Ministry Job Details

Garland Community Baptist Church (GCBC) of Maine seeks a dedicated and spiritually grounded bivocational pastor to guide our rural congregation. The pastor is Biblically given three primary responsibilities: to shepherd the flock of God (1 Peter 5:2), to oversee the ministry of the church (1 Timothy 3:1-7) and to pay careful attention to himself (Acts 20:28). The bivocational rural pastor shares leadership in the church with the elders and deacons and serves as the primary shepherd and teacher. His core responsibilities are spiritual leadership, pastoral care, sound Biblical teaching, and overall administration, in accordance with the GCBC constitution. The pastor’s overall responsibility, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, is to lead members and attendees to a closer and deeper relationship with God, and as such this role requires a deep commitment to faith, effective preaching, servant leadership, and a passion for guiding the congregation in spiritual growth. The current size and income of our congregation is ready to financially support a bivocational Pastor. As we have done in the past, we would plan to bring the Pastor on to full-time as God grows and prospers our church.

A complete job description can be found online at https://tinyurl.com/3szxfu5r

• A strong, growing, evident faith in Jesus Christ with a life consistent with biblical leadership standards.
• Agree with and uphold the GCBC Constitution and statement of faith.
• Ability to preach and teach Scripture faithfully.
• Strong communication skills, both in preaching/teaching and effective interpersonal interactions.
• Heart for pastoral care and relational ministry in a rural context.