christian education pastor

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Position Summary

We are seeking a Christian Education Pastor who will provide leadership, vision, and oversight for Christian education for children’s and youth ministries and adult Sunday School. This pastor will shape Christian education and spiritual formation at LPC by developing/evaluating curriculum, equipping leaders, and nurturing spiritual growth in a way that reflects our Reformed theological heritage. This is a full-time, salaried position accountable to the Session and Lead Pastor.

Primary  Responsibilities

  • Lead the church’s Christian Discipleship Ministries Team (CDM) and chair CDM committee meetings
  • Provide strategic direction and leadership for Children’s and Youth Ministries
  • Provide strategic direction and oversight of Adult Sunday School
  • Develop and/or select curriculum for Children’s, Youth and Adult Sunday School ensuring biblical fidelity consistent with Reformed standards and spiritual growth
  • Develop or select and lead training programs for ministry leaders
  • Develop or select curriculum for Community Groups and provide training for Community Group Leaders in collaboration with the Church Life Pastor
  • Teach in a variety of church education settings
  • Observe classes and ministries and provide feedback and coaching to teachers and leaders
  • Provide oversight to the church library
  • Perform pastoral duties including preaching as needed in coordination with the Lead Pastor

character & calling

  • Growing believer in Jesus Christ who believes the Bible is the inspired and inerrant word of God
  • Passionate about discipleship and spiritual formation
  • Servant leader who excels at equipping others
  • Engages a multi-generational and culturally diverse congregation with humility and care

Skills & attributes

  • Strategic thinker with a clear Reformed philosophy of Christian education
  • Exceptional and engaging teacher able to teach Scripture with clarity, depth, warmth, and gospel-centered conviction
  • Experience in developing and evaluating curriculum for Christian education ministries and creating and leading training programs for ministry leaders
  • Relational, encouraging, and collaborative
  • Proven ability to motivate, delegate, and develop ministry leaders
  • Has a heart for youth growth and development
  • Able to clearly communicate and apply Scripture across a variety of settings reaching diverse congregants across generational, socio-economic, and ethnic backgrounds

qualifications

  • MDiv, MAR or equivalent from an accredited seminary
  • Ordained or ordainable PCA Teaching Elder, or from a church with mutually recognized disciplinary standards
  • Married (preferred)

about lpc

Lansdale Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) located in Montgomery County, PA. We are committed to Christ-centered worship, discipleship, and outreach and desire a pastor who will help us continue to grow in faithfulness to Christ and His mission.
Learn more at LPC: Church Profile

To apply

Please send the following to cep_search@lansdalepres.org:
  • Resume/CV
  • Cover Letter
  • Answers to the following questions regarding doctrinal commitments & PCA Alignment.

The Presbyterian Church in America subscribes to the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms as its doctrinal standards.
  • Are you ordained or willing to pursue ordination in the PCA?
    ☐ Yes ☐ No
  • Are you able to sincerely affirm the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms?
    ☐ Yes, without exception
    ☐ Yes, with stated exceptions (please explain below)
    ☐ No (please explain below)
If you have any stated differences, please describe them clearly and briefly.
  • Are you willing to submit to the authority and oversight of the Session and Presbytery in accordance with the Book of Church Order (BCO)?
    ☐ Yes ☐ No
  • Briefly describe your understanding of:
    • Covenant Theology
    • The means of grace
    • The role of Christian education in the life of the covenant community