Campus Pastor

JOB TITLE:

Campus Pastor

REPORTS TO:

Executive Director of Multisite Ministries or Regional Campus Pastor

FLSA STATUS:

Full-time, Exempt

WEEKENDS:
Yes

The Campus Pastor leads the Prairie Lakes Church campus and is responsible for the campus growth, health, and alignment with PLC’s mission, vision, values, and culture.

• Oversee weekend services at the campus, including regularly hosting on stage, greeting guests, and helping guests get connected to the church.
• Provide care to the congregation through weddings, funerals, crises, and one on one meetings.
• Lead, manage, and hold accountable paid staff and high-level volunteers.
• Champion Prairie Lakes Church’s mission, vision, values, and culture.
• Initiate and build relations in the local community, serving as the face of the church to the community.
• Manage and monitor the campus budget.
• Ensure the health of our multi-site ministry model, serving as a bridge between central and campus, and between the campus and other Prairie Lakes Church campuses.

The Campus Pastor supervises all campus staff.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Successful candidate must be a Christian and fully support the philosophy of Prairie Lakes Church and its leadership team. The individual’s commitment to Christ will be evidenced in his/her personal life, family relationships and ministry. The candidate’s daily walk with God will be an example to all.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Theology, Biblical Studies, other Biblical education preferred.
• Candidate must possess or be in the pursuit of an ATS accredited graduate degree.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable.

• Ability to understand and support Prairie Lakes Church’s unique vision and effectively apply established systems and processes to guide self and others toward the realization of the vision.
• Possesses strong relational and listening skills with ability to develop effective personal connections.
• Effective at shepherding and team building, with the ability to lead with a spirit of discernment.
• Must understand the maturity levels and characteristics of teens and the challenges they face today.
• Must possess solid time management skills and organizational abilities. The ability to coordinate several activities at once and to quickly analyze and resolve specific problems is important.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups. Ability to effectively communicate verbally with church members, vendors, and other employees of the organization, using proper grammar without dialect or slang.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems efficiently and effectively while maintaining good working relationships.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands…