Associate Pastor

Journey Church is a growing, non-denominational church located in Camas, Washington, with approximately 500 people attending Sunday services.

As we enter a new season of ministry, we are intentionally restructuring our leadership team and seeking an experienced Associate Pastor who brings vision, initiative, and a passion for developing people.

This is an opportunity for a pastor who wants to do more than maintain existing programs. The Associate Pastor will help shape how Journey Church reaches people, makes disciples, equips believers for ministry, and develops volunteer leaders.

Help people find and follow Jesus by loving them like Jesus.

The Associate Pastor will join a collaborative leadership team and serve alongside the Lead Pastor in preaching and teaching, pastoral care, ministry leadership, staff development, discipleship, and organizational leadership.

The Associate Pastor serves as the primary ministry partner to the Lead Pastor in the areas of preaching and teaching, pastoral care, ministry oversight, and organizational leadership.

This position provides leadership and support across the church's ministry areas, develops and equips staff and volunteer leaders, and helps ensure that ministries work together effectively to fulfill the church's mission and make disciples of Jesus Christ. The Associate Pastor also serves as the acting pastoral leader when the Lead Pastor is unavailable.

This is a ministerial/religious position. Spiritual qualifications, including adherence to Journey Church's Statement of Faith and the biblical qualifications for pastoral leadership, are bona fide requirements of the position.

• Meet the biblical qualifications for an elder/pastor described in 1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9, as understood and applied by Journey Church.
• Demonstrate a mature Christian faith and a pattern of ongoing spiritual growth consistent with Journey Church's Statement of Faith.
• Agree with and support the church's Statement of Faith, mission, values, governing documents, and doctrinal commitments.
• Model a Christ-like lifestyle characterized by integrity, humility, servant leadership, spiritual maturity, and conduct consistent with the church's biblical standards.
• Demonstrate a genuine commitment to discipleship, evangelism, pastoral care, and ministry to the congregation and broader community.

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• The ability to build and maintain healthy relationships with staff, ministry leaders, volunteers, congregants, and community members.
• Sound judgment, wisdom, and discernment in pastoral care, leadership, and decision-making.
• Initiative, dependability, accountability, and follow-through.
• The ability to equip, develop, encourage, and mobilize individuals and ministry teams.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential pastoral, personnel, financial, and organizational information.
• A collaborative leadership style and the ability to work effectively with staff, elders, ministry leaders, and volunteers.
• Responsible stewardship and accountability in the use of church resources.
• A commitment to excellence, continuous improvement, and effective ministry.

• Bachelor's degree in Biblical Studies, Theology, Ministry, Christian Leadership, or a related field, or equivalent ministry experience and demonstrated competency .
• At least three years of pastoral ministry experience.
• Demonstrated experience providing pastoral care and shepherding individuals and families.
• Demonstrated ability to preach and teach Scripture.
• Experience developing disciples and emerging leaders.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Experience managing conflict and facilitating resolution.
• Experience participating in or leading strategic planning and ministry development.

• Experience supervising ministry staff.
• Experience serving in an Associate Pastor or comparable pastoral leadership role.
• Experience developing small-group or discipleship systems.
• Experience leading community outreach and missions initiatives.
• Experience working within a growing church environment.

• Support and advance Journey Church's vision, mission, values, and ministry direction.
• Serve as a trusted ministry partner to the Lead Pastor.
• Assist in developing and implementing the church's strategic ministry direction.
• Provide pastoral…