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Pastor Search
General Information
Warm Beach Community Church is a dynamic congregation on the northern fringe of the Seattle metro area, seven miles south of the town of Stanwood in the unincorporated community of Warm Beach. The church has been sharing the good news of Jesus in its community for over 98 years. The church runs 200-250 in attendance on Sundays and has approximately 350 adherents with all ages represented. We have two distinct musical styles in our morning services. The church has seen significant growth in attendance and giving over the past eight years, and has purchased 11-1/2 acres for a new building at a site 2 miles north of the existing campus. Approval of the conditional use permit for the new building is anticipated in July 2008. To maintain growth in the interim, the church has been running three Sunday morning services in the existing building. However, we will be going back to two services for the summer starting on June 22nd.
Compared to most other churches of similar size and setting, Warm Beach Community Church has a higher amount of unity, volunteerism, spiritual maturity, value of authenticity, friendliness, number and quality of musicians, and willingness to embrace change to see God’s Kingdom expanded through our ministries. The church is completely debt free. We currently have two full-time associate pastors: Gary Forslund leads children’s ministries, choir, and worship for the first service plus several other ministry tasks, and Jeremy Frisinger our youth pastor. Jeremy replaced the former youth pastor Richie Kachele last year. Richie is still a part of the church and regularly leads worship for the second and third service with his band Catalyst, which has been offered a recording contract with Seven Seventeen Records.
We are looking for a new pastor because our pastor of eight years, Dr. Alan Ehler, has answered the call to become the Professor of Pastoral Ministries at Northwest University in Kirkland. The church is in an excellent state of health and ready to move forward under the right leadership. We are looking for a visionary lead pastor who is credentialed and in good standing with the Assemblies of God. We plan to offer a salary and housing allowance package of $60,000-72,000 (depending on experience and education) plus health insurance for the pastor’s family.
Requirements
We are seeking a pastor to:
· Be an authentic example of Christian character and passion for Jesus Christ
· Seek, communicate, and lead the vision and strategy for the church
· Preach the majority of Sunday morning services
· Supervise the staff
· Ensure the mission of the church is fulfilled in all age groups
· Lead an increase in both quality and simplicity in all we do
· Pray privately and corporately for the needs of the church, community, and world
· Model and teach personal evangelism
· Facilitate assimilation, discipleship, and church growth
· Chair board meetings
· Continue to work toward the building of a new facility
· Maintain and increase missions involvement and giving
· Represent the church in the community, the section, and the Northwest Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God
Application Process
Interested candidates should submit the following:
· A cover letter with a summary description of your current or most recent ministry position
· A resume of no more than three pages including references
· An essay of not more than two pages describing a recent change you led that brought fruit in your church or area of ministry. Please address why you made the change, how you decided what to do, how you worked with the people involved and what the final result was.
· Three recent sermons in mp3 or wma format (preferred), or on CD or cassette.
Applications:
We prefer to have all items in electronic format (PDF (preferred) or MS Word) E-mailed to:
Paper copies of documents, CDs and cassettes may be sent to the church at:
Pastoral Search Team Warm Beach Community Church 9620 188th St NW Stanwood, WA 98292