Executive Pastor of Ministries

Serves as a key leader who executes the vision of the Lead Pastor with excellence across all ministries. This role focuses on strategic implementation, operational leadership, and ministry multiplication to ensure the church fulfills its mission of developing passionate followers of Jesus who live on mission.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Lead Pastor to understand, own, and execute the church’s vision and strategies throughout all ministries.
• Translate high-level vision into detailed plans, systems, and measurable outcomes that drive church health and growth.
• Oversee the execution of strategies related to assimilation of new people, leadership development, and overall ministry effectiveness.
• Provide leadership to Kids Ministry and Student Ministry Staff, ensuring these ministries are biblically grounded, engaging, safe, and effective in discipling the next generation.
• Collaborate with ministry directors/leaders to develop curriculum, train volunteers, and create environments where families and children grow in faith.
• Lead and oversee all Community Groups, ensuring they are healthy, relationally connected, and mission focused.
• Develop and implement systems for leader recruitment, training, care, and multiplication to launch new groups regularly.
• Monitor group health through metrics, feedback, and pastoral care, addressing challenges proactively to foster discipleship and community.
• Share in pastoral duties, including preaching, leading staff meetings, and shepherding people under their care.
• Lead and develop ministry staff and key volunteers, cultivating a healthy team culture aligned with the church’s mission and values.
• Participate in all-staff meetings and contribute to broader leadership initiatives.
• Build assimilation process for new attendees, creating clear pathways from first-time guests to committed members and leaders.
• Identify, develop, and deploy leaders at every level of the church.
• Oversee ministry operations to ensure alignment, excellence, and fruitfulness across all areas.

Requirements

• A mature, passionate follower of Jesus with a clear calling to pastoral ministry.
• Must align fully with Mission City Church’s doctrinal statement, mission, and values.
• 3+ years of progressive ministry leadership experience, preferably in a growing church context.
• Proven track record in leading teams, developing leaders, and multiplying ministries.
• Bachelor’s degree minimum (Master’s in Divinity or related field preferred).

Skills

• Strong organizational and strategic planning abilities.
• Solid communicator and preacher/teacher.
• Skilled in volunteer recruitment, training, and leadership development.
• Ability to execute details while maintaining a big-picture vision.
• Tenacity for church growth.
• Humble, teachable, relationally warm, and shepherd-hearted.
• A team player who thrives in collaboration and empowers others.

Personal Characteristics

• Deep commitment to prayer, the Word, and gospel-centered ministry.
• Passion for developing people and seeing the church multiply disciples who live on mission.
• High emotional intelligence, adaptability, and resilience in a fast-paced church environment.
• Strong work ethic with a servant’s heart and a bias toward action.

This role is ideal for a gifted leader who loves both the strategic “big picture” and the relational “details” of ministry, ready to roll up their sleeves to see Mission City Church see many become passionate followers of Jesus who live on mission.