Job Description

Coolum Beach Baptist Church is seeking a full time Associate Pastor to work alongside our Senior Pastor and elders, joining the team as an elder/pastor in the life of our church. The role would include oversight of our Youth and Children's ministries.

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The mission of Coolum Beach Baptist Church is To Know Christ and Make Him Known. We are a Bible-teaching church who seek to make disciples in every area of church life. We are a welcoming, active, multi-generational church who have experienced significant growth in recent years, located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

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Areas of Responsibility

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1. Functioning as a pastor/elder in the life of the church.

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- Regular preaching (approximately once per month).
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- Contributing to the pastoral leadership of the church as a member of the eldership.
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- Other pastoral tasks as appropriate (e.g. service leading, pastoral care, weddings, funerals, etc.).
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2. Teenage discipleship & outreach, primarily through Youth Group :

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- Leading a Youth Group focused on discipling our teenagers and outreach to non-Christian teenagers who attend.
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- Establishing, training and supporting a team of youth group leaders.
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3. Supervising children's ministries, primarily Sunday School:

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- Coordinating, training and supporting Sunday School teachers.
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- Would not necessarily require regularly teaching Sunday School.
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This role description could be modified to reflect the strengths, experience, gifts and capacity of the successful candidate, but these three elements reflect the priorities of the role.

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Criteria – The successful candidate will:

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- Be a male who demonstrates the Christlike character and spiritual maturity required of an elder (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:6-9; 1 Peter 5:2-3).
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- Demonstrate a vibrant, consistent relationship with Jesus, and a love and commitment to the church.
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- Have a transparent sense of call to pastoral ministry.
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- Be committed to gospel-centred Bible-teaching as the central task of pastoral ministry (2 Timothy 4:2), seeking to equip God's people (Ephesians 4:12) to obey Jesus' commission to make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20).
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- Have a proven ability and desire to collaborate effectively, working alongside the Senior Pastor and with other leaders.
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- Possess relevant ministry & leadership experience and theological training, preferably a three-year theological degree.
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Employment conditions, remuneration and pastoral registration will be according to Queensland Baptist guidelines.

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📌 Associate Pastor | Coolum Beach Baptist Church (Sunshine Coast)
🏢 Queensland Baptists
📍 Sunshine Coast