Lead Pastor

Gospel Community Church
2025 Lead Elder Job Description and Church Profile
Role and Job Description:
The Lead Pastor (LP) is responsible for equipping the members of Gospel Community
Church. Equipping is done through preaching gospel-centered sermons, praying,
shepherding, developing leaders, and articulating a clear plan to guide the church's mission
and vision.
Church Overview:
Gospel Community Church (GCC) celebrated our 10th anniversary in October as an Acts
29 Network church plant in Eugene, Oregon. GCC exists to make Jesus the hero and our
vision is to see Oregon saturated with gospel centered churches.. We do that by being
intentional in the way we preach (expositional), equip (community groups, classes) and
worship. GCC’s preaching/teaching is primarily expositional from a Reformed theological
tradition, with a consistent focus on the Gospel of Jesus Christ as seen throughout the Bible
from Genesis to Revelation and how it is relevant to all of life.
GCC is a vibrant, growing multi-generational, complementarian community of believers,
consisting of many young families (with over 50 infants and children). 150-200 people
attend on any given Sunday and dozens gather weekly at Gospel Community Groups
hosted in homes across Eugene/Springfield. GCC is elder-led congregationalist and has
~75 covenant members.
In 2026, our current lead pastor will be launching a church plant in Roseburg, Oregon,
about an hour south of Eugene. We are sending out our current pastor, and prayerfully
seek a new lead pastor to shepherd our community of believers here at GCC.
Gospel Community Church Core Values:
Gospel Centrality - preaching/teaching/discipling through the lens of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, applying the Gospel to every area of life.
Community - sharing in each other’s lives through small groups, events, and real life.
Mission - we are all “on mission” to share the gospel in word and deed, transforming our
neighborhoods, communities, and our city through Christ.
Transparency - we are not perfect and hope that our vulnerability will create a place where
people feel safe to be transparent, knowing that we all need the perfection of Christ.
Joy - we are serious about the gospel of Jesus Christ, but not about ourselves. We exhibit
joy because we have something greater than circumstances, finances, careers and trials
that give us our identity and hope – Jesus!

Lead Pastor Job Description
Job Description Summary:
The Lead Pastor (LP) is responsible for equipping the members of Gospel Community
Church. Equipping is done through preaching gospel-centered sermons, praying,
shepherding, developing leaders to build up the body of Christ, and articulating a clear
plan to guide the church's mission and vision. The lead pastor reports to the elder team.
Qualifications
● Meet the biblical requirements for an elder from 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1
● 5+ years prior involvement in ministry (prefer pastor or elder)
● Experience in preparing and preaching expository sermons
● Ministry related undergraduate, graduate or other related training is desirable
Responsibilities and Duties:
1. Preaching & Prayer
○ Primary preaching pastor throughout the year, with a focus on expositional
sermons, communicating God’s Word in a biblically faithful and practically
helpful manner, anchored in solid theology but connected to real life. The
pulpit (and all teaching at GCC) should always point people to Christ and
invite them into transformation by the gospel.
○ Pray for our members and foster a culture of prayer within the church
○ Work with worship director to provide liturgical direction for Sunday
gatherings

2. Leadership and Church Development
○ Set short and long term vision and goals for church, and ensure that
church gatherings and events align with the church’s mission, vision, and
values
○ Oversee discipleship pipeline, Gospel Communities, and classes/cohorts
○ Create new ways to develop and equip members to disciple one another
and be sent out “on mission” into our community
○ Develop leaders within the church body. Continually identify and prepare
GCC members who are qualified for elder and deacon positions

3. Gospel Care and Shepherding
○ Care for the flock by providing biblical soul care for individuals, engaged,
and married couples through things like home and hospital visitations,
officiation of weddings and funerals, etc

4. Communication and Administrative Leadership
○ Lead GCC’s staff, currently consisting of 2 elders (1 FT, 1 Lay), a worship
director, 3 part time roles, and 2 deacons
○ Work collaboratively with staff and ministry leaders to ensure cohesive,
transparent, motivational, accurate and informative communications
across GCC via website, church center, announcements, visuals, media,
connect team, social media, etc.)
○ Lead Meetings (elder meetings, staff meetings, member meetings)
○ Oversee Finances, Business, and Administrative operations, with help
from staff and finance team

Pay & Benefits
● Full time
● Salaried
● Generous compensation package