Lead Pastor

SBC Executive Committee; Harrison (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Eagle Heights Baptist Church in Harrison, Arkansas, seeks a Lead Pastor to guide a warm, multigenerational congregation through renewal and growth.

The ideal pastor will preach with clarity, shepherd relationally, develop leaders, and align ministries around a shared mission. This season follows a transitional period with a strong team and active deacons committed to discipleship, outreach, and community impact.

Qualifications

• Must be a relational, gospel-grounded pastor with strong preaching and leadership development ability.
• Ability to shepherd a diverse, multigenerational congregation and lead collaborative teams.
• Experience developing lay leaders, volunteers, and staff for effective ministry.

Responsibilities

• Preach Scripture with clarity, relevance, and practical application.
• Shepherd the congregation through relational ministry and pastoral care.
• Provide leadership that aligns ministries with mission and vision of the church.
• Develop, mentor, and equip staff, ministry leaders, teachers, and volunteers.

Skills

Relational leadership

Preaching

Pastoral care

Mentoring

Multigenerational ministry

Job description

Shepherd Staff is honored to be working with Eagle Heights Baptist Church in Harrison, Arkansas as they search for their next Lead Pastor. Eagle Heights is a warm, multigenerational church with strong lay leadership, committed ministry teams, and a genuine desire to move forward together after an extended pastoral transition. The church averages approximately 280–325 in total weekly attendance and is positioned for a healthy new season of unified leadership, discipleship, and community impact.

Eagle Heights is searching for a Lead Pastor who will shepherd the congregation relationally, preach the Bible with clarity and application, develop people and leaders, and help align the church’s ministries around a shared mission and vision. After approximately four years without a full-time Senior Pastor, the church is ready for a leader who can build trust, bring greater collaboration across ministries, and lead thoughtful change while honoring the faithful work of staff, deacons, lay leaders, and the teaching team during the interim season.

The ideal candidate will be:

• A highly relational and approachable shepherd who genuinely loves people, is present during difficult seasons, and builds trust through personal ministry.
• A humble, collaborative leader who invites participation, works well with deacons, staff, and lay leaders, and leads without becoming controlling or isolated.
• A gospel-grounded biblical preacher who communicates with clarity, energy, relevance, and practical application while calling people toward salvation and spiritual growth.
• A discipler and developer of people who can equip the congregation, mentor ministry and teaching leaders, and strengthen the church’s leadership pipeline.
• An experienced multigenerational ministry leader who can care well for senior adults while effectively reaching younger adults, families, children, and students.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The next Lead Pastor will lead Eagle Heights into a season of renewed alignment and forward momentum. The church has demonstrated significant resilience through a facility fire, rebuilding, COVID-era disruption, leadership transitions, and an extended pastoral vacancy. Throughout that time, committed deacons, staff, ministry leaders, and volunteers have continued serving faithfully, and the church has maintained strong ministries to children, students, adults, and senior adults.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preach and teach Scripture with biblical faithfulness, clarity, relevance, and practical application.
• Shepherd the congregation through relational ministry, pastoral care, presence, and personal connection.
• Provide spiritual and organizational leadership that brings ministries together around shared mission, vision, and priorities.
• Develop, mentor, and equip staff, ministry leaders, teachers, and volunteers for effective ministry.
• Partner collaboratively with deacons, the Pastoral Council, staff, and lay leaders in leading the church.
• Strengthen discipleship and evangelism while maintaining a healthy balance of outreach, pastoral care, and spiritual formation.
• Lead effectively across generations, honoring long-tenured members while strengthening ministry to younger adults, families, children, and students.
• Guide needed change thoughtfully and relationally, demonstrating humility, resilience, transparency, and appropriate leadership strength.
• Help strengthen Eagle Heights’ outward focus and community presence, including local missions and evangelistic engagement.
• Cultivate future leaders and help position the church for long-term ministry growth, missions involvement, and multiplication.