Campus Pastor

CAMPUS PASTOR

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

Provide leadership, spiritual direction, pastoral care and management for an extension campus of Glen Ellyn Bible Church (GEBC). Head to gebible.org/employment to watch a video outlining this position and to find a detailed Job Description.

SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS

• Deeply committed follower of Jesus

• Affirms GEBC's core beliefs, mission, values, policies and practices in word and deed.

• A proven community builder - able to network effectively, recruit, empower and disciple people in their community.

• Able to prepare and preach approximately 15-20 expository sermons a year.

• Effective administrative skills – including the ability to set goals, facilitate advance planning, and effectively manage ministry and personal schedules.

• Strong communication and writing skills.

• Strong gift of leadership and proven experience developing leaders and building teams.

• Ability to recruit, develop, retain, and communicate with volunteers.

• Embrace GEBC's vision to connect with people of varied ethnic and economic backgrounds.

• Team player – humble, willing to defer to others, can lead under direction.

• Gives financially to the local church.

• Participates in a small group.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Champion the vision, mission, values, and DNA of GEBC at the campus level.

• Preach approximately 15-20 times a year.

• Develop, lead, and manage campus leadership teams including staff and volunteers.

• Participate in the campus pastor meetings and teaching team meetings.

• Provide overall leadership of weekend services including the worship experience, children’s ministry, hospitality, and general operations of the campus.

• Provide oversight and direction for midweek ministries including small groups, adult classes, local missions, and student ministry.

• Oversee the efforts to connect people into the deeper life of the church.

• Oversee the development of volunteer teams.

• Create and manage the campus budget and annual goals.

• Provide pastoral care for the campus.

• Collaborate regularly with central teams on general GEBC programming, events, and overall system processes.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in church-wide staff meetings (1x/month)

• Participate in programming staff meetings (2x/month)

• Participate in preaching team meetings (1x per week)

• Attend all staff and leadership retreats (2x per year)

OTHER DETAILS

• Full-time position (45~ hours) with a competitive salary, vacation and sick time. Medical/dental/vision benefits and a generous 403b contribution. Continuing education and tuition reimbursement is also available.

• Flexible work schedule.

• Reports to the Executive Pastor

WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP?

We are actively searching to fill our first Campus Pastor position and will start the launch process immediately upon hiring the right person.

Head to gebible.org/employment to watch a video outlining this position and to find a detailed Job Description.

Send your resume, cover letter and links to three recent videos of you preaching in a church to John Vandervelde - Executive Pastor, jvandervelde@gebible.org

GEBC’s 80th anniversary is right around the corner. We’ve served Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, and the surrounding Western Suburbs of Chicago Community for nearly 8 decades! Our style of worship and programming has changed over the years but our passion for following Jesus and helping others do the same has never wavered. We are committed to teaching the Bible to people of all ages and walks of life through meaningful and relevant worship services, age specific programming, and caregiving for those in need both in our local community and around the world.

Glen Ellyn Bible Church exists to “Help People Follow Jesus” and we do this in a variety of ways. From the worship services to small groups, from student ministries to our care center everything we do is about helping people find and follow Jesus. Presently about 1000 people attend our worship services. Approximately 250 middle school and high school students count GEBC as their church home. Our children’s ministry serves over 200 kids ages birth-5th grade.

We are multi-generational church with our largest demographic being young suburban families raising school aged children. Over the past 5 years we have an increasing desire to be more diverse as a body as well. Our vision to launch a campus is working hand in hand with our vision to become a more multi-ethic church.