Overview
The Pastor is responsible:
- To God who has called him.
- To the character of Christ.
- To the appointing entity.
- To the conference president through whom the Pastor is accountable to the church board
- To the local church members as servant leader
Pastoral Care and Nurture
1. Organize a visitation programme for the church involving church Elders, Deacons and Deaconesses. Visit members regularly – at least once each quarter where possible. Give special attention to the elderly and sick, visiting the hospitalized more than once a week as appropriate.
2. Have an ongoing programme for reclaiming former members and encouraging inactive members.
3. Offer support to the sick and bereaved.
4. Promote spiritual growth of members.
5. Pay attention to the special needs of families, children, youth, single people and the elderly
Evangelism and Church Growth
1. Have an on‐going outreach programme.
2. Conduct a weekly Pastor’s Bible Class.
3. Train members to give Bible Studies.
4. Seek to baptise the equivalent of 5% of the church membership each year.
5. Aim for at least 3% annual net growth in membership.
6. Have an on‐going programme for assimilating new members into the church family.
Preaching and Worship
1. Plan a sermonic year. Have your preaching plan prepared at least 1 quarter in advance.
2. Conduct a quarterly Communion Service.
3. Determine the needs of the congregation and relate faith and worship to these needs.
4. Support and regularly attend the Sabbath School.
Church Management
1. Conduct not less than a monthly church Board Meeting, depending up the needs and size of the church.
2. Conduct regular church Business Meetings depending upon the needs and size of the church.
3. Meet with the Elders Committee before all Board meetings to plan the Board agenda, review the needs of the church family and to guard the values of the Church.
4. Train members for service.
5. Have a short‐term, medium‐term and long‐term plan for your church.
6. Ensure that the monthly Tithe and Offerings report and quarterly Church Clerk’s report are sent to the Conference/Mission on time.
7. Ensure the church building is satisfactorily maintained with an attractive frontage and notice board.
8. Develop an effective filing system of member’s information, church statistics, etc.
9. Plan and provide purposeful leadership that aims to embed the values of
the character of Christ into the hearts of your members and the culture & behaviors of your churches.
Community
1. Join the local ministerial fraternity if possible.
2. Participate in local community projects which are not in conflict with the interests of the church.
3. Include non‐SDA members of the community in the visitation programme as far as possible.
4. Make friends with people who live in the immediate community.
Min. Giacinta Warakai
She is from East New Britain and Sepik
Min. Julian Lauri
He is from Pomio in East New Brittan Province
Min Nixon Yuti
He is from Morobe and Madang
He was a single Minister and he serve in our church from 2019-2021. He was Pastoring Buimo Road church with Boundary Road