Job and Ministry Opportunities: August 2025
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Ministry Jobs
FULL TIME PASTOR AT FAIRVIEW CHURCH (DANVILLE, VA)
Fairview Church located in Danville, Virginia, has a mission to connect people to God and to one another, where all persons can find healing in Jesus and friendship within the congregation. Fairview works to “…make disciples of all nations…in the name of the Father … Son and … Holy Spirit…” (Matthew 28:19)
We currently have an opening for a Full-time Pastor to serve our congregation of 220+ members with 150 regularly attending and growing newcomers. Our ministry includes contemporary and traditional worship services and Sunday school for all ages on Sunday mornings. Nurseries are provided for our youngest in the church family and are available during Sunday services. Children and Youth ministry programs are active and continuously showing growth. Our ministry staff includes a Director of Children and Family Ministries, Director of Student Ministries, and an Office Administrator, along with many church members and volunteers who work together to provide meaningful opportunities to serve and grow in our relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
Fairview Church is debt-free and has well-maintained facilities that include a 150-seat sanctuary with a Sunday school addition and a social hall built onto the church building. An on-site childcare program is offered through Becky’s Kiddie Kollege.
We hope you will find Fairview to be a place where you can worship, grow, and serve as part of a church family who supports, encourages, and cares for one another.
Position Information:
Job Title: Pastor
Time Type: Full-Time
Job Description: See https://www.gofairviewchurch.org/about-7-1
Salary: Based on experience and education
Church: Non-denominational church with Wesleyan theology
Worship Style: Contemporary and Traditional; 2 services
Job Qualifications:
- College (4-year degree) or Biblical Degree or 5 years as Lead Pastor required
- Applicant must be a citizen of the United States of America
For more information, or to apply, contact 2025sprcfairview@gmail.com.
EXECUTIVE PASTOR AT FIRST ALLIANCE CHURCH (LEXINGTON, KY)
The Executive Pastor of Ministry Development is a blend of executive level leadership and team building that ensures that all pastoral staff and ministries are effective, aligned, and healthy as numerical growth and depth is happening at FAC.
This role will encompass oversight of the majority of the pastoral staff, thus, a proven developer of ministries, teams, and individuals is desired for this role.
If you have large church experience and thrive in a multi-staff, strategic and Spirit-led environment, read on!
The Pastor of Ministry Development:
(Leader, innovator, coach, maximizer, strategic, achiever)
The candidate will act as the Chief of Pastoral Staff who will oversee the ministry leaders by:
- Executing the vision set by the Lead Pastor and the Leadership Board
- Providing pastoral leadership and coaching to the staff team and high-level leaders to maximize their God-given abilities and lead with excellence
- Developing clear strategies and sustainable systems to multiply and scale the mission by making disciples, while creating a culture of alignment and accountability to counteract vision drift.
- Working with the Lead Pastor on setting staff culture, training staff and other ministry leaders by the creation and implementation of a leadership pipeline
- Innovating ministries, teams and ideas that will take FAC into the next decade of ministry
Responsibilities:
- Establish consistency between Spirit-led mission and Spirit-led work environment.
- Maintain accessibility to the pastoral staff to provide care, love, direction, comradery, and oversight.
- Create an annual staff development plan and oversee the implementation of it (e.g., staff retreats, staff chapel, staff training, etc.)
- With the Lead Pastor create clear and compelling high-level organizational architecture of the church, staff, and ministries
- Work with pastoral staff members in developing self-awareness and spiritual health.
- Serve various ministries by speaking to their leadership or participation in their ministry
- Serve as an advocate for the staff
- Ensure compelling language, both written and oral, is used in departments to communicate vision, inspire hope, and given meaning and direction, in concert with the Director of Communications.
- Ensure the alignment of the Pastoral Staff’s ministry budgets and resources for the implementation of ministry strategy at a department level.
- Further the culture of measurement, feedback, and innovation to advance the mission of the church.
- Encourage health collaboration between pastors, departments, and ministries.
Key Deliverables:
- Ensure the church and her leaders are moving forward in a spirit of love, trust and unity
- Ensure the vision, mission, and strategy of FAC is producing disciples who are making disciples
- Ensure the church’s (and pastoral staff’s) systems support and reinforce the church’s desired culture
- Ensure the staff are aligned to the vision, mission, and strategy.
What Success Looks Like:
- High level vision and strategy are clarified with measurable outcomes that are executed by the staff
- Ministries are clear, strategic, and collaborative.
- Crisis and difficult situations are handled effectively and lovingly
- Strategic strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/threats are identified, solutions are implemented, and continuous improvements are made.
- FAC’s pastoral staff are healthy, unified, and have a clear development and growth path
- FAC’s pastoral staff are faithfully fulfilling their duties and feel equipped and empowered to do so
- FAC’s pastoral staff are operating in areas of gifting and have clarity concerning roles and responsibilities.
Other expectations:
This role will report to the Lead Pastor and work closely with him. The position will be full-time with an expectation of a minimum of 40 hours of work per week and salary based on experience. Benefits will be commensurate with experience level and aligned with other full-time pastoral staff.
Educational requirements:
Should hold a bachelor’s degree with preference given to those with an M.Div. or M.B.A. or Doctoral degree in similar areas.
Several years of experience on a large church staff (a church of at least 600 in person on Sunday mornings with a full-time pastoral staff of at least 5 people) and experience leading ministries is expected.
Will be or become licensed in the OVD of the Christian & Missionary Alliance with goal of eventual ordination, if desired, if not already ordained through the C&MA.
In interested, contact: Paul Smith, paul.smith@faclex.com, 208-305-6688
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE AND DEAN OF STUDENTS AT CHARLESTON (SC) SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (CSU)
Charleston Southern University (CSU), a Christ-centered institution affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, has partnered with FaithSearch Partners to identify its next Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students. Located in North Charleston, this is a fully on-site, cabinet-level position reporting directly to President Keith Faulkner.
We’re seeking a mission-aligned leader who can strengthen campus culture, deepen student belonging, and foster spiritual formation across a diverse and growing student body. The portfolio includes oversight of student engagement, residential life, campus ministries, counseling, recreation, safety, and health services—guided by CSU’s vision: To be a Christian university nationally recognized for integrating faith in learning, leading, and serving.
This is a meaningful opportunity to shape student life at one of South Carolina’s largest accredited Christian universities. The next VP will be a strategic thinker, a strong communicator, and collaborator—someone who mentors staff, builds a culture of trust and service, communicates with clarity, and is consistently present and engaged in the life of the campus.
For more information, please contact Kimberley Wiedefeld at kwiedefeld@faithsearchpartners.com.
LEAD PASTOR AT FREE GRACE BRETHREN IN CHRIST CHURCH (MILLERSBURG, PA)
About Congregation
Free Grace Brethren in Christ Church is seeking its next Lead Pastor. Located in rural Millersburg, PA, Free Grace BIC has a long history of ministry in its community. The congregation is looking for someone called by God to continue that history, but also to break new ground, particularly within the next generation.
Qualifications & Characteristics
Well-suited applications will be able to relate well with all ages, learn and understand the culture of Free Grace and the surrounding area, shepherd the congregation, and help the people of the congregation to impact the community with the love and message of Jesus, while finding meaningful ways to meet practical needs.
Theological education and some pastoral experience are preferred, but even more important is someone who is Biblically-sound, has a warm pastor’s heart, and is gifted in discipling others. These characteristics should be expressed in one’s preaching and teaching, in one’s care for the congregation, and in helping to lead this congregation in new ways of vital impact among the community at large.
Foundational to all these areas is prayer and someone who understands how to listen and receive from God, so that it can then be shared and overflow to others.
Candidates must be or be willing to be licensed in the Brethren in Christ Church.
To Apply
If interested in applying for this position, please send a resume and cover letter to Bishop Bryan Hoke of the Atlantic Conference of the Brethren in Christ Church at bicatlantic@bicus.org. Resumes will be received through July 25, 2025.
FULL-TIME PASTOR AT POND BRANCH METHODIST CHURCH (GILBERT, SC)
Pond Branch Methodist Church is searching for a full-time pastor who is a dedicated leader that has a heart for service and a vision to lead our congregation and community into spiritual growth and maturity. We are an independent Methodist church rooted in the Wesleyan tradition with a strong emphasis on the Bible. Come join us on our journey as we sow, grow and serve together.
Interested individuals should send a resume to: sprc@pbmethodist.com
PASTOR AT UPATOI COMMUNITY CHURCH (UPATOI, GA)
Upatoi Community Church is an independent church nestled in the Georgia Pines off Highway 80 in Upatoi, Muscogee County. We have a loving and friendly church family and enjoy fellowship with each other and our visitors. There is a great spirit here among our people. Our church understands it’s not all about us and that’s why there’s so much involvement in local mission works beyond our community.
Our current sanctuary is 43 years old, but our spirit is 162 years old. Our pianist and choir are amazing for such a small church. We are a traditional church and believe the Bible is the infallible, divinely inspired word of God. Our mission is to find a pastor who will lead and guide us in regrowing and strengthening our congregation especially in the young adult age group and those families with children. A pastor who will bring fresh new church mission and ministry ideas to attract new members, and preach the word of God and the transformative power of the Holy Spirit. Our foremost goal and prayer is to see Upatoi become a vibrant, growing, and spirit-filled congregation of disciples who seek to shine the light of Christ to the world.
The pastor should be willing and able to fulfill the following expectations, goals, and responsibilities:
- Believe that the Bible is the infallible, divinely, inspired word of God.
- Be a committed believer and follower of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
- Be responsible for sermon preparation and delivery, and assist with worship planning.
- Preach scripturally sound sermons.
- Be strongly rooted in Wesleyan theology and the importance of Methodist traditions.
- Facilitate and encourage opportunities for spiritual growth, discipleship, and evangelistic outreach in the community.
- Visit with homebound or nursing home congregants, and those in the hospital.
- Be available to the members of the church for counsel and baptism.
- Perform the ecclesial acts of marriage and burial.
- Have a heart for pastoral care and the ability to provide compassionate/empathetic support to congregation members in time of need.
- Help individual parishioners identify and utilize their gifts within the ministry.
- Devise and implement fresh, new ministries within the church to attract younger people and those with children.
- Lead and teach Bible studies.
- Perform administrative duties such as overseeing the day-to-day operations of the church and working with the Administrative Council in making decisions about the church’s direction, activities, and priorities.
- Encourages unity within the body of Christ and will be the mediator of handling any possible disputes.
- Involvement in the local community and church activities.
If interested in this position, please request an application at UpatoiCommunityChurch@gmail.com.
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT MINISTRIES AT HENDERSONVILLE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (HENDERSONVILLE, TN)
Do you love Jesus, have a heart for students, and feel called to shape the next generation in faith? Hendersonville First United Methodist Church (HFUMC) is looking for a Director of Student Ministries to lead our middle school, high school, and college-age students with energy, creativity, and care.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Loves God and loves teenagers
- Is excited to teach, mentor, and walk with students in their faith journey
- Can build strong relationships with students, families, and volunteers
- Has a passion for the local church and ideally comes from a Methodist background
- Is organized, dependable, and willing to lead and grow a ministry with strong congregational support
What you’ll be doing:
- Creating fun, meaningful weekly programming (Sunday mornings, Sunday nights, Wednesday nights, retreats, missions, trips)
- Building relationships with students and showing up in their world (schools, games, coffee chats)
- Leading a team of volunteers who care deeply about student discipleship
- Partnering with parents and church staff to help students feel known, loved, and equipped for life with Jesus
You’ll join a supportive staff team that values collaboration, prayer, and fun, alongside a core group of committed volunteers, ready to build something meaningful with your ideas and leadership.
About Us:
HFUMC is located across the street from the largest middle and high schools in Sumner County, and we’re ready to keep growing our reach. With over 300 weekly worshipers and a heart for missions, discipleship, and service, our church is a vibrant community eager to invest in young people.
Position Details:
- Full-time preferred (salaried with benefits), but part-time applicants welcome
- Salary based on experience
- Start date flexible
- Experience is a plus, but passion and calling matter more
Ready to Apply?
Please send your resume and a short video explaining why you’d be a great fit for us to communications@hfumc.org.
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