This Lead Pastor opportunity at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church presents the right person with the unique ability to build upon and experience the fruitfulness of the past twenty years of healthy and humble leadership. This is a growing church and a dream job for a pastor to lead and live in the greater KC Missouri area!
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church currently runs 1,600 in weekend attendance. This includes 2 services in a state of the art auditorium and 1 chapel service. There are also 1075 people that participate in community groups at Pleasant Valley.
The church sits on a debt free 65 acres campus with over 200,000 sq ft of fully renovated and ready for ministry facilities! The 2025 yearly budget is $5,781,287.
Pleasant Valley is aligned to SBC, however PV is not actively involved in denominational politics but prefers their focus to be on Kingdom ministry.
The surrounding community is typically referred to as Liberty, even if on the Kansas City side of the highway. It has full access to big city experiences such as Major league sports teams and a healthy job market, however it possesses a small town feel where everyone seems to know everyone.
Liberty has grown from a small outlying suburb to a desirable regional destination for families.
The Lead Pastor role at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church presents a truly unique opportunity for an experienced, humble, collaborative, Spirit-led pastor. This person will join an engaged congregation and gifted staff ministering and living out the Great Commandment locally on a 65-acre campus with 200,000 sq ft. of renovated facilities. In addition, the church is active locally, nationally and globally in living out the Great Commission.
Key Responsibilities:
To be successful, the next leader needs to be old enough to have experience to understand what it takes to run a church of this size, tenured enough to have the confidence to step right in and continue the momentum and growth that is already occurring, yet young enough to be able to stay committed to this church for the next 15 to 20 years. Additional necessary skills include the ability to be a vision caster as well as a relationship builder.
What a Strong Candidate Would Look Like: