Pastor of Discipleship and Worship - Grace Church

Pastor of Discipleship and Worship - Grace Church

Grace Church is a 25‑year‑old Evangelical Free Church located in the beautiful Driftless Region of southwest Wisconsin. We hold two Sunday morning services with an average attendance of 240, about half of whom are children and teens. Our ministry is gospel‑centered, intergenerational, and family‑equipping, shining Christ’s light in a politically and culturally diverse rural community.

Our senior pastor collaborates closely with this role. The position empowers the candidate to serve according to their gifts and passions.

Character

• Above all, be humble and teachable

Faith

• Strong, growing personal faith; desire to connect others to God’s grace and truth

Alignment

• Fulfill Grace Church membership commitments; full agreement with Discipleship Strategy, Constitution, By‑laws, and policies

Discipleship

• Proven experience multiplying disciple‑makers, developing leaders, recruiting volunteers, and relating well to people

Worship

• Skills to lead corporate worship; ability to train/equip worship leaders and teams

Biblical (Elder Qualifications per 1 Timothy 3)

• Able to pass a background check
• Solid organizational skills to manage ministries, budgets, and volunteers
• Technologically literate with strong communication skills
• Ministry degree or equivalent
• EFCA ministry credential (or obtain a license within 3 years, ordination within 5 years)

• 60–70% Discipleship
• 30–40% Worship

Discipleship (Primary Focus)

• Identify and develop people/processes for effective discipleship of all ages per the Discipleship Strategy
• Serve as a spiritual resource for parents on Biblical household application; equip parents as primary spiritual influencers
• Support youth & family ministry leaders/volunteers in program administration, development, and volunteer recruitment
• Provide training, resources, and instruction for youth/family and worship ministry leaders/volunteers
• Encourage spiritual gift utilization and identify service opportunities within the body
• Promote intergenerational ministries to reveal God’s work across generations

Worship

• Lead music in worship services as needed (~1 x month)
• Train and equip worship leaders and team members

Preaching & Leadership

• Preach up to 12 times/year (flexible, based on giftedness and development)
• Serve as ex officio elder in mutual submission to the elder board
• Collaborate with the senior pastor to shepherd the congregation
• Participate actively in relevant committees/teams
• Fulfill responsibilities assigned by the elders and the senior pastor

Compensation – Salary + housing allowance commensurate with experience/education

Health – Medical Insurance/benefits, Retirement, Workman’s Compensation

Ministry Expense – ~US $2,500/year

Vacation – 4 weeks/year

Sabbatical – Per policy, when appropriate

Relocation – Moving expenses covered

Support – Encouragement from the elders and congregation

The job description may seem pretty huge. That’s why a conversation would be helpful.

• In the discipleship areas, I already do most of these things and will keep doing many as we collaborate together. So part of this job description will be shared by me.
• Preaching is very flexible. It’s in there if the person wants to develop in this area, but it’s not absolutely necessary.
• We will want to have a conversation about our discipleship huddles, which form the foundation of all of our disciple‑making efforts. It is the best discipleship tool I have ever experienced.

To me, the collaboration piece is huge. It will allow us to:

• Be better together than as individuals.
• Be united in vision and communication at all times.
• Free each of us to be empowered and freed up to serve according to our gifts and abilities.

• Resume
• Cover letter with doctrinal statement, bio and audio/video links of sermon/teaching/worship leading (if available)
• Other relevant answers as requested