Executive Pastor

Warsaw Community Church is a warm, welcoming, non-denominational church in Warsaw, Indiana, committed to helping people grow deeper in their relationship with Jesus Christ and share the hope of the Gospel. Since beginning in 1993 with just a small group meeting in a school, WCC has grown into a vibrant community where individuals and families can explore who God is, connect in a Bible-based community, and serve others with grace and love.

With engaging worship, clear, biblical teaching that fosters spiritual formation, ministries for all ages, and opportunities to build meaningful relationships, WCC strives to be a place where everyone feels encouraged, supported, and equipped to follow Jesus and make a difference in the world.

Todd Gerst has served at WCC for more than a decade and brings over 30 years of ministry experience, including nearly 20 years with New Tribes Mission/Ethnos
360 as a church planter and later as an international ministry leader. After returning to the U.S., Todd joined WCC’s staff and eventually stepped into the Senior Pastor role through a thoughtful, Elder‑led succession process. He leads with humility, a deep commitment to spiritual formation, and a steady, mission‑focused presence. Todd is passionate about helping people grow deeper in Christ and equipping the church to share the hope of the Gospel with clarity and compassion.

The Executive Pastor at Warsaw Community Church partners closely with the Senior Pastor to turn vision into reality by leading the church’s day-to-day operations, staff culture, and organizational health. Operating with delegated authority for daily operational decisions, the Executive Pastor serves on the Executive Leadership Team and supports the Elder Team. This role oversees key operational ministries, such as Finance, Community Care, Facilities, Communications, HR, and IT.

This role stewards WCC’s $3.1M ministry budget with excellence and ensures that systems, teams, and ministries remain aligned with WCC’s mission of growing deeper in Christ and sharing the hope of the Gospel. With a shepherd’s heart and strong leadership presence, the Executive Pastor builds healthy teams, strengthens collaboration, develops leaders and volunteers, and helps create the clarity, structure, and momentum needed for the church to thrive now and into the future.

• Operate with delegated authority from the Senior Pastor for day‑to‑day operational decisions.
• Translate the Senior Pastor’s vision into clear, actionable strategies that align ministries and drive organizational focus.
• Lead and support operational ministries and staff, ensuring a healthy team culture and effective execution.
• Establish clarity of roles, expectations, and priorities for staff—defining what success looks like for each ministry and ensuring day-to-day focus aligns with mission and strategy.
• Strengthen systems, processes, and church-wide communication to improve consistency, effectiveness, and support for all ministries.
• Oversee the execution of church-wide initiatives and facilitate strong cross-ministry collaboration.
• Ensure ministries remain aligned with WCC’s mission, vision, and values.
• Strengthen and build upon ministry systems, volunteer structures, and cross-ministry calendaring.
• Provide ongoing leadership development, coaching, and accountability for staff at all levels.
• Champion ministry and organizational health, alignment, and long-term development.
• Build upon and strengthen WCC’s volunteer culture by developing sustainable volunteer teams across all ministries.
• Strengthen ministry analytics through a strategic dashboard that highlights key indicators of ministry health and supports informed decision-making.
• Participate actively in Elder and Executive Leadership discussions to support unified direction and alignment.

• Spiritually mature, biblically grounded, and aligned with WCC’s theology and values.
• Relationally warm, humble, and collaborative.
• Shepherd’s heart with a strong leadership presence.
• Feels deeply called by God to serve the local church and invests in the mission and…