Lead Pastor - Charles City, Iowa

Bethany Alliance Church in Charles City, Iowa, is actively looking for a Lead Pastor.

Our Values

As a church, we are a loving connected family. Our core values are: Love God.

Love People. Make Disciples. As of late, we are striving to do less and invite more.

Position Purpose

• Preach the word with strength and conviction. Lead us to worship in Spirit and power.
• Lead us to be a people passionate about sharing our faith and impacting our community.
• Call us to faithful stewardship of our time, talent and treasure.
• Ensure we maintain the unity of faith in the bond of peace.
• Teach us to be peacemakers.
• Guide our business practices to be efficient, effective and enhancing ministry impact.
• Oversee the elders and other leaders expecting us to do the work of the ministry.
  
  

The number one priority at this time is helping us recapture a missional focus. We

have not been growing, nor have we been effectively reaching out to impact the

community for some time. Discovering a community need (a fishing hole?) and

then helping us capture a vision for how to “fish” that community impacting spot

is a top priority. We are looking for a community focused, outreach oriented,

outgoing, collaborative leader. We want our pastor to lead us in building bridges

to our community that will carry the weight of gospel impact. We also like to be

team players; we want our pastor to participate in the broader Area, District,

National and International ministries within the Alliance. For example, we

encourage participation in pastoral encouragement groups, District Conference

and events, General Council and Mission trips overseas.

We desire a pastor that will fulfill the roles of: Discipler, Preacher/Teacher,

Leader/Vision, Missions Promoter, Leadership Developer. We desire for our new

pastor to recapture a sense of mission focus. This includes helping us have

confidence in our Sunday worship services, such that we are regularly inviting

friends, neighbors and family to church. We want our pastor to honor our loving

family connections. Although we want to grow, we also want to preserve a sense

of family connectedness that is Christ focused and deeply caring. Our hope is for a

specific targeted outreach ministry that brings true impact. We want to discover a

unique area of service that would help us win people to Jesus and incorporate

them into the life of the church through our service in the community. The role of

the pastor on the leadership, is principally to lead us into effective Kingdom

impact. We desire to grow and see EVERY activity, including meetings, focused on

becoming disciples. The pastor should model being a disciple maker. We want

to be about disciple making through every aspect of church life.

Analysis

Key Accomplishments Of Last Three Years

• The church has weathered the interim period between pastors well.
• Recent simplification of our structures are positive improvements.
• A missions trip (2022) and partnering with three mission families.
  
  

Key Goals For The Next Three Years

• Recruit a new lead pastor who can lead us to a new season of local community impact.
• Redevelop a strong outreach focus being intentional about winning people to Jesus and incorporating them into the life of the church.
• Cultivate a lean strong leadership team focused on overall church health, discipleship and community impact.
• Facilitate partnerships with area churches and ministries.
  
  

Our Church’s Most Significant Strengths

• We have a solid core-group of people committed to the ministry of BAC.
• Our mid-week children and youth programs are strongly populated by unchurched children and youth.
• A loving supportive family. People care for one-another.
• Our close relationship to D.S. Kent Sovine and his familiarity with BAC and the Charles City area.
• Bethany Alliance has a strong history and a very good reputation in the community.
• Build bridges to the parents and families of the non-churched youth. Look to win them to Jesus and incorporate them into the church.
• High concentration of non-believers and people without a church family in our area.
• Room to grow. We are not maxed out on building space and our facilities are in good shape.
  
  

Our Church’s Most Significant Challenges/Weaknesses

• Discouragement over our declining numbers.
• Some leaders have been heavily taxed and are worn out.
• We know we need a new direction. We’re not sure what that looks like.
• The congregation is not currently involved in personal outreach.
• We lack a corporate, community impacting, and outreach focus.
  
  

Ministries

Worship Service

• Sunday morning services at 10am include a worship service and ½ time Children’s Church ages 3 to 2nd Grade.
• Our worship service is a blended music leaning toward contemporary.
• Our worship team typically consists of a pianist and two vocalists.
• Occasionally we have a drummer and bass player join the team.
  
  

Corporate Prayer

• Tuesday night prayer meeting at the church at 6pm. We currently have one mid-week small group meeting in a home.
  
  

Children’s/Youth Ministry

• Wednesday BAC Kid’s (birth to 4th grade) meet from 6:30PM-7:30PM at our main church facility.
• BAC Youth (Grades 5-12th) meet Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:00pm at The Center, 807 S Main St. our youth center building.
  
  

Charles City

Charles City, Iowa, offers many unique attractions, including Iowa's first whitewater river park, a mini Wimbledon-style grass tennis court in the middle of farmland, the home of the first production-line

"tractor," the childhood home of a National Women's Rights leader and a priceless art collection donated to the community. This scenic river town, with its beautiful bridges, abundance of parks and green spaces, as well as plentiful outdoor recreational opportunities makes it a perfect place to relax and unwind. The

community boasts a diverse economy, destination specialty shops, a local brewery and multiple food and beverage options. It was been named an Iowa Great Place, STAR Community, and 2-time America in Bloom national winner among its many honors.

To be considered for this position, please complete the application to include your testimony, resume and other background information related to the position.

If the district office has reviewed your application and they think you may be a potential match for the position, that the hiring manager will reach out to you for next steps.

This position requires licensing with The Christian & Missionary Alliance. To learn more about The Alliance and requirements for licensing, please visit our website

Please do not contact the church directly.