Church @ The Springs

NextGen & Teaching Pastor

Ocala,

Florida

Church @ The Springs is a bold, vision-driven church in Central Florida that exists to lead our generation to God and connect people to a community of Christ followers who change their world. With multiple campuses and explosive growth, especially among families, The Springs is looking for a high-capacity, relationally savvy leader to serve as their NextGen Pastor. The NextGen Pastor provides strategic leadership for kids and student ministries across all campuses and serves on the Springs teaching team with 10 to 12 weekend preaching opportunities each year. They lead a staff and volunteer team to create creative, high-energy, gospel-centered environments that help the next generation follow Jesus. They build a multiplying leadership pipeline, strengthen simple systems for safety, check-in, training, and follow-up, and partner with parents for discipleship at home. They align curriculum, culture, and execution across campuses and use clear goals and feedback to raise engagement and consistency as the ministry grows.

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Why I Love This Opportunity

What excites me most about this opportunity is the potential to shape something that lasts. The Springs is not looking for a solo superstar. They’re looking for a developer, a strategist, and a relational leader who can build systems and a sustainable culture. There’s already a strong team in place and a church eager to grow. For the right leader, this is not just a job. It’s a chance to make a generational impact in a church that truly believes the best is yet to come.

Vance Martin

Vice President of NextGen

A great match for this position would be:

Developer of People: Sees potential in volunteers and staff and knows how to bring it out. Prioritizes building leaders over leading programs
Strategic Organizer: Brings clarity to chaos. Can take a big vision and build systems, structures, and rhythms that make it sustainable and scalable.
Strong Communicator: Preaches with clarity and conviction for church-wide weekends and communicates the gospel in age-appropriate ways for kids and students. Aligns with The Springs’ teaching voice, embraces 10–12 weekend teaching opportunities each year, and coaches other communicators across environments.
Vision-Driven Executor: Can rally teams around a shared goal and get it done. Moves plans forward with wisdom and urgency—especially when others are uncertain.
High EQ Collaborator: Understands how to navigate organizational complexity with grace. Builds trust quickly and adapts leadership style to match context and people.

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About This Organization

Church @ The Springs launched in 1994 in Ocala, Florida by Ron and Teddi Sylvia with a passion to reach the unchurched in relevant ways. This innovative spirit has always been at the core of The Springs, with a committed community ready and willing to do whatever it takes to spread The Gospel.

With 15 location changes within the first 15 years, The Springs was launching new churches and multiplying as a church, but needed a permanent place to call home. This would become a place that would increase ministry opportunities and the impact The Springs would be able to have in the community. The Springs experienced its first form of multiplication in 2001 by launching a new church. In 2010, The Springs moved into its new and permanent home. With 2 more campus launches in 2013 and 2015, The Springs continued to grow and learn.

Today, The Springs is well prepared to take its multi-site strategy to the next level of impact, keeping pace with the growing surge of new, unchurched communities. By 2026, Church at the Springs hopes to have an average weekend attendance of 4,000 across three fully-functioning and thriving campuses that are on mission towards the multiplication of disciples, church-plants, and their communities.

The Springs is committed to serving our local community through school partnerships, food drives, women’s pregnancy centers, and more. As we seek to steward these future opportunities, the innovative spirit of our church community continues.

Location

“Living in Ocala, FL, is truly special. Beyond the perfect weather, you’re just about an hour from world-class theme parks, beautiful beaches, and incredible shopping. It’s an ideal place to raise kids while enjoying the outdoors year-round whether riding horses through scenic trails, floating down the crystal-clear springs, or simply soaking in the natural beauty that surrounds you. Life here combines adventure, family, and love for the outdoors.”

Thomas – Connections Pastor

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