Vocational Pastors are the ordained elders of the church who, in response to God's call, have devoted their vocational lives to the ministry of the Word and prayer in the service of the church of Christ.

Vocational Ministers may be ordained or not and who, in response to God's call, serve the church of Christ as their primary vocation.

Vocational Pastors and Vocational Ministers are supported financially by the church in return for their vocational labors.

In addition to the duties of their office as described in this Constitution and By-Laws, Vocational Pastors and Ministers shall perform the duties determined by the elders.  The duties shall be in writing at the time of the call to service, and substantial changes shall be approved by the church.  The church's call of a Vocational Pastor is a call to the eldership of the church.  Therefore, Vocational Pastors shall be members of the Council of Elders and have all the biblical qualifications of an elder.

Vocational Ministers are not necessarily called to the eldership, but as assisting partners in the ministry.  Vocational Ministers may, when deemed appropriate by the elders, be called by the church to the Council of Elders.

The senior pastor shall be an elder.  He shall perform the duties of an elder described in this Constitution and By-Laws and shall be recognized by the church as particularly gifted and called to the full-time ministry of preaching and teaching.  He shall preach, administer the ordinances of baptism and communion, and perform such other duties as usually pertain to that office, or as set forth in the elders.  In the absence or incapacity of the senior pastor the elders shall assume responsibility for his duties, any of which can be delegated.

In the calling of any man to these positions the same basic process of calling an elder must be followed.  In addition, however, the church must be given adequate opportunity to assess the preaching gifts of any potential pastor and, before being asked to express its judgment, must receive assurance from the elders that, having interviewed the man concerned, they are in no doubt as to his wholehearted assent to the Creeds and Confession of Redeemer Bible Church and official documents of the church.  Notice of the nomination of a man to be elected to membership and called as senior pastor (which shall include, if necessary, election to membership of his wife if he is married) must be given at two Sunday morning services following the nomination, prior to the vote at a members’ meeting.