Senior Pastor of Community Church of Hendersonville
The Need
Community Church of Hendersonville (CCH) is an evangelical, independent, inter-denominational body of believers with a vision to be a relevant, connected people, radically changed by the love of Jesus, impacting our neighbors near and far, with transforming
truth and dynamic compassion. The church includes a 300-400+ congregation along with a substantial online presence and viewership. After being led for over 25 years by its amazing senior pastor, he has graciously informed CCH leadership that he will retire
at the end of April 2023. CCH leadership has begun the search for a new senior pastor to lead this compassion-driven, service-minded body of believers in the heart of Hendersonville, TN, a thriving, fast-growing suburb of Nashville.
Over the past 5 years, CCH leadership has been led to reorganize the church structure and staff in response to the evolving needs of its growing, diverse community – and we stand fully united as we prayerfully seek to fulfill the need for a new senior pastor.
It is noteworthy that CCH has maintained financial stability through the Covid pandemic while the church leadership team exercised a conservative financial plan to place it in a very positive financial position in a post-pandemic world. We believe that God
is calling this individual to champion an incredible season in our history, and to embrace the challenge of leading our church to fulfill its mission: to help every person come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and develop as His disciple!
The Position
Throughout its history, CCH has been an outreach-focused, intergenerational body of believers with diverse denominational backgrounds, deeply committed to spiritual growth, and driven to impact our community through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Therefore,
the new Senior Pastor must not only be passionately committed to sound Biblical teaching, but also willing to serve as an ambassador for the kingdom of Jesus Christ, hungry for evangelizing the lost and broken in our community and beyond.
The Senior Pastor at CCH will be the spiritual face of the church, and be expected to cast the overall vision and direction through his teaching, preaching, and spiritual nurturing of the body and the surrounding community. This individual must exhibit Christ-like
character and values in all aspects of his personal and professional life. He must also have a strong command of scripture with a demonstrated ability to interpret, apply, and communicate the Word on a weekly basis. CCH is committed to finding a leader who
meets the needs identified above, and has the experience, knowledge, and abilities to serve in this capacity.
The Senior Pastor position will report directly to the Shepherds of CCH, a group of mature Christian men who prayerfully lead the church and are responsible for its overall spiritual health and welfare.
Employment package includes competitive salary, family health insurance, vision, short term disability insurance and retirement planning options.
To apply for the position, please submit a resume and a letter of interest to:
clange@cchville.org. Phone calls will not be accepted.
Overall Responsibilities
- Set the overall spiritual direction of the church
- Cast the vision for the Body
- Oversee the Executive Board and serve as a Shepherd
- Teach & preach the Word
- Impart spiritual counsel to the Body
- Grow the church in spiritual strength and maturity
- Be an evangelist to the community
- Be the face of the church to the community, and directly involved in outreach to other church leaders
- Identify and mentor spiritual leaders
Minimum Education and Experience
- Masters of Divinity degree or the equivalent in an acceptable area of religious studies
- At least 10 years of experience in pastoral type positions at an evangelical Christian church of substantial size
- Preferred (but not required) that the candidate have a either a doctorate or some post-masters work towards a doctorate in related religious studies
- Exhibits the character traits outlined in 1 Tim 3:1-7 & Tit 1:5-9
Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies
Knowledge:
- Gaining the Believers:
- Has a plan of redemption and teaches from a strong biblical foundation
- Has strong pastoral leadership experience
- Equipping the Believers:
- Trains others in discipleship
- Grows the flock through biblical teachings
- Sustaining the Believers:
- Spiritually feeds the flock through ministry development
- Understands how to teach and reach all generations
- Mobilizes the Believers
- Leads the flock in mission efforts and develops leaders in faith and ministry
- Translates vision into practical ministry (service) opportunities
Skills and Abilities:
- Prophetic and shares the truth
- Vision casts with Shepherd team
- Preaches the Gospel
- Speaks the truth even in difficult situations
- Relational with strong people skills
- Dynamic communicator (written and oral) with strong presentation skills and public speaking skills
- Fiscally astute with personal finances in order
- Demonstrates humility with leading
- Nurtures others and demonstrates compassion in all matters
Mission Critical Competencies for Success as Senior Pastor – in Action:
- Strategic Agility- Anticipates future consequences and trends accurately; brings creative ideas to market; recognizes strategic opportunities for change
- Timely Decision Making- Makes timely and sound decision; identifies and understands issues; draws conclusions after research; takes calculated risks
- Command Skills- Has respect of employees; accomplishes goals with team on a timely basis; expectations of self and others are met
- Action Oriented with Perseverance- Performs work with energy and drive; values planning, but will take quick, decisive action when an opportunity presents itself; Sets high standards and delivers results; has a positive attitude
and does not give up; is committed, hardworking, patient, and enduring
- Group Dynamics Understanding and Facility- Ability to understand what you can and cannot control, when to act, who is going to resist your agenda, and who you need on your side; knowing how to map political terrain and get others
on your side
- Understanding Others- Is attentive to emotional cues and listens well; shows sensitivity and understands other’s perspectives; helps based on understanding other people’s needs and feelings
- Compassion- Understands the distress of another and wants to help; unhappy about an event undesirable for another
- Managing Vision and Purpose- Communicates a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose; makes the vision sharable by everyone; can inspire and motivate entire units or organizations
- Interpersonal Savvy- Considers and responds appropriately to the needs, feelings, and capabilities of different situations; relates well with others; maintains confidentiality; demonstrates consistency and fairness, anticipates,
and resolves confrontations in a win-win way; is tactful, compassionate, sensitive, and respectful
- Integrity and Trust - models leadership, always acts in the best interests of CCH, does what they say they will do and follows through with tasks to achieve goals.
To apply for the position, please submit a resume and a letter of interest to:
clange@cchville.org. Phone calls will not be accepted.
