Executive Pastor

SUMMARY

The Executive Pastor of Vertical Church will provide strategic executional leadership for our ministries and directional leadership to our staff. This pastor will be a visionary leader committed to the ongoing development and effectiveness of our ministries to ensure the mission and vision of Vertical Church is being effectively executed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Member of Vertical Church

• High compatibility with Vertical Church’s mission, vision, and culture

• Elder-qualified man marked by and growing humility, holiness, health, happiness, and hunger for the Lord Jesus Christ

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Ownership of ministry and staff effectiveness

• Ensure the mission and vision of Vertical Church is known and owned.

• Guarantee the culture of Vertical Church is taught, caught, modeled, and transferred.

• Discover, develop, and deploy leaders at every level in our church.

• Confirm that ministry values and standards are embraced, executed, and experienced.

Leadership of Vertical Church operations

• Strategic planning for all ministries

• Grasp Vertical Church’s purpose for staff and ministry teams, the goals for growth, care of the congregation, and the commitment to and use of effective systems.

• Use tools to evaluate campus effectiveness and identify problems or obstacles that are hindering defined success.

• Create strategic and efficient solutions to solve known problems and accomplish the stated purpose.

• Manage leaders of campus ministries

• Ensure leaders have and are leading their teams to a clear and compelling vision.

• Guide leaders through the creation of an annual ministry plan.

• Support leaders as they execute ministry initiatives and tasks.

• Steward campus resources

• Oversee ministry budgets and ensure fiscal faithfulness.

• Manage church assets and facilities

• Execution of all church ministries

Ministry of Prayer and the Word

• Regularly preach expository sermons that are application-oriented.

• Give yourself entirely to general pastoral ministry (counseling, care, prayer, making disciples, etc.).

COMPETENCIES

• Strong Executive Skill — Strategic planning, resource allocation, and assessment. Demonstrate sensitivity and confidence in leading, serving, inspiring, managing, and equipping the staff in their tactical implementation of ministry goals.

• Budgetary Management — Manage and supervise ministry budgets.

• Interpersonal Skills and Communication — Communicate across different layers of the organization. Express optimism, faith, and encouragement in all situations.

• Organizational Intelligence — Understand the Vertical Church ministry framework. Contextualize strategy in a variety of environments. Develop new and better ways to work. Promote a continuous improvement mentality. Implement change with excellence.

• Performance Management — Assess ministry effectiveness and support decision-making through data acquisition and analysis.

• Leader Development Skills — Multiply leaders (staff, team leaders, etc.) who can communicate and uphold the mission, vision, and culture of Vertical Church. Supervise and lead a motivated and diverse group of people by establishing a clear vision for the team, training, and developing talent, providing feedback, and ensuring the proper learning for each team member.

• Collaborative Leadership Skills — Complement the leadership of the Lead Pastor and be able to lead in concert with other leaders. Integrate multiple perspectives and synthesize them into a cohesive, convictional plan.

OTHER DUTIES

All staff members are expected to model joyful flexibility and a willingness to take part in church activities and initiatives that may be outside of their normal day-to-day responsibilities and to embody servant leadership in their position.

Please reach out to Tara Bayles at tarazschokke(at)gmail.com or 651-757-0673 with any questions.

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