General Information
Job Title:
Family Pastor: Green Pond Bible Chapel
Job Description:
Family Pastor Job Description
General Duties
The Family Pastor is responsible to assist the Lead Pastor with making and maturing disciples of Jesus Christ. Primary pastoral duties will include proclaiming and teaching God’s Word, shepherding the flock, and leading and equipping the leaders and the church for ministry. The Family Pastor should lead by word and example as he guides the church to accomplish its vision and purpose.
The Family Pastor is primarily responsible for the overall direction of GPBC’s child ministries, youth ministries (JYG and SYG), and family ministry. This includes keeping GPBC’s child and youth ministries consistent with the making and maturing disciples of Jesus Christ and encouraging, counseling, and training GPBC’s parents to disciple their children and GPBC’s membership to support parents in their family discipleship. The Family Pastor may be assigned specific tasks to perform or areas of ministry to administrate as the Lead Pastor or the Elders determine.
Family Pastor Specific Duties
Ministering God’s Word & Corporate Worship
Mark 3:14, John 17:17, Acts 5:42, Acts 20:27, Romans 10:14-15, Colossians 1:25-27, 1 Timothy 5:17, 2 Timothy 4:1-5, Titus 1:7-9, 1 John 4:1
- Oversee GPBC’s teaching to children, youth, and parents, ensuring it is consistent with GPBC’s doctrinal statement and member covenant.
- Serve as the primary teacher in GPBC’s youth and parent ministries (i.e. youth group, SNAC, and YBC; Guardians Study, Parenting YBC).
- Serve as a teacher in GPBC’s children’s ministries (i.e. Kingdom Kids, Summerfest)
Shepherding
Matthew 9:36, Acts 6:4, 1 Thessalonians 2:8 1 Peter 5:1-4, Acts 2:42, Acts 6:4, James 5:13-16
- Oversee and participate in the shepherding of GPBC’s children, youth, and parents, ensuring it is consistent with making and maturing disciples of Jesus Christ and GPBC’s SafeKids policy and procedures.
- Shepherd the youth leadership team members.
Leadership & Training
1 Timothy 5:17, 2 Timothy 4:1-5, Titus 1:7-9, Acts 20:28, 1 Peter 5:1-3
- Lead the youth leadership team according to YG’s stated commitments, values, and goals.
- Disciple the youth leadership team members according to their unique giftings.
- Oversee the planning and execution of YG retreats.
- Oversee the budgets for GPBC’s youth and children’s ministries.
- Partner with the Deacon of Children’s Ministry and the Deacon of Upward to ensure the leadership team, volunteers, and ministries involved remain consistent with GPBC’s vision and purpose and direction.
- Partner with Wednesday Night ministry leaders (TreeClimbers, Stockade, and Girls Club) to ensure each leadership team, volunteers, and ministries involved remain consistent with GPBC’s vision and purpose and direction.
- Partner with the Youth Administrator to ensure the youth ministries run smoothly.
Personal Holiness
Joshua 24:15, Mark 10:45, 1 Corinthians 4:15-17, 2 Timothy 2:2, Romans 12:12, Ephesians 6:18, Philippians 4:6, Proverbs 15:8
- Have a consistent devotional life of prayer, Bible study and meditation on God’s Word.
- Be lovingly devoted to and actively lead his family.
- Participate in consistent spiritual accountability with other godly men.
- Cultivate spiritual gifting and ministry skills through participating in pastors conferences and academic societies.
Working Relationship:
The Family Pastor reports to the Lead Pastor, and is ultimately responsible to the Elders, but will work closely with the entire Pastoral team, office staff, and ministry leaders.
Hours and Location:
Hours are 40 per week.
Most work will be performed at 1083 Green Pond Road, Green Pond, NJ 07435.
Normal working hours will be 9am to 5pm Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 12pm-9pm Wednesday, 8am-12pm Sunday, and various events and meetings.
Position Qualifications:
Applicant must meet the scriptural qualifications for the office of elder found in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
Family Pastor Ministry Requirements
Green Pond Bible Chapel defines family ministry as the teaching and shepherding of children, youth, and parents in the church and the support of their parents as the primary disciplers of their children. The Family Pastor should have a strong conviction that ministry to children, youth, and parents is a function of the church’s mission to make and mature disciples of Jesus. The Family Pastor should have a strong conviction that ministry is effectively done through preaching, shepherding, and biblical counseling.
Education
The Family Pastor should have a masters degree or higher from an educational institution committed to the priority of God’s Word in ministry, and should have a passion for ministering to children, youth, and parents.
Professional Associations
The Family Pastor should see the value of making use of helpful resources from the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC), the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) as well as the Association of Biblical Counselors (ABC).
Experience
The Family Pastor should have experience in ministering to children, youth, and families within the context of the local church, preferably with experience leading a ministry.
Application Deadline
07/31/2026
Job Type:
Full Time
Salary Range:
$71k-$90k
General Information
Church/Organization Name
Green Pond Bible Chapel
Contact Name & Contact Info
Industry
Church
Denomination
Non-Denominational
City, State
Newfoundland, NJ
Description of Organization
Vision and Purpose:
The vision of GPBC is Matthew 22:37-39, “And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.
And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” We often simplify our vision as “Love God
and Love People”
The purpose of GPBC is to glorify God by making and maturing disciples of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 28:19-20 “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have
commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Core Values:
Worship in Spirit & Truth: God’s glory is magnified as we genuinely value him above all else, according
to the truth of who he is. Corporately, we magnify God’s glory, shown in the gospel, through the
preaching of the word, prayer, and the songs we sing. Privately, we seek to put God first in every aspect
of our lives.
Expository Preaching: God’s glory is magnified through an expository sermon that makes the main idea
of a passage from the Bible clear and identifies its contemporary relevance for the congregation. Our
goal is to hear from God by careful attention to his Word illuminated by his Spirit. Normally, we preach
through whole books of the Bible.
Shepherding Care: God’s glory is magnified as the elders of the church obey God’s command to lovingly
care for the congregation, patiently teaching them and holding them accountable.
Biblical Counseling: God’s glory is magnified as the congregation applies the Bible to life on a daily
basis. Whether in the form of intensive discipleship or casual conversation, Biblical counseling is founded
on the belief that God’s Word is sufficient to meet our spiritual needs.
Global Mission: God’s glory is magnified as we invest our time and resources to share the gospel of Jesus
Christ both locally and globally. We are committed to supporting church planting, Bible translation,
pastoral training, and ministries that meet practical needs in conjunction with a local church.