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Job Title: Executive Pastor
Job Type: Full Time
Status: Exempt
Work Week: Sunday – Thursday
Reports to: Lead Pastor
Direct Reports: Next Gen, Community Life Pastor, Ministry Assistant, Other support staff.
Weekly Attendance: 1100
Job Summary:
The Executive Pastor (XP) will serve as a key partner in fulfilling the mission of Outer West Community Church (OWCC) through the vision of the Lead Pastor (LP). The XP provides strategic leadership and operational oversight, ensuring the church’s culture, systems, and practices align with its mission, vision, and values. The XP implements long-range ministry plans, manages day-to-day operations, and oversees key ministry and support staff to ensure operational readiness and foster a collaborative, healthy staff culture. An effective XP is proactive, forward thinking, and able to devise growth strategies that leverage and develop existing resources to help prepare OWCC for future growth.
Operations
● Ensure operational readiness of OWCC by overseeing all aspects of administration, finance, human resources, and facilities management.
● Develop annual financial plans that align with ministry goals and meet key financial objectives, working closely with the LP and Elder board to periodically review and reassess church income and expenses in relation to the budget.
● Enhance operational efficiency and support ministry growth through procurement, evaluation, and management of technology infrastructure and digital platforms.
Ministry and Strategy
● Provide the LP with ongoing visibility into the effectiveness of all church ministries, progress on key initiatives, and any emerging issues.
● Create and carry out strategic plans encompassing key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics that align with overall vision and goals.
● Develop systems and strategies for recruiting, retaining, and training volunteer leaders.
● Support the development and oversight of new ministry initiatives and programs to ensure the church effectively addresses identified needs and fosters healthy, long-term growth.
● Maintain and assess relationships with OWCC's local and global mission partners to create opportunities and progress initiatives.
Leadership and Staff Supervision:
● Responsible for overall staff management, including goal setting, performance reviews, onboarding and off-boarding processes.
● Collaborates with LP to ensure staff meetings promote professional development, personal growth, and team cohesion in alignment with organizational goals.
● Mentor and provide direction to OWCC staff in their ministry responsibilities while cultivating a healthy staff culture and work environment that encourages growth and development.
● Motivate and inspire the team toward forward movement as well as a high standard of productivity and effectiveness with mindfulness of their capacity and giftings.
● Create and execute a comprehensive donor engagement strategy that includes building relationships with current and potential financial partners to encourage stewardship.
Other:
● Serve on the OWCC Preaching Team as requested by the Lead Pastor
● Attend Elder Board meetings as required and provide data, insight, and metrics for key ministry seasons.
● Perform other duties as requested by the Lead Pastor
● Provides leadership and development for pastoral care ministry (preaching, weddings, funerals, hospital visits, teaching, pastoral coaching, and counseling).
Minimum Qualifications:
● Master’s degree in Pastoral Ministry, Business Administration, or other related field.
● Five (5) years of responsibility in senior church leadership roles.
● Licensed and/or ordained minister.
OWCC Staff Expectations:
1. Active and personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
2. Actively embraces the OWCC staff values.
3. Personally engaged with the OWCC mission, vision, and values.
4. Embraces and covenants to the OWCC Partnership and Leadership Covenants.
5. Partner with other departments to lead, promote, and/or implement ministry initiatives and events.