General Information
Job Title:
Pastor: Covenant Reformed Church of Sacramento
Job Description:
For information about our church and what we require in a pastor, please visit our website at https://www.covenantreformedchurch.org/introduction-to-covenant-reformed-church-pastorate/
Introduction to Covenant Reformed Church Pastorate
Thank you for your interest in serving as pastor of Covenant Reformed Church of Sacramento, California.
We are an established church that celebrated our 50th anniversary in 2021. We currently have about 100 communicant members, with a total baptized membership of around 150. We welcome an average of 20-25 visitors each week. Our Sunday School program emphasizes teaching through the Bible, memorizing Scripture and the Heidelberg Catechism. We are located near downtown Sacramento but attract visitors and members from the greater area. Our vision is to equip the saints and engage, evangelize, and share the gospel with our local community.
We are a member of the Reformed Church in the United States. Our subordinate standards are the Heidelberg Catechism, the Belgic Confession, and the Canons of Dort (The Three Forms of Unity). We are orthodox, conservative, Reformed, and evangelical—our great desire is to see His kingdom come.
Our church has a close relationship with the City Seminary of Sacramento. The Spiritual Council provides oversight and is responsible for interviewing prospective professors. For more information, please visit CitySeminary.org.
We hold to a very high view of the Bible, our rule of faith in life and practice. As such, two issues are important to us. If you have serious reservations about subscribing to the following, we will respect your position, but we also respect your time and guard ours, and we ask that you not proceed.
Position Qualifications:
1. Biblical Texts
Our constitution requires us to use the King James Version in public ministry. We recently amended our Constitution to include the New King James Version. We believe they are faithful translations of the best manuscripts that have stood the test of time (the Byzantine/Majority text family). Our constitution also requires that all sermons be expositions of these texts. Candidates must be willing to preach from them without contesting their authenticity.
2. Six-Day Creation
In 1999, a special RCUS committee wrote the position paper “The Days of Creation: The Report of the Special Committee to Articulate the Doctrine of Creation,” which was adopted by the 253rd Synod of the RCUS. The paper defended the historic, orthodox doctrine that “God created the heavens and the earth in six normal days which were chronological periods of light and darkness as recorded in the book of Genesis.” If you have any hesitation embracing this understanding of the doctrine of creation, then, once again, you are not a good fit for us.
If you are interested in serving as our pastor, please click here to complete a brief questionnaire and upload your resume.
If you have any questions, you can reach us here.
Application Deadline
Job Type:
Full Time
Salary Range:
TBD
General Information
Church/Organization Name
Covenant Reformed Church of Sacramento
Contact Name & Contact Info
Industry
Non-Profit/Ministry
Denomination
Other
City, State
Sacramento, CA
Description of Organization
Covenant Reformed Church of Sacramento (RCUS) is seeking a full-time pastor to shepherd a congregation of about 150 baptized members in an urban and multicultural setting.
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