Pastor for Missions and Outreach
About Us:
The Falls Church Anglican is an Anglican church in the evangelical tradition with history traced to before the founding of the United States. Located in the National Capital region, in Falls Church, Virginia, and connected with the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, worship services draw from the Book of Common Prayer, robust music from across the centuries, and feature biblical, expositional preaching. TFCA ministries offer a variety of activities on weekends and throughout the week.
Our Mission is to:
love our neighbors to new life in Christ;
build strong, loving families and friendships;
raise up youth to be strong in faith and future leaders of the church;
equip and send out all members of our church to serve Christ with vision in the workplace, community, home, church, and the world;
send out well-trained ministers and teams to start new churches;
bring the healing touch of Christ to those in need.
About the Position:
The Pastor for Missions and Outreach has a burning passion for the Great Commission (Matthew 28: 16-20), the heart of a shepherd to address the needs of our neighbors (Matthew 25: 40-43), and a Spirit-led fervor to mobilize the church and develop leaders to bear witness to proclaim the Gospel (Acts 1: 8) and establish the church where it doesn’t yet exist. In coordination with the Rector and the Executive Director, responsible for the development of the church’s strategic vision and initiatives around local outreach and engagement, international missions, and church planting. Gives managerial and pastoral oversight to urban, immigrant, and world outreach ministries as leader of the Missions and Outreach department. Provides leadership and teaching to the congregation, communicating a Biblical vision for missions and fruitful service in response to the Great Commission and the Great Commandment (Matthew 22: 36-40). Devotes special attention to mobilizing initiatives among local, national, and international groups that are amongst the least evangelized.
Hours: Full-Time
Salary: Commensurate with the experience, skills, and qualifications
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision, 403b including up to a 6% matching, parental leave, PTO, and 14 paid holidays
Location: Falls Church, VA
Job Duties
Implement and support department’s ministry plans
Oversees, directs, and maintains responsibility for the full scope of The Falls Church Anglican’s Missions and Outreach ministry, providing vision and
leadership to all staff and volunteers associated with the local, national, and world outreach ministries.
Lead the church into deeper evangelism and service
Organize and lead the church’s regular offering of evangelism training and Christianity Explored. Organize and facilitate the offering of
regular opportunities to serve the church and local community with annual churchwide events focused on serving the church (Serve – September) and serving the community (Sent – January).
Exercise leadership and teaching gifts
Help the congregation recognize and embrace a holistic and Biblical theology of mission by:
- Preaching as requested on mission and other themes in the main Sunday services;
- Planning appropriate outreach-focused events;
- Providing training in cross-cultural ministry and evangelism;
- Encouraging local and foreign outreach initiatives; and
- Shepherding & developing those sensing a call to the mission field, at home or abroad.
Timothy Program 2.0
Together with the Rector, the Executive Director, and the Pastor for Discipleship, help to develop the next generation of The Falls Church Anglican’s Timothy program, designed to assess, train, and develop future pastors and church planters in the Anglican Church of
North America.
Work with staff, volunteers, and participants
Ensure adequate staff and volunteers are available and assigned to projects. Help recruit, equip, supervise, develop, and recognize teams of volunteers
with skills when needed for each role. Interact with participants of ministry activities to foster communication, relationships, and spiritual growth. Together with the lay Outreach Committee, work to advise the Vestry on strategic mission’s investments and support.
Pastoral team
Available to serve at all worship events by assisting in liturgy, teaching and leading, and being available to parishioners after services. Available to help with other pastoral duties such as aiding in our process of marriage preparation for engaged couples and officiating weddings, leading funerals and conducting baptisms.
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years experience in pastoral care and pastoral counseling and/or missionary service
- 3+ years experience in planning and management of staff and volunteers
- Graduate-level theological training (e.g., M.Div, ThM, etc.)
- Ordained in the Anglican Communion or open to it
- BA in related field; advanced degree required
- Basic office technology skills Satisfactory background check
- Agreement with TFCA’s doctrinal position
