Essential Duties

• Work with the Session and other leaders to discern God’s will for FUPC’s future, setting goals and creating plans to meet those goals over the short-term and the long-term.
• Encourage engagement in spiritual growth; help congregants explore a variety of approaches for discipleship.
• Prepare and deliver sermons; design worship services; institute communion; work with the Worship & Music Committee and the accompanist to ensure integrated worship services.
• Provide pastoral care to members of the congregation, friends of the congregation, and community members who seek such care, requesting assistance from the Deacons as needed.
• Moderate Session meetings, the primary decision-making body in a Presbyterian congregation.
• Provide administrative oversight of church office including supervising a part-time Office Manager,
• Participate in committees led by lay leadership, primarily the Worship and Music, Time Talent and Treasure, and Deacon meetings; attend Presbytery meeting per church bylaws.
• Engage with congregants in the life of the church including Sunday fellowship, pastoral visits, social events, occasionally leading Adult Education classes, etc.
• Work with pastors from other denominations and faiths to help meet the spiritual and basic needs of the community.
• Other duties may be assigned by the Session