Executive Pastor Hillside Church

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Weekly Attendance: 560

Hillside Church is a growing, gospel-centered community in Bloomington, Minnesota, averaging 500–600 in weekend attendance. We are deeply committed to evangelism, discipleship, and mission for the glory of God and the flourishing of our city. As we grow, we are prayerfully moving toward becoming a church‑planting church, sending out people and leaders to advance the gospel.

The Executive Pastor will serve as the senior operational and pastoral leader, partnering closely with the Senior Pastor to steward vision, lead staff, and guide Hillside Church into its next season of growth. This role requires a heart for people, a commitment to Christ‑centered leadership, and the ability to oversee systems and organizational change with wisdom and care.

Hillside Church’s vision is to join God in making all things new for His glory and our good. We pursue this vision by making disciples of Jesus here, near, and far. The Executive Pastor serves as the senior operational and pastoral leader of the church, partnering closely with the Senior Pastor to steward vision, lead staff, and help guide the church into its next season of growth and ministry.

This role requires both a pastor’s heart and the ability to lead people, systems, and change within a growing church context, ensuring the church’s ministries are aligned, healthy, and positioned to expand in scope and impact.

• Pastoral Leadership & Shepherding
  • Serve as a pastoral presence among staff, modeling spiritual maturity, humility, and Christlike leadership.
  • Provide shepherding, care, and discipleship for ministry leaders and staff.
  • Cultivate a healthy staff culture marked by unity, trust, accountability, and spiritual vitality.
  • Uphold and embody the church’s theological convictions, mission, and values.
  • Support the Senior Pastor in spiritual leadership and discernment, especially during seasons of change.
  • Perform Pastoral duties such as preaching, teaching, care, funerals, weddings, etc.
• Strategic Leadership & Vision Implementation
  • Translate the Senior Pastor’s vision into executable strategies, plans, and systems.
  • Lead the church through significant growth and transformational initiatives, such as expansions and staff scaling.
  • Anticipate future needs and proactively prepare the church for its next phase of ministry.
  • Ensure alignment across ministries so that vision, strategy, and execution are unified.
• Staff Leadership & Organizational Oversight
  • Provide direct leadership to pastors, ministry directors and operational staff.
  • Clarify roles, expectations, and decision‑making authority across the staff team.
  • Develop leaders through coaching, mentoring, and accountability.
  • Address performance issues with wisdom, clarity, and pastoral care.
  • Foster collaboration across ministries and reduce silos.
• Operations, Systems, & Change Management
  • Provide leadership oversight of the church’s day‑to‑day operations, ensuring systems, people, and resources are stewarded with wisdom and integrity.
  • Oversee financial and human resource functions in partnership with staff, volunteers, and elders, ensuring clarity, accountability, and sustainability.
  • Lead annual budgeting, long‑range planning, and organizational structuring aligned with the church’s mission and growth trajectory.
  • Ensure policies and practices reflect biblical wisdom, legal compliance, and care for staff and volunteers.
  • Guide the church through organizational change and growth with steadiness, clarity, and pastoral sensitivity.
• Partnership with Elders & Senior Pastor
  • Serve as a trusted partner to the Senior Pastor, complementing visionary leadership with operational strength.
  • Collaborate with elders when called upon by providing clear communication, thoughtful analysis, and wise recommendations.
  • Support elder‑led governance with integrity, discretion, and theological alignment.

The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Executive Pastor:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Formal theological education (e.g., MDiv, MA in Theology, or equivalent)…