Ministry Description
Midway Baptist Church is looking for an Associate Pastor to join their team. Midway is a growing, multi-generational church focused on glorifying God and making disciples. Our church family is unified, generous, and devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ. We are located in Phenix, VA, a rural setting about 45 minutes from Lynchburg and 20 minutes south of Appomattox.
We are looking for a full-time Associate Pastor to work with the whole church and have a focus on adults. Midway seeks to reach people for Christ and make disciples from children to senior adults. The Associate Pastor will help disciple people through Christ-centered teaching, leading, and shepherding as well as seeking to reach the community with the Gospel.
Primary Ministries:
Leading
- Provide vision, leadership, and management in line with the mission and vision of Midway Baptist Church
- Recruit, train, lead, and equip ministry volunteers and leaders
- Assist Senior Pastor with ministerial duties and in worship services, as needed
Teaching
- Prepare and teach Christ-centered lessons from God’s Word, aimed at transforming hearts, in multiple formats throughout the week
Shepherding
- Develop meaningful relationships with the congregation
- Minister through personal communication, prayer, counsel, and soul care
- Assist in creating a welcoming church environment by connecting with visitors and prospective members through personal outreach and follow-up
Ministry Requirements
Qualifications
- A life and ministry that are marked by humility, integrity, and spiritual maturity and meets the standards of 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9
- Vibrant personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ
- Theological agreement and shared convictions with Midway Baptist Church and its Statement of Faith.
- Strong interest and experience in ministry
- Supportive of the church’s overall mission, ministries, and pastoral leadership
- Skilled at cross-cultural and cross-generational ministry within a socioeconomically diverse congregation
- Proficient at mobilizing members and executing strategy
- Gifted communicator in oral, written, and digital contexts
- Possess a graduate-level degree in theology, divinity, or religious studies
Key Values & Characteristics
- Follower of Christ
- Active devotional and prayer life
- Committed to the inspiration, authority, and sufficiency of the inerrant Word of God
- Personal holiness and integrity
- Leadership gifts with a shepherd’s heart
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Commitment to the Great Commission and heart for the nations
- A teachable spirit and willingness to be personally developed while also developing others
- Energetic, motivated, and creative
- Team builder and player
If interested, please submit a cover letter and resume to resume@midwaybaptistchurch.org.