Profile, Purpose, and Goals
Profile:
Strengths:
 Strong history of our church
 Committed and caring congregation
 Working with our Community on their needs as well as local and national requests
 Embracing digital tools to help with management and growth of the church
 Women’s Guild that assists members during funerals and other organizations with appeals
 Services are currently live streamed on You Tube

Weaknesses:
 An aging population
 Lack of youth in the congregation
 Sunday School decline

Obstacles:
 Recruiting new members

Opportunities:
 Excellent standing in the New Gilead Community

Purpose:
Five purposes of the Church:
 Worship – praising God
 Fellowship – growing together as a church family
 Discipleship – teaching and raising new leaders
 Ministry – caring for fellow Christians
 Missions – caring for and teaching non-Christians

Goals:
 Better engage with church members who are on roll, but not active, with goal of bringing them back to church.
 Identify ways to connect with members of our surrounding community who do not currently have a home church, especially looking to bring in younger members.
 In conjunction with the previous goal, support and grow our Youth Ministry.
 Maintain ministry of caring and connecting with older members of our church.
 Continue outreach ministries such as food bank, meals on wheels, etc.
 Identify ways to connect younger and older generations in church through specific events designed to bring all generations together.
 Increase activities and opportunities to fellowship outside of Sunday Worship.

Our Current Quest:
We anticipate calling a Pastor based on these criteria

Requirements:
We seek a compassionate and caring person possessing good people skills. Someone who recognizes the Bible as the inspired Word of God and is committed to the essential tenets of ECO. A full-time Pastor to lead our church congregation and its community through sound communication, leadership, and administrative skills.
We would consider an ECO candidate seeking ordination to fulfill this role.

Qualifications:
Master of Divinity or equivalent from an accredited theological seminary preferred.

Position Description:
 Preaching and teaching the Word
 Administering the Sacraments
 Pastoral care of the congregation in joy and sorrow
 Showing a presence in the community, as time permits
 Continue to equip the covenant partners in discipleship

Salary:
Competitive and Commensurate with qualifications

Please submit your resume to Barbara Brant by email.