Job Description

Lead Pastor – Whitehill Church of Christ (Qld)

n

QLD

n

Location: Whitehill Church of Christ, Ipswich, Queensland

n

Whitehill Church of Christ (Whitehill) is seeking afull-time Lead Pastorto lead the church to fulfil its mission and vision. Whitehill is an established, contemporary, multi-staffed, multi-generational church with a passion for helping people to love God, love people and follow Jesus. Whitehill is located in the fast-growing city of Ipswich, Queensland, and holds two Sunday Worship services with a combined attendance of around 350. Whitehill has a core congregation of more than 450 people and connects weekly with many others from the local community through outreach initiatives.

n

The key responsibilities of the role are to:

n

n
- Cast and strategically implement of the church's vision and mission
n
- Lead and train the ministry staff team
n
- Teach and preach the Word of God
n
- Guide and shepherd of the congregation
n
- Equip and mobilise the church for effective discipleship and mission
n
- Perform general pastoral duties (child dedications, baptisms, weddings, funerals etc.).
n
- Work closely with the Council of Elders to ensure healthy alignment in church leadership and ministry direction.
n

n

The successful applicant will:

n

n




- Demonstrate a vibrant and growing relationship with Jesus as evidenced by the qualities listed in Galatians 5:19-24.
n
- Meet the qualifications of an Elder as listed in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9.
n
- Lead with exemplary Christlike character and spiritual maturity.
n
- Be gifted in teaching and preaching God's Word with theological clarity, Gospel fluency and pastoral application that strengthens the congregation's resolve for the faith and obedience to Christ.
n
- Be skilled in vision casting and strategic plan implementation.
n
- Be able to effectively lead and build teams.
n
- Committed to the mission, vision, values, doctrine and direction of Whitehill Church of Christ.
n
- Minimum of an undergraduate qualification in Ministry and/or Theology.
n
- Previous experience of fruitful pastoral ministry.
n
- Citizen or permanent resident of Australia.
n
- Ability to obtain a Queensland Working with Children's Check (Blue Card) and Protected Ministry Check (Board Level).
n
- Able to be endorsed as a ministering person with Churches of Christ in Queensland.
n

n

We are hoping for the successful candidate to commence as soon as possible.

n

Remuneration and other conditions are generally according to Churches of Christ in QLD employment guidelines.

📌 Lead Pastor - Whitehill Church of Christ (Qld) (Ipswich)
🏢 Ccnswact
📍 Ipswich