Executive Pastor

SBC Executive Committee; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing allowance

Health insurance

Retirement contributions

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

The Oaks Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, seeks a full-time Executive Pastor to lead through a season of growth, multiplication, and mission. You will partner with the Lead Pastor and Board of Elders to guide staff development, strategy, and healthy church operations.

The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, strategic execution, and a shepherding heart, with proven results in growing churches and a calling to develop leaders while keeping pastoral care at the center.

Qualifications

• Must meet biblical eldership qualifications.
• Graduate-level theological training required.
• Significant leadership experience in a growing church setting.

Responsibilities

• Translate vision into actionable plans and programs.
• Build and optimize systems to support healthy growth.
• Coach and develop ministry leaders and staff.
• Monitor organizational health and effectiveness across teams.
• Prepare the church for future expansion and plant readiness.

Skills

Leader ship

Strategic thinking

Staff coaching

Emotional intelligence

Pastoral care

Education

Graduate theological training

Eldership qualifications

Job description

The Oaks Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, is seeking a full-time Executive Pastor to help lead us through an exciting season of growth, multiplication, and mission. The Oaks is a thriving nine-year-old church averaging 450 attendees across two Sunday services, with a vision to plant and revitalize churches throughout the Midwest. As we prepare to launch our first church plant and expand our ministry impact, we are looking for a pastor who can help turn vision into reality through strong leadership, strategic execution, and organizational health.

The Executive Pastor will serve as a key partner to the Lead Pastor and Board of Elders, providing leadership for staff development, strategic planning, church operations, and ministry effectiveness. This role is responsible for translating vision into actionable plans, building systems that support healthy growth, coaching ministry leaders, monitoring organizational health, and helping prepare the church for future expansion. The ideal candidate is both a strategist and a shepherd- someone who can lead people, solve problems, and develop leaders while keeping pastoral ministry at the center of their work.

We are seeking a theologically grounded pastor who meets the biblical qualifications for eldership, has graduate-level theological training, and possesses significant leadership experience in a growing church context. The right candidate will be a leader of leaders who can build teams, coach staff, create healthy systems, and navigate organizational complexity without losing sight of the people behind the processes. Strong strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, and pastoral care are essential for success in this role.

This full-time position reports directly to the Lead Pastor and offers a competitive pastoral compensation package, including salary, retirement contributions, health insurance, life and disability insurance, and housing allowance where applicable. If you are passionate about the local church, developing leaders, advancing church planting, and helping a growing congregation move from vision to execution, we would love to hear from you.