Full Time Lead Pastor

Lead Pastor Clifford Community Church

Church Location and History

Clifford Community Church is located in Clifford Ontario, an unincorporated community in the Town of Minto, Wellington County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Residents living in Clifford, largely work within the local trades, manufacturing, and agricultural sectors, or commute to nearby towns within the Town of Minto and Wellington County. Some residents commute to neighbouring towns in Wellington County or slightly further to regional hubs like Kitchener-Waterloo or Guelph.

Clifford Community Church is a non-denominational church that has been meeting for twenty-six years. Reverend Bott and his wife Elizabeth planted the church in 2000 and it has approximately 60-80 members attending regularly from the village and the surrounding areas. Pastor Bott retired in January 2026 and we are seeking to employ a full-time Pastor. Clifford Community Church is a Christian, bible believing Church, that actively supports missions and operates out of our local Community centre located at 2 William Street north in Clifford.

Clifford Community Church: Vision Statement

Clifford Community Church is a local ministry called of God to communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ. Our mission to you is to help you know Christ and to live life as a Christ follower. Pastor Role

The Pastor is called to shepherd the church by faithfully preaching and teaching Scripture, providing spiritual leadership, caring for the congregation, and equipping believers to live out the gospel of Jesus Christ. The pastor serves as a spiritual guide, example, and servant leader within the church and the wider community.

Spiritual Leadership

• Preach and teach the Word of God with biblical accuracy and spiritual sensitivity.
• Provide Leadership for a robust youth ministry and grow the congregation by encouraging youth discipleship.
• Provide vision and direction aligned with the mission and values of the church.
• Pastoral Care
• Work alongside our elders and congregation to visit and care for the sick, elderly, grieving, and those in spiritual or personal crisis.
• Equip believers for spiritual growth and ministry through teaching, mentoring, and discipleship.
• Encourage personal devotion, prayer, and biblical literacy among church members.
• Identify, train, and support Elders, trustees, and other volunteers within the church.

Church Leadership and Administration

• Participate in church planning, meetings, and decision-making.
• Oversee / contribute to ministry programs and outreach efforts.
• Ensure church practices align with biblical principles and church governance.

Community and Outreach

• Represent the church in the local community.
• Build relationships with other churches and ministries as appropriate.

Spiritual and Personal

• A clear calling to pastoral ministry and a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Agreement with the church’s statement of faith and doctrinal beliefs.

Experience in preaching, teaching, and pastoral ministry is an asset.

• Experience in developing / growing youth ministry is an asset.

Ability to lead with wisdom, compassion, and discernment.

• Organizational and leadership skills appropriate to Clifford Community Church.

The Pastor is accountable to the church’s governing body including our Elders and Trustees and serves our Congregation in partnership with church leadership consistent with our Statement of Faith.

Please submit a resume listing your ministry experience and education.

Include a minimum of three references (Ministry/personal/ leadership)

Any personal statements of Faith, links to examples of previous sermons delivered or any other information that will assist us with your application.

The Bible is the final revelation of God and is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice, and the true basis of Christian fellowship. We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as true God and true man, who reigned in glory with the Father from eternity past, was co-creator with the Father and lived His life on earth just as the Gospels record. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, and His triumphant ascension to heaven where He is now seated at the Father's right hand - mediating between God and man. We believe in His future and visible personal return when he will reign over all forever. John 17:1, 14, Micah 5:2, John 17:5, Luke 24:44, Matthew 1:20, 23, 1 John 3:5, Acts 1:1, John20:31, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 Corinthians 15:4, Ephesians 1:20, Hebrews 7:25, Acts 1:11, Daniel 7:13- 14

We believe in His ministry of the conviction of sin, righteousness, and of judgement. We believe His ministries of those who believe include: regeneration, sanctification, indwelling, illumination, comfort, counsel, fellowship, empowering, teaching, in gifting and interceding. Colossians 1:16, Hebrews 1:6-7, 14

We believe man was created by God in His image. We believe man was created to worship and serve God and enjoy an everlasting relationship with Him. Man was originally created perfect and sinless. The consequence of this disobedience was complete and total separation from God - man's disobedience extends over all creation. We believe that salvation is not forced upon all mankind, but that each individual is responsible to receive salvation by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. John 14:6, Acts 4:12, John 1:29, 3:16, Romans 3:21-25, 1 Peter 1:18-19, 1 Corinthians 15:3, Hebrews 9:14, Ephesians 1:7, 1 John 2:2, Revelation 1:5, 7:14, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, Revelation 22:17, Titus 2:11-14, 3:4-7, James 1:18, John 1:11-12, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, John 3, 5:24, 6:50-54, Romans 8:15, 17, Ephesians 2:19, John 6:39-40, John 10:27-29

It is the responsibility of the believer to live by faith and in the yielded submission to the Holy Spirit's work of making him/her Christ-like - obedient to the Word of God and separated from the ways of the world serving the Lord. We believe in the personal, bodily return of the Lord Jesus Christ, the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the final judgements, and a new heaven and earth under the eternal reign of the Father and Christ, the Son.