01/03/2025
GETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCH
Job Title: Associate Pastor
Reports To: Senior Pastor
Position Status: Part time/salary
Position Overview:
The primary role of the Associate Pastor is to assist the Senior Pastor in
carrying out Gethsemane Baptist Church Purpose Statement: Love God, Love People, and
Make Disciples, and helping our church family grow in their faith in a manner that brings glory to
God. The Associate Pastor is responsible for helping the church at large and supporting the
Pastor’s vision for Outreach.
Basic Qualifications & Expectations:
•Must have experienced salvation through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Exhibit a godly example, living a life of honesty, integrity, and transparency worthy of the
gospel, consistently following and growing in relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Exhibit spiritual sensitivity, humility, graciousness, and flexibility.
• A strong desire to serve.
• Be loyal to the vision and staff of Gethsemane and always protect the unity of the church.
• Affirm and adhere to the Biblical truths summarized in Gethsemane’s Statement of Faith.
• Embrace and promote the Purpose Statement and Core Commitments of Gethsemane.
Knowledge & Skills Needed:
• Be a self-starter who takes initiative in leadership roles.
• Strong people skills including development of meaningful relationships with church family.
• Foster a positive, welcoming atmosphere at all times.
• Ability to discern needs and respond appropriately, sensitively, and proactively.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Ability to supervise programs that are vital to Gethsemane’s purpose and ministry.
• Experience in managing employees and volunteers.
• Experience in developing and operating within an annual budget.
• Possess good oral and written communication skills.
• A passion for missions and ministry excellence.
• Comfortable speaking in front of large groups.
• Excellent time management with the proven ability to complete multiple simultaneous tasks.
• Experience with basic computer hardware and software tools (i.e.MS Office suite).
Job Responsibilities & Duties:
• Work closely with the Pastor with the Member Care program, improving and creating methods
of caring for and visiting with those who are absent, inactive, sick, hospitalized, hurting, or in
need.
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Work closely with the Pastor on the Connections ministry that will connect and integrate visitors,
regular attendees, and new members into the Gethsemane family.
• Promote and encourage a welcoming environment, enhanced by strong teamwork and
effective communication between the congregation, church leadership, staff and ministry teams.
• Assist in the administration of Gethsemane’s Outreach ministry by implementing church wide
outreach events.
• Cultivate relationships with the local community for social and service outreach opportunities.
• Manage assigned staff and volunteers, providing guidance, training, and resources necessary
to allow each to excel in fulfilling their assigned duties.
• Support and encourage all ministries of the church.
• Speak into key decisions within the church in terms of strategic planning and leadership.
• Attend weekly staff meetings and prayer time.
• Attend monthly board meetings.
• Attend monthly elder meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Pastor.
• Education/Experience:
• High school diploma with desire to obtain higher education from a SACSCOC accredited
school
CONTACT: Elder Ervin L. Wright SR
706-229-5915
CHURCHIS LOCATEDIN MANCHESTERG
