Executive Pastor

Job Title: Executive Pastor

Purpose Statement: To lead people to experience the life Jesus gives by leading the church’s operations, staff development and finances.

Reports To: Lead Pastor

Responsibilities:

• Works closely with the Lead Pastor to disseminate the church’s purpose, values and beliefs
• Oversees church staff development and hiring
• Ensures the operations of the church ministries and administration are healthy and cohesive
• Investigates best church practices and staffing as the church grows
• Develops metrics to measure ministry effectiveness
• Takes responsibility for crisis management and communication
• Helps staff to implement leadership development of volunteers
• Helps to develop the annual budget and monitors the church’s financial health
• Oversees the church’s local and foreign missions support
• Performs all other duties as assigned by the Lead Pastor

Requirements:

• Local church pastoral leadership experience, 10+ years preferred 
• Proven track record for creating systems to standardize operations 
• Ability to work with people at all levels in a church; high level of group and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to diagnose and address issues to improve the financial health of a church
• Experience developing church leaders 
• Strong organizational skills 
• Theological education, B.A. or M.Div. preferred 
• Be loyal and honest to the staff and attendees of Grace Church

Work Schedule:

Regular Office Hours, Monday-Thursday and Sundays

40 hours/week