Full-time Church Staff Listings
Pastoral Resident
University Baptist Church, Hattiesburg, MS, is seeking a pastoral resident to join our pastoral team. Our program is 24 months, which includes shared pastoral duties of preaching, teaching, and pastoral care. The resident for 2024–2026 will also have a focus in our children’s ministry. UBC is a family-sized church located in Hattiesburg, MS. We are affiliated with both the Alliance of Baptists and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Ministers of all denominations may apply (M. Div. or M.T.S. required), but there is a preference for individuals with a Baptist/congregational background. If interested, visit us at www.ubchm.org, and email your resume and cover letter to ubcsearch@ubchm.org. Your cover letter needs to address the following questions: (1) Why are you interested in our pastoral residency program? (2) What areas of growth do you see in yourself? and (3) Where have you found joy in ministry?
listing closes 7/3/24
Senior Pastor
Bon Air Baptist Church in Richmond, VA is looking for an energetic leader to partner with the Church Council to implement and guard the integrity of the mission, vision, and culture of our church, to lead the church in worship through dynamic preaching, and to collaborate with staff and lay leaders to equip church members to proclaim the gospel, care for one another, and minister to others in the community. To learn more, click here. To submit a resume or to inquire, send an email to:babcsearchpst@gmail.com.
listing closes 7/4/24
Minister of Music and Organist
Oxford Baptist Church in Oxford, NC is seeking a minister of music and organist. This minister is tasked with promoting a music ministry that inspires congregational worship and fellowship, engages all age levels in a variety of musical experiences/education, and is characterized by a faithful balance of striving for excellence while modeling Christ-like inclusivity. Responsibilities include: Plan, organize, and lead the ministry of music; Plan, coordinate and evaluate a comprehensive music program inclusive of all age groups throughout the church; Work in consultation with the Senior Pastor to plan Sunday worship and other seasonal services (Maundy Thursday, Ash Wednesday, Children-led worship, etc.) to ensure a cohesive worship experience; and Lead and inspire congregational singing in Sunday and seasonal worship services from the organ console or piano, including interludes, modulations, etc… (For a comprehensive list of duties, please contact Rev. Dr. Brett Pardue, senior pastor, at bpardue@oxfordbc.org.)
listing closes 7/8/24
Senior Pastor
Vineville Baptist Church of Macon, GA is seeking a senior pastor who can lead this dually aligned (CBF and SBC) faith family while relying upon the relevance and truth of the Bible as the inspired Word of God. Vineville is a church that actively supports the equal roles of men and women in leadership, including the role of ministers and deacons. In our setting, the senior pastor provides leadership, while working closely with lay leaders, for guiding the church in the fulfillment of its mission through biblical teaching, congregational care, spiritual development, and missions. It is important that the senior pastor remains comfortably accessible, approachable, and well-informed about our faith family. For additional information, click here.
listing closes 7/8/24
Senior Pastor
Emerywood Baptist Church of High Point, NC, seeks a full-time senior pastor. He or she should be a seminary graduate, preferably with at least five years of ministerial staff experience. We are a suburban, multigenerational, moderate progressive CBF-affiliated church with doors open to all people. We welcome a candidate with a rich personal theology, deep Biblical knowledge informed by modern scholarship, energizing preaching and challenging teaching. He or she will foster trust in the congregation, challenging us to lean into the vulnerability of living a life of faith, and supporting our mission efforts. Our congregation has voiced the need for spiritual formation and collaborative leadership, an opportunity for candidates with these strengths. We will nurture our new senior pastor’s ministry through prayer, friendship, and financial support. Send resume and cover letter to emerywoodbaptistpastorsearch@gmail.com. More info at https://emerywoodbaptistchurch.com/pastor-search/.
listing closes 7/11/24
Associate Pastor for Children, Youth, and Young Adults
Ox Hill Baptist Church in Chantilly, VA, a socioeconomically and culturally diverse suburb of Washington, DC, is seeking an associate pastor for children, youth, and young adults. This minister will be responsible for coordinating and planning faith formation events for children, youth, and their families and creating opportunities to engage young adults in Christian discipleship. Our ideal candidate will be spiritually mature, relational, energetic, collaborative, and innovative. Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; possession of or progress towards a master’s degree in theological or ministerial studies is highly desirable. We anticipate this to be a full-time position; however, we are willing to entertain a part-time arrangement if need be. Ox Hill Baptist Church associates with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the BGAV. Interested applicants should email a resume to associatepastorsearch@oxhillbaptist.org.
listing closes 7/15/24
Associate Pastor for Missions & Senior Adults
Trinity Baptist Church (in Raleigh) is seeking an associate pastor for missions & senior adults. We welcome candidates who have a passion for people in the local, national, and global communities and leading active senior adults in the church to live out the church’s mission of joining hands with God. We are seeking a leader (male or female) who can inspire and equip God’s people to be actively involved in the mission of God’s Kingdom by serving, going, and giving. This person will collaborate with other ministers to build intergenerational relationships throughout the church and support the senior adult committee in leading the ongoing ministry with senior adults. In addition, this minister will assist the senior pastor in all aspects of pastoral ministry and serve as the supervising minister in the absence of the senior pastor. Please forward resumes and interest to assocpastorsearch@tbcraleigh.com by June 1, 2024. For more information, click here.
listing closes 7/18/24
Senior Pastor
Trinity Baptist Church in Newton, NC is seeking the full-time pastor that God has been preparing to lead our church into the future. We are a multi-generational congregation looking for someone who is interested in ministering to all age groups. Trinity is a welcoming church that loves to worship God through beautiful music, Christ-centered messages, and corporate prayer. Our congregation is deeply engaged in Bible study, fellowship and community outreach. We have an average attendance of approximately 85 for Sunday morning worship. Located in western North Carolina the heart of Catawba County. Our ideal candidate will have a theologically sound education from an accredited seminary or divinity school. We desire a dynamic and energetic pastor who possesses strong preaching skills, a heart for pastoral ministry, and a servant leadership style. Please send resume to: trinitybaptistresumes@gmail.com. To learn more, visit www.trinitybaptistnewtonnc.org/pastor-profile.
listing closes 7/23/24
Senior Pastor
Drexel First Baptist Church in Drexel, NC, is seeking a senior pastor to lead and minister to our congregation in order that we may fulfill God’s will in our church and surrounding community. We seek a senior pastor who is an effective Bible teacher and preacher, who can promote and implement a renewed vision for our church, and who is passionate about building our children and youth programs. For many years, our church has recognized and promoted women in leadership roles, including as deacons. We desire a pastor who will care for, advise, pray with, and counsel our membership in times of both hardship and joy. Experience and/or formal training is preferred. Submit cover letter and resume to our administrative secretary at drexelfbc@gmail.com or send to: Drexel First Baptist Church Pastor Search Committee, PO Box 308, Drexel, NC 28619.
listing closes 7/23/24
Associate Minister of Music
Oakland Baptist Church in Rock Hill, South Carolina is a theologically-moderate church seeking an associate minister of music. The associate minister of music will be a devoted follower of Christ, hold a music degree, and have a background that includes theological training, experience as a church musician leading choirs and handbells, and the ability to participate in and/or provide guidance for blending traditional and non-traditional services. The minister of music will also be responsible for overseeing other musical activities of the church. Visit oaklandchurch.com/music-searchfor more specific information regardingrequirements for and a description of duties for this position. Interestedindividuals should submit a cover letter and résumé, including references, to theMinister of Music Search Committee atassociateminister@oaklandchurch.com. Candidates may also submit digital files or links to posted streaming videos that demonstrate the candidate’s ability as a conductor. All applications are due by July 31, 2024.
listing closes 7/31/24
Associate Minister for Music
The associate minister for music at University Baptist Church (UBC) will be responsible for leading the music ministries of UBC. This will be a full-time position and requires an engaged/enthusiastic “people person” with an innovative/creative spirit. UBC has long had a reputation for a strong music ministry with an emphasis on choral music. In addition to the sanctuary choir, the church has had a choir for college students for over 50 years. The new minister will build on this established foundation and expand the music ministry. The congregation and staff are committed to making music a signature program of the church. Based on the gifts of the candidate, this person will also be responsible for another area of ministry. UBC is open to discussing this secondary responsibility, which could include children, youth, or college students, for example. To apply or nominate someone, email a cover letter and resume to search@universitybaptist.org.
listing closes 8/7/24
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church of Butner, North Carolina, is searching for the pastor whom God has chosen to lead this body of Christ. FBCB is a family-oriented, Christ-centered church located in the town of Butner. In 2023, we celebrated 75 years of being a lighthouse to our community, with a loving, compassionate congregation of 200+ and we’re just getting started! Our campus houses a lovely sanctuary, classrooms for all ages (infant through senior adults), and a beautiful family life center which includes a gymnasium. First Baptist Church of Butner affirms the ordination of men and women to serve as deacons and subscribes to the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message. The person we believe God is calling to His pulpit is mature in their faith walk and scripturally grounded as demonstrated by the years they have served as a pastor. The complete pastor position description can be found at: www.fbcofbutner.org/pastorsearch.If you feel led by God, submit resume to: searchcommittee@fbcofbutner.org.
listing closes 8/8/24
Senior Pastor
Temple Baptist Church in Wilmington, NC is seeking a full-time senior pastor. As a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the senior pastor will shepherd the congregation under the Lord’s direction through a faithful ministry of the Word, by caring for the spiritual needs of the church and its members, and by overseeing the church’s worship, its mission of making disciples, and its ministry to its members and the surrounding community (Acts 20:28; Ephesians 4:11‐16; 1 Timothy 3:1‐7; 1 Peter 5:1‐4). Please contact Adam Oaks at ajoaks@gmail.com for more information.
listing closes 8/8/24
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church of Erwin in Tennessee seeks a full-time senior pastor to lead our church into the future. FBC Erwin is a welcoming congregation with a commitment to serving our community through local missions and outreach and the fulfillment of Christian education from birth to adulthood. Our congregation affirms the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message. We desire a pastor who has a calling from God for pastoral ministry, seeing this ministry as a spiritual investment in our beautiful family of faith. The pastor should be an avid student of God’s word and present it in a way that challenges all ages and levels of spiritual maturity in our congregation. Preference given to candidates that hold an accredited seminary or divinity school degree and possess 5 to 10 years of experience. Resumes and cover letters may be emailed to erwinfirstsearch@gmail.com and will be accepted through 6/8/24. More information can be found at www.erwinfirst.org/pastorsearch.
listing closes 8/8/24
Minister of Youth/Young Adults & Mission
FBC Henderson, a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship church, is seeking a full-time minister of youth/young adults & mission. This minister will be responsible for oversight and growth of the congregation’s mission efforts and have primary responsibility for ministry with high school and college students, and their families. We seek someone who will lead us to engage our community more directly and relationally. Our ideal candidate will be devoted to Christ and the local church, highly relational, self-motivated, collaborative, and enthusiastic. Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university or experience in a related field. Theological education from an acceptable seminary or divinity school is preferred. Compensation is commensurate with education and experience. Please submit resumes and cover letters to searchtwo@fbchenderson.net. Full description available at www.fbchenderson.net.
listing closes 8/9/24
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church of Columbia, Missouri currently seeks our next senior pastor to partner in ministry with us. We seek God’s wisdom in this process, leaning into the language of our church covenant that our future senior pastor will join our ministry because we have responded to Christ’s call to follow him as disciples and because we find this calling too difficult and too important to fulfill alone. First Baptist Church is a 200-year-old progressive community of faith dually aligned with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and American Baptist Churches USA. We are located in downtown Columbia, a quintessential Midwest college town of around 130,000 between St. Louis and Kansas City. We invite those who feel called to be our senior pastor to review our congregational profile and learn more about us and our search at our website: https://fbc-columbia.org/pastor-search. Please contact the committee at pastorsearch@fbc-columbia.org. We anticipate beginning conversations mid-summer.
listing closes on 9/5/24
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church, Lincolnton is seeking a dynamic and passionate individual to serve as our full-time senior pastor. The ideal candidate will be devoted to leading our congregation through engaging teaching, impactful preaching, compassionate pastoral care, effective leadership, and active community engagement. They should possess strong theological grounding, exceptional communication skills, and a heart for both traditional and contemporary forms of ministry. This role requires a commitment to nurturing spiritual growth, fostering community relationships, and advancing our mission of sharing the love of Christ. Minimum Qualifications: master’s degree with theological training from an accredited seminary and five to 15 years of experience. We encourage you to submit your information search.committee@fbclincolnton.org. Please include a cover letter, resume, and references.
listing closes on 9/10/24
Pastor to Youth and Families
Wake Forest Baptist Church in Wake Forest, NC seeks a full-time pastor to youth and families to lead its ministry to 6-12 graders and their families. The youth program at Wake Forest Baptist Church is a thriving, active ministry with 20-50 students participating in Bible study, worship and missions opportunities. Please see our youth ministry profile herefor more information about our church and youth ministry. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to youthpastorsearch@wakeforestbaptistchurch.org.
listing closes on 9/12/24
Director of Student Ministry (or part-time)
First Baptist Church of Lincolnton is looking for a director of student ministry to join our ministry team. This team member will be responsible for maintaining and supervising a comprehensive program that ministers to our members in grades 6–12. This includes planning, implementing, overseeing, and evaluating the programs of the student ministry as it relates to the mission and objectives of FBC Lincolnton. While maintaining the ministry, this individual will have the opportunity to introduce our young people to Christ, build supportive relationships, disciple them in their spiritual growth, and minister to both them and their families. We are open to looking at potential candidates who are seeking either full-time or part-time employment. Job description for each position can be found here (full-time) or here (part-time). Resumes or inquiries for either position can be sent to youth.ministry@fbclincolnton.org.
listing closes 9/23/24
Senior Pastor (or part-time)
College Parkway Baptist Church in Arnold, Maryland, is seeking a senior pastor. We will consider full-time, part-time, or bi-vocational candidates, recognizing the unique circ*mstances and callings of everyone. We seek someone passionate about advancing God’s kingdom, leading others to salvation in Jesus Christ, and equipping disciples for a life of faithful service. To apply, please submit the following material to both email address: SearchCommitteeCPBC@gmail.com and CPBCapplication@gmail.com: A one-page letter of introduction; your call to the ministry and why you are interested in CPBC; statement of faith; philosophy of ministry; resume; names / contact information of three (3) references; links to three (3) sermons.
listing closes 9/27/24
Lead Pastor
First Baptist Church High Point is seeking a lead pastor to guide the congregation through an exciting season of growth and relocation. Are you an innovative and adaptable leader with a strong background in church ministry and a deep understanding of biblical principles? Bring your collaborative spirit, creativity, and relational skills to the forefront as you inspire this community through engaging sermons, spiritual care, and worship experiences. Join the team in nurturing spiritual growth, fostering meaningful relationships with God, and promoting unity within a diverse congregation and the wider community. Apply online here.
listing closes 9/27/24
Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church of Roswell, GA is seeking applicants for a full-time senior pastor. We are a congregation of 800+ active members looking for a dynamic candidate to develop, execute, and communicate the church’s vision and mission by aligning ministerial activities with the church’s overall goals for spiritual and physical growth. The senior pastor serves as the spiritual leader of the church, responsible for spiritual leadership, pastoral care, and overall administration. The senior pastor’s overall responsibility, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, is to lead the members and attenders to a closer and deeper relationship with God, and as such this role requires a deep commitment to the faith, effective preaching, strong leadership skills, and a passion for guiding the congregation in spiritual growth. Please click here to view our church profile, the senior pastor job description, and instructions on how to apply.
listing closes 10/1/2024
