Church Description

Twenty years ago, North Shore Fellowship was planted by Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church on the north shore of the Tennessee River. Today, we embrace our mission to be and make disciples in Chattanooga and beyond through word and sacrament, becoming like Jesus in community and on mission. Combined average attendance at our three Sunday worship services (8:30, 9:45, 11 AM) is just over 500, and members range in age from young children to retirees. Our campus is just across the river from downtown in a bustling area, surrounded by recreation, retail, restaurants, parks, tourists, and many enjoyable events.

Job Description

The assistant pastor will participate in the discipleship and pastoral care of God’s people at NSF, with a special focus on college and young adults. NSF’s pastors strive to ensure that every person is known by at least one pastor. They take a team approach to all the shepherding tasks, working primarily as generalists rather than as specialists. 

Job Responsibilities

• Discipling NSF members, particularly within the young adult and college age ranges
• NSF pastors are generalists, so all of our pastors participate in general pastoral duties including preaching, teaching, prayer team, visitation, pastoral counsel, outreach, and liturgy/sacraments rotation Sunday AM
• Organize and operate allocated pastoral ministry budget
• Teaching as scheduled where needed (i.e. Sunday School, Summer Seminars, Special Events and services), and participation in church-wide events as needed (VBS, retreats) to foster sense of community and connect across generational gaps
• Preaches approximately twelve times per year
• Coordinating, shepherding, and team leadership for volunteers within young adult and college ministries
• Collaborate with pastoral staff and other ministerial leadership regarding congruence and direction of ministry focus area with overall ethos and vision of North Shore Fellowship. 
• Communicate effectively with administrative and facilities teams respectively regarding scheduling, facility use, and budget needs
• Session attendance and participation (voice not vote); presbytery and GA participation

Job Possibilities

This position includes considerable freedom to design and execute strategies and events that would enhance ministry (such as Bible studies, retreats or family camp, special services, missions projects, personal development and study, men’s discipleship, fellowship groups)

Job Requirements 

• ordination/ordainable in the PCA
• 3+ years experience in ministry with a commitment to making disciples
• excellent communication skills
• gifted in teaching and preaching and in gathering and galvanizing the saints
• possesses emotional intelligence, social awareness, and a unique capacity for gathering others
• flexible scheduling with 40+ hours per week
• ability to manage one’s time and schedule
• attendance at weekly staff meetings and monthly session meetings; ideally, at least “every other” presbytery and General Assembly attendance at a minimum

Salary: Essentially based on experience and comparables

Benefits: “top-of-the-line” health insurance; 8% retirement match; generous auto and phone 

allowance; two weeks of study leave annually; four weeks of PTO annually

Start Date: Fall/Winter 2024

Reports to:  Senior Pastor    

Accountable to:  NSF Session