Senior/Lead Pastors
Executive Pastor/Executive Director
Calvary Bible Church (Kalamazoo, MI) – Executive Pastor/Executive Director
The Big Picture
Calvary Bible Church (calvarybible.org) is prayerfully seeking an Executive Pastor/Executive Director To assist the Senior Pastor in advancing the church’s mission and vision through strategic leadership, organizational oversight, and the effective execution of ministry and administrative responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Team Morale: Fostering team morale by personally modeling and actively encouraging a servant-
hearted, positive, encouraging, and energetic staff culture.
- Administrative Leadership: Leadership of all staff members and departments not directly
supervised by a pastor, particularly Finance, Facilities, Ministry Support, and Human Resources.
- Vision Implementation: Implement, manage, and ensure the completion of strategic objectives,
ongoing ministries, and common administrative tasks delegated by the Senior Pastor.
- Internal Communication: Facilitation of accurate, thorough, timely, and positive internal
communication among staff, elders, deacons, ministry volunteers, and the congregation.
- Special Projects: Planning and execution of special projects, conferences, and events as assigned.
- Operations: Oversee the coordination of facility use, ministry, event, vacation, and other
schedules.
- Policies & Procedures: Ensure policies and procedures of the church are current, relevant, and
followed; and responsibly and effectively align with best practices and the decisions made by
Calvary’s elders and Senior Pastor.
- External Communication: Develop, implement, and oversee external communication strategies
that increase community awareness of the church and its ministries, including maintaining a clear,
current, and engaging digital presence across the church’s website and social media platforms.
- Other Responsibilities: All other duties as assigned by the Senior Pastor.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Spiritual: Must meet the Biblical requirements of an Elder (1 Tim. 3:1-7, Titus 1:6-9); consistent
Christ-like character evidencing a growing relationship with Jesus Christ; membership at Calvary
Bible Church (CBC) including full agreement with the CBC Constitution and Statement of Faith; and
faithful attendance at CBC worship services and support of CBC ministries.
- Personal: Must have excellent leadership, communication, and relational skills; be enthusiastic and
positive; be a team player who can take initiative while submitting to leadership; and be highly
organized.
- Aspirational: Enthusiastic support for the pastors’ and elders’ philosophy of ministry and vision.
- Educational: Bachelor’s degree in a role-related field; Bible minor from a doctrinally like-minded
school, or an equivalent level of Bible knowledge.
- Professional: Minimum 3-5 years of significant leadership responsibility in multiple-staff, multiple-
department setting.
The Process
Please look over the job description and the church website. Along with your resume please answer these three questions:
Why do you believe that you might be a good fit as the Executive Pastor/Executive Director for Calvary Bible Church?
Describe your experiences in ministry and how you may be qualified to serve as the Executive Pastor/Executive Director at Calvary Bible Church?
In just a few sentences please give a summary of your theology and how that is in line with the doctrine of Calvary Bible Church.
Please send your resume, a sermon link and the answers to these questions to [email protected]
To Apply: [email protected]