Executive Pastor of Campuses
Full-Time
Executive PastorOn-Site
Position Title: Executive Pastor of Campuses
Location: South Mountain Community Church – Utah
Reports To: Lead Pastor
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Summary: The Executive Pastor of Campuses provides strategic leadership, pastoral care, and operational oversight for all campuses of South Mountain Community Church. This role is responsible for developing and executing campus-level strategies, ensuring alignment with the church’s mission, vision, and values, and fostering a healthy, thriving staff culture. This leader will oversee staff care initiatives, champion best practices across campuses, and support Campus Pastors in effective ministry leadership and execution.
Key Responsibilities
1. Campus Strategy & Execution
- Directly oversees and evaluates Campus Pastors
- Leads campus staffing decisions in alignment with Lead Pastor
- Holds responsibility for campus health, effectiveness, and alignment
- Lead the implementation of SMCC’s vision, strategies, and ministry initiatives at the campus level
- Ensure consistency and excellence across all campuses while allowing for contextual flexibility
- Develop and refine systems, processes, and best practices to improve campus effectiveness
- Works in close partnership with the Executive Pastor of Operations to ensure campus strategies are fully supported by systems, staffing, and resources.
2. Staff Leadership & Care
- Provide pastoral care, coaching, and leadership development for campus
- Cultivate a healthy, aligned, and spiritually vibrant staff culture
- Oversee staff care systems including encouragement, crisis care, conflict resolution, and leadership health
- Assist in hiring, onboarding, and ongoing development of campus staff
3. Leadership Development
- Mentor and coach Campus Pastors and key leaders
- Identify and develop emerging leaders within the church
- Create leadership pipelines and training environments
4. Vision & Culture Champion
- Reinforce and model the mission, vision, and values of South Mountain Community Church
- Help maintain a unified culture across all campuses
- Act as a key voice in strategic planning and decision-making
Success Indicators
- Frontline metrics are accomplished each year
- Increased retention of campus staff
- Identifiable leadership pipeline throughout the church
- Reduction in unresolved staff conflict or crisis escalation
- Project planning processes for identified areas of improvement
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum of 3+ years of leadership experience in a church or comparable organizational setting
- Proven experience in multi-site church leadership or large ministry environments preferred
- Demonstrated ability to lead leaders and manage multiple teams and departments
- Strong organizational, strategic thinking, and execution skills
- Pastoral heart with a passion for staff care and leadership development
- Excellent communication and relational skills
- Alignment with SMCC’s Vision, Values and SMCC Way
Core Competencies
- Leadership & Influence
- Strategic Thinking & Execution
- Emotional Intelligence & Pastoral Care
- Team Development
- Organizational Alignment
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
Spiritual Expectations
- A growing, vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ
- Commitment to biblical leadership and servant-hearted ministry
- Active participation in the life of the church
- Models integrity, humility, and Christ-centered leadership
Summary: This role carries delegated authority from the Lead Pastor to lead and develop Campus Pastors and campus ministry as an extension of the Lead Pastor’s leadership.
View Details5/15/2026