Executive Pastor

They demonstrate the following characteristics to help our leadership team & church thrive:

• Spiritual: Serves out of the overflow of God’s love and the Spirit’s power.
• Integrator: Naturally translates vision into aligned operations that drive action.
• Strategic: Turns priorities into intentional plans, systems, and timelines that move mission forward.
• Executor: Gets done what gets decided.
• Developer: Trains and empowers others to fulfill ministry assignments.
• Collaborative: Thrives working side-by-side with Pastors, Staff, and congregation.
• Resilient: Able to overcome barriers and manage complexity with emotional steadiness.

As a part of the Elder Leadership Team, this Pastor will shepherd the flock through knowing, teaching, leading, protecting, and praying for the RHC church family because people trump projects and processes. Sharing the full rights and responsibilities as the entire Elder Leadership Team, this Pastor will serve in prayerful dependence on the Holy Spirit to glorify God in all things.

Specific Responsibilities

• Discipleship Movement & Leadership Development

• Drive clear, simple, and effective next steps across our discipleship pathway — from first-time guests to fully engaged disciples with an emphasis on Groups, Teams, and Leadership Development through intentional strategies and dynamic metrics.
• Create and own systems for leadership recruitment, training, and development across all ministry areas for a leadership pipeline that multiplies leaders.
• Collaborate with Lead Pastor in leading Staff and key ministry leaders to ensure Staff culture and ministry Teams are thriving through healthy communication, management systems, and evaluation.

• Vision Implementation & Strategic Execution

• Help fuel the culture of prayer in RHC to increase intimacy with God & the power of God among us through leadership and participation in agreed upon prayer gatherings.
• Serve alongside the Lead Pastor in implementing RHC’s God-given vision and mission by turning big-picture strategy into clear objectives, streamlined systems, and priority action steps executed across all ministries.
• Build alignment between Staff & Ministry Teams to ensure unified movement and momentum.
• Execute top level strategic priorities as agreed upon by the Elders (e.g., space acquisition, new initiatives, and major projects).

• Church Operations Oversight & Execution

• Oversee and optimize church operations and administration, including areas of human resources, facilities, tech, and systems that drive efficiency, eliminate bottlenecks, & free leaders to focus on serving people.
• Oversee Admin Associate who executes people movement and the management of church calendar, admin software, as well as general communication and operational needs.
• Oversee Finance Team and Vendors to ensure the execution and healthy growth of our: 1) Financial Systems, including the Financial Ministry Planning process and integration; 2) Financial Operations (RHC-based & vendor-based) and contract management; and 3) Financial Health, including discipleship growth in the “Generosity Journey,” transparency, accountability, reporting, and sustainability.

• Pastoral Ministry, Personal Growth, & Kingdom Investment

• Provide pastoral care for members through intercessory prayer, shepherding contacts, intentional encouragement, and other pastoral duties (counseling, weddings, funerals, etc).
• Preach & Assist in Leading Sunday Worship and other gatherings, as assigned.
• Prioritize pursuing God, spend time in scheduled spiritual retreats, and meet other missional leaders for encouragement and growth.
• Attend conferences, engage in intentional study, and receive coaching from ministry mentors
• Invest in like-minded kingdom efforts outside of the life of RHC, with approval of the Elders.

Commitment The Executive Pastor will serve indefinitely with a vision & prefer