NextGen Pastor, All Campuses

Kids for the Future; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Grace Community Church in Tyler, TX seeks a NextGen Pastor to unite and lead Grace KIDS and Grace Student Ministry across campuses. You will equip children, students, and parents to be and make disciples, aligning vision and developing scalable systems that reflect our leadership values.

This role coaches campus NextGen Directors, builds shared curricula, and collaborates with Operations, Communications, and Worship to execute major events, retreats, and camps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Seminary or Master’s preferred.
• 5+ years leading multi-family ministries in a large multi-site church.
• Understanding of Christian worldview and ability to articulate it to others.

Responsibilities

• Central Leadership: Provide big-picture vision and alignment for NextGen ministries across all campuses.
• Team Supervision: Coach, develop, and supervise campus-level NextGen ministry directors and pastors.
• System Building: Create scalable playbooks, select shared curriculum, and define operational rhythms.
• Family Ministry: Develop strategies that empower parents to serve as primary spiritual leaders.
• Collaboration: Align strategies, master calendars, and major ministry events across campuses.
• Partnership: Support central departments to execute retreats, camps, and major events.
• Theological Framework: Ensure alignment with Grace Community Church's doctrine and values.
• Team Health: Model spiritual, emotional, and ministry health for teams.

Skills

Spiritually mature

Leader of Leaders

Strategic Thinker

People Person

Effective Communicator

Vibrant Work Ethic

Humble

Emotionally Intelligent

Problem Solver

Ministry Calling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Seminary or Master’s Degree Preferred

Job description

• Location 3105 University Blvd.,Tyler, TX, 75701,United States
• Job Category Church
• Employee Type FT Exempt

Contact information

Description

General Summary of the Position

Serving as a unifying leader across all five campuses, the NextGen Pastor provides strategic, spiritual, and cultural leadership for NextGen Ministries—encompassing Grace K!DS and Grace Student Ministry. Dedicated to equipping children, students, and parents to be and make disciples, this role drives alignment and shared vision across every campus, empowers and mentors campus NextGen Directors, and establishes scalable systems adapted to each local community while exemplifying our core leadership values.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Central Leadership: Provide big-picture vision and alignment for NextGen ministries across all campuses.

Team Supervision: Coach, develop, and supervise the campus-level NextGen ministry directors and pastors.

System Building: Create scalable playbooks, select shared curriculum, and define operational rhythms that fit Grace’s context.

Family Ministry: Develop and implement strategies that empower and equip parents to serve as the primary spiritual leaders for their children and students.

Collaboration: Direct cross-campus collaboration to align strategies, master calendars, and major ministry events.

Partnership: Support key initiatives across central departments—such as Operations, Communications, and Worship—to successfully execute retreats, camps, and major events.

Theological Framework: Ensure team alignment with Grace Community Church's theological doctrine, core beliefs, and ministry values.

Team Health: Model and protect spiritual, emotional, and ministry health in yourself and the teams you lead.

Skills and Abilities:

Spiritually Mature: Demonstrate a mature walk with Christ and pastoral instincts.

Leader of Leaders: Proven ability to coach staff and empower volunteer teams.

Strategic Thinker: Strong organizational skills to build pipelines across ministry ages.

People Person: Genuinely interested in people, team player, patient with others, supportive, discerning, and able to motivate others.

Effective Communicator: Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Vibrant Work Ethic: Self-motivated, proactive, and hard worker.

Humble: Positive attitude and servant posture – able and willing to serve others and put their needs first.

Emotionally Intelligent: Ability to handle confrontation well – doesn’t shy away from tough conversations and remains approachable.

Problem Solver: A proactive self-starter who takes initiative and is solution-focused.

Ministry Calling: A strong passion for helping children and students grow in their faith.

Education, Training, Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree

Seminary or Master’s Degree Preferred

5+ years of leading multi-family ministries, both students and children, preferably in a large multi-site church setting.

An understanding of the Christian worldview and the ability to articulate those principles to others.

Work or Ministry Team Context:

This position is attached to the Old Jacksonville Campus and the Executive Pastor of Ministries. It is based out of the Tyler Office of Grace Community Church and is expected on-site at the Old Jacksonville Campus and other assigned campuses on Sunday mornings.