Leadership Development Pastor: Internship & Residency Lead

Willow Creek; Barrington (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Willow Creek in South Barrington, IL seeks a Central Leadership Development Pastor to create and oversee development pathways from kids to staff, focusing on internship and residency programs and a scalable development framework for volunteers and leaders.

You will lead the internship/residency programs, build pathways for leadership growth, and collaborate across Willow to strengthen volunteerism and leadership development. You may also participate in pastoral ministry as assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience in team building, systems development, volunteer development and organizational leadership.
• Experience in a large multisite church environment preferred.
• Spiritual gifts suited to this role include leadership, discernment, exhortation, teaching and shepherding.

Responsibilities

• Lead Willow’s Internship & Residency Programs by recruiting, designing and overseeing programs that equip participants with the character, skills, and vision needed for effective ministry.
• Create Leadership Development Pathways that help kids, students, volunteers, interns, residents, and staff grow in their God-given calling.
• Develop Volunteer Leaders by creating clear pathways for volunteers to grow from serving to deeper leadership and ministry opportunities.
• Lead the Development Operations Manager and provide oversight of volunteer onboarding processes, policies, and practices.
• Build Staff Development by creating a complementary pathway for staff growth based on the internship and residency framework.
• Collaborate Churchwide with Campus Pastors, Central Directors, and the Executive Team to identify opportunities to strengthen volunteerism and leadership development across Willow.
• Serve as a Commissioned Pastor, participating in pastoral ministry such as baptism, communion, prayer, teaching, weddings, funerals, and other pastoral functions as assigned.

Skills

Builder

Collaborative Leader

Developer

Learner

High Energy

Team building

Volunteer development

Organizational leadership

multisite church experience preferred

Job description

Willow Creek in South Barrington, IL seeks a Central Leadership Development Pastor to create and oversee development pathways from kids to staff, focusing on internship and residency programs and a scalable development framework for volunteers and leaders.

You will lead the internship/residency programs, build pathways for leadership growth, and collaborate across Willow to strengthen volunteerism and leadership development. You may also participate in pastoral ministry as assigned.