Lead Pastor

Living Grace Church is prayerfully seeking a Lead Pastor who is a devoted follower of Christ and has a passion for Jesus and His purposes in the Inman community and beyond. For more information, see below. 

Meet Living Grace Church

Living Grace Church is a vibrant, 150-year-young unaffiliated rural congregation of around 165 attendees located just outside Inman, Kansas. Our church family—comprising a balanced mix of farmers, business professionals, families, and retirees living within a 25-mile radius—is currently seeking a new lead pastor following the retirement of our pastor's 14-year tenure at the end of November. While currently congregation-led, we are actively exploring an elder-led structure and are supported by a dedicated staff, including an Associate Pastor, a part-time Worship and Technology Director, and an Administrative Assistant, who is also retiring after 23+ years. Our active church community features thriving Sunday School and Sunday Morning Classes at 9 AM with our worship service starting at 10:15 AM, and our Wednesday night programs for children and youth starting at 5:30 PM.

Church ministries include our Young Adults, Women’s Ministry, Men's Ministry, Senior Adult fellowship, and our Youth and Children’s Ministries. Our newest ministry is CareConnect, which seeks to meet spiritual and practical needs of our church family and community. We have an inviting meeting space that includes a coffee bar, which is available for these ministries as well as others to use. We also have a summer softball church league team.

We are actively involved in and support various local and international missions. We are always considering new opportunities to be involved in as the Lord leads.

Located in McPherson County, Inman is a small town of about 1,300 residents. Living Grace Church is located one mile south of Inman and one mile east of Highway 61, 14 miles southwest of McPherson (pop. 14,000), and 17 miles northeast of Hutchinson (pop. 40,000). Our students attend Inman schools (2A in Kansas) as well as other area public and private schools. We also have families involved in active homeschool communities.

We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and that Jesus is the only way to salvation and eternal life. We believe God has called us to take a strong stance on His Word, to share the gospel as we live out our calling to serve, and to be the light and source of hope to our surrounding communities and the world.

Our Mission

We exist to glorify God by making disciples who KNOW Christ as Savior, GROW in His grace, and GO in His strength.

Our Vision

We strive to be a community of people being transformed by the love and grace of Jesus Christ, living that out in our homes, workplaces, schools, and communities.

The Lead Pastor's responsibilities include:

PREACHING/TEACHING

  • Teach the truth of God's Word; primarily expositionally and occasionally topically
  • Spend the appropriate amount of time preparing a well taught sermon
  • Display the gift of teaching (1 Timothy 5:17)
  • Be a leader in prayer and encouragement for the Church

LEADERSHIP

  • Lead any church staff
  • Shepherd God’s people and lead them to become fully devoted followers of Christ who mentor other disciples
  • Build relationships with Ministry Staff, Leaders and the church family to better understand the strengths, gifts, and needs of the church
  • Oversee Sunday gatherings to ensure coordination with the worship team, pastoral staff and others involved
  • Execute the mission and vision of the church

PASTORAL

  • Spend a suitable amount of time in the office for accessibility to the church
  • Oversee pre-marital and general counseling of the church as needed
  • Conduct pastoral visits
  • Facilitate weddings, funerals, baptisms, communion, along with other pastoral team members
  • Facilitate conflict resolutions among the congregation as needed


This list of responsibilities and duties is not meant to be exhaustive but, rather, it is intended to give a general idea of the expectations.

Qualifications + Skills

PERSONAL

  • A clear testimony of faith and devotion to Christ, His Church and His mission
  • Life demonstrates Biblical qualities of a shepherd (1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, 1 Peter 5:1-4)
  • Committed to the authority of the Bible as our source of Truth
  • Existing relationship(s) of accountability
  • Displays a genuine love and care for people
  • Exhibits a genuine desire to help people know Christ and grow in Christ
  • A track record of making disciples
  • Displays a desire for life-long learning and professional development
  • Has a high level of integrity, hard-work and servant leadership

PROFESSIONAL

  • Aligned with our statement of faith as displayed on our website
  • Ministry/Theology Degree from an accredited seminary or Bible college preferred
  • Competency in communicating the Word
  • Ability to shepherd a church body
  • Experience in leading ministry teams
  • Gifted in teaching and preaching

Become a candidate below.

Please send your Cover Letter, Resume, and 2-3 links of your most recent sermons to: apply.livinggracechurch@gmail.com.