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Senior Pastor
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Employer
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005
Location
Washington, D.C.
Start Date
09-01-2021
Type
Full Time
Please check out their MIF # 00424.AE0 for additional information and self-referral details on the Church Leadership Connection. This call includes a housing allowance.
We are a mid-sized (300 member), progressive, congregation in the heart of Washington, DC, with a long history of social action ministry, member care, and inspiring preaching.
we are searching for candidates who will work collaboratively with our lay leadership to continue that tradition while sharing:
Preaching informed by and sharing the thinking of ancient and modern scholars and theologians;
Leadership and management skills that can help our complex organization work smoothly; and
Commitment to driving corporate and individual spiritual growth
We are eager to hear from any and all candidates who feel called and able to tackle this very big job! That includes individuals from a broad range of backgrounds, different racial/ethnic groups, and even non-Presbyterians currently working in denominations we are in communion with.
NYAPC is a historic church located in the nation’s capital. Rapid development over the last decade has seen an influx of new residents, including young families and empty nesters. This has attracted new congregants to our church, but our membership remains steady largely because of members moving away due to their profession.
The rapid growth of metropolitan Washington, D.C. has spurred ongoing discussions as to how to grow our church as we respond to these changes.
We have opportunities for growth, substantial revenue from Pledges, Contributions, building rent and bequests. But we also have $3 million in debt from investments in our building and an annual operating deficit.
We have nearly exhausted opportunities to cut costs while still maintaining our current social action, member care, preaching and operational programs, including necessary services provided to support our tenants.
If we are to thrive and continue doing God’s work on this corner of Washington, D.C., we must grow in members and money. However, we are only interested in growing if we can do so while honoring God’s call to our social action work in the city and world; to worship with reverence and joy; to care for one another and our neighbors; and to deepen our experience of God’s presence, love, and call. We believe God is calling NYAPC to do all of these AND grow. We pray God will call a senior pastor to our pulpit who will join us in making it happen.
We seek a pastor who embodies servant leadership, excels at preaching, prioritizes administration and management, ministers to congregants, and guides us to grow in faith. We are not seeking someone to “fix” or micromanage us. Rather, we seek a minister who will nurture and challenge us to live lives that truly reflect Christ’s example and with whom our dedicated lay leaders can partner.
We crave preaching that is grounded in the Bible and draws from the best thinking of theologians;
reflects current societal issues; and engages, inspires, and moves us to action.
We seek a senior pastor who will be open and accessible to our entire congregation and help us improve how we care for members by phone, online, at home, and in a hospital.
Our senior pastor will also help us grow spiritually, no matter where we are in our faith journeys. Recognizing the diversity of our backgrounds, preferences, personalities and needs, our pastor will offer education, exploration, and a range of spiritual practices to more deeply experience God’s presence.
We hope our new senior pastor will truly be a servant leader who understands, respects, and uses the enormous gifts and insights of our lay leaders and volunteers while collaborating with us as our work evolves and challenging us to align our activities with our mutually adopted plans. Finally, our pastor will insist on high-quality, effective, church operations and marshal the resources to make it happen.