Executive Pastor

Essential Functions

Strategic Planning

• Responsible for strategic planning and staff coordination in executing the church’s mission and vision.
• Meet regularly with the Lead Pastor to ensure a close and unified partnership in ministry.
• Define 1-3-5 year strategic goals and action plans.
• Schedule, coordinate, and assist in leading staff meetings in partnership with the Lead Pastor.
• Understand the pulse of the congregation’s health through research and evaluation of proper statistics and metrics.
• Ensure staffing is effectively aligned for the health of CBC’s mission and vision.
• Oversee and execute large-scale projects such as leadership and management for capital campaigns, facilities projects, etc.

Leadership

• Provide leadership development training for staff, and set up a system for ongoing staff member feedback and reviews.
• Design leadership development systems and strategies for recruiting, retaining, training, and appreciating volunteer leaders.
• Establish a leadership pipeline within the church.
• Coach team leaders and staff through a performance review process and provide ongoing informal feedback, support and resources.
• Establish, recruit, and train additional serve teams as needed.

Operations

• Optimize systems and processes for Sunday operations as well as day-to-day.
• Oversee the calendar of events, staff & church wide as well as the communication systems & process.
• Manage relationships and communications with all vendors. (facilities, payroll, finances, etc.)
• Manage and optimize technology utilized at CBC.
• Maintain our congregational database and effective use of Planning Center.
• Build and oversee a team of staff, contractors, and volunteers that perform facility related activities to ensure operational readiness.
• Work with the Lead Pastor and Elder Team to develop church planting initiatives.

Human Resources

• Create & manage the HR process (insurance, labor law compliance, managing employee hours, compensation, benefits, structure, and cadence for performance reviews, PTO, employee handbook, policies, and procedures)
• Ensure each staff member has a clear job description.
• Create, maintain, and update the employee handbook as needed.
• Directly responsible for implementing the hiring and dismissal process following direction and guidance from the Lead Pastor and Elder Team.

Finance

• Work with the Lead Pastor as you develop and execute our overall budgeting process.
• Working with the church bookkeeper to oversee and maintain operational budget, and provide oversight and accountability to the effective use of CBC's budget.
• Maintain church wide financial reporting tools and insurance.
• Assist the Lead Pastor and Elders with future land/building procurement and/or capital campaigns.

Role and Responsibilities as a Pastor at CBC Richmond Hill:

• Maintain an authentic walk with Jesus Christ through the ongoing spiritual disciplines of Bible reading, prayer, personal worship, fasting, confession of sin, fellowship, a weekly sabbath, and serving.
• Be an active member of CBC, growing in community with other believers.
• Participate in pastoral care counseling.
• Officiate weddings and funerals.
• Participate in connecting with current members and new people and guide them into a biblical community.
• Work with other pastors on staff in shepherding, training, and strategic planning.
• Attend conferences, conventions, or seminars that would provide personal growth in gifts and skills.
• Participate in staff meeting, & staff development

Preferred Qualifications

• Theological Education
• Minimum of 5-7 years related experience in leading at high levels in a growing church/organization.
• Experience in fundraising, building projects, and church planting.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Have a high emotional IQ.
• Called to the Executive Pastor position.
• Ability to anticipate change and react strategically and efficiently.
• Enjoys and thrives as part of a team.

Spiritual and Character Criteria

• Possess a high view of Scripture and devotional depth.
• Meets the qualifications of an Elder (1 Timothy 2 & Titus 1).
• Walk with humility evidenced in vulnerability, and mutual dependence upon others.
• Bought into Servant Leadership, as modeled by Jesus.
• Agree with CBC’s statement of faith.