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Bethany Eastside Lead Pastor

Summary: The Lead Pastor of Bethany Eastside will lead and shepherd the congregation,
lead the Sunday experience, oversee the ministries and staff, extend pastoral
care, and collaborate with staff and congregants to fulfill the vision and mission
of Bethany Community Church.

Location: Bethany Eastside
Reports to: Executive Lead Pastor
FLSA Status: Exempt, 30 hrs/week

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Teach, shepherd, worship with, and pray for and with the Eastside congregation.

  • Provide for and oversee the regular Sunday Teaching and worship experience of
    Bethany Eastside.
  • Study and collaborate with the Bethany Teaching Team on sermon series, weekly messages, resources for spiritual formation, and long-term theological vision for Bethany.

Develop, oversee, support, and encourage congregant leaders, staff and volunteers.

  • Develop and equip Local Oversight Team members to seek the vision of Jesus for
    the Eastside congregation, to care for the community, and to grow as disciples.
  • Identify and develop new leaders and leadership resources to facilitate a growing community.
  • Collaborate with the Eastside congregation on church initiatives and ministries, and foster a growing sense of community at Bethany Eastside.
  • Provide leadership, shepherding and management of staff, volunteers and ministries.

Establish and nurture local mission and outreach partners in the community, and a
positive presence in the local neighborhood.
 

Provide leadership and management of Bethany Eastside.

  • Steward and manage the Bethany Eastside budget with excellence.
  • Drive excellence in ministry operations: communications, financial stewardship, volunteer engagement, worship experience, safety, facilities.

Collaborate with Senior Pastor on vision, strategy, and all-Bethany initiatives. Meet
regularly together for supervision and prayer.
 

Ensure local engagement with all-Bethany ministries such as Missions and Local
Outreach, Wilderness, Ministry of Racial Justice and Reconciliation, and the priorities of
Bethany’s Vision 2030.
 

Establish and nurture existing local mission and outreach partners in the community.
 

Lead the Eastside congregation in Bethany’s Traits of Health and continued progress
toward sustainability and flourishing as a Bethany location.
 

Perform other duties as the situation requires or as assigned.

 

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

  • Strong, mature, spiritual commitment to Christ and to practicing habits that cultivate a relationship with Jesus.
  • Biblical and theological training (masters of divinity or equivalent degree preferred).
  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • 3-5 years of pastoral experience.
  • Ordination/licensure for pastoral work strongly preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal communications skills, including face-to-face, email, and other forms of communication.

 

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS

Work Schedule: Typical work schedule is Sunday through Thursday, 30 hours/week

Physical Demands: Must be able to work in an office environment, often at a computer. Must be able to move between buildings on campus. Must be able to lift small
boxes and/or equipment up to 25lbs.

Working Conditions: Due to seasonal activity, job duties may often require additional hours and availability outside normal working hours. May require flexibility to
adjust work schedule from time to time to work early or later than regular schedule. The office environment is fast-paced and may be considered stressful, due to seemingly regular interruptions because of numerous urgent and unexpected requests that require multitasking. Non-smoking building and environment.

Compensation: Dependent on experience, Salary range: $55,000 - $62,400/year
Benefits: Full benefits for employees working 30+ hours/week including: medical, dental, and life insurance.

 

This job description is intended to describe the general nature of this job, and may not include all responsibilities that might be required of the person holding this position. This job description is subject to change at any time at the sole discretion of Bethany Community Church, and does not establish a contract for employment.