Associate Pastor of Preaching
Job Description
Associate Pastor of Preaching (full-time)
Faith Community Church
Kansas City, MO
Job Overview
The Associate Pastor of Preaching at Faith Community Church will serve alongside the other elders* and under the leadership of the Lead Preaching Pastor with the aim to faithfully shepherd the flock of God entrusted to FCC. The primary functions of this role will include the expositional preaching of the Word of God, teaching classes in keeping with the doctrine of FCC, overseeing and organizing the training of future leaders, assisting the Lead Preaching Pastor with the administration of the church, and to carry out all responsibilities germane to the office of an elder as defined by Holy Scripture.
*(FCC recognizes the Scriptural terms of elder, pastor, and overseer to be synonymous)
Church Overview
Faith Community Church is a growing and vibrant congregation of 500+ in the Northland of Kansas City. We are Baptists who are committed to the doctrines of grace, the centrality of the Word, and the exaltation of Christ in all things. We believe the systematic exposition of Scripture to be the most faithful method of preaching and we are blessed to have a people who are hungry for the Word of God. We believe the central mark of followers of Christ is love for one another and we seek to build our fellowship around His example. Please visit www.fcckc.com to read more or visit our YouTube channel to listen to our sermons: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCETCZqgZLoljg7izl1i2rqQ.
Qualifications
All pastors must meet the Scriptural qualifications of an elder listed in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 and should be devoted to the charges given to overseers in the New Testament, such as 1 Peter 5 and Acts 20.
Beyond the Scriptural qualifications, all pastors of FCC must adhere to the following (any disagreement with any of the following requires a written and thorough explanation to be submitted for review to the elder board):
• Affirmation of our Confession of Faith
• Affirmation of our Statement of Faith
• Affirmation of our constitution and polity
• Affirmation of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
• Affirmation of the Danvers Statement on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
• Affirmation of the Nashville Statement on Human Sexuality
• Affirmation of the Dallas Statement on Social Justice
• A commitment to the Five Solas of the Reformation
• A commitment to the Doctrines of Grace
• A commitment to the systematic exposition of God’s Word
• A commitment to the sufficiency of Scripture as the sole source of authority for all teaching and all counseling
Compensation
This is a full-time salaried position with a benefits package. Salary level will be determined based on education and experience.
A complete job description will be provided upon request.
If interested, please send a resume, references, testimony, and at least two sermon samples to .
