LEAD PASTOR PROFILE The lead pastor will model the purpose of Four Mile Church of “helping people take their next steps toward Christ, together!”. The lead pastor will be the primary leader, teacher, and visionary and will have a broad responsibility for the spiritual welfare, growth and life of the church.

In addition, the lead pastor will:

Have a vital walk with Jesus Christ demonstrated by faithfulness, passion, and an appreciation for God’s glorious grace.

Have a firm commitment to the authority and infallibility of the word of God in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.

Possess a passion and strong giftedness in the ability to creatively and clearly communicate biblical truth.

Practice evangelism and discipleship and be committed to equipping others to do the same.

Display an understanding of the alignment of church strategy and vision within a local community context.

Pursue and lead well through Kingdom-advancing change, being willing to think outside the box, push the envelope and disciple the community through it.

Honor where we have been and appreciate where we are, while looking forward to where we are going.

Be mission-minded with an urgency to bring Christ to people. Have strategies and plans for how we will multiply as well as how to assimilate into

our community of faith those who come to know and love Christ. Love God’s people in a dynamic way so that they feel it to their core. Be marked by deep, Christ-like humility, with a love for the Church that is evidenced

by whole-hearted devotion to service. Be filled with a passion to build community and healthy relationships. Primarily possess the Spiritual Gifts of Faith, Leadership, Teaching & Preaching and

Evangelism and secondarily the gifts of Wisdom, Discernment and Intercession. Be highly skilled with leadership competencies surrounding Managing Vision &

Purpose, Courage & Perseverance, Motivating Others, Interpersonal Savvy and Priority Setting/Organizing/Planning.

Be actively seeking to lead his family into relationship with Christ. The lead pastor’s family should be supportive of God’s call on his life. The successful candidate is expected to relocate to within the community of the church.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Guide the church in pursuit of its mission, strategy and living out what we believe. Elders

o Accept and honor elder leadership and oversight o Work with and develop elders o Partner with elders, assuring mission focus and advancing church wide

ministries Staff

o Lead by example and set clear expectations o Manage and develop the leaders and staff o Equip the leaders with the skills, tools and resources to enable effective

management of their teams and volunteers Vision cast

o Elders o Staff o Congregation

Serve as the primary teacher and preacher o Develop congregation’s theological and spiritual life through biblically sound

preaching and teaching Primary Sunday morning preacher Regular teaching at adult level

Evangelism o Practice and develop gospel outreach

Finance o Work with finance team to develop sound financial practices o Develop funding for ministry

Congregational Care o Provide counseling, support, visitation, etc.

Child-Care and Pre-School Oversight KEY REQUIREMENT

Ordination in ECO denomination (or willingness) Master’s degree in theology or divinity

PREFERRED WORK EXPERIENCE Experience in multi-staff setting

  

Helping people take their next steps toward Christ, together!

6078 Tuscarawas Road Beaver, PA 15009

724.495.6520

WWW.FOURMILE.ORG

FOUR MILE CHURCH 2019

OUR STRATEGY 1. CELEBRATE: We experience intimacy with God as we offer our hearts in worship. 2. CONNECT: We develop genuine friendships, find mutual support, and encourage

one another as we grow in our faith together. 3. CONTRIBUTE: We give our hearts by serving others and carrying God’s mission into our community and around the world. OUR LEADERSHIP We are an elder led body that prayerfully leads and oversees the spiritual direction of the church with these officers executing the responsibilities of their office in unison and on a parity with each other, and with the material care and service of the church being looked after by deacons under the supervision of the elders and lead pastor.

OUR MISSION

God is the Creator and Ruler of the Universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God. We are made in the image of God, to be like Him in character. We are the supreme object of God’s creation and affection. Although we have tremendous potential for good, everyone is marred by an attitude of rebellion toward God called sin. Sin separates people from God. People are created to exist forever. Every person will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation in Christ. To be eternally separated from God is hell. To be eternally in union with Him is heaven. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary by miraculous conception, lived a sinless human life, and offered Himself as the perfect and only sufficient sacrifice for the sins of all by dying on a cross. He rose from the dead after three days, demonstrating His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven’s glory where He is the only Mediator between God and people, and he will return again to Earth. He will reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Salvation is a gift from God to all people. Men and women can never make up for their sin by self-improvement, good works, or religious activity. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness can a person be saved from sin’s penalty. When God begins a saving work in the heart of any person, He gives assurance in His Word that He will continue performing it until the day of its full consummation.

About God:

About Humanity:

About Eternity:

About Jesus Christ:

About Salvation:

OUR BELIEFS

OUR MISSION

OUR DENOMINATION Today, the ECO is a rapidly-growing Presbyterian denomination that exists to serve the local church and reclaim a sense of covenanted biblical community. We began our partnership with the ECO in 2013.

The ECO’s top four priorities: 1. Lift up the centrality of the gospel. 2. Grow with an emerging generation of leaders. 3. Prioritize a wave of church innovation. 4. Create an atmosphere of relational accountability.

Because God gives man and woman eternal life through Jesus Christ and adopts them as His own, salvation is received and maintained by the grace and power of God—not by the self-effort of the Christian. It is the grace and keeping power of God that gives believers the assurance of salvation. No power in the universe can separate God’s children from Him. The Holy Spirit is equal with the Father and the Son as God. He is present in the world to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power for living, with the understand-ing of spiritual truth, and with guidance in doing what is right. The Christian seeks to live under His control daily. The Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is God’s Word to all. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. The Scriptures are inspired by God and are infallible and inerrant in the original manuscripts. They are the unique, full, and final authority on all matters of faith and practice, and there are no other writings similarly inspired by God. The Scriptures are the final authority in all matters of faith and practice. This church recognizes that it cannot bind the conscience of individual members in areas where the Scriptures are silent. Rather, each believer is to be led in those areas by the Lord, to whom he or she alone is ultimately responsible.

About God’s dependability:

About the Holy Spirit:

About the Bible:

About Faith Practice:

OUR DESIRE The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. There-fore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God's church? He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil. [1 Timothy 3:1-7]

Church Location: We are located in Western PA, Beaver County. Surrounded by Western Beaver, Beaver, and Black-hawk school districts; approximately 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, PA; and 5 miles from the Ohio border.

Ministry Staff:

Average worship attendance*: 2019: 179 2018: 200 2017: 206 2016: 206

Adult Membership: 2019: 366 2018: 358 2017: 321 2016: 405

Operating budget: 2019: $576,298 2018: $580, 388 2017: $627,778 2016: $600,949

SUNDAY MORNINGS 9:15am - Discipleship classes for all ages; nursery

10:30am - Community worship; kids programming

Treasurer Preschool Director

Administrative Assistant

Childcare Director

Supporting Staff:

Custodian

VOLUNTEER ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Finance team: 2 Elders: 4

Deacons: 12 Trustees: 12

Senior Pastor Assistant Pastor Worship Director Youth/Young Adult Director

Children’s Ministry Director

• Kidz church - PreK to 3rd grade • ROCK - 4th & 5th grade • Amped - 6th - 12th grade • Young Adult ministry

• Women's ministry • Men's ministry • Small groups • Worship team • Welcome team

WEEKLY CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES

*does not include kids church

MISSION PARTNERS Haiti H20 - Haiti Children for Hope - Dominican Republic Operation Serve International (OSI) - Mexico City The Center - Midland, PA

SERVICE AND OUTREACH • Four Mile Preschool - Our preschool has been operational since 1976, serving hundreds of families and nurturing young children in spiritual, social, emotional, intellectual, creative, and physical development. - Voted ‘Best in the Valley’ in 2018 - Consists of one director and 5 teachers - Available to 3, 4 and 5 year olds (Monday - Friday) • Four Mile Childcare - Our childcare has been operational since 2007 in the church building and then expanding our services to The Center (see below) in 2012; in 2018, the childcare at The Center moved into it’s own location in Midland, freeing up The Center to expand the uses of their rooms for other areas of ministry. - Voted ‘Best in the Valley’ in 2018 - Consists of one director of operations, 2 full time managers, and 48 employees • Giving Tree - church members provide anonymous Christmas gifts to local kids in need; partnering with the local school districts • The Center - an outreach community that was birthed out of Four Mile and has since become it's own non-profit organization; providing community support to Midland through adult and youth programming throughout the week, and its monthly food and clothing bank. • Kidz Blast - a week long summer youth program • Food Pantry - open twice a month to the public, free of charge; fully stocked by church members and outside donors • Deacon services - New neighbor packets - Grief Share Support - Short Term Care Support - Long Term Care Support - Support Connections - Meals - Transportation - And more....

The Center, Midland PA Four Mile Preschool staff

Four Mile Worship Center