Pastoral Care/Missions Pastor

About the role

The Pastoral Care/Missions Pastor has the responsibility and joy of ministering to the First Moss Bluff church body through relational presence. The pastor serves as the primary point of contact for all ministries and persons related to pastoral care. In the area of missions, the Pastor will serve and strengthen the global church by mobilizing the First Moss Bluff community into increased and effective missions engagement, both locally and globally, following Acts 1:8.

Responsibilities

• Officiate weddings and funerals, including planning support and family care.
• Provide pre-marital counseling.
• Provide direct pastoral care through personal hospital visits, homebound care, grief ministry, and crisis response.
• Create and manage a rotation system of the pastoral staff for visits.
• Build and lead a care team (primarily, but not only, consisting of Deacons) to provide scalable care.
• Oversee First Moss Bluff’s benevolence ministry, coordinating practical help with wisdom and compassion in partnership with the Spiritual Formation Pastor and Small Group Champions.
• Create and maintain systems for tracking care needs and ensuring follow‑up through the church database and digital resources.
• Lead the Deacon body.
• Train and support volunteers who serve in pastoral care roles