Associate Pastor

About Us Grace is an independent, non-affiliated Baptist church. We’ve served the Manhattan, Kansas State University, and Fort Riley communities for nearly 80 years. Making disciples has been our guiding vision since the church grew out of a Bible study for college students at our local campus. Today we are an intergenerational congregation averaging 450 attenders for Sunday morning worship. We offer a full Sunday School program for all ages and a midweek AWANA/Bible club program. Multiple small group Bible studies, care groups, and home-school coop’s use our campus weekly.   Job Description Grace Baptist Church in Manhattan, KS is seeking an Associate Pastor of Family Ministries.  Basic function to serve the church through ministry to children, youth, and their families, and fulfill general pastoral responsibilities. This position reports to the Senior Pastor.   Responsibilities Ministry to children, youth, and their families: including Teaching, Leadership, Ddiscipleship, mentoring leaders, and Administration. Oversight of all child and youth ministries, direct involvement with youth. Opportunities to engage in the full range of pastoral ministries including Teaching, Discipleship, Counseling, Visitation, Evangelism, Baptisms, Communion, Weddings, funerals, and Prayer. Perform other duties as assigned by the Elders and Senior Pastor.   Skills/Qualifications Committed follower of Jesus Christ. Elder qualified according to 1Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9. Completed theological training (seminary preferred). Full agreement with the Grace Baptist Statement of Faith and position statements. Competent in basic pastoral duties. Passion to serve.   To Apply: Please send resume to the employer   More About Us Our paid staff consists of a Lead Pastor and two Associate Pastors, a women’s ministry associate, and four support staff members. The elder board assists the pastors in shepherding the congregation. Our core values are Biblical authority, Christ-exalting worship, fervent prayer, authentic community, disciple-making, and global missions partnerships. Major decisions (such as property purchases and pastoral calls) are affirmed by the congregation. The current annual general budget is 1.1 million and our Faith Promise Missions budget is $460,000. We have a deep commitment to world missions. Our worship format (two duplicate services, 8:30 and 11:00) features a blended style of worship music and an emphasis on Biblical preaching. Given the mix of KSU students and staff, along with soldiers and their families, both the community and congregation are largely transient. It’s an exciting place to minister!   About Manhattan Manhattan is located at the junction of the Kansas and Big Blue Rivers in the Flint Hills of northeast Kansas. The city is home to 60,000 people including local residents, Kansas State University students and staff, and soldiers and their families from the nearby Fort Riley. Manhattan is a regional hub for education, commerce, healthcare, and research; rated as a top-tier small city and college town for its quality of life, education opportunities, and community activities. Manhattan has been described as a safe, energetic, urban-suburban city with easy access to the Flint Hills.