Lead Pastor - Sunnybank Church of Christ
- Lead Sunnybank Church of Christ by casting and implementing its mission and vision, and working with the Elders to guide the church's direction.
- Preach and teach the Bible, shepherd the congregation, and equip people for discipleship and mission.
- Lead and develop ministry staff, while carrying out pastoral duties including baptisms, weddings and funerals.
Lead the Sunnybank Church to fulfil its mission and visionGuide, care for and shepherd the congregationFull-time OR Part-time position
Sunnybank is an incorporated multi-generational church with a passion for helping people to love God, love people and follow Jesus.
We are currently seeking a full-time or part-time Pastor to lead the church to fulfil its mission and vision.
The key responsibilities of the role are to:
- Cast and strategically implement the church’s vision and mission.
- Lead and train the ministry staff team.
- Teach and preach the Word of God.
- Guide, care for and shepherd the congregation.
- Equip and mobilise the church for effective discipleship and mission.
- Perform general pastoral duties (child dedications, baptisms, weddings, funerals, etc.).
- Work closely with the board of Elders to ensure healthy alignment in church vision, mission, leadership and ministry direction.
The successful applicant will be a person whose life reflects the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) and whose character, leadership, and ministry demonstrate the qualities expected of church overseers (1 Timothy 3:1-7). The successful candidate will exhibit spiritual maturity, Christlike integrity, sound judgement, hospitable leadership, and the ability to teach and disciple others faithfully.
Additionally, we look for a person to be:
- Skilled in vision casting and strategic plan implementation.
- Able to effectively lead and build teams.
- Committed to the mission, vision, values, doctrine and direction of Sunnybank Church of Christ.
- Minimum of an undergraduate qualification in Ministry and/or Theology.
- Previous experience of fruitful pastoral ministry.
- Citizen or permanent resident of Australia.
- Ability to obtain a Queensland Working with Children’s Check (Blue Card), Safe Ministry Check (Board Level) and police check.
- Able to be endorsed as a ministering person with Churches of Christ in Queensland.
Remuneration and other conditions are generally according to Churches of Christ in QLD employment guidelines.
Interested candidates should submit a resume, a cover letter and a recording or YouTube link to one of their recent sermons to this email: admin@sunnybankcofc.com.au
Closing date: 21 November 2026.
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