Executive Pastor of Ministries

Good News Church

Position Summary

The Executive Pastor of Ministries leads ministry teams advancing Good News Church’s mission: Helping people build their lives on the reality of Jesus Christ.

This role develops ministry leaders, strengthens ministry effectiveness, and aligns programming and discipleship strategies with the church’s mission, vision, values, and priorities. Working with the Lead Pastor and Executive Pastor of Operations, this position builds healthy, accountable teams and a unified ministry culture across campuses.

Leading through ministry directors, the Executive Pastor of Ministries empowers teams to develop volunteers and create opportunities for people to pursue God, build community, and live generously.

Core Responsibilities

Ministry Leadership & Development

Provide executive leadership, supervision, and development for ministry directors, fostering healthy teams, ownership, collaboration, and accountability.

• Oversee ministry directors responsible for Next Gen, Engagement, Discipleship, Communications, Missions, and Worship.

• Establish clear expectations, responsibilities, and measurable outcomes through the OKR process.

• Develop a leadership culture focused on developing people and multiplying leaders rather than simply managing programs.

• Meet regularly with leaders for coaching, encouragement, strategic direction, and accountability.

• Identify, develop, and empower emerging leaders for greater responsibility.

• Foster trust, collaboration, spiritual maturity, clear communication, and shared ownership.

• Equip directors to recruit, develop, and lead volunteer teams.

• Address leadership and performance concerns with the Executive Pastor of Operations and Lead Pastor as needed.

Ministry Alignment & Effectiveness

Ensure ministries align with the church’s mission, vision, values, and priorities while continually evaluating health and effectiveness.

• Translate the Lead Pastor’s vision into ministry priorities.

• Ensure programs and initiatives advance according to priority and schedule.

• Strengthen departmental communication, collaboration, and shared planning while reducing silos.

• Evaluate programs for spiritual impact, participation, effectiveness, and alignment with church-wide priorities.

• Partner with directors to improve and innovate for greater ministry impact.

• Establish consistent expectations, standards, and practices while allowing ministry-specific flexibility.

• Encourage thoughtful, mission-driven decisions about programs, resources, and priorities.

• Foster continuous improvement focused on meaningful outcomes rather than activity alone.

Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

Oversee discipleship philosophy, programming, volunteer development, and spiritual formation strategies, ensuring opportunities to grow in relationship with Jesus.

• Strengthen the discipleship pathway from initial engagement toward spiritual growth, community, service, and leadership.

• Align discipleship experiences, including Alpha, Rooted, Crews, Core Groups, and other approved opportunities.

• Work with directors to connect weekend worship, next steps, small groups, serving, and missions.

• Help individuals move from participation to meaningful relationships, spiritual maturity, and active ministry involvement.

• Strengthen volunteer recruitment, training, leadership development, and ongoing support across departments.

• Evaluate discipleship engagement and participation to improve effectiveness and spiritual growth.

Multisite Ministry Alignment

Ensure consistent ministry philosophy, programming, discipleship strategies, and leadership development across all campuses.

• Collaborate with campus leaders and ministry directors on a unified ministry approach.

• Ensure programs reflect Good News Church’s mission, values, and culture at every campus.

• Establish shared expectations, systems, and practices for consistency and effectiveness.

• Support ministry leaders in adapting programs and approaches to each campus’s unique needs and opportunities while maintaining church-wide alignment.

• Strengthen collaboration between centralized ministry leadership and campus teams.

Ministry Planning & Accountability

Lead planning, establish measurable objectives, and hold ministry leaders accountable for strategies advancing church-wide platforms.

• Develop annual ministry plans, priorities, and measurable objectives with each director, aligned with church-wide OKRs.

• Establish regular planning, progress reviews, evaluation, and accountability.

• Monitor performance and outcomes, helping leaders address challenges, celebrate progress, and adjust strategies.

• Collaborate with the Executive Pastor of Operations to align priorities with organizational strategy and resources.

• Partner on staffing plans, personnel needs, budgets, and organizational planning.

• Update the Lead Pastor regularly on ministry effectiveness, leadership development, strategic progress, and emerging opportunities.

• Foster accountability for both team health and ministry results.

Leadership Expectations

• Spiritual Leadership: Model a growing relationship with Jesus Christ, biblical integrity, spiritual maturity, and commitment to church mission and values.

• Leadership Development: Intentionally develop staff and volunteer leaders for effective leadership and greater responsibility.

• Strategic Thinking: Translate vision into priorities, coordinated strategies, and measurable outcomes.

• Relational Leadership: Build relationships grounded in trust, encouragement, accountability, humility, and effective communication.

• Organizational Alignment: Collaborate across teams and campuses, prioritizing the church’s mission over individual departments or programs.

• Execution & Accountability: Set expectations, fulfill commitments, evaluate results, and help leaders continually improve.

• Change Leadership: Guide teams through growth, organizational change, and new opportunities with wisdom, flexibility, and clarity.

Qualifications & Experience

• Demonstrated commitment to Jesus Christ and alignment with Good News Church’s mission, theology, vision, and values.

• Significant pastoral, ministry, nonprofit, or executive-level leadership experience.

• Proven ability to supervise, coach, and develop ministry directors and leaders.

• Experience leading multiple departments, programs, or teams in a growing church.

• Strong understanding of discipleship, spiritual formation, volunteer development, and ministry leadership.

• Multisite leadership experience or ability to lead effectively across campuses is a plus.

• Ability to develop strategies, set measurable goals, and evaluate ministry effectiveness.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to collaborate with senior leadership within established organizational structures.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; theological or ministry-related graduate education valued.

• Pastoral ordination or ministerial credentials preferred, consistent with church leadership requirements.

Measures of Success

• Healthy Ministry Leadership: Directors are supported, equipped, accountable, and growing in effectiveness.

• Ministry Alignment: Ministries align with church-wide mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities.

• Discipleship Engagement: Increasing numbers take meaningful next steps in discipleship, community, service, and leadership.

• Volunteer Development: Teams effectively recruit, equip, retain, and develop volunteer leaders.

• Multisite Consistency: Campuses share ministry philosophy and practices while meeting local needs.

• Strategic Execution: Directors establish and achieve measurable objectives aligned with church-wide OKRs.

• Organizational Health: Departments collaborate, communicate clearly, and contribute to a unified, healthy staff culture.

Working Relationships & Organizational Accountability

The Executive Pastor of Ministries reports directly to the Lead Pastor and serves on the executive leadership team.

This role partners with the Executive Pastor of Operations to align ministry strategies, staffing, budgets, and resources.

Executive Pastor of Ministries: Primary leadership for ministry direction, staff development, programming effectiveness, and discipleship alignment.

Executive Pastor of Operations: Primary leadership for organizational strategy, finance, human resources, operations, administrative systems, and organizational accountability.

Together, these roles support the Lead Pastor in advancing Good News Church’s mission and building a healthy, effective, and sustainable ministry organization.