Senior Pastor

Third Missionary Baptist Church (TMBC) seeks a spiritually mature, visionary, biblically grounded, compassionate shepherd and transformational leader who exemplifies the qualifications outlined in Scripture. They must also possess the wisdom, humility, integrity and courage necessary to guide a historic congregation into the next season of spiritual growth, community impact and kingdom advancement.  TMBC is a church that is committed to ministry and we desire a Pastor who will continue to lead and guide us spiritually.

The Pastor shall follow the characteristics as set forth in scripture: I Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:7-9, Galatians 5:22-26, I Corinthians 13:4-8 and Ephesians 4:11-13.  The Pastor shall be cooperative with the Baptist Faith and Practice and in accordance with the TMBC mission statement:

Third Missionary Baptist Church is a worship place for everyone young or old, rich

or poor, broken or whole from any nationality or religious background.  We are a

family welcoming all who are precious to the Lord Jesus Christ.

Third Missionary Church is striving to be a church in the inner city of Davenport,

Where people can grow in their relationship with Christ and the family of God

through worship, education, discipleship and outreach.

The Pastor should have obtained formal spiritual and Christian education training commensurate with graduation from Seminary or a Biblical College.  The Pastor shall also possess administrative and leadership capabilities to collaborate with those necessary to shepherd a church.

The Pastor serves as Chief Executive Officer responsible for overall management and daily operations of the Church; serves the Church as a Minister of the Gospel and is responsible for leading the Church both spiritually and administratively in functioning as a New Testament Church; acts as the Chief Spiritual Leader.  The Pastor shall provide guidance and leadership to the congregation and the organizations and shall be responsible for oversight, guidance and leadership to the Church Staff.  The Pastor, with collaboration from the Official Board, shall have the responsibility to hire Church Staff to carry out the vision of the Church.  The Pastor shall preside as Moderator at all official meetings of the Church.  The Pastor shall perform pastoral responsibilities in the area of Worship, Proclamation, Education, Ministries, and Vision Casting.

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