Pleasant View Baptist Church (PVBC)—affiliated with Converge Worldwide—is a loving church with a big vision that is impacting our community for Christ. Our current average Sunday in-person attendance is 77. We are in Bettendorf, Iowa, in an area known as the Quad Cities—a bi-state (Iowa and Illinois) community of families along the Mississippi River. One of the newest, nicest, lit bridges in the national interstate system
connects us.
On January 7, 1968, we held our first service in the Pleasant Valley community center. Not even the 14-degree-below-zero temperatures that day could stop 41 faithful people from beginning and growing a new congregation that would go on to touch many lives with the Gospel.
Our vision is to CONNECT with God and others, to GROW with God and others, and to SERVE our church, community, and world. Current programs include one Sunday morning worship service (live-streamed), connect groups for the adults, Sunday school for the kids, and occasional special services. We offer AWANA, youth group, VBS in the summer, men’s and women’s Bible studies, a group for grandparenting with purpose, and we host a weekly, continuously growing Celebrate Recovery group. Passionate about missions, we provide opportunities to learn, give, and go locally, nationally, and abroad.
Due to the retirement of our pastor, we need to fill his position. Our congregation desires a pastor with a shepherd’s heart, one who can effectively communicate God’s Word through preaching, teaching, and outreach. He should have good leadership skills and inspire our congregation to continue carrying out the great commission within our church and local community.
Equipped with a strong biblical foundation, combined with knowledge and wisdom gained through experience, our new pastor should not only be a good communicator, but also able to meet the spiritual needs of the body in an uplifting, encouraging, and challenging way.
The ideal candidate should feel comfortable leading PVBC through the next phase of its life, and work with the elders to create a compelling, forward-looking vision for the church membership and its ministries.
The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of demonstrable experience in a pastoral role, either as a senior or associate in another church, and show a passion and calling for pastoral work, as well as exhibit the fruit of the Spirit in his life.
An advanced degree (or currently pursuing one) is favorable but not required.
The applicant must agree with and affirm PVBC’s published statement of faith as well as have the biblical qualifications of an elder (see 1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:6–9).
The Quad Cities is home to John Deere, the Rock Island Arsenal, Arconic, and some of
the best ice cream in the Midwest! We have a rich history, an opportunity-filled present,
and a promising future.
Please email all applications (or general questions about the position) to search.team@pleasantviewbett.com. Questions can also be submitted to the search team using the form below.
Within the application, include your résumé/CV and 2–3 samples of your preaching
(preferably video or audio).
The search team will review all applications. As applications move forward through the winnowing process, references will be required and checked; however, they are not needed at this time.