Position: Interim Minister – Full-Time
Friedens Church is an active congregation situated between New Braunfels, Seguin and San Marcos, Texas. Friedens has an active membership of 350 with 100-120 in worship each Sunday. Our community is comprised of the diverse culture of South Central Texas. Our families live on the farms and ranches of historic Geronimo, and in the new neighborhoods of the growing metropolitan areas between San Antonio and Austin. The church was founded in 130 years ago deep in the heart of Texas by German pioneers who settled the land as farmers and ranchers and is a historic mainline protestant congregation.
Our congregation is mission-committed through support of many local ministries such as Texas Ramp Project, Christian Cupboard Food Bank and Child Protective Service Angel Tree Project. Our congregation is community- engaged through support of the local Navarro Independent School District and offer well attended community functions including our Friedens Early Learning Academy, monthly Fish Fry, Vacation Bible School, Christmas in July Tea, Trunk or Treat and Thanksgiving Dinner.
Our minister team (husband & wife) have successfully loved, led and cared for our church family and community for 11 years and have announced their resignations to follow plans to relocate closer to their families.
We are seeking strong interim support, who will provide focused visionary leadership helping us to know and claim our call to be God’s church in the future. We have only one worship service which is “blended” in nature. We seek a person who can preach engaging and challenging Biblically based sermons that enable us to understand better what it means to follow Christ.
Our congregation includes members who have grown up in this church (for generations) and faithful members who have recently joined. We seek an interim who can provide caring and compassionate pastoral care and leadership, who is able to help us grow spiritually through our future transition.
We are seeking a full-time interim Minister with 5-10 years of experience as a minister who will commit to the following:
Goals for Interim Minister:
1.) Prepare the Church for the calling of the new pastor.
2.) Support and counsel the Church Council, Church Boards and individual members during and through the transition.
3.) To interpret clearly our self-evaluation and the search processes for the Church in order to facilitate the work of the Search Committee.
Duties of the Interim Minister:
1.) Lead services of worship (currently only one service at 10 a.m.).
2.) Administer the Holy Sacraments of Holy Communion and Baptism.
3.) Pastoral Care visits ministering to those who are sick and shut-in on a regular basis providing Holy Communion when requested.
4.) Officiate at weddings and funerals.
5.) Lead and facilitate Confirmation instruction for our youth
6.) Coordinating with the church council to perform administrative duties related to the office, staff and property and the ongoing life and ministry of the Church.
7.) Provide congregational counseling as needed.
8.) Be available as resource person for Church Boards
9.) Provide leadership and work with Church Boards to assist in carrying out their assigned tasks, having freedom of voice and counsel but no vote.
10.) Maintain flexible office hours that meet the needs of the congregation.
11.) Be visible and participatory in the greater church community and local functions.
