Campus Pastor - Cottonwood, AZ

JustChurchJobs, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Life Church is seeking a Campus Pastor to lead a local campus with spiritual oversight, teaching, and mission alignment. You will guide discipleship, cultivate leaders, and develop a healthy, growing campus in alignment with the church's doctrine and vision.

The role emphasizes biblical leadership, shepherding, and collaboration with central leadership to plant churches and expand ministry impact at the campus level.

Qualifications

• Meets biblical elder qualifications per 1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9.
• Demonstrates growing relationship with Jesus and personal holiness.
• Exhibits strong character, humility, emotional maturity, and servant leadership.
• Proven experience in pastoral leadership, church leadership, or church planting.
• Experience preaching and teaching effectively.
• Experience developing leaders and ministry teams.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to lead through influence, vision, and relational trust.
• Commitment to team-based ministry and organizational alignment.
• Bachelor's degree required; theological training preferred.
• Seminary education or equivalent ministry training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary spiritual leader and shepherd of the campus.
• Preach and teach God's Word in alignment with doctrine and vision.
• Lead campus direction, health, and ministry priorities.
• Recruit, coach, and multiply staff and volunteers.
• Provide oversight for campus ministries and programs.
• Cultivate leadership culture through servant leadership and collaboration.
• Identify and develop future elders and church planters.
• Partner with central leadership for strategic alignment.

Skills

Pastoral leadership

Preaching

Staff development

Team building

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Theological training preferred

Job description

Job Title: Campus Pastor

Location: Cottonwood, AZ

Position Type: Full-Time

Compensation Range: $80,000 - $87,550.00/year

Job Summary:

The Campus Pastor serves as the primary spiritual and organizational leader of a Valley Life Church campus. The Campus Pastor provides pastoral leadership, discipleship, teaching, shepherding, team development, and operational oversight for the campus. This role exists to advance Valley Life Church's mission of making disciples and planting churches by leading a healthy, growing campus that reflects the doctrine, culture, vision, and values of Valley Life Church. The Campus Pastor functions similarly to a Lead Pastor at the local campus level.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Serve as the primary spiritual leader and shepherd of the campus, fostering a culture of prayer, discipleship, evangelism, and pastoral care.
2. Preach and teach God's Word faithfully, ensuring alignment with Valley Life Church's doctrine, vision, and preaching philosophy.
3. Lead the overall direction and health of the campus by casting vision, setting ministry priorities, and advancing the church's mission locally.
4. Utilize the Discipleship Pathway to recruit, develop, coach, and multiply staff, ministry leaders, and volunteers and build a healthy leadership pipeline.
5. Provide oversight and accountability for all campus ministries, ensuring effectiveness, alignment, and spiritual fruitfulness.
6. Cultivate a strong leadership culture marked by biblical character, servant leadership, collaboration, and ownership.
7. Identify and develop future leaders, elders, and church planters who can contribute to the multiplication mission of Valley Life Church.
8. Partner closely with the central leadership teams to ensure strategic alignment and organizational health.

Qualifications:

• Meets the biblical qualifications for an elder as outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9.
• Demonstrates a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and a commitment to personal holiness.
• Exhibits strong character, humility, emotional maturity, and servant leadership.
• Proven experience in pastoral leadership, church leadership, or church planting.
• Demonstrated ability to preach and teach effectively.
• Experience developing leaders and building ministry teams.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to lead through influence, vision, and relational trust.
• Commitment to team-based ministry and organizational alignment.
• Bachelor's degree required; theological training preferred.
• Seminary education or equivalent ministry training preferred.