Associate Pastor of Youth and Music

Baptist Search Partners is excited to partner with Mount Zion Baptist Church to find their next Associate Pastor of Youth and Music. 

About the Vision

Mount Zion Baptist Church is a loving family of believers with deep ties and a long history that desires to make a lastingimpact for Christ in the community of Bainbridge, GA. Mt. Zion Baptist is committed to sharing the gospel in their hometown and discipling a new generation.

About the Church

Constituted in 1900, Mt. Zion Baptist Church is a church with a rich heritage that has taken bold steps to move into the present day. Upon entering the church building, visitors and members are greeted by a fully renovated sanctuary, education, and fellowship space that invites them to find a home in this church family. Located just outside of downtown Bainbridge, GA, Mt. Zion Baptist Church is a faith-focused community in an idyllic location with a clear connection to the surrounding agricultural roots. With eleven years of leadership, Pastor Greg Ford has faithfully led this congregation to embrace the importance of impacting the next generation. The Associate Pastor of Youth and Music is a vital component of this pursuit of an expanding ministry.

About the Opportunity

The Associate Pastor of Youth and Music will build a ministry for students from 6th through 12th grade for a current youth group of 20 students with the goal of expanding further. On Sunday morning, this group of students gathers for weekly Bible study with fellowship events planned throughout the year. With a desire for growth, the Associate Pastor of Youth and Music will expand the youth ministry to include Wednesday night and Sunday night discipleship opportunities as well as annual trips and retreats.

In addition, the Associate Pastor of Youth and Music will lead the Sunday morning worship during the 11 AM service. Sunday morning worship ranges from a lively rendering of traditional hymns to modern praise choruses sung by all ages in a blended style. The Associate Pastor of Youth and Music will lead the church family as they embrace the future while upholding a rich heritage.

About the Community

As the county seat of Decatur County, Bainbridge, Georgia, sits above the banks of the Flint River as it makes its way to Lake Seminole. Home to around 14,500 residents, Bainbridge feels like a close-knit Southern town while sitting within reach of Tallahassee, Florida, and Thomasville, Georgia, putting shopping, healthcare, and additional amenities within easy driving distance. The historic downtown, centered around Willis Park, reflects a community that values its heritage, its neighbors, and a slower, more grounded pace of life. This hometown feel shapes a broad mission field for a church seeking to invest deeply in its community.

Families relocating to Bainbridge will find abundant outdoor life like fishing, boating, and kayaking on the Flint River and Lake Seminole, along with parks, walking trails, and a downtown that hosts regular community events. For education, Grace Christian Academy offers a Pre-K through 12th grade option with an active parent community or a locally well-supported homeschooling network. Housing remains attainable, with a mix of established neighborhoods, historic homes, and newer developments at a reasonable cost of living. Altogether, Bainbridge offers a family-friendly setting with genuine opportunities for ministry and relationships, in a community small enough to know your neighbors and large enough to make a lasting impact.

Mt. Zion Baptist Church has hired Baptist Search Partners to conduct this search on their behalf. Please do not contact the church directly as they will direct you to apply with us.