Executive Pastor Cross & Crown Church

Executive Pastor

Cross & Crown Church Ministry Description

The Executive Pastor serves as a key leadership partner to the Senior Pastor, providing strategic oversight of the church’s administrative, operational, and organizational functions. This role requires a pastor’s heart combined with strong leadership and management capabilities to effectively guide staff, ministries, and operational systems to fulfill the church’s mission.

• Partner with the Senior Pastor to evaluate ministries, establish strategic goals, and drive organizational development
• Oversee daily operations and administrative functions of the church
• Lead and manage office staff, facility personnel, and financial team members
• Ensure effective communication systems and processes across all church departments
• Develop and implement organizational policies and procedures
• Ensure compliance with all legal and denominational requirements

• Provide direct supervision and leadership development for key staff members
• Facilitate regular staff meetings, planning sessions, and team building initiatives
• Oversee hiring processes, performance evaluations, and professional development programs
• Foster a collaborative and mission-focused work environment
• Coordinate staff schedules, responsibilities, and ministry assignments

• Collaborate with Senior Pastor and leadership team on long-term strategic planning
• Translate vision into actionable ministry goals and operational objectives
• Monitor and assess ministry effectiveness and organizational health
• Lead change management initiatives and organizational improvements
• Ensure alignment of all ministries with church mission, core commitments, philosophy of ministry, and vision

• Work closely with financial staff to oversee budget development and management
• Ensure proper financial controls and reporting procedures
• Coordinate facility maintenance, improvements, and space utilization
• Oversee technology systems and infrastructure needs
• Manage vendor relationships and service contracts

• Provide spiritual guidance, support, and occasional pastoral counseling to congregation members
• Conduct hospital visits, home visits, and crisis intervention as needed
• Officiate weddings and funerals as needed
• Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate pastoral sensitivity in all care situations
• Preach and teach in various church settings

• Coordinate special events, programs, and church-wide initiatives
• Support ministry leaders in resource allocation and program development
• Facilitate cross-ministry collaboration and communication

• Reports directly to the Senior Pastor
• Direct Reports:
  Associate Pastoral Staff, administrative staff, and other assigned personnel
• Collaborates closely with all pastoral staff and ministry leaders
• Interfaces regularly with the Elder Team and volunteer leaders
• Serves as primary administrative contact for congregation and external partners

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master of Divinity or related graduate degree strongly preferred
• 5-7 years of pastoral ministry experience, parachurch executive experience, or corporate executive experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience in leadership, management, and organizational development
• Previous employment experience in a multi-staff church environment strongly preferred

• Strong personal relationship with Jesus Christ and commitment to Christian discipleship
• Clear calling to pastoral ministry with a servant’s heart
• Exhibits the character qualities outlined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1
• Alignment with the church’s statement of faith,…