Campus & Teaching Pastor - Nolensville

Brentwood Baptist Church; Minister (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused church is seeking a Campus & Teaching Pastor for the Nolensville location. This role involves leading the campus's vision, overseeing worship services, and ensuring alignment with the overall mission of the church. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and communication skills, a seminary-level education, and experience in a local church context. This position offers a chance to impact the community through effective preaching and pastoral care.

Qualifications

• An effective communicator with demonstrated ability to preach and teach at a high level.
• Strong alignment with the mission and values of the church.
• Ability to lead change wisely and build collaborative ministry environments.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement vision and objectives for the Nolensville Campus.
• Preach weekly on Sundays and provide pastoral care.
• Coordinate weekly worship gatherings with church leadership.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Emotional intelligence

Strategic thinking

Team building

Education

Minimum of a Seminary-level Master's degree

Job description

Position: Campus & Teaching Pastor - Nolensville

Location: The Church at Nolensville, Nolensville, TN

Job Id: 325

# of Openings: 1

Brentwood Baptist Church is contracting with the Slingshot Group to recruit for the Nolensville Campus & Teaching Pastor position. Applicants must apply through Slingshot Group’s application process.

Apply at: https://slingshotgroup.org/jobs/brentwood-baptist-church-nolensville-campus-campus-teaching-pastor/

As Campus & Teaching Pastor, you will report to the South Region Lead Pastor and be responsible for casting vision, planning, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive worship, service, and disciple‑making strategy for the Nolensville campus. You will align the campus with the overall mission of Brentwood Baptist Church, oversee day‑to‑day operations, act as liaison to the Brentwood campus, and provide preaching, pastoral care, and leadership to the community.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish, communicate and implement vision, objectives, goals, strategies and tactics for the Nolensville Campus, contextualizing them for the unique dynamics of this community.
• Preach weekly on Sundays and teach when appropriate on Wednesdays and in other settings.
• Provide oversight, equipping, and supervision of the campus ministry staff and volunteers, clearly communicating and implementing strategic and operational goals, processes, and systems.
• Determine and develop appropriate oversight of the pastoral care aspects of the campus.
• Develop an intentional and reproducible process for identifying and developing leaders within the congregation.
• Coordinate the weekly worship gatherings in conjunction with the Brentwood Senior Pastor, worship and preaching teams, and the campus worship minister.
• Participate in the weekly Preaching Team meeting and collaborate in sermon planning, as well as campus pastor development meetings led by the Senior Pastor.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Executive Pastor’s office and/or the Senior Pastor.
• Work with Executive Pastors to establish processes, systems, budgets, staffing models and accountabilities to support the campus mission.
• Contextualize church‑wide goals to the campus and report regularly with clarity and integrity.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Report quarterly to the South Region Lead Campus Pastor on team progress and initiatives.
• Pray with and for staff members regularly and hold them accountable for personal, spiritual, and professional growth.
• Communicate effectively and work alongside an administrative assistant to manage day‑to‑day administrative responsibilities.
• Be available to serve as a decision counselor, pastoral counselor, and on‑call minister as assigned.
• Collaborate with the Communications Team to ensure the campus vision, strategy, and initiatives are communicated to the targeted demographic on a timely basis.
• Participate in monthly and quarterly All Staff meetings at the Brentwood campus and other requested meetings at any of Brentwood Baptist’s campuses.

COMPETENCIES AND TRAITS

Management

• Directs both resources and people toward accomplishment of clearly defined goals.
• Maximizes personal effectiveness by focusing on “must‑dos” and delegating other priorities.
• Anticipates/avoids problems or formulates creative solutions.
• Makes timely decisions that produce quality outcomes.

Leadership

• Develops vision and strategy that focuses team energy toward results.
• Maintains a working environment characterized by encouragement, relational trust, and collaboration.
• Balances forward movement with careful consideration of people and processes.
• Sets clear expectations and holds team members accountable with grace and consistency.

Communication

• Communicates vision personally and engagingly.
• Clearly conveys expectations and priorities to staff and volunteers.
• Listens carefully, reads relational dynamics well, and adjusts tone appropriately.
• Adheres to commitments, schedules, and deadlines.
• Regularly shares information and solicits feedback from staff/volunteers.
• Demonstrates Christ‑likeness and a commitment to personal spiritual growth.
• Leads by serving, not asserting control.
• Utilizes emotional intelligence and is emotionally available.
• Invests in the development of staff or volunteers.
• Models relational warmth combined with doctrinal conviction.

Pastoring/Shepherding

• Demonstrates Christ‑likeness and a commitment to spiritual growth.
• Leads by serving, not asserting control.
• Utilizes emotional intelligence and is emotionally available.
• Invests in staff or volunteer development.
• Models relational warmth combined with doctrinal conviction.

Self‑Development

• Prioritizes and accomplishes self‑development goals.
• Demonstrates a commitment to obtaining knowledge, attitudes, skills, and habits necessary for success.
• Maintains a teachable spirit with a desire to learn and grow.
• Embraces constructive feedback and reflects thoughtfully.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A clear and compelling sense of God’s call to vocational ministry.
• An effective communicator with demonstrated ability to preach and teach at a high level with theological depth.
• Strong alignment with the mission, vision, values, theology, philosophy, and methodology of Brentwood Baptist Church.
• A mature Christian who demonstrates the Fruit of the Spirit and actively disciples toward maturity.
• A willingness to serve as a collaborative bridge between the Nolensville and Brentwood campuses.
• The proven ability to lead change wisely, innovate entrepreneurially, think strategically, and work with various ministry models and paradigms.
• Exceptional relational skills and demonstrated emotional intelligence.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills.
• The proven ability to manage budgets, plan, and implement plans in church environments.
• Ability and capacity to build teams, develop leaders, and foster collaborative ministry environments.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of a Seminary‑level Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience working in the local church or Christian ministry context.

All campuses function under the governance of Brentwood Baptist Church. Each campus is an established entity and a permanent part of the church, maintaining alignment with its DNA while being contextualized to best reach its local community. Every staff member is an employee of Brentwood Baptist.