Executive Pastor Opportunity
Liberty Church
Multi-venue in Shrewsbury and Worcester, Massachusetts
Overview
Dynamic multi-location church and outreach ministry experiencing significant growth seeks an experienced Executive Pastor to lead a team of pastors and ministry directors to greater levels of Excellence and Achievement for Christ and ministry. This position is under the vision and guidance of the Lead Pastor and Executive Board of Directors.
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree or equivalent in ministry, Masters Degree preferred.
- Licensed Ordained Minister.
- Verifiable current experience as an Executive Pastor or Senior Administrative Pastor/Leader in a large and growing church.
- Currently employed as a staff member of a church or comparable corporate setting.
- Extensive experience planning, budgeting, managing and developing staff, managing multiple competing projects, solving problems, creating systems, analyzing results.
- Working knowledge of software, multimedia tools and technology that facilitate efficient workflow and professional communication.
Responsibilities
Administrator/Mentor
Supervision of assistant pastoral staff, directors, and volunteers leaders
- To energize and mobilize staff with motivating and positive communication.
- To work closely with the pastoral staff and ministry leaders.
- To identify and leverage synergies in processes and tools and coach leaders to work effectively as one team addressing multiple areas of ministry.
- To lead by example, demonstrating exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to identify volunteer leaders and delegate responsibility effectively while maintaining open communication and constructive feedback.
- To oversee the development of goals and objectives for staff and assistant pastors with a singular focus to see the vision and mission of the church achieved. Provide evaluation and feedback on a semi-annual basis.
- To ensure that objectives and goals of the church and staff are being achieved.
- To create an environment that maximizes all of the resources of the church to raise ministries to a higher level of excellence and effectiveness.
- To provide problem-solving expertise when areas of ministry are not operating to potential, and administer guidance and corrective actions as required.
- To oversee the recruiting, selection, training, development, evaluation, and termination of ministry directors, office staff, and assistant pastors.
- To develop and maintain comprehensive job descriptions for all pastoral, director, and staff positions.
Supervision of Church
- To facilitate the flow of information and smooth operation of church offices and facilities.
- To ensure the church ministries and operations are running smoothly, efficiently, and on budget.
- To identify and implement process to increase efficiency.
- To coordinate the annual budget process.
- To manage the on-going operations of church support services; such as functions, communications, and personnel.
- To manage multiple facilities, including the acquisition and construction of new buildings as ministries grow.
Church Development
- To work with the Lead Pastor constantly seeking and recommending ways to better position the church's impact and influence on the lives of God’s people.
- To research and evaluate successful, growing churches and faith-based organizations for best relevant and possible applications.
- To identify and implement opportunities for improvement and efficiencies.
- To provide regular updates to the Lead Pastor and executive board.
- To partner with the Lead Pastor in communicating his long-term vision for the church.
Ministry
- To love God’s people to life and beyond, engaging them with the heart of a pastor, always giving a piece of your heart and never a piece of your mind.
- To connect with the church and community on a personal and spiritual level, developing godly relationships, providing encouragement and guidance along their spiritual walk.
- To demonstrate the highest level of genuine integrity and compassion as displayed in all aspects of personal life and ministry.
- To provide counseling, comfort, encouragement, and support.
- To perform weddings, funerals, and other ceremonies as required, meeting the needs of the congregation.
- To be available to teach and preach as directed by the Lead Pastor.
Liberty Church, located in Shrewsbury and Worcester Massachusetts, is a multi-location Assembly of God church entrusted with the vision to “Bridge gaps, repair breaches and to reconcile people back to God.” Isaiah 58:12
In its brief thirteen-year history, the Lord has transformed a small suburban church into a thriving fellowship dedicated to “loving people to life”. Under the vision and guidance of Lead Pastor Rev. Will Bard, the congregation has grown from 12 to over 1600, four weekend services, and two campuses. Rooted initially in Shrewsbury in a 400-seat sanctuary built in 2002, Liberty rapidly grew to three services. In 2006, Liberty Church opened its second campus in downtown Worcester, just twenty minutes away, adding an 800-seat sanctuary and a fourth weekend service. The inner city campus also houses corporate offices, and a medical office building for future ministry expansion. Liberty Church has ongoing plans to expand its facilities to meet the needs of its growing congregation and outreach ministries.
Liberty Church is the first church in New England to operate in multiple locations. The Worcester church campus is also the home of the New England Dream Center, the first of its kind ministry in New England. N.E.D.C. is a rich portfolio of ministries and faith-based social services targeted at meeting the needs of those who call inner city Worcester their home. Its mission is to provide assistance and supportive services to individuals and their families, who may be displaced, neglected, or abused. Our mission is to inspire, heal, and love back to life and beyond. Services currently include Adult Day Health care, Foster Care, Life Skills counseling, and will eventually include a pharmacy, dental care, and short-term transitional residential services.
The future is extremely bright for Liberty Church and the New England Dream Center. God has continued to pour his blessings on his people and has positioned Liberty to truly make a difference in the lives of many.
Statistics
- Average Weekly Attendance: 1200 (three services in Shrewsbury)
- Average Weekly Attendance: 400 (one service in Worcester)
- Annual Budget 2007: $2.4 Million
- 7 Full time pastors; 7 full and part time staff
- New England Dream Center opened in March 2006; full time staff of 14
- Worcester facility is 50,000 square feet
- Shrewsbury facility is 14,000 square feet
- Shrewsbury is a suburban community of 31,000 people
- Worcester is the second largest city in New England with a population of about 176,000 people
You’ll use the rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You’ll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild, renovate,
make the community livable again. Isaiah 58:12, The Message
Contact Information
All interested applicants need to submit a cover letter, resume, and statement of faith addressed to Members of the Executive Board, Microsoft Word or PDF accepted.
Email the above to: ExecutivePastorSearch@gmail.com
