Sovereign Grace Baptist Church of Topeka

Pastoral Search

Our congregation is looking for a new pastor.

Our pastor (Mark Langley) would like to retire after around 40 years of service. So, we seek a suitable replacement.

We are looking for someone who is called to eldership (1 Timothy 3:1) and meets the biblical qualifications outlined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.

We would like someone to be with us for a time that we might become acquainted with him and he with us. We would like to see him learn or show himself to be fit for the office.

We are also looking for candidates who believe as we do regarding Scripture:

We subscribe to the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, and desire any prospective candidate would as well (including the 1644, 1646, 1677 confessions, or the New Hampshire Confession).
Any candidate should embrace the doctrine of the Christian Sabbath, and should seek to sanctify the Lord’s Day by word and example.
As a congregation, we believe that the King James Bible is the Word of God. We use it in conducting public services (like preaching).
We practice exclusive, unaccompanied psalmody in congregational singing, as many of us are persuaded in this conviction.
Regarding eschatology, we would prefer a candidate who ascribes to an amillennial view, looking for the imminent return of Christ, though we are willing to consider those who hold historic premillennialism—not Dispensationalism.

We pray that these things will be well-received among those who love Christ and his kingdom, and look for His coming.

If you meet these requirements, please send information (a letter and your résumé/C.V.) to our search committee, preferably using the application below.

We would also appreciate your forwarding this information to appropriate candidates: sgbctopeka.org/search

Thank you.

Application for Consideration

Please apply to be considered in our pastoral search.

I confess the following:

In light of 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1, I am called to and qualified for the office of pastor/elder.

One of the following confessions is a true representation of how Christians ought to believe and practice:

London Baptist Confession (1644, 1646, 1677, or 1689)
New Hampshire Confession

I do—and Christians should—observe the Christian Sabbath, and sanctify the Lord’s Day.

The King James Bible is the Word of God “⁶The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. ⁷Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.”

The doctrine of unaccompanied, exclusive psalmody in congregational singing/worship.

… and that regarding eschatology …

Amillennialism is most compelling.
Historic Premillenialism—not Dispensational Premillenialism—is most compelling.

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