The Bridge Church in Wilmington, North Carolina is seeking a high-capacity Executive Pastor to serve as the strategic integrator, culture carrier, and organizational leader who will help lead the church into its next season of growth. This leader will work side-by-side with the Lead Pastor to bring clarity, alignment, and execution to the mission of seeing Wilmington look more like heaven.
This role is built for a gifted second-chair leader—someone who finds calling and joy in driving organizational health, developing leaders, building systems, and empowering teams. The Executive Pastor will direct staff, lead day-to-day ministry operations, and ensure that vision is translated into action with excellence. This leader will be a steady presence, a unifier, and a strategic partner who works with humility, spiritual maturity, and deep relational trust.
If you thrive in leadership, operations, and team development—and you are passionate about advancing the mission of a dynamic, gospel-centered church—this may be the role God has been preparing you for.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Partnership:

• Serve as the Integrator and right hand to the Lead Pastor, ensuring vision becomes actionable strategy.
• Function as a trusted advisor, collaborator, and sounding board—offering wisdom, discernment, and healthy challenge.
• Shepherd the staff team spiritually and relationally, cultivating culture, unity, and spiritual vitality.

Staff & Organizational Oversight:

• Provide leadership and oversight to all staff: hiring, coaching, goal-setting, and accountability.
• Ensure the right people are in the right roles, aligned around shared priorities and mission.
• Lead organizational rhythms, including lead team meetings, staff gatherings, communication flow, and development.

Operational Leadership:

• Own the day-to-day operations of ministries, departments, and strategic initiatives.
• Champion and implement EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) to create clarity, traction, and momentum.
• Manage annual budgeting and ministry planning alongside accounting partners and church leadership.
• Develop systems and structures that support health, growth, and multi-site expansion.

Strategic Execution & Problem Solving:

• Drive execution on church-wide goals, ensuring initiatives move forward with excellence and timeliness.
• Maintain a data-informed approach to ministry, evaluating effectiveness through attendance, engagement, and giving trends.
• Resolve organizational challenges, mediate tensions, and ensure unity and forward movement.
• Occasionally preach or teach (3–4 times per year or during key needs).

Elder Leadership:

• Serve on the Elder Board following completion of an elder examination and affirmation process.