Senior Pastor & Expository Leadership

Trinity Church; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Housing allowance

Job summary

Trinity Church in Livermore, California, is seeking a Senior Pastor to serve as the primary preaching pastor and spiritual leader. He will provide biblical leadership, doctrinal clarity, and strategic direction in partnership with the elders and pastoral staff.

The position requires expository preaching, strong pastoral leadership, and a mature, Christ-centered ministry. A Master of Divinity or higher is preferred, with a minimum of five years’ ministry leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Be a spiritually mature believer with evident Christlike character.
• Hold, or be actively pursuing, an M.Div. or higher.
• Be a man who meets the biblical qualifications for elder leadership as outlined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
• Hold a complementarian view of men and women and a biblical understanding of sexuality.
• Affirms marriage as defined in Genesis 1 between one man and one woman.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary preaching pastor
• Provide doctrinal leadership and theological clarity
• Maintain clear, open, and gracious communication with staff, elders, and church members
• Collaborate closely with elders, associate pastors, and church staff
• Oversee church finances in partnership with the pastors, elders and finance team
• Equip, train, and develop leaders for classes, seminars, and ministry initiatives
• Develop and implement strategies for conducting community outreach and evangelism
• Assimilating individuals and families into Life Groups
• Equipping members for meaningful ministry involvement
• Lead efforts to identify, recruit, train, empower, and invest in current and future ministry leaders

Skills

Expository preaching

Pastoral leadership

Biblical leadership

Church governance

Education

Master of Divinity (M.Div.) or higher

Job description

Trinity Church in Livermore, California, is seeking a Senior Pastor to serve as the primary preaching pastor and spiritual leader. He will provide biblical leadership, doctrinal clarity, and strategic direction in partnership with the elders and pastoral staff.

The position requires expository preaching, strong pastoral leadership, and a mature, Christ-centered ministry. A Master of Divinity or higher is preferred, with a minimum of five years’ ministry leadership experience.