Shepherd Staff is honored to be working with Friesland Community Church in Friesland, WI as they search for their next Associate Pastor. Friesland Community Church is a deeply rooted, multigenerational congregation in a small, close-knit rural community that values relationships, tradition, and meaningful community impact. It is a church full of potential: eager to sustain its legacy while embracing a new vision for future generations. The congregation is ready to invest in the right person—someone relationally present, communally grounded, and able to help grow with the church into its next chapter. 

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This new position of Associate Pastor with duties involving youth ministry leadership, worship leadership, and pastoral responsibilities comes at a pivotal time for Friesland Community Church. There is a foundational base in each area of responsibility that will need to be built upon through this pastor’s leadership. There are many existing events to work with, as well as room to develop new ministries.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Clearly called to youth and family ministry
• Capable of leading or supporting a blended worship environment (hymns and contemporary)
• Has a heart for rural, small-town ministry and thrives in tight-knit communities
• Theologically aligned with a conservative, reformed-leaning evangelical perspective and comfortable within the structures and beliefs of the Evangelical Free Church

POSITION OVERVIEW

This new position of Associate Pastor with duties involving youth ministry leadership, worship leadership, and pastoral responsibilities comes at a pivotal time for Friesland Community Church. There is a foundational base in each area of responsibility that will need to be built upon through this pastor’s leadership. There are many existing events to work with, as well as room to develop new ministries. The church community is welcoming and ready for this new leader to come in and give a healthy vision to the specific areas. Pastor Darrin has a relational heart and will welcome sharing the leadership and fresh ideas.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Associate Pastor will serve in a full-time capacity, working closely with the Lead Pastor to shepherd the church body, with a primary focus on youth ministry, discipleship, and worship leadership. This role involves planning and leading youth programs that foster spiritual growth and outreach, mentoring students, and integrating them into the larger church community. 
• In addition to youth ministry, the Associate Pastor will oversee worship services, including leading worship teams, participating in service planning, and preaching several times a year. They will help manage the technical aspects of worship, such as sound, livestream, and presentation software. Other responsibilities include equipping adult leaders, supporting church communications and marketing efforts, assisting with event coordination, and managing administrative tasks.


Much more detailed information is available to you after an initial consultation with Shepherd Staff. During that consultation, you should be able to articulate your provable experience as outlined above. Take the first step by clicking on the “APPLY NOW” button to confidentially make us aware of your interest. By confidential, we mean that we won’t share your information or interest with this or any other church prior to a full discussion with you and your permission to do so.

The Fine Print

After applying, you will receive an email from info@shepherd.group. If you do not see an email response quickly, please check your SPAM folder. 

Please do not contact the church directly. Doing so will result in your information being forwarded to us. All applications for this position should come through the inquiry process here.

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