Executive Pastor

Job Description

SNAPSHOT OF THE ROLE

We are a growing, evangelistically driven church seeking an Executive Pastor who can help turn vision into reality. Since True North was planted in 2019, God has grown our church from 12 people to over 200 through a strong commitment to gospel-centered preaching, authentic community, and outward-focused ministry. We believe we are only scratching the surface of what God wants to do.

As our church continues to grow, we recognize the need for stronger discipleship systems, organizational clarity, leadership development, and operational excellence. The Executive Pastor will serve as a key strategic leader who partners closely with the Lead Pastor to help build healthy systems, scalable structures, and effective ministry environments that allow people to be reached, discipled, developed, and sent. They are the chief organizational and ministry systems leader of the church, responsible for translating vision into execution by overseeing operations, finances, staff leadership, discipleship systems, and ministry effectiveness. In many ways, this person will serve as the complementary leader to the Lead Pastor.

This role is not simply administrative. We are looking for a shepherd-leader who is passionate about the local church, gifted in organizational leadership, and energized by helping ministries thrive. The ideal candidate will be able to take the vision and direction established by the Lead Pastor/Elders and help execute it with excellence.

MISSION AND VALUES

Our Mission: Helping people discover Jesus and develop into world-changing disciples.

Our Values: Show Grace | Speak Truth | Share Jesus | Serve Generously | Seek Community

For more details about our mission, vision, values and beliefs please take a moment to visit www.truenorthpgh.org.

CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

We are passionate about worshiping God with all that we are. As Romans 12:1 says, we want to be a people who “offer our entire lives as a living sacrifice” to the Lord. We are driven by the gospel and the Word of God. We want every aspect of our church to ooze the gospel of grace while at the same time holding fast to the timeless truth of the Word. We are also passionate about loving people. We strive to be a community that cares for, encourages and keeps each other accountable. When you call True North “home,” you truly become part of a family.

While we have a diversity of ages and backgrounds, our primary demographic is young professionals and young families. On any given Sunday our church is buzzing with kids and people will often linger long after our worship gatherings have ended just talking and building relationships.

ABOUT PITTSBURGH

True North is located just five miles north of the city of Pittsburgh in Ross Township, PA. Ross is a family-friendly suburb and a popular place to live due to its close proximity(10 minutes) for commuters working in the city. The city of Pittsburgh itself can best be described as "a big city with a small-town feel." It has all the amenities of a big city (350k city limits, 2.3 million in the Pittsburgh metro area) like museums, concert venues, sports, zoos, restaurants etc., but it is not so big that it feels overwhelming. Over the last 50 years the city has gone through a major revitalization and transition from an industrial steel town to one focused on education, technology, banking and healthcare. From a religious standpoint it is heavily catholic and there is a huge mission field here of "unchurched" and "dechurched" people to be reached. The bottom line: we LOVE Pittsburgh and Ross Township. It is a great place to raise a family and God is moving in this city for his glory.

KEY RESPONSBILITIES

Vision & Strategic Execution

• Champion and help implement the vision, mission, and culture of the church.
• Translate vision into actionable strategies, systems, goals, and ministry initiatives.
• Work closely with the Lead Pastor to ensure alignment across all ministries and teams.
• Help create scalable structures that support continued healthy growth.
• Identify organizational bottlenecks and proactively develop solutions.
• Lead strategic planning processes and help ministries move from ideas to execution.

Discipleship & Ministry Systems

• Develop, oversee, and improve systems that help people move from: First-time guest To connected attender To growing disciple To equipped servant leader
• Create clear next steps for spiritual growth and assimilation.
• Help oversee small groups, discipleship pathways, leadership development, and volunteer systems.
• Build processes that ensure people are not only attending church, but actively growing in their faith.
• Develop systems for care, follow-up, volunteer onboarding, and leadership multiplication.

Organizational Leadership & Operations

• Oversee the operational and organizational health of the church.
• Lead staff systems, workflows, communication structures, and ministry alignment.
• Help establish sound biblical business practices, policies, and financial stewardship.
• Work alongside finance and administrative teams to ensure wise management of resources.
• Assist in budget planning, organizational planning, staffing structures, and human resource management.
• Build and maintain healthy systems that increase efficiency without sacrificing pastoral care.
• Help cultivate a culture of excellence, accountability, unity, and spiritual maturity.

Leadership Development

• Recruit, develop, coach, and empower leaders and volunteers.
• Help staff and ministry leaders become more effective in both leadership and discipleship.
• Create leadership pipelines that identify and develop future ministry leaders.
• Foster a healthy culture where people are equipped and released into ministry.

Teaching & Pastoral Ministry

• Preach approximately 4–8 times per year.
• Assist with pastoral care responsibilities as needed (weddings, funerals, visitations, counseling etc.)
• Help shepherd the church spiritually alongside the Lead Pastor and leadership team.
• Model spiritual maturity, humility, servant leadership, and a heart for people.

QUALIFICATIONS

Spiritual Qualifications

• A growing and vibrant relationship with Jesus Christ.
• A clear calling to pastoral ministry and a deep love for the local church.
• Fully aligned with the church’s doctrine, mission, values, and philosophy of ministry.
• Demonstrates biblical character consistent with the qualifications outlined in Scripture for church leadership.
• Passionate about evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, and church growth.

Leadership Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams, systems, and organizational growth.
• Strong strategic thinking and execution ability.
• Highly organized and able to build sustainable ministry structures.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to lead both spiritually and organizationally.
• Demonstrated ability to develop leaders and build healthy ministry cultures.
• Capable of balancing relational ministry with operational excellence.
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills and high emotional intelligence.

Preferred Experience

• Experience serving in a growing church context.
• Experience overseeing staff, volunteers, systems, or ministry operations.
• Experience developing discipleship pathways and volunteer structures.
• Bachelor’s degree or ministry training preferred, but character, competency, and calling are prioritized.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about gospel multiplication and advancement.
• Thrives in building systems that help ministries grow and people flourish.
• Understands both organizational leadership and spiritual formation.
• Is energized by execution, structure, and turning vision into reality.
• Wants to help build a healthy, evangelistically aggressive, disciple-making church.
• Can complement the Lead Pastor’s strengths and help strengthen areas of organizational leadership.
• Is both strategic and pastoral.
• Can lead with humility, wisdom, flexibility, and conviction.
• Has a proven track record of overseeing staff, multiplying leaders, scaling ministries, implementing systems and managing operations in a growing church.

Reporting Structure

• Reports directly to the Lead Pastor and will work closely with the elders of the church to ensure the vision is being carried out effectively.
• Works closely with staff, ministry leaders, and key volunteers.

Core Cultural Values

We are committed to being a church that:

• Reaches people far from God.
• Prioritizes expository biblical preaching and gospel clarity.
• Develops mature disciples of Jesus.
• Builds authentic community.
• Equips, empowers and multiplies leaders.
• Pursues excellence for the glory of God.
• Remains outward-focused rather than inward-focused.
• Operates with humility, integrity, unity, and passion.

Potential Areas of Oversight

Depending on gifting and church structure, the Executive Pastor may oversee:

• Assimilation & guest follow-up
• Small groups & discipleship pathways
• Volunteer systems
• Staff coordination
• Ministry operations
• Budgeting & administration
• Leadership development
• Communications & planning
• Events & ministry execution
• Campus or facility operations

Final Note

We are not simply hiring an administrator. We are looking for a kingdom-minded builder, leader, shepherd, and systems thinker who can help position our church for sustainable health and growth in the years ahead.

The right person will help us continue reaching people with the gospel while building strong foundations that allow discipleship, leadership development, and ministry effectiveness to scale as God continues to grow the church. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of a growing church that is passionate about reaching people far from God while helping believers become mature disciples of Jesus.

Applications may be sent to info@truenorthpgh.org

Please Submit:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Link to preaching (if available)
• Photo