Executive Pastor

Personnel Profile

Department: Executive

Reports to: Lead Pastor

Supervises: Story Team/Marketing, Communication, Directors & Volunteers

Position Profile

The Executive Pastor serves as the primary strategic integrator for Christian Fellowship Church. Working in close partnership with the Lead Pastor, the XP translates visionary direction into actionable ministry strategy, oversees the execution of core strategic initiatives, and ensures all ministry pillars (Worship, Discipleship, Next Gen) operate in unified, cross-functional alignment.

Responsibility

Vision Integration & Strategic Alignment:  Partner closely with the Lead Pastor to clarify, communicate, and contextualize CFC’s strategic vision and core plan across all staff and ministry departments. :: Serve as the primary bridge between visionary direction and day-to-day ministry execution, ensuring all programs directly advance CFC’s mission. :: Collaborate with the Director of Operations to align ministry initiatives with operational capacity, staffing budgets, and organizational design boundaries.

Staff Cohesion, Culture & Health: Cultivate a high-trust, collaborative staff culture rooted in CFC’s core values, leading with trust over suspicion. :: Ensure team alignment with staff culture expectations (e.g., Sunday "mingle over meeting" posture, weekly service attendance, annual lifestyle agreements, and healthy work-life margin). :: Drive team cohesion through intentional communication, pastoral care for staff, and cross-departmental collaboration.

Strategy Execution & Goal Achievement: Lead and manage the execution of church-wide initiatives and strategic action plans. :: Establish clear ministry metrics, accountability rhythms, and review processes across direct ministry leads (Worship, Discipleship, Next Gen). :: Remove operational bottlenecks and resolve cross-functional friction points to ensure ministry flows effectively.

Leadership & Volunteer Development Pipeline: Build and champion a formal, church-wide Leadership Development framework to identify, equip, and deploy emerging leaders within both staff and congregation. :: Oversee volunteer mobilization efforts, partnering with ministry leaders to create clear pathways for volunteer recruitment, vetting, and retention. :: Provide direct coaching, mentoring, and personal development goals for ministry department heads.

Preferred Qualifications & Characteristics:

• Experience 10+ years of ministry leadership experience, with a proven track record of supervising staff leaders, scaling systems, and multiplying teams.

• Strategic Mindset: Proven ability to think 12–24+ months ahead and build infrastructure that outlasts individual staff members.

• Leadership Profile: Exceptional coach, communicator, and team builder who gains energy from multiplying leaders rather than running programs directly.

• Relational Health: Emotionally intelligent, approachable, collaborative, and deeply committed to personal spiritual growth

• Ability to preach/teach to big and small groups when needed.