Executive Pastor

Summary of Executive Pastor Role
Springs Community Church is seeking a faithful and spiritually mature leader who values, first and foremost, a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, evidenced through a daily devotion to Him. As a growing local church of approximately 1,000 people, Springs is seeking an Executive Pastor to serve as a key partner to the Lead Pastor in shepherding the staff, aligning ministry strategy, and ensuring the church’s vision is faithfully carried out through healthy leadership and sustainable systems. We are seeking someone with a pastoral heart and a strong organizational and strategic gifting, who can lead both people and systems. The Executive Pastor must be able to lead leaders, anticipate organizational needs, bring clarity to priorities, and help guide the church through growth with intentionality and humility. This role exists to help Springs Community Church love and live for Jesus, together.

Executive Pastor | Job Description

Staff Leadership & Culture
Operations Team Leadership
Finance & Staff Care Oversight
Vision Alignment & Strategic Leadership
Weekly Team Meetings
Personal Abiding – 5 Hours
45 HOURS TOTAL

Staff Leadership & Culture
Serve as the direct supervisor for Directional Team members, providing leadership, coaching, and accountability
Establish and maintain a clear reporting framework to keep the Lead Pastor and elders informed of ministry health and activity
Set clear expectations, goals, and performance standards for staff and ministry leaders
Lead regular check-ins, feedback, and performance conversations
Cultivate and protect a healthy staff culture rooted in trust, humility, and fun
Operations Team Leadership
Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of the operations team until a dedicated Operations Director is hired (communications, facilities, office management, IT)
Set operational priorities and support team members in problem-solving and execution
Oversee cross-departmental coordination for services, events, and ministry programming
Proactively identify and address operational gaps created by growth or increased programming demands
Ensure operational readiness and follow-through across all ministries
Finance & Staff Care Oversight
Lead the annual budgeting process, forecasting, and long-term financial planning
Provide clear financial insight and analysis to support financial decision-making
Oversee monthly bookkeeping in partnership with outsourced vendors
Ensure accurate financial reporting, internal controls, and responsible stewardship
Oversee staff compensation, payroll, and benefits administration
Coordinate staff benefits directly, through external partners or internal team members
Vision Alignment & Strategic Leadership
Partner closely with the Lead Pastor to translate vision into clear, actionable priorities
Help discern, set, and evaluate annual ministry goals and strategic initiatives
Align staffing, budget, and programming decisions with church priorities
Serve as a strategic thought partner in navigating growth, change, and complexity
Ensure leadership decisions are communicated clearly and implemented consistently
Weekly Mandatory Staff Meetings
Attend staff meetings for discipleship, communication, and culture building
All-Staff Planning
Staff Prayer
Weekly One-on-One with Lead Pastor
Personal Development – 5 Hours/Week
Intentionally cultivate a growing relationship with Christ and pursue ongoing personal and spiritual formation
Daily time spent reading Scripture and other spiritual disciplines
Weekly reading of spiritual books
Other Annual Commitments
Ensure your presence at the following “all-hands-on-deck” yearly events
Easter Service, Christmas Eve Service
Team Retreats, Staff Retreats, Lay Leader Retreats, Church Leaders Conference
B-Well Form Completion and Yearly Membership Commitment to the Springs

Values of a Thriving Staff Member at The Springs
Abide – Remember that your #1 job is to just be faithful in loving Christ.
Initiative – We’re a highly entrepreneurial environment. Initiate, Initiate, Initiate.
Collaborative – There’s no such thing as “stay in your lane.” We all work together.
Courage – We run towards fire with God’s Word and His Spirit. Come ready.
Fun – This job is too hard to do it with people you don’t love. We want fun people.
Feedback – We’re always looking to personally and professionally “excel still more.”