New Hope Brethren in Christ Church is a 21-year-old congregation situated in the
northeast suburbs of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, more specifically Linglestown,
Lower Paxton Township. New Hope is a community-focused church with an
emphasis on local and global outreach, traditional beliefs with a contemporary
twist. From a small core group planting, by our founding pastor and 20 plus
Brethren-In-Christ members, New Hope has grown into a diverse and mixed
demographic from all walks of life. Many of our weekly 300–350 attendees and our
thriving children’s ministry of 100–150 kids, come from a wide range of
denominational backgrounds.
Our core values revolve around spiritual growth through the study and application
of God’s word; respectfulness of all; living a life of forgiveness as Jesus taught and
modeled; and, ensuring that all are accepted, loved and valued as a part of New
Hope Church and the surrounding community at large.
On any given Sunday morning you will find our friendly congregation inviting, with
a sense of unity and acceptance for all who pass through our doors. Our
contemporary style worship service seeks to prepare congregants to enter into a
meaningful and purposeful relationship with our Lord.
We are seeking an approachable, outgoing candidate for Lead Pastor with a strong
commitment to preparation for Sunday services, preaching, teaching and training.
This candidate should also be relationship focused and have the ability to lead,
inspire, coach and provide spiritual encouragement to a team of ministry staff as
well as paid and non-paid leaders. Additionally, experience in and a commitment to
counseling and visitation is highly desired.
The candidate should have the ability to effectively and passionately deliver
sermons that are scripturally based, while personalizing & engaging congregants to
apply the principles shared to their own lives. The candidate should be able to
provide evidence of church growth while serving other churches. The candidate
should also have the gift to motivate persons toward mission and discipleship
within the community and beyond. The candidate should also place an emphasis on
the enhancement of our existing small group and prayer ministries. Additionally,
maintaining the value and focus on our children & youth ministry and adult
Christian education programs must be a high priority. Above all, we are seeking a
candidate who earnestly spends time in the presence of God, in order to take our
church into the future with a vision of God’s plan for us.
With regard to local and global outreach, New Hope Church has spawned a Christian
non-profit called the Partnership For Hope which provides Christian love and
assistance to the homeless, ex-offenders, and others in need within the local
community. New Hope Church has also committed funds and resources to a global
mission initiative in Swaziland, Africa with the hope of building a church there to
serve the Swazi people. The candidate should be willing to shepherd and support
these established outreach efforts as God supplies the resources and funds.
New Hope Church is announcing this position with a start date of August 1, 2016
with the retirement of our founding pastor.
Any candidate with a minimum of 5 years of experience, that has been involved with
leading a church of 100–300 or more attendees, who has a seminary master’s
degree or higher (or equivalent experience and/or training), with strong preaching
and leadership skills and would be interested in a church like New Hope, please
provide a cover letter and your resume to office@atlanticbic.org care of Bishop
Bryan Hoke no later than January 15, 2016.