Faith Bible Church/Faith Christian School

Church Pastor/ School Chaplain

Job Description

Faith Bible Church is a small Non-denominational “Bible Teaching” church located in the beautiful coastal community of Port St. Joe, in the Florida Panhandle, set on St. Joseph’s Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico. The church was founded over 50 years ago. The church is congregational led. The primary ministry of the church is Faith Christian School, which serves children from K3- 8th grade. The school offers a  sound bible based education.  The church has a heart for missions. Fourteen percent of our gift giving goes to missionary outreach, both here and abroad. The church is a very small committed group of 25-30 active members. We are seeking a pastor with a missionary heart that is interested in church building and has a calling to sharing biblical principles to the students of Faith Christian School. Due to the economy, the current enrollment is 52  students.  The facility is large enough for church and school growth up to 150.

Expectations:   Pastor/ Chaplain 

 1.  Preaching and teaching the Word of God during the Sunday morning and evening worship services. 

 2.  Devotes necessary time to the study and exposition of God’s Word.  

 3.  Prepares plans for church growth and outreach.

 4.  By instruction and example encourages the body of the church for church growth and outreach to the lost in the community. 

 5.  Works with congregation, Elders and Deacons of the church to develop vision and goals for growth of the church and school.    

 6.   Supports the adult Sunday school, Sunday evening prayer group and Bible study and looks for areas to strengthen the ministry of the  church  and school. 

 7.   Nurtures the flock with prayer, spiritual counseling and support during times of crisis, including home and hospital visitations.  

  8.  Needs to be actively involved in community faith based activities.

  9.   Pastor is a member of the church board and the school board.

10.   Encourages the body of the church and the community to support the growth of Faith Christian School offering the children of the community a  biblical  education and foundation. 

 11.   Pastor’s school age children are expected to attend Faith Christian School.

 12.   As school chaplain, the pastor is expected to teach Bible classes for grades four through eight.    

 Contact: Michael Chisholm          michaelchisholmlive@gmail.com