Snapshot

Denomination: PCUSA

Weekly Attendance:  70

Location: Houston (Spring Valley), TX

The Role: Co-Pastor

Meet Spring Branch Presbyterian Church:

Welcome to Spring Branch Presbyterian Church, where in the name of Jesus Christ, we are strangers no more!  We are a highly active 70-year-old church in the growing and sought-after affluent and diverse community of Spring Valley Village, one of the Memorial Villages in Houston, Texas. We are a passionate community of faith who seeks to be faithful in worship, through service, in study and with fellowship as God’s people in the challenges of today’s world.

Our community of believers is striving to fulfill our vision by being an inviting, caring church, welcoming the stranger, so they will no longer be a stranger.  Our church is the size that allows us to know one another, giving us the opportunity to be a true church family, interacting with one another, sharing joys and concerns.

We are active participants in our worship and in our missions.  We include adults, youth, and children in our Sunday worship services.  Our membership is multigenerational and ranges from families with young children and young adults to elderly couples and singles. Most live locally near the Church. Our church community includes hundreds of families and people on our campus each week in our various missions, programs, services, and classes.

Spring Branch is a big tent local family church, and members have a range of traditions and backgrounds.  Our culture is described well in our tagline, “Relationships Matter: God, One Another, World.”

About the Co-Pastor :

We are looking for a strong preacher, pastor, teacher, and visionary to lead us into the future. The Co-Pastor will share leadership responsibilities with the other co-pastor to enable each to focus on their specific areas of gifting and calling. The new Co-Pastor must be highly-relational, pastoral, and people-oriented. He or she must lead the way by being an inspiring and challenging preacher that is passionate about reaching young families and attracting new members while supporting our multigenerational family of all ages. We would expect the new Co-Pastor to focus efforts on attracting and retaining new members and providing congregational care while fostering evangelism and outreach. A successful pastor will have a demonstrated track record and desire building pastoral relationships and effective teachings and preaching to congregants of both liberal and conservative tradition.

The Co- Pastor Responsibilities Include: 

• Support or lead worship and sacraments

• Participate in missions, youth programs and teaching

• Part of team guiding 40 church and Academy staff

• Work with Session, Academy Board, and our church committees on the operations of the church

• Build relationships with and between membership, staff, and community to grow in your faith and ours

• The Co-Pastor will play a pivotal role in connecting SBPC with the wider community that calls Spring Branch Presbyterian Church their home. Between our Sunday morning and Kids Worship on Wednesday Chapel Service, and our Christian education programs, missions, and fellowship programs, the Spring Branch Presbyterian Academy, our chartered Scout Troops and organizations we host, our campus has 500-750 people a week in need of connection and support for their faith.  

What You Bring: 

The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Co-Pastor:

Education & Experience

• MDiv degree from an accredited Reformed Seminary, required. 

• Ordained (or qualified for Ordination) in the PCUSA, required

• High quality educational background in the Presbyterian or reformed tradition

• Candidates who are still in school or not yet Ordained are welcome to apply.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong command of scripture

• Demonstrated leadership and organization skills both of volunteers and staff

• Comfortable with intergenerational pastoral care and teaching

• Adept at and enjoys building relationships

Personal Characteristics & Qualifications

• Energized by engagement with the large number of children and young families in the church community

• Engaging and relaxed from the pulpit, enjoys teaching

• Comfortable with both traditional and contemporary worship

• Open to Christians of all paths and backgrounds

• Thrilled by the opportunity to grow with us and excited by the sheer number of relationships to build

What it's Like to Live in Houston (Spring Valley Village), TX: 

Spring Branch Presbyterian Church sits in the Spring Branch Memorial area of west Houston and in the heart of the Spring Branch Independent School District. The area was formerly deep suburbs that grew since the 1950s. The area is now affluent, growing, highly sought-after by young families looking for great commutes, amenities and schools. The area is now considered more urban, but retains its suburban feel and charm.  Houston is one of the most diverse and economically competitive cities in the country.  The Memorial Villages are a city within a city. The Villages and Spring Branch have seen explosive growth in recent years both in size and diversity as families with kids were attracted to the location and the Spring Branch schools.

Living in Houston, TX

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States and the largest city in the state of Texas! It offers several nationally-acclaimed restaurants, shopping centers, and events. 

The city is the home of the Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest concentration of healthcare, research institutions, and NASA’s Johnson Space Center where the Mission Control Center is located. 

Rated as a global city, Houston’s economy has a broad industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. It is also leading in health care sectors and building oilfield equipment; only New York City is home to more Fortune 500 headquarters. The city has a population with various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. It is also home to many cultural institutions and exhibits in the Museum District, which attracts more than seven million visitors a year. 

There’s an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District, and it offers opportunities to experience resident companies in all major performing arts genres in Houston throughout the year. Houston, Texas is a great place to call home, be surrounded by a great community of people, and raise a family.

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