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Position Description:
The Nicola Valley Evangelical Free (NVEF) Church has an immediate opening for a full-time Senior Pastor to_noemailplete our ministerial team. NVEF Church is situated in the Nicola Valley in the interior of British Columbia in the city of Merritt. Merritt has an area population of approximately 15 000 people. The local_noemailmunity is made up of ranchers, forestry workers, loggers and support services persons. The city of Merritt is located on the Coquihalla highway approximately 1.5 hours from Kelowna, 3.0 hours from Vancouver and 45 minutes from Kamloops.
The NVEF church has a regular attendance of 130 persons with a base church membership of 88. The church also has a full time family and youth pastor as well as a 4 person volunteer elders board, a 7 person volunteer deacon board and a 20 hour per week paid secretary. The NVEF church is governed by the congregation with the pastors and elders responsible for the spiritual direction of the church.
The key qualities that the successful candidate will have are:
Must model a spiritual servant leader pastoral style;
Form a strong relational bond with the congregation;
Prayerful leadership style;
Walk along with the congregation in seeking to be more Christ like;
Models discipleship and trains others to follow that example;
Active in the_noemailmunity of Merritt through outreach and ministerial responsibilities;
Must work as a strong team member with both boards and the youth and family pastor
The deadline for the application is April 21, 2012. Please e-mail a resume and cover letter to search_noemailmittee chairperson at the e-mail address noted above.