Pinelake Church – NextGen Pastor

Position: Pinelake Church – Central NextGen Pastor
# Pinelake Church – Central Next Gen Pastorby  | Jul 20, 2026

The Lead Pastor of Next Gen provides strategic, spiritual, and cultural leadership for all Next Gen ministries s includes Kids, Students, Young Adults, and the School of Ministry across all five campuses. This leader champions a unified philosophy of Next Gen discipleship, builds systems that scale, coaches campus leaders, and ensures every environment from babies to young adults helps people learn from Christ, live in Christ, and lead others to Christ.

They serve as a key voice on the One Church Team, helping Pinelake move in a unified direction while honoring unique campus contexts. Above all, they model the emotional, spiritual, and relational health that is now central to the culture of Pinelake.### Requirements
* A spiritually attuned, emotionally healthy leader who embodies Pinelake’s “7 H’s”: humility, hunger, honesty, harmony, health, honor, and Holy Spirit-dependence.
* A strategist who can see the big picture, build systems, and coach campus staff toward unified execution.
* A collaborative leader who loves influencing through relationship rather than authority.
* A developer who invests deeply in staff, volunteers, and families.
* A steady presence who leads from authenticity, integrity, and a healthy home life.
* Someone who thrives in a fast-moving, relational, highly team-oriented culture.### Why We Love This Opportunity This is one of the most exciting Next Gen opportunities in the country. Pinelake is spiritually hungry, emotionally healthy, organizationally rebuilding, and positioned for growth. The team is collaborative, humble, and deeply aligned around a shared mission to make disciples across Mississippi. The right leader will get to architect systems, shape culture, build teams, and influence thousands of kids, students, and families for decades to come.###

About Pinelake Church Pinelake Church is a thriving multisite church serving communities across Mississippi through five campuses and a unified One Church strategy. Since its beginnings in 1971, Pinelake has grown steadily under faithful leadership and a deep conviction that the local church is God’s primary vehicle for life transformation. Today, more than 15,000 people gather weekly to worship, study Scripture, and live out the mission of helping people
* Learn from Christ, Live in Christ, and Lead others to Christ.
* With a strong commitment to biblical teaching, discipleship, and community outreach, Pinelake is known for creating environments where people encounter the truth of God’s Word and experience life change. Their vision —
* to see Mississippi changed one Life Change Story at a time* — drives every ministry area, including a robust Next Gen ecosystem that invests deeply in kids, students, and families. Across all campuses, the One Church Team provides unified leadership, strategy, and resourcing that enables Pinelake to move collaboratively and consistently toward its mission.### About Jackson Living in and around Jackson, Mississippi offers young families a welcoming, affordable, and deeply connected way of life that often surprises people.

The greater Jackson area features family friendly neighborhoods, highly regarded suburban school districts, and a cost of living that allows families to own homes, enjoy outdoor activities, and still have margin in their budgets. Weekends are filled with parks, community festivals, youth sports, and time at the Ross Barnett Reservoir, where families gather for boating, biking, and picnics. The region’s strong sense of community, paired with short commutes and a slower pace of life, creates space for meaningful relationships and family rhythms that are harder to find in larger metro areas.

For many, Jackson becomes the kind of place where kids grow up with roots, neighbors know each other by name, and family life is intentionally lived rather than rushed.

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** Job Category:
** Next Gen Ministry
** Job Type:
** Full Time
** Location/State:
** Mississippi
* * Job Level:
** Executive
* * Remote Status:
** On-Site
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