Executive Pastor/Executive Director - Calvary Bible Church (Kalamazoo, MI) –

Lancaster Search; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Calvary Bible Church in Kalamazoo, MI seeks an Executive Pastor/Executive Director to lead financial and operational resources, guiding staff, ministries, and administrative functions in support of the church's mission.

The role requires spiritual maturity, strong leadership and communication, budgeting experience, and a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, with 3–5 years of leadership responsibility across multiple departments.

Qualifications

• Spiritual requirements: Elder qualifications per 1 Tim.3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and relational skills.
• Highly organized with initiative while following leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; Bible knowledge preferred.
• 3–5 years of leadership responsibility across multiple staff/departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of financial and operational resources.
• Lead staff across Finance, Facilities, Ministry Support, and HR.
• Implement strategic objectives and oversee executive projects.
• Oversee internal/external communication and calendared scheduling; ensure compliance.
• Manage policy updates in alignment with elders and Senior Pastor.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Relational skills

Organizational ability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a role-related field

Bible knowledge or Bible minor

Job description

schedules.

Calvary Bible Church (Kalamazoo, MI)

Position: Executive Pastor / Executive Director
Classification: Full-time Staff, Ministerial Exception
Reports to: Senior Pastor

Mission

The Executive Director/Executive Pastor provides leadership and oversight of the financial and operational resources of Calvary Bible Church, ensuring faithful stewardship, organizational effectiveness, and administrative excellence in support of the church's vision, ministries, and mission.

Responsibilities

• Team Morale: Fostering team morale by personally modeling and actively encouraging a servant-hearted, positive, encouraging, and energetic staff culture.
• Financial Leadership and Stewardship: Provides strategic leadership and direct oversight of the church's financial operations, including budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. Serves as the primary staff leader and resource for financial stewardship. Performs selected day-to-day accounting functions, including financial transaction processing, account reconciliation, and financial record maintenance.
• Administrative Leadership: Leadership of all staff members and departments not directly supervised by a pastor, particularly Finance, Facilities, Ministry Support, and Human Resources.
• Vision Implementation: Implement, manage, and ensure the completion of strategic objectives, ongoing ministries, and common administrative tasks delegated by the Senior Pastor.
• Internal Communication: Facilitation of accurate, thorough, timely, and positive internal communication among staff, elders, deacons, ministry volunteers, and the congregation.
• Special Projects: Planning and execution of special projects, conferences, and events as assigned.
• Operations: Oversee the coordination of facility use, ministry, event, vacation, and other schedules.
• Policies & Procedures: Ensure policies and procedures of the church are current, relevant, and followed; and responsibly and effectively align with best practices and the decisions made by Calvary's elders and Senior Pastor.
• External Communication: Develop, implement, and oversee external communication strategies that increase community awareness of the church and its ministries, including maintaining a clear, current, and engaging digital presence across the church’s website and social media platforms.
• Other Responsibilities: All other duties as assigned by the Senior Pastor.

Qualifications

• Spiritual: Must meet the Biblical requirements of an Elder (1 Tim. 3:1-7, Titus 1:6-9); consistent Christ-like character evidencing a growing relationship with Jesus Christ; membership at Calvary Bible Church (CBC) including full agreement with the CBC Constitution and Statement of Faith; and faithful attendance at CBC worship services and support of CBC ministries.
• Personal: Must have excellent leadership, communication, and relational skills; be enthusiastic and positive; be a team player who can take initiative while submitting to leadership; and be highly organized.
• Aspirational: Enthusiastic support for the pastors’ and elders’ philosophy of ministry and vision.
• Educational: Bachelor’s degree in a role-related field; Bible minor from a doctrinally like-minded school, or an equivalent level of Bible knowledge.
• Professional: Minimum 3-5 years of significant leadership responsibility in multiple-staff, multiple-department setting; including direct handling of budgeting, financial reporting, accounting processes, and organizational financial management.