Job description will depend on the candidate, but will include the following:
Qualifications:
The senior pastor of Maranatha must have a clear vision of what the Christian life should look like and the role of the church in living that out. He must clearly understand the evangelical message of the gospel and have experienced its power in his own life. His own walk must be governed by a passionate and growing relationship with the Lord and he must have a deep desire to see people come into a living relationship with God. 
He must resonate with the heart of Maranatha and be committed to the church's vision and mission as it has unfolded here over the years. He will be called not only to continue the church's calling, but to build on it to further accomplish the purposes of God in this church.
He will bring his own unique heart, gifts, and skills to the senior pastor position that will enable him to further Maranatha's calling as we enter a new season as a church community. Sharing our values, he must be able to lead the church effectively with authenticity and integrity, bridging cultural gaps as we seek to love the lost and build covenant community that is conformed to the image of Christ, where others can also experience the transforming power of the gospel of Jesus Christ at work in their own lives and in community.  
Leadership Qualities:
The senior pastor needs to exhibit the 4 "C's" of effective leadership:
1.     Character in the leader (which generates trust on the part of the followers).
2.     Conviction in the leader (which helps the congregation discern its purpose and conviction).
3.     Competencies in the leader (which help a congregation function as a healthy system—i.e., deal with the normal anxieties and conflicts of communal life in healthy and productive ways). 
4.     Confluence of leader, congregation, time, place, ministry opportunity, and resources that is a gift of God's Spirit and that enables a leader and a congregation to work joyfully together in realizing God's purposes. 
These leadership qualities must be supported by excellent relational and communication skills that will enable him to envision, organize and manage the staff and ministries of Maranatha Church. By equipping and motivating individual persons, he will also be mobilizing the church, as the body of Christ.
Other Qualities & Personal Values
·     Love for God and the gospel
·     Love for people, including the broken and lost
·     Integrity
·     Authenticity and appropriate transparency
·     Vision and courage to pursue it
·     Work as a team with council and lead the staff team
·     Relational
Responsibilities:
Primary Duty: To minister to the congregation of Maranatha Church, providing leadership to the congregation and to staff in ministering to the congregation and reaching out to our community. There will be an emphasis on preaching and leading worship services, directing staff, pastoral counselling and/or mentoring and vision setting.
Key Responsibilities:
·     Weekly sermon preparation and preaching.
·     Leading worship services.
·     Working with council and staff to provide vision and direction to the church.
·     Overseeing development of policy with staff and council.
·     Ensuring that pastoral care takes place in the congregation (although most visitation and pastoral care is done by volunteers in the congregation).
·     Administrative duties (attend bi-monthly council meetings, other church meetings as necessary, paperwork etc.).
·     He may not participate directly in mentoring as part of the church's Restoration Ministry, as the current senior pastor does, but we would expect him to have some experience of God's healing of brokenness in his own life and to bring something unique to it from his own experience, calling and gifts.
·     Overseeing and directing staff, including staff hiring and termination in consultation with council.
Accountability:
Reports to council on a monthly basis.
Salary and Benefits:
To be negotiated, based on qualifications and experience. Also to be negotiated would be whether the pastor and his family would live in the parsonage or purchase their own house.

After looking at our church profile, please submit an application and/or resume via email to: info@maranatha-church.com