Ebenezer Baptist Church (Saskatoon, SK)
Ebenezer Baptist Church (EBC) in Saskatoon, SK is currently seeking for a relational, visionary, godly, and experienced ¾ to full-time Family Pastor to primarily guide in the discipleship of our parent, families, children and youth..
Our mission as a church is to point people to Jesus and help them to know and follow him.
Our vision is to establish and multiply multi-ethnic and multi-generational gatherings of Jesus followers who practically and authentically live their faith in every part of their lives and challenge others to do the same. We do this through a process called discipleship. We define a disciple as someone who abides in Christ and takes on the character, ways, and mission of Jesus and helps others to do the same.
We are a community minded, outreach focused and forward-thinking church that actively seeks the Lord in prayer for spiritual discernment and ministry direction. We place a high value on family and on team ministry.
We are hoping and praying for a female candidate. Candidates must be committed to discipleship and be able to lead others. Ebenezer is a well-established, multiethnic, multi-generational and growing church body. Candidates must have the ability to multiply disciple-makers with parents and families, understand how to spiritually invest in kids, and be relational in connecting with people.
Qualifications
Personal and intimate relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Character qualities of a biblical elder as described in first Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9.
Love for the word of God and a devotion to prayer.
Proven ability to cast and execute a vision of discipleship to children, youth, and parents.
Demonstrate spiritual aptitude in hearing and following God's voice and ability to guide children, youth, and parents to do the same.
Collaborative team player with a servant heart.
Demonstrate success in sharing the good news of Jesus and bearing spiritual fruit.
Bible school or seminary training (a combination of education and experience will be considered).
Agrees with the Statement of Faith shared by Ebenezer Baptist and the Baptist General Conference of Canada. (BGCC)
Job Description
A Family Pastor will primarily be expected to provide leadership and vision on discipleship to our parents through relationship building and providing teaching. This could come through connecting with our Mom’s Group of about 40 mom’s that are in discipling Life Groups, but also through seminars on discipleship in the home and one-on-one discipleship. Secondary to this, the Family Pastor will also work with the Kid’s Ministry Pastor to help form and select curriculum for Kid’s Ministry, and where needed, help serve them. Together with the Youth Pastor and Kid’s Ministry Pastor, there would be 3 people working together to form a discipling vision and discipling culture for our families. We believe the discipleship of parents and children is the first ‘great commission’ of God.
Primary Responsibilities
Collaborate with our current Youth and Kid’s Ministry staff to establish and cast an overall vision for discipleship to our children, youth, and parents.
Work alongside of the Kid’s Ministry Pastor as they lead the ministry and help vision cast with them and occasionally help in their ministry if and as needed.
Provide and/or help select solid, biblical teaching and curriculum to children to aid in their spiritual formation on foundational truths on God’s character, ways, and mission.
Provide training for kid’s ministry teachers and volunteers, to improve their ability to communicate and disciple effectively.
Connect with our Mom’s Group and provide continued discipleship for their Life Group leaders.
Regularly cast vision for and provide training and materials for families and parents to mature them in discipling their children and youth.
Connect with new families and familiarize them with our ministry opportunities for children, youth, and parents.
More About Ebenezer
Ebenezer Baptist Church is a vibrant and growing church with a rich history of ministry. Our average weekly attendance is approximately 900-1000 with a median age of about 35. We are especially blessed to have many young families, college students, young people and children who
call Ebenezer their home; including in-person and our online community, we have approximately 1300 people in our church family.
We highly value our local community and have been an active participant in it. We also are committed to reaching the nations in Saskatoon and have four partner congregations (Arabic, Korean, Nepali, and the House For All Nations) and a growing Ukrainian community.
If you would like to join this discipleship movement and team and feel God’s called to do so, please submit your application to leadpastor@ebenezerbaptist.ca. Please include a cover letter, resume, and references.
Note: Application deadline is August 4th, 2025.