Executive Pastor

Requirement

3+ years experience managing multiple employees.

Support, manage and motivate church staff members toward engagement in the vision and mission of North Way, fostering a culture of disciple-making. Also, recruit, equip and lead teams of volunteers in various ministries aimed at life-change.

• Set an example by modeling a lifestyle of pursuing our church’s vision and mission of seeking the life-change of salvation for the unreached, and the life-change of transformation in the life of followers of Jesus.
• Care for, manage, and oversee direct reports in order to help them stay healthy and keep on track with their ministry initiatives.
• Ensure regular meetings and evaluations with direct reports regarding status of job responsibilities and progress on Ministry Action Plans.
• Be available to provide advice, counsel and support to the general staff team aimed at helping them succeed in their goals.
• Ensure the integration of leaders and ministries in alignment with our purpose, and pursue including special initiatives, and staff goal-setting to reach these initiatives.
• Lead and oversee a staff leadership team who facilitates staff meetings, training, and strategic hiring in partnership with the Senior Pastor.
• Oversee a financial team who provides financial updates and insights for the Elder Board.
• Oversee a system that equips and schedules ministers to perform sacerdotal responsibilities including Minister on Call, and officiating weddings and funerals.

• Meet the Character Qualifications of 1 Timothy and Titus.
• Carry out the commitments of church membership along with his spouse.
• Create and regularly assess the status of an annual Ministry Action Plan (MAP).
• Attend all applicable meetings.
• Be adaptable to the shifting needs of our church and community when it comes to your role and responsibilities.

We believe peer leaders work alongside you, not under you. We value developing high-capacity leaders, not hiring more staff or doing most of the work ourselves.

Who are your peer leaders? How are you developing them?

We believe rest is a spiritual discipline that fosters dependency on God and results in vibrant work. Rest needs to be routine, planned for, and taken seriously. This means both weekly and annually through use of vacation time.

What’s your weekly rhythm for rest? When is your next vacation?

We believe that every part of your life matters to God, not just your job. Every part of your life will affect your broader ministry. You are responsible to pursue health in each area.

What are you doing to foster health in your relational, physical, financial, mental, and spiritual life?

We believe great teams act like a team. Each member of our team has unique gifts, perspectives, and strengths. Our staff functions best when we’re using our God-given design to help the others succeed.

How have you asked for or offered help to a team member?

We believe that our greatest responsibility as followers of Jesus is to make disciples which begins with sharing the gospel. We look for opportunities to personally share the gospel with the people God has placed around us relationally and geographically.

Whom are you praying for, and with whom have you shared the Gospel recently?

We believe that trust and unity are built around honest and gracious conversations when misunderstandings, offenses, or unmet expectations arise. We do not drag each other through the mud by complaining to others, backbiting, or assuming the worst. Instead, we assume the best and have a conversation.

When have you initiated or received an honest and gracious conversation with another team member? Is there a conversation that you need to pursue?

We believe in pursuing a God-sized vision by setting and pursuing big, measurable goals. Once set, we work at them vigorously, diligently and proficiently. The greatest outcome in pursuing a goal is often the pursuit of who we have to become to reach our goals.

What goals are you pursuing with your team that are…