Griffith Baptist Church Pastor

Griffith Baptist Church is seeking to call a full-time Pastor to shepherd its congregation.

Griffith City Profile
Griffith city is a thriving hub within the Riverina of NSW. Griffith is approximately 6 hours west of Sydney, 5 hours north of Melbourne and 4 hours from Canberra. The wider Griffith community has a population of around 25.000 people and is home to a diverse ranger of industries. Griffith is a regional centre for agriculture, boasting a wide range of agricultural and fruit produce, along with manufacturing industries.

Griffith city has become a great example of cultural diversity, with multiple cultures cohabiting peacefully together in one place. The population contains over seventy different cultural groups within its boundaries and continues to attract more and more each year.

Griffith has everything one needs including great opportunities for employment, schooling, public and private medical and hospital services, Tafe and Uni hub learning, as well as a relaxed and safe country feel for all families alike.

Griffith airport runs daily return flights to Sydney and bus and train services are also available to connect to other major cities. Griffith is a great place to live if you seek to live a balanced life. Griffith houses a good number of Christian/Catholic churches and groups within the community along with the presence of other religions such as Sikh, Hindu and Muslim communities.

Griffith Baptist Church Profile
Griffith Baptist Church has just recently thanked and praised our God and Father in celebrating 100 years of being an established light for the gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The church has played an important part within the community over the past century in being a centre of spiritual light and guidance and a place of hope and truth to those seeking a way out of the darkness.

Today the local church celebrates the reflection of the Griffith’s diverse cultural richness by its local congregation consisting of over 20 different cultures. The church consists of anywhere between 60 to 90 worshippers each Sunday. The congregation is made up of a mixture of age groups including mature and elderly families/couples, younger families with children and some youth.

The Church currently runs weekly Sunday school programs for children. The church runs a mid-week prayer group, a men’s Bible study group, and women’s craft group. The church seeks to partner with other community groups and hires out its hall to Baptist Care and Men’s Table support group. The church has recently started to provide its facilities to support monthly services for a pacific Island church group also.

Pastoral Profile
Pastoral Passions:

We are seeking a Pastor who is filled with the love of Christ and has a passion for souls both within the local congregation and in the wider community. We seek someone who desires to spread the good news of our Saviour into the lives of people in the community who have yet to hear about Jesus. We seek a Pastor who has a love for children, youth and families and who seeks to nurture and edify these up in the faith of our Lord and Saviour. The Pastor should be filled with a desire to encourage all church members to find their place in ministry and service within God’s kingdom.

Pastoral Characteristics:

The candidate should be a faithful servant of God and be true to His Word both in teaching and life practice. The Pastor must recognize the full authority of Scripture and must surrender to it, teach and preach it and encourage all to obey it. The Pastor should desire to reflect, by the Grace of God, the exemplary example as given in Titus 1 and 1 Timothy 3. The Pastor should be one who fears and loves God with all their heart. They should be honest and truthful in all things; they should be humble and approachable and be filled with the servant mind of Christ. The Pastor should be someone who thrives in working as a team member of the congregation, pulling along side and helping out where the needs arise.

The Pastor must be aligned with NSW/ACT Baptist core teachings and values. A remuneration package in line with the NSW Baptist Association guidelines will be tailored to suit the skills, experience and qualifications of the successful applicant.

If you believe the Lord is calling you to shepherd the Griffith Baptist Church then please  apply for the position by forwarding your resume and cover letter to griffithbaptistchurch@gmail.com.

For further information or enquiries please also email griffithbaptistchurch@gmail.com