Associate Pastor

The Associate Pastor reports to the Board of Elders. Ultimate accountability is to the Friedberg Congregation, and is administered by the Senior Pastor, the Board of Elders and the Joint Board.

• The individual must possess a faith in Jesus Christ and profess Him as his / her Lord and Savior. This person must strive to live a life consistent with the guidance provided by the Holy Bible, the “Ground of the Unity”, the “Covenant for Christion Living”, the “Easter Sunrise Service Ode” as well as other prominent doctrinal statements of the Moravian Church.
• Possess a servant’s heart and be a willing participant in the life of the congregation as both a Leader and team member.
• Be ordained or soon to be ordained.
• Possess administrative and organizational skills necessary for the coordination and the directing of various activities of multiple organizations.
• Possess good oral and written communication skills.
• Possess the ability to work with limited supervision and guidance from either the Board of Elders or the Senior Pastor.

• Lead the Worship Service as requested by the Senior Pastor.
• In coordination with the Senior Pastor, preside over Holy Communion, Infant and Adult Baptism and officiate at weddings.
• Conduct the funeral of any person to be buried or interred in the Friedberg Graveyard, as requested.
• In coordination with the Board of Christian Education, facilitate the development of Sunday School curriculum, Sunday School teachers, Christian Education programing and activities of all ages. Will serve as an ex-officio member of the CE Board, and participate in the teaching of Sunday School on as needed basis.
• Development or identification of studies / seminars for congregation and / or individual spiritual growth and development.

• In conjunction with the Senior Pastor and Acolytes, conduct visits of congregational members, especially those infirmed in hospitals, their home, or other care facilities, as well as our seniors and widowed members.
• Coordinate and participate in the visitation of visitors to our services as well as new members.
• Provide spiritual counseling for congregational members / families as requested or needs indicate.

• In consultation with the Senior Pastor and the Board of Elders, coordinate and facilitate the work of the various sub-committees of the Board of Elders, staff members and lay leaders with respect to programming and leadership development, small group ministries and youth ministries.
• Periodically review and study the organizational structure of the congregation and recommend any needed changes to the Joint Board, Board of Elders, Board of Trustees or other appropriate bodies.
• Assist in the betterment of spiritual relationships among the members of the congregation.

• Be active at the Provincial level as requested or directed by the Provincial Elders Conference (PEC), the Board of Elders or the Senior Pastor.
  
  Attend the regular and called meetings of the Board of Elders and Joint Board, and attendance at meetings of the Board of Trustees when requested.
• Daily activities of this position will be supervised by the Senior Pastor.
• The Youth Ministry Director and the Children’s Ministry Director will report to the Associate Pastor.
• Any other appropriate duties or responsibilities as assigned by either the Board of Elders or the Senior Pastor.

The Moravians (Unitas Fratrum) are the oldest protestant denomination who spring from the martyrdom of the Czech reformer, Jan Hus in 1415 at Constance, Switzerland. The Moravians predated the German reformer, Martin Luther by about 100 years. Hus’s martyrdom spawned the Hussite Wars between the Catholics and the reformers, with a small surviving band of believers eventually migrating to Herrnhut, Germany in 1722, where they found refuge on the estate of a young German Count, Nicolas Von Zinzendorf.

In Herrnhut, the Moravians prospered, and within 12 years sent out 300 missionaries to far flung places, such as Greenland, Labrador, the West Indes,…