Executive Pastor

Job Description

Dayspring Community Church

Position: Executive Pastor

Supervisor: Lead Pastor

Classification: Full-Time, Salary + Benefits

Position Summary

The Executive Pastor serves as the primary strategic ministry partner to the Lead Pastor, providing organizational leadership that enables the church to faithfully accomplish its mission of glorifying God by making disciples who make disciples.

This role exists to transform vision into execution by leading the operational systems, developing staff, strengthening ministry leaders, stewarding resources, and ensuring every ministry functions in alignment with Dayspring's mission, disciple-making pathway, and leadership philosophy.

While the Lead Pastor primarily gives leadership to vision, preaching, shepherding, and doctrine, the Executive Pastor provides leadership to strategy, execution, organizational health, and ministry effectiveness.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, the Executive Pastor champions the Stewarded Church Pillar, helping build the systems, structures, and culture that allow every ministry pillar to thrive together.

"Let all things be done decently and in order."

• 1 Corinthians 14:40

Spiritual & Character Qualifications

• Meet the biblical qualifications of an elder (1 Timothy 3; Titus 1).
• Demonstrate a vibrant and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Possess unquestioned integrity.
• Display humility, wisdom, emotional maturity, and teachability.
• Be committed to personal holiness.
• Wholeheartedly affirm the doctrine, mission, leadership philosophy, and disciple-making pathway of Dayspring Community Church.
• Demonstrate a shepherd's heart toward staff, lay leaders, and the congregation.
• Lead from spiritual overflow rather than organizational ambition.

Leadership Competencies

• Servant Leadership
• Strategic Thinking
• Organizational Excellence
• Leadership Multiplication
• Kingdom Collaboration
• Executive Decision Making
• Systems Thinking
• Change Management
• Financial Stewardship
• Project Leadership
• Conflict Resolution
• Team Development

Primary Areas of Responsibility

Strategic Leadership

• Serve as the Lead Pastor's primary strategic ministry partner.
• Translate vision into executable ministry plans.
• Ensure ministry alignment across every department.
• Lead long-range planning.
• Help establish annual ministry goals.
• Champion organizational health.
• Evaluate ministry effectiveness.

Staff Leadership & Development

• Directly supervise ministry directors, coordinators, and operational staff.
• Coach pastors and ministry leaders toward healthy leadership.
• Build a culture of collaboration.
• Lead staff meetings.
• Assist in hiring, onboarding, coaching, evaluation, and transitions.
• Develop future leaders throughout the church.
• Encourage healthy communication between ministry departments.

Ministry Operations

• Finance
• Budget development
• Human Resources
• Policies and Proceedures
• Risk management
• Facilities
• Technology
• Security
• Communications systems
• Project management
• Legal compliance
• Building Campaign Management

Stewardship

• Lead responsible stewardship of church resources.
• Assist in annual budgeting.
• Oversee financial accountability systems.
• Ensure resources support mission rather than distract from it.
• Work closely with the Leadership Advisory Board.
• Recommend improvements to operational efficiency.

Executive Leadership Team

• Serve as an active member of the Executive Leadership Team.
• Collaborate with the Worship, Discipleship, and Family Pastors.
• Break down ministry silos.
• Champion unity across departments.
• Help execute the vision established by the Lead Pastor and Elders.

Preferred Education & Experience

The Executive Pastor should possess the education, experience, and leadership maturity necessary to provide strategic oversight within a growing local church. While no two ministry journeys are identical, the ideal candidate will demonstrate a proven record of faithful ministry leadership, sound biblical judgment, and the ability to develop healthy leaders, healthy teams, and effective ministry systems. A bachelor's degree is preferred, with seminary or graduate theological education considered a strong asset, along with several years of progressively increasing leadership responsibility in a church or comparable ministry setting.

The ideal candidate will have experience in strategic planning, staff leadership, budgeting, and organizational stewardship while maintaining a shepherd's heart for people. He should be an effective communicator, a collaborative team builder, and a leader of high character who is equally comfortable casting long-term strategy and investing personally in the development of staff, lay leaderss, and future leaders. Above all, he should demonstrate a deep love for Christ, His Church, and the mission of making disciples who make disciples.