Associate Campus Pastor (Oxford Campus)

About the role

The Associate Campus Pastor reports to and serves alongside the Campus Pastor to help lead, shepherd, and equip the Pinelake Oxford campus. This role enhances and provides greater span of care and depth in pastoral leadership, team development, and ministry oversight.

Responsibilities

• Learn - Pursue a growing relationship with Jesus through consistent time in God’s Word and prayer.
• Live - Practice and model the rhythms of Be the Church (Grow, Pray, Connect, and Share).
• Lead - Take ownership of disciple-making by personally investing in others and helping them move toward a Jesus-Centered Life.
• Embrace the Culture - Value and embody the staff values, which we call the 7 H’s: Humility, Honor, Honesty, Hunger, Holy Spirit, Health, and Harmony.

Specific List of Duties and Responsibilities

• Help lead, develop, and care for staff and volunteer teams
• Provide pastoral leadership through presence, prayer, care, and relational connection
• Support weekend services and key ministry environments
• Champion a culture of discipleship, teamwork, and servant leadership
• Step in to lead ministries or initiatives as needed to support campus health and growth
• NextGen & Discipleship Oversight - Provide direct leadership, coaching, and accountability for the Lead College Pastor, Lead Student Pastor, Kids Pastor, Preschool Minister, and (as assigned) the Adult Groups/Discipleship Pastor
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with direct reports to provide spiritual care, leadership development, goal alignment, and performance feedback
• Ensure ministry strategies, calendars, and environments are aligned with Pinelake Church’s mission, vision, values, and campus priorities
• Support, coach, and equip ministry leaders in volunteer recruitment, leader development, and team health
• Oversee ministry planning, execution, and evaluation for key seasonal initiatives (camps, retreats, conferences, and milestone events)
• Collaborate with the Campus Pastor to identify leadership development opportunities and succession planning for NextGen and discipleship ministries

Qualifications

• Proven ministry leadership experience in a local church with comparable context to Pinelake Oxford’s size and culture
• Deep love for the local church with proven leadership toward building a discipleship culture
• Passionate about people and energized to see others grow
• Strong relational and team leadership skills
• Flexible and dependable to lead and execute key initiatives
• Focused and aligned with Pinelake Church’s mission, vision, and values
• Spiritually mature, emotionally healthy, and secure enough to lead from the second chair.