Solo Pastor
Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church is currently seeking a solo installed pastor to lead a congregation primed to serve the needs of the surrounding community in new and innovative ways. Our congregation is eager for deeper meaning, ready to be challenged, and open to being transformed. We seek a pastor who can inspire that transformation—calling us to spiritual discipline and formation, and to greater engagement as a public embodiment of the love of Christ.
Tasks, expectations, duties, supervision, assignments, and responsibilities for the position
Worship – prepare and preach sermons that relate to intergenerational worshipers; determine order and elements of worship in coordination with the elder point person; administer sacraments; develop, coordinate, and lead special services (e.g., Good Friday); coordinate lay participation; conduct weekly preschool chapel.
Pastoral care – visit sick and bereaved in homes and hospitals and provide support (e.g., administer sacraments); provide counseling/mediation. Support members in major life events i.e. weddings, baptisms, funerals, layoffs, divorce.
Spiritual development – Encourage spiritual growth, stewardship, and active participation beyond worship; encourage spreading the Gospel within the congregation and throughout the community. Lead prospective member classes, confirmation classes, and other small groups.
Leadership and Supervision – Moderate Session; represent the church in the Presbytery; Provide guidance and direction to staff (Office Administrator/Director of Family Ministries, Director of Music, Organist/Accompanist, Preschool Director, Nursery Attendants).
Missional Incubator
MVPC is charting a course to convert our underutilized Fellowship Hall into a multi-faceted community center focused on the needs of elementary and younger children and their families. We have identified affordable extended hours child care as a high need for this community. As such, we envision creating a facility to provide, at a modest fee, opportunities for extended school-age child care, summer/holiday camps, community gatherings and events, birthday parties, retreats, and more. We are also considering a space for adults in the congregation and community at large to gather for cups of coffee and the like, creating meeting and fellowship space operating 7 days a week.
Our new pastor will manage, at a high level, the operation of our missional incubator. While not responsible for the day to day operation of the center, the pastor will be heavily involved, working with the director(s) to identify opportunities for ministry and ensuring the businesses are operated efficiently, safely, and in accordance with our faith priorities. Additionally, they will look for opportunities to connect with the community and to incorporate congregational members in faith opportunities at the incubator.