Position Title

Congregational Care Pastor

Department: Pastoral Ministries

Reports To: Executive Pastor / Senior Pastor

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Status: Full-Time

Prepared By: Human Resources

Approved By: Senior Pastor

Position Summary

The Congregational Care Pastor provides Christ-centered pastoral care to the members and regular attendees of Brown Missionary Baptist Church. This role exists to ensure individuals and families experience the love of Christ during life's greatest celebrations, challenges, crises, illnesses, grief, and spiritual needs. The Congregational Care Pastor leads the church's care ministry by equipping volunteers, developing systems of care, and partnering with ministry leaders to shepherd the congregation through biblical counseling, prayer, visitation, encouragement, and discipleship.

This position serves as a visible pastoral presence throughout the church and community while promoting spiritual growth, member engagement, and holistic care aligned with BMBC's mission of making disciples and transforming lives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Pastoral Care

Provide compassionate pastoral care to church members and their families.
Conduct hospital, rehabilitation, hospice, nursing home, and home visitations.
Minister to individuals experiencing illness, grief, loss, family crises, trauma, and life transitions.
Provide biblical encouragement and prayer during emergencies and difficult circumstances.
Coordinate pastoral response during critical incidents involving members.

Counseling

Provide short-term biblical counseling.
Refer individuals to licensed professional counselors when specialized care is appropriate.
Meet confidentially with individuals and families seeking spiritual guidance.
Assist members in developing biblical solutions to personal challenges.

Member Care

Develop intentional systems for following up with members experiencing health concerns or family needs.
Maintain communication with hospitalized and homebound members.
Coordinate care plans for members experiencing extended illnesses.
Ensure prayer requests receive timely pastoral attention.
Partner with ministry leaders to identify members requiring additional care.

Funeral Ministry

Meet with grieving families.
Assist families with funeral planning.
Conduct funerals and memorial services as assigned.
Coordinate bereavement care following funeral services.
Develop follow-up ministry for grieving families.

Weddings

Provide premarital counseling.
Officiate weddings as assigned.
Conduct marriage enrichment sessions.
Support married couples through biblical counseling and mentoring.

Volunteer Leadership

Recruit, train, equip, and supervise:

Care Ministry Volunteers
Hospital Visitation Team
Prayer Team
Funeral Hospitality Team
Homebound Ministry
Encouragement Ministry
Bereavement Team
Care Group Leaders

Prayer Ministry

Lead corporate prayer initiatives.
Coordinate prayer response teams.
Oversee confidential prayer request processes.
Equip members to become prayer partners.

Member Assimilation

Partner with:

Discipleship Ministry
Small Groups
Membership Team
Ministry Leaders

to ensure members remain connected, cared for, and spiritually growing.

Crisis Response

Provide pastoral leadership during:

Deaths
Serious illness
Family emergencies
Hospitalizations
Community tragedies
Natural disasters
Church crisis situations

Leadership

Participate in pastoral staff meetings.
Support the Senior Pastor's vision.
Assist in preaching and teaching when assigned.
Represent BMBC at community events.
Help develop ministry strategies for congregational care.
Provide leadership to care ministry volunteers.

Administrative Responsibilities

Maintain confidential pastoral records.
Document visitation activities.
Track member care follow-up.
Maintain care ministry schedules.
Prepare monthly ministry reports.
Monitor ministry budget.
Evaluate ministry effectiveness through measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

Education

Required:

Bachelor's Degree in Ministry, Theology, Biblical Studies, or related field.

Preferred:

Master of Divinity (MDiv)
Seminary education

Experience

Required:

Five (5) years of pastoral ministry experience.

Preferred:

Experience leading congregational care ministries in a large church.
Experience supervising ministry volunteers.
Hospital chaplaincy or pastoral counseling experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Strong biblical knowledge
Excellent pastoral counseling skills
Compassionate servant leadership
Crisis intervention
Active listening
Conflict resolution
Funeral and wedding ministry
Public speaking
Teaching and preaching
Volunteer leadership
Team collaboration
Confidentiality
Emotional intelligence
Organization
Time management
Ministry planning
Discipleship development
Prayer leadership

Spiritual Qualifications

The Congregational Care Pastor shall:

Demonstrate a vibrant and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
Be called to pastoral ministry.
Fully support the doctrine, mission, vision, and values of Brown Missionary Baptist Church.
Model biblical integrity and Christian character.
Be active in worship, prayer, and personal discipleship.
Demonstrate humility, compassion, wisdom, and servant leadership.
Meet biblical qualifications for pastoral leadership as outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9.
Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound spiritual judgment.

Physical Requirements

Frequent standing and walking
Ability to travel throughout the community
Frequent hospital and home visitation
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and respond to emergencies

Working Conditions

Church campus
Hospitals
Nursing homes
Funeral homes
Member residences
Community locations
Weddings
Funeral services
Emergency response situations