Job and Ministry Opportunities: November 2025
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Ministry Jobs
MINISTER OF MUSIC AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (CARROLLTON, GA)
DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILY MINISTRIES AT ST. JAMES UMC (GREENVILLE, NC)
St. James UMC (Greenville, NC) is hiring a full-time Director of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries to inspire children, empower youth, and support families in growing a stronger connection with Christ and one another.
This Director will lead the ministry so that children, youth, and families can flourish spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. The Director will work closely with our Family Ministries Coordinator to provide leadership, build relationships with families and volunteers, and implement programming that helps people grow in Christ and with each other.
See here for the full job description and a congregational profile. All questions and applications can go to hr@stjconnect.org.
PASTOR OF CONGREGATIONAL CARE AT APEX UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (APEX, NC)
Job Summary
The Pastor of Congregational Care serves as the director of the congregational care ministries, reporting directly to the Senior Pastor. This person works alongside the Apex UMC pastoral team (Senior Pastor, Community Life Pastor) to equip and empower lay ministry teams, and to provide visitation and pastoral care to congregation members and constituents.
Essential Functions and Duties
Pastoral Care:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for pastoral care needs and emergencies.
- Conduct pastoral visits in homes, hospitals, and nursing homes, including shut-in and home-bound members.
- Conduct funerals and weddings at the request of the congregation (and with approval of Senior Pastor).
- Collaborate with other Apex UMC clergy to coordinate a response to immediate pastoral care needs.
Congregational Care:
- Provide pastoral support and leadership to the lay Congregational Care Team of Apex UMC.
- Serve as clergy liaison to the Stephen Ministry program, which involves serving as the referrals coordinator and participating in the training of new Stephen Ministers.
- Recruit and equip volunteers to serve on congregational care teams or as lay visitors.
Other Duties:
- Foster relationships with the staff by participating in staff team building and social activities.
- Plan and lead special worship services and events related to congregational care.
- Serve as liturgist for Traditional Worship services as needed.
- Lead Congregational Care meetings along with the Chair of Congregational Care Committee
- Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications:
- At least 2 years of pastoral care experience, with CPE experience recommended.
- Ordination or licensing with sacramental privileges by the North Carolina Conference of the UMC or other appropriate denominational body.
- Computer literacy on a moderate level and a willingness to learn new technological tools (including Trello, our congregational care technology).
- Ability to communicate effectively in written form as needed to promote congregational care issues.
- Ability to conduct and lead virtual meetings and classes utilizing available technical options, or the willingness and capability of learning quickly to do so.
- Commitment to accepting all persons regardless of race, color, creed, gender and political preferences in order to love, welcome, and serve all without prejudice or judgment.
- Commitment to be a “team player” with other staff members, encouraging and caring for them as members of our congregation who also have pastoral needs.
- Pray regularly and actively develop one’s personal faith.
- Sense God’s calling to this ministry and be eager to use one’s gifts and talents to serve Christ.
Physical Requirements:
- Able to speak in a public forum
- Able to move freely in and out of different group settings
- Able to drive, including at night
Core Competencies
Pastoral Care/Counseling: Demonstrates the ministry of presence; creates a spirit of openness that invites those who are spiritually or emotionally troubled to confide in her/him; demonstrates appropriate pastoral care boundaries, recognizing his or her own limitations as a care provider; respects confidences; appropriately refers congregants along to other professional care providers as warranted.
Visitation: Moves comfortably and easily around those who are ill or suffering; generates a sense of calm, hopeful presence; offers appropriate prayers and facilitates rituals that invite healing; demonstrates appropriate personal boundaries when caring for the ill and dying; stands as a calm, sure presence in the face of death.
Volunteer Management: Provides direction, gains commitment, facilitates change and achieves results through the efficient, creative, and responsible deployment of volunteers; engages people in their areas of giftedness and passion.
Time Management: Is able and willing to focus time on tasks that contribute to organizational goals; uses time effectively and efficiently; values time and respects the time of others; concentrates his/her efforts on the most important priorities; can appropriately balance priorities.
Spiritual Maturity: Shows strong personal depth and spiritual grounding; demonstrates integrity by modeling Christ in word and deed; is seen by others as trustworthy and authentic; nurtures a rich spiritual life; seeks the wisdom and guidance of appropriate mentors; is able to articulate a clear and consistent theology.
For more information, or to apply, contact Ellen Rose (Search Committee) at ellen.rose@apexumc.org.
SENIOR PASTOR AT ST. JOHN’S METHODIST CHURCH (AIKEN, SC)
The Senior Pastor’s responsibilities include:
The Senior Pastor will have the responsibilities of the fourfold ministry of Word, Sacrament, Order, and Service, and serves within the context of St. John’s Methodist Church and the community of Aiken as the world is their parish. This person will preach and teach the Word, provide pastoral care and counsel, administer the sacraments, and order the life of the church for service in mission and ministry.
Fourfold Ministry of the Senior Pastor (as stated in the St. John’s Methodist Book of Discipline):
- Word and ecclesial acts:
- To preach the Word of God, lead in worship, read and teach the Scriptures, and engage the people in study and witness.
- To ensure faithful transmission of the Christian faith.
- To lead people in discipleship and evangelistic outreach that others might come to know Christ and to follow him.
- To counsel persons with personal, ethical, or spiritual struggles.
- To perform the ecclesial acts of marriage and burial.\
- To perform the marriage ceremony after due counsel with the parties involved and in accordance with the rules of St. John’s Methodist Church that no same-sex marriage services or the like will be held on our property, nor officiated on or off our property by any of our pastors. The decision to perform a proper ceremony shall be the right and responsibility of the pastor.
- To conduct funeral and memorial services and provide care and grief counseling.
- To visit in the homes of the church and the community, especially among the sick, aged, imprisoned, and others in need.
- To maintain all confidences inviolate, including confessional confidences except in the cases of suspected child abuse or neglect, or in cases where mandatory reporting is required by civil law.
- To preach the Word of God, lead in worship, read and teach the Scriptures, and engage the people in study and witness.
- Sacrament:
- To administer the sacraments of baptism and the Supper of the Lord according to Christ’s ordinance.
- To prepare the parents and sponsors before baptizing infants or children, and instruct them concerning the significance of baptism and their responsibilities for the Christian training of the baptized child.
- To encourage reaffirmation of the baptismal covenant and renewal of baptismal vows at different stages of life.
- To encourage people baptized in infancy or early childhood to make their profession of faith, after instruction, so that they might become professing members of the church.
- To explain the meaning of the Lord’s Supper and to encourage regular participation as a means of grace to grow in faith and holiness.
- To select and train deacons and lay members to serve the consecrated communion elements.
- To encourage the private and congregational use of the other means of grace.
- To administer the sacraments of baptism and the Supper of the Lord according to Christ’s ordinance.
- Order:
- To be the executive and administrative officer of the local church and to assure that the organizational concerns of the congregation are adequately provided for.
- To give pastoral support, guidance, and training to the lay leadership, equipping them to fulfill the ministry to which they are called.
- To give oversight to the educational program of the church and encourage the use of approved Church literature and media.
- To be responsible for organizational faithfulness, goal setting, planning and evaluation.
- To search out and counsel men and women for the ministry and other church related ministries.
- To administer the temporal affairs of the church.
- To administer the provisions of the Book of Discipline.
- To give an account of their pastoral ministries to the charge conference.
- To provide leadership for the funding ministry of the congregation. To ensure membership care including compliance with charitable giving documentation requirements and to provide appropriate pastoral care, the pastor, in cooperation with the financial secretary, shall have access to and responsibility for professional stewardship of congregational giving records.
- To model and promote faithful financial stewardship and to encourage giving as a spiritual discipline by teaching the biblical principles of giving.
- To lead the congregation in the fulfillment of its mission through full and faithful payment of all apportioned ministerial support, administrative, and benevolent funds.
- To care for all church records and local church financial obligations, and certify the accuracy of all financial, membership, and any other reports submitted to the Charge Conference or Church Council.
- To participate in educational programs, training opportunities and seek out opportunities for cooperative ministries with other Methodist pastors and churches.
- To lead the congregation in racial and ethnic inclusiveness.
- To be the executive and administrative officer of the local church and to assure that the organizational concerns of the congregation are adequately provided for.
- Service:
- To embody the teachings of Jesus in servant ministries and servant leadership.
- To give diligent pastoral leadership in ordering the life of the congregation for discipleship in the world.
- To build the body of Christ as a caring and giving community, extending the ministry of Christ to the world.
- To participate in community, ecumenical, and interreligious concerns and to encourage the people to become so involved and to pray and labor for the unity of the Christian community.
- Additional Responsibilities:
- Nurture personal spirituality through prayer, Bible Study, accountability of other believers, personal retreat, and worship.
- Continue learning and growing in the Christian faith and take advantage of opportunities to enhance the ministries at St John’s.
- Lead staff meetings and ensure consistent communication and vision for the staff and key leaders.
- Cultivate and maintain a positive culture and team spirit among the St. John’s staff by modeling the core values of the church, and coach/mentor staff, developing them as leaders.
- Build and maintain strong relationships within the congregation, ensuring individuals feel known and cared for through personal contact and follow-up with visitors.
- Uphold and promote the Wesleyan tradition, ensuring the church remains strongly Methodist in its doctrine and practices.
The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Senior Pastor:
Education and Experience
- Undergrad required
- Master’s degree in Divinity or Theology required
- 7-10 Years or more of Ministry Experience
- Previous experience in a similar role preferred
- Preferable Ordination in a denomination in the Methodist tradition
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong and effective preaching and communication skills.
- Proven leadership and administrative skills among staff, volunteers, and congregation, including team building, delegation, and strategic planning.
- Ability to envision and implement strategies for church growth and community engagement.
- Passion for working with all ages.
- Ability to exercise strong discernment and wisdom in decision-making.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Proficient in planning and coordination.
- Active listening and discerning abilities to understand and address church needs and challenges.
- Ability to work with and develop key leaders in the church, both paid staff and volunteers.
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Ability to maintain a high level of integrity and professionalism in all aspects of ministry.
Apply here: https://www.vanderbloemen.com/job/senior-pastor-st-johns-methodist-church/
ASSISTANT PASTOR FOR EQUIPPING AND TEACHING AT HORIZON COMMUNITY CHURCH (DOWNERS GROVE, IL)
Horizon Community Church is seeking an Assistant Pastor — Equipping & Teaching to join the Equipping Ministry team. This role focuses on equipping young adults, professionals, and emerging leaders through discipleship, teaching, pastoral care, and leadership development.
- Lead and develop discipleship pathways, curricula, and digital content for emerging leaders.
- Provide pastoral care, one-on-one mentoring, and recruit & train volunteer leaders.
- Teach regularly in the Exploring service and support service planning/production.
The position offers a competitive salary (midpoint $105000), a strong benefits package, and paid time off plus professional development support. For more info, check out the full opportunity profile.
Would you be open to a brief conversation to learn more? Contact tim@ardentsearchco.com.
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