Senior Pastor - Creekside Community Church

Senior Pastor - Creekside Community Church

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Position Type:
Full Time

Reports To:

Church Board / Elders (Creekside Community Church is an elder-led church.)

The Senior Pastor serves as the primary spiritual leader and shepherd of Creekside Community Church. Called to preach the Word of God faithfully, disciple believers, and lead in a Christ-centered, grace-filled manner, the Senior Pastor models humility, holiness, and servant leadership. This role involves guiding the church in spiritual growth, biblical understanding, and leading Creekside’s vision while exemplifying a life surrendered to Christ.

The Senior Pastor is approachable, genuine, able to foster meaningful relationships, and demonstrates a joyful, Christ-centered character in daily life.

• Preaching and Teaching:
  Exposit and passionately proclaim the Word of God, ensuring all teaching aligns with Scripture and Christ-centered theology, and equip the congregation to understand, apply, and live out biblical truths.
• Spiritual Leadership & Shepherding:
  Provide pastoral care, counsel, and spiritual guidance; give pastoral care and oversight to the Creekside staff; daily model prayer, devotion, integrity, and Christlike character; mentor emerging leaders and cultivate a culture of discipleship; demonstrate a joyful, Spirit-filled demeanor.
• Vision and Strategic Leadership:
  Lead the church in vision, mission, and strategy in alignment with biblical principles; inspire the congregation to live out the gospel in families, workplaces, and communities; oversee programs, staff, and volunteers.
• Administration & Governance:
  Collaborate with elders and board members to make leadership and financial decisions; manage church operations responsibly; uphold biblical ethics, accountability, and grace in church policies and procedures; steward church resources, including budgeting and reporting.
• Community Engagement & Outreach:
  Represent Creekside Community Church in the community; encourage members in evangelism, service, and social outreach; collaborate with other ministries to advance the Kingdom of God; build authentic, relational connections both inside and outside the church community.

• Has a passion to serve as an overseer and meets the qualifications listed in Scripture.
• Marital faithfulness; if single, exhibits self‑control over lust.
• Strong doctrinal knowledge; loves Scripture and applies it daily.
• Life‑long student of God’s word, allowing it to shape life and ministry.
• Able to teach accurately and refute false teaching.

Above reproach, humble, gentle, temperate, self‑controlled, disciplined, holy, and respectable. Faithful to spouse or self‑controlled if single; manages household well; children are respectful. Hospitable, personable, approachable, and maintains a good reputation with those inside and outside the church. Filled with joy, exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit. Not violent, quarrelsome, greedy, or given to dishonest gain. Mature believer, not a recent convert.

• Committed to passionately preaching the Word consistently (30–40 weeks/year).
• The goal of instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and sincere faith.
• Flee youthful lusts, pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace.
• Proven pastoral experience with a servant’s heart.
• Sets mind on things above, maintaining a heavenly perspective.
• Minimum 15 years pastoral experience and 4+ years of formal biblical/theological training (or equivalent) demonstrating mastery of Scripture, ministry leadership, and practical pastoral skills. Graduate degree in theology, ministry or related field preferred.
• Multiple references required from previous ministry roles, mentors, and spiritual leaders to verify character, doctrinal soundness, and pastoral effectiveness.

• Authentic love for Christ and the Church.
• Grace-oriented and focused on discipling others.
• Willing to suffer for the sake of the Church’s sanctification and salvation.
• Team player, able to submit to others and lead collaboratively.
• Approachable and relational; spouse supports ministry if married.
• Divorce considerations are addressed with transparency.

• Reports to the Board of Elders and is accountable to the Board of Elders.
• The Senior Pastor will be an elder.
• Senior Pastor is subject to periodic performance evaluations by the Board of Elders.
• Agrees with Creekside Community Church Statement of Faith.

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