-9022 | www.fpcholland.org
Location: Holland, MI
Type: Full-time
Download: Job Description - Head of Staff
1. How will this position help you to reach your vision and mission goals?
We seek a Senior Pastor candidate who is experienced and leads with integrity, courage, and compassion. This individual will guide our congregation in identifying a long-term, sustainable, and unifying vision and mission for our church family, putting our best resources to their best use, and then leading us in communicating and sharing our gifts in a way that sets us apart in the Holland community. This candidate will attend to the spiritual/emotional and physical care needs of our congregation and will lead us in retaining and acting upon the lessons we’ve learned during the covid pandemic. Our next Senior Pastor will be someone who leads us in worship and spiritual growth practices that are faithful, engaging, relevant, imaginative, and prophetic. This person will grow and nurture our faith, and they will provide leadership to our congregation and staff as we continue to discern WHO we are as a congregation and HOW we uniquely serve Holland.
2. Provide a description of the characteristics needed by the person who is open to being called to this congregation and/or organization.
For the position of Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church seeks an individual who demonstrates commitment to their calling to minister with “energy, intelligence, imagination, and love.” They will demonstrate God’s love and grace to all persons through consistent, compassionate pastoral care. They will be a person who is able to identify, communicate, and build consensus around our church’s vision, mission, and programming goals. They will be an individual who values accountability, transparency, and discretion and who demonstrates self-awareness, collegiality, graciousness, and a healthy sense of humor. We expect that this person will manage their own time and workload effectively. We expect that they will be appreciative of and proficient in the ways that technology can enhance our congregation’s functioning and relevance. We hope our next Senior Pastor will act with courage and conviction, especially as our congregation engages in consequential conversations and attends to matters of social and environmental justice. Of equal importance, we seek a candidate who attends to their own mental, physical, and spiritual health and therefore encourages the same for our church’s staff and congregation.
3. For what specific tasks, assignments, and programs areas will this person have responsibility?
Supervise staff members; provide support and leadership to councils; moderate session; recruit, train and supervise volunteers
Establish collaborative and supportive relationship with our associate pastor to divide responsibilities of pastoral duties to best utilize both pastors gifts and talents
* Shared Pastoral Duties include (but are not limited to):
Lead strategic planning and implementation of our vision/mission throughout our intergenerational programming and education.
Preaching and worship planning
Officiate weddings, funerals, and provide spiritual counseling.
Provide pastoral care (including visitation) to those that are homebound, in hospitals, or care facilities
4. Leadership Competencies:
Compassionate
Preaching and Worship Leadership
Communicator
Media Communicator
Advisor
Organizational Agility
Strategy and Vision
Collaboration
Interpersonal Engagement
Flexibility
Minimum Effective Salary: $60,000
Housing Type: Housing Allowance
To Apply:
Submit your resume to Jennifer Rund-Scott at jenrundscott@gmail.com
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