Location Pastor

Renovation Church; Minnesota; On-site; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Renovation Church in Minnesota is hiring a Location Pastor to start a new Renovation Church near Blaine. You will lead ministry systems, cast vision, recruit staff, and preach every Sunday at the location you lead.

This full-time role requires a passion for evangelism, discipleship, and leadership, with a proven ability to recruit, shepherd volunteers, and manage church budgets. Compensation is $80,000–$85,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Personal, growing, and mature relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Demonstrates strong character and teachable attitude.
• Aligned with Renovation Church's faith, vision, and values.
• Minimum: 3 years ministry experience.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in divinity or equivalent.
• Willing to recruit and lead staff and volunteers.
• Able to cast vision and preach regularly.
• Committed to outreach and evangelism.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee staff at the location.
• Cast vision and lead church to follow Jesus.
• Preach scripture-based sermons on Sundays.
• Oversee budgets and financial needs of ministries.
• Recruit launch team and resources for new location.
• Develop volunteer leadership and systems.
• Oversee House Churches and community ministry model.
• Report to Lead Pastor and attend regular reviews.

Skills

Evangelism

Discipleship

Leadership

Teaching/Preaching

Recruitment

Staff Management

Vision Casting

Education

Master's degree in divinity

Job description

Renovation Church is a fast-growing community that is passionate about following Jesus and helping others do the same. Over the past four years, Renovation Church has grown from a church of 500 to over 3,000 people and moving to multiple locations in the north metro of Minnesota. Renovation Church is a Bible-believing church affiliated with Converge.

About the role

We are looking to hire a Location Pastor to start another Renovation Church near Blaine. We are looking to hire someone who is passionate about reaching people in the community with the gospel and making more disciples of Jesus.

The Location Pastor will lead ministry systems and philosophies that will maintain continuity within the Renovation Church structure. They will also preach every Sunday morning at the location they lead. A person skilled in vision casting, recruiting, shepherding, and preaching will thrive in this role. Renovation Church is a Bible-believing church and is affiliated with Converge. the role and team the candidate will be joining

This position is a regular, full-time role. The compensation for this position will be $80,000 - $85,000.

What you'll do

Learn the DNA / Culture of Renovation Church

• This position would start with a 6-9 month training program at Renovation Church Blaine to learn the culture and systems of all the ministries of Renovation Church

Recruit People and Resources to Start a Brand New Renovation Church

• Recruit from within and outside of Renovation Church Blaine to create a launch team of 200-300 people who will join their location
• Recruit/hire necessary staff to help run the operations of the church
• Acquire all resources needed to run an effective Sunday morning service
• Develop volunteer ministry leadership and systems to run volunteer ministries connected to the Sunday morning experience

Location Pastor Responsibilities

• Lead and provide direction for the staff of their location
• Lead and provide direction to volunteer ministry leaders
• Cast vision regularly to the church - leading the church to follow Jesus and help others do the same
• Lead the Sunday morning worship service(s)
• Regularly prepare and preach scripture-based sermons
• Oversee financial structure and needs of the church, developing appropriate budgets for every ministry of the church
• Start and oversee a short weekly prayer meeting for the church to be invited to participate

Lead House Churches - Renovation Church's Community Ministry Model

• Provide strategic oversight and vision to all House Churches at their location
• Recruit qualified leaders to lead House Churches, and provide them with training, feedback, and support
• Provide wisdom to House Church Leaders as they encounter difficult situations or crises in their churches
• Provide information and resources needed (small group questions, announcements, etc.) for House Churches to run effectively on a weekly basis

Report Directly to Renovation Church's Lead Pastor, David Sorn

• Meet regularly with the overseeing manager to report strengths and weaknesses of the ministry, to be held accountable for job responsibilities, and to better develop personal leadership.

Qualifications

Lifestyle

• Personal, growing, and mature relationship with Jesus Christ
• Demonstrates consistent lifestyle and is of strong character
• Demonstrates a humble and teachable attitude
• Responsible and reliable in work and life
• Agrees with Renovation Church's statement of faith
• Be in full agreement with Renovation Church's vision and core values

Giftedness and Abilities

• Has a strong passion for evangelism, discipleship, and leadership
• A gift and extensive experience in teaching/preaching through scripture
• A proven history of effective recruitment
• Ability to effectively lead and manage staff and ministry teams to accomplish church goals
• Giftedness to provide wisdom in times of difficult situations
• Must be a reliable self-starter, willing to take ownership, and a team player
• Minimum: 3 years ministry experience
• Preferred: Obtained a Master's degree in divinity or a similar degree

Physical Requirements

• Ability to navigate church or facility buildings, often including steps
• Ability to maintain energy during long organizational sessions, activities, or extended event days
• Occasional requirement to lift, carry or move items
• Ability to utilize technology such as computers and smart phones for reading text and managing media

Our church is growing fast! To manage that growth responsibly, we proactively recruit for this position in order to have qualified leaders vetted and ready to take over our next location when the time comes. We love getting to know candidates early, so while we may invite you into the interview process today, there may be a waiting period before the role officially kicks off.