Tawas Methodist Church

Senior Pastor

Full-Time · $47,500

Job Description: - Preach weekly sermons (Saturday casual and Sunday traditional) that: - Are consistent with the Church’s Mission Statement - Are aligned with the Church’s Statement of Faith - Create opportunities for people to connect with God - Support Christian education needs of all age groups and personally lead studies. - Encourage lay servants to share leadership roles in worship. - Provides regular opportunities to participate in Holy Communion during worship. - Help coordinate ministry activities that reflect the Church’s mission statement. - Visit members, shut-ins, and visitors, as needed. - Be available on days off for member’s major life events. - Provide counseling as needed (pre-marital and otherwise). - Take time with families in preparing funerals and do follow-up visitation. - Be present at fellowship gatherings and activities of the church. - Provide status reports to the leadership board with contacts, activities, concerns and needs. - Schedule regular church office hours (subject to approval of leadership board). - Actively work with church leaders and membership in developing and implementing a plan to encourage new attendees to our church. - Actively work with church leaders and membership to grow and expand our current youth program. - Be personally visible and active in the local community and seek to build community relationships. - Participate in continuing professional education and study for ministry. - Other duties as needed or assigned by leadership board. Our mission is to “connect people to God and one another through Jesus Christ” in this community. We believe the church is part of this community in order to help people know God and make God known. We believe the Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe. We believe: - the Bible teaches that we can know God - the Bible is God’s revealed word and the basis for Christian faith - that there is only one true God - that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the eternal second person of the Trinity. - that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. - that the main purpose of the Bible is to show that God wants all people to know him and have a relationship with him personally. - that the Christian life is all a gift of grace. - that Death seals the eternal destiny of every individual person. - the church is a community of believers in Jesus Christ where God’s word is faithfully preached and taught, and the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s Supper are regularly and appropriately administered. Additional Religious beliefs in our Statement of Faith on: - Marriage and Sexuality - Sanctity of Life - We believe that we should demonstrate love for others, not only toward fellow believers, but also toward those who are not believers, those who oppose us, and those who engage in sinful actions. About Tawas Methodist Church: In 1962, the East Tawas Methodist Church celebrated its 100th anniversary and the Tawas City Methodist Church celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1968. The two churches voted and officially merged and became the Tawas United Methodist Church in May 1968. In 1969 a three-acre parcel of land at the corner of 5th Avenue and M-55 was purchased. Funds were raised and plans were developed for the new building and ground-breaking service was held in 1974. Almost fifty years later feeling unease about the degree to which the United Methodist Church was not strictly adhering to sound biblical principles, Tawas United Methodist Church members voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist denomination. Steps were taken and on May 2, 2023 a new church, Tawas Methodist Church, was incorporated. On July 22, 2023 Tawas United Methodist Church formally disaffiliated from the United Methodist denomination. Tawas United Methodist Church ceased to exist. As an independent Methodist congregation, Tawas Methodist Church is now financially stable and with no debt burden. We have a beautiful building including the Sanctury, office, and incorporating multiple wings housing classrooms, a library, Fireplace room, a nursery, kitchen, gymnasium and Family life center. A parsonage is included: a three-bedroom, two full bath home, 2,436 sq ft on three city lots, located approximately one mile from the church, with all utilities paid. Attached to the home is a two-car garage, with extra garage unit on-site. About Our Community: The Tawas area is one of the most beautiful areas in which to live. We are located on miles of Lake Huron shoreline with some of the best sandy beaches, and we stretch out to Huron National Forest that runs along the beautiful AuSable River. If you love the outdoors, this is the place to be. We have boating, biking (we have a bike path), canoeing, hiking, pickle-ball, cross-country skiing, beautiful Red Hawk Golf Course, among others in the area, and many activities to keep anyone busy. We also offer a Community Theater group, Quota and Rotary Club…anything for any age group interest. Our public school is a class B school, Tawas Area Braves, and we have a Catholic school, Holy Family, and a Lutheran School. All three are very active schools with many choices of sports, music and clubs that are led by our wonderful teachers. Our downtown area has many locally owned stores, but we are just an hour away from city shopping also. You can’t ask for a better place to live and raise a family! It truly is God’s Country. Job Qualifications: Education: MDiv or equivalent from accredited institution. Experience: Prior successful tenure as Senior Pastor or other comparable leadership position. - Maintains a strong personal relationship with the Lord; engages in consistent, regular prayer and Bible study. - Demonstrate strong scriptural and biblical knowledge. - Has a strong commitment to the call of serving the Lord as a preacher and teacher. - Available and approachable. - Honest, trustworthy, confidential and non-judgmental. - Even-tempered. - A ‘non-anxious’ presence in meetings and one-on-one. - Open to feedback and takes critique well. - Able to communicate in honest and caring ways. - Has earned ministerial degree and ordination by major protestant denomination. - Able to clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media. Compensation Information: Salary range: A competitive compensation package will be provided based on the candidate’s education, experience, and ministry background. Specific details will be discussed during the interview process. Benefits include: Negotiable health insurance and retirement benefits, paid holidays, paid vacation / sick time. Contact Information: For more information about our church, visit our website at: www.tawasmc.org. Contact Howard Burdett at resumestawasmc@gmail.com for more detailed information or to submit a resume. Tawas Methodist Church 20 E. M-55 Tawas City, MI 48763