Senior Pastor

The Senior Pastor is to provide pastoral oversight and care to the church body; provide organizational vision, leadership, and management to the whole church; serve as the primary teacher and communicator at weekend services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help the Elders in fulfilling their role of setting direction for the church, governing and protecting the church, and stewarding the church’s human and financial resources.
• Ensure that each staff member is properly equipped, empowered, and resourced to do his or her job and be successful.
• Lead in the development, communication and protection of the church’s vision while providing leadership and supporting the Leadership Team in the development and implementation of the church’s strategic plans.
• Champion the church’s values and model servant leadership as the “first among equals” with the other leaders.
• Set the example in ensuring the church is properly fed, led, and cared for, including small group coaching and leadership development.
• Serve as the primary communicator at weekend services.
• Ensure the teaching calendar is planned and scheduled in a timely way.
• Ensure those teaching communicate Biblical Truth, spoken in love.

What a Strong Candidate Would Look Like:

• Visionary Leader: casts a compelling vision and leads through transition by inspiring others in a strong sense of ownership for church growth, impact, and engagement with the local community.
• Collaborator: able to build a culture of collaboration among elders, staff, and volunteer leaders, building trust and unity to more effectively fulfill the church’s vision.
• Preacher: demonstrates both a gift and passion for living and preaching the Word of God as revealed in the Old and New Testaments in relevant and practical ways.