Bible Worker

The Bible Worker gives Bible studies to people in the community and assists church members to do the same.

Skills, Education, and Experience Required:

• Completion of college training in Religion/Theology or evangelism training school.
• The individual needs to be a member in good standing of the Seventh-day Adventist church.
• A working knowledge of the Bible and fundamental teachings of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is needed.
• Faithful, self-motivated, and proactive work style.
• Good organization, presentation, and time management skills.
• Good social skills and ability to relate to and support people.
• Excellent team member and willingness to learn.
• Ability to get around independently.
• Former experience as a Bible Worker or Literature Evangelist is a plus.

Job Responsibilities:

• Possess a good understanding of the Bible and Seventh-day Adventist theology and being able to convincingly teach it to non-members.
• Show an compromised commitment to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, its teachings, and values.
Conduct 30 or more in-home Bible studies a week in the district with church members assisting. (Part-time Bible workers will average one in-home study per hour of work.)
• Help Bible study interests make decisions for Christ and church membership and prepare them for baptism.
• Motivate, mobilize, train, and assist church members to follow-up interest lists and give Bible studies. This will include taking church members on your Bible studies and accompanying them on their studies while they are training.
• Help churches develop a computerized database of interests from multiple sources including inactive and former members, media, church visitors, church community events, mailing of Bible study interest cards, door-to-door work, and other sources.
• Work with the pastor and church leadership so that there are planned reaping events and other appropriate church events to which the Bible study interests are invited.
• Work with public evangelistic meetings by inviting your Bible study interests to the meetings, attending the meetings, and working with following up interests generated by the meetings.
• Keep an organized database of Bible students and their current lessons.
• Take surveys in the community when needed to get additional Bible studies for the Bible worker or for members.
• Work closely with the church pastor and church coordinator of outreach to promote the church’s evangelistic objectives and to develop a church culture that is friendly to non-members attending church.
• Present regular reports of your work to the pastor, church board, and conference.
• Foster a culture of evangelism in the church.
• Other assigned duties by the conference ministries development director.
• Attend the church on Sabbath to develop relationships with members, train and engage them in Bible studies, turn church visitors into Bible studies, and welcome their interests to church.