Ministry Jobs in Utah

Executive Pastor of Campuses

South Mountain Community Church

Draper, UT

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.