Executive Pastor

Acts 29; Johnson City (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Spiritual refreshment days

Holidays time off

Continuing education

Phone reimbursement

Laptop or iPad provided

Job summary

Redeemer Church in Johnson City, TN seeks an Executive Pastor to lead staff, oversee operations, and advance stewardship and generosity.

This role demands a pastoral heart, strong leadership, and the ability to develop teams, manage budgets, and collaborate with elders. You will guide donor relations, oversee facilities, and ensure programs align with the gospel mission while serving the local community.

Qualifications

• Belief in Scripture and church beliefs; aligned with church convictions.
• Gospel-centered lifestyle and leadership in ministry.
• Highly relational, builds healthy communities and teams.
• Open to feedback and continual improvement over time.
• Clear verbal and written communication; professional presence.
• Self-discipline; effective time, energy, and resource management.
• Humble, positive leader who engages and develops others.

Responsibilities

• Shape church culture with vision-casting and unified leadership.
• Assist Lead Pastor with staffing and ministry strategies.
• Participate in weekly planning and coordinate staff activities.
• Troubleshoot with ministries to ensure alignment and growth.
• Lead staff culture, oversee staff with monthly check-ins.
• Manage church operations, facilities, finances, and safety.
• Develop donor relations, fundraising, and campaigns; sign weekly checks.
• Oversee security team training and site safety with local authorities.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Relational skills

Strategic planning

Communication

Time management

Humility

Job description

The executive pastor leads the staff, oversees operations, and develops the congregation in stewardship and generosity. Requires a passion for both leadership development (with staff) and practical stewardship (running stuff well and getting stuff done). Requires a pastoral heart and instinct, a passion for gospel ministry, and proven skill in organizational leadership and management.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Belief – Has a high view of Scripture, affirms and adheres to RCC’s Beliefs and Core Convictions.
• Gospel-Centered – Seeks to abide in Christ while speaking the Gospel to themselves and others.
• Highly Relational – Builds healthy relationships, reaching out, listening, and loving others well.
• Can-Do Team player – Offers patience and grace to others and is eager to collaborate, assist, and serve the interests of the team sacrificially.
• Eager to Grow – Understands they have not yet arrived and can receive feedback to grow. Understands the value of continual, incremental improvement over an extended period.
• Clear Communicator – Represents themselves and the organization well through verbal, written, and nonverbal communication.
• Self-disciplined – Can manage time, energy, and resources independently and responsibly.
• Humble, Positive Leader – Has an authentic, joyful attitude and genuine desire to engage, develop and lead others while humbly giving themselves to the task and people at hand.

EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help shape church and staff culture through healthy presence, effective communication, and leadership that casts vision, creates unity, and advances the mission.
• Assist Lead Pastor with overall staffing and ministry strategies.
• Participate in weekly Sunday planning meetings.
• Consult, assist, and troubleshoot with other staff regarding their ministries. Model and lead staff to ensure alignment, effectiveness, and strategic development.
• Help create and maintain a healthy staff culture; providing leadership and oversight to staff, with monthly check-ins; (Admin Assistant, Technical Director, Family Life Pastor, Student Pastor, and Church Life Director.)
• Manages the operations of the church
• Facility: leases, operations, equipment, maintenance, & capital improvements.
• Financials: finances, budgets, development, and insurances.
• Creating the annual budget in collaboration with the Elder Team.
• Review monthly expenses and meet with staff as needed.
• Meet with the finance team monthly.
• Create and implement strategy for donor relations, fundraising, and campaigns.
• Sign checks with the bookkeeper each week.
• Security Team: volunteer team training, logistics, and site safety. Including JCPD.

PASTORAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a visible and accessible leadership presence during weekend services.
• Preach up to four times a year; available for calls to worship, prayer, announcements, etc.
• Teach classes and seminars as needed.
• Provide pastoral care (funerals, hospital visits, weddings, premarital counseling, etc.)
• Provide short-term individual counseling as needed
• Support, encourage, and serve those in need in our church and the broader community.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Continue to grow in the Gospel to ensure that you are actively worshiping Christ in and out of Sunday morning.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings and Sunday planning meetings.
• Attend and/or serve at Redeemer functions as needed (i.e. partnership dinners, Christmas Eve services, conferences hosted by Redeemer, etc.).
• Participate in the creative planning of special events with the staff team
• Participate and relationally engage in the life and ministry of Redeemer on Sundays and throughout the week.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Redeemer has a high-capacity staff, with each staff member in roles that “fit” their calling; flourishing as disciples, and thriving as employees and leaders.
• Redeemer is well-led and well-managed; freeing other ministry leaders to focus more on ministry to people than on organizational challenges.
• Elders have timely, accurate information about operations & finances so they can make effective decisions.
• The various systems and structures of Redeemer are working well, being consistently refined for optimal effectiveness.
• Property is being well-utilized and well-maintained.
• Redeemer budgets well and anticipates future expenses.

EXPECTATIONS & COMPENSATION

Hours: 40-50 per week
Salary: to be determined based on experience and stage of life.
Benefits: 10-20 vacation days per year (based on total years in ministry); five spiritual refreshment days, 12 days off for major holidays, 12 sick days per year, $1800 expense account; $1200 in continuing education; full reimbursement for monthly phone coverage, a laptop or iPad.