Priest Job Description &
Rector Job Description (Samples)

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The Priest in Charge job description below is three pages long that covers many areas of this job position and includes:

• Church Name
• Job Title - Priest in Charge
• Reports To - Elders
• Position Status - Full-Time
  

• Purpose: The Charge: The charge is the incumbency of [Church Name] in the Diocese of [Church Name]. It’s situated at [Church Name].
• The Work: The work of the Priest in Charge is governed by the Code of Canons of the [Church Name] and the Constitution of [Church Name].
• The Appointment: As stated in the Constitution of [Church Name].
• Key Roles: - To act as Priest for the congregation of [Church Name]. - To maintain and develop the involvement and participation of young families in [Church Name] worship. - To provide enthusiastic leadership and direction for the future development of [Church Name]. - To maintain excellent, friendly and transparent communications with all church lay groups. - To build on existing ecumenical relationships with other churches in the local area. ·         To conduct wedding, funeral and confirmation services.
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The Rector job description below is two pages long that covers many areas of this job position and includes:

• Church Name
• Job Title - Rector
• Reports To - Elders
• Position Status - Full-Time
• Purpose: The rector in an Episcopal Church occupies a unique position being, at one and the same time, an employee, the Chair of the Vestry, a colleague in ministry with all the baptized, and the pastor with responsibility with the bishop for the ministry of the Episcopal Church in the parish. The rector is expected to spend some if their time participating in the life of the diocese. Finally, the rector is a priest. A priest’s primary function is to reveal the presence of God and to remind the community of the priesthood of all believers.   The work of the rector is governed by the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church, the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of [State] and the laws of the State of [State]. Only Episcopalian, Lutheran or Presbyterian Ministers can be considered for this position. Our ideal candidate is a bi-vocational rector who can dedicate 24-30 hours per week to this position.
• Responsibilities:   The rector will have a primary responsibility for worship according to the Book of Common Prayer. Included in this responsibility is worship for Sundays, Wednesdays, and Holy Days, including music. In Addition, rector will:  1. Offer sermons each week based on the lectionary readings for the day. 2. Coordinate and supervise the work of all other participants in worship, including readers, lay Eucharistic ministers, choirs, musicians and all others. 3. Develop other worship opportunities and services as appropriate. 4. Offer baptism, marriage, burial, confirmation as appropriate. 5. Spend regular time in prayer and in study of the Bible.
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