Executive Pastor of Operations
Job Description
Mission of The Journey: To help people find Jesus and follow him fully
General Description: Organization-builder with strong leadership gifting and the skills to scale. Serves on the Lead Team and reports to the Lead Pastor. Focuses primarily on helping organizations scale and expand reach throughout Journey City, specializing in current and future location planning and operations. Helps identify, develop, and raise up leaders within operations space, as well as offer insight around how to scale and grow finances.
Who We’re Looking For:
- Follower of Jesus with strong character, in alignment with “What We Believe”
- Passionate leader who embraces a culture where we take high ownership of behaviors and actions ("that's on me"), lean into honest conversations with God and others (say the last 10%), and relentlessly empower others (our answer to "what" is always "who").
- Committed to our vision and engages in all public habits (gathering on a weekend, connecting in a J-Group, serving on the J-Team) and personal habits (investing and inviting people who don’t know Jesus, reading the Bible & praying, giving your first)
- Thrives in fast-paced, mission- and gift-focused multisite environment committed to helping more people find Jesus and follow him fully
Additional Qualifications:
- Prior executive-level experience in large and growing environments, in a role focused on scaling locations/operations
- Demonstrated operational oversight and project management expertise
- Able to navigate complexity and develop and execute simple, scalable solutions to sustain organizational momentum
- A passion for ministry through the local church
- Track record of responsible personal stewardship (tithing, living within means, avoidance of excessive consumer debt)
- Likable and enjoyable to be around; deeply secure
- Passionate about reaching unchurched people with the message of Jesus
- Grasps the vision of empowering church members to serve
- High work ethic
Essential Functions:
- Expansion & operational scaling
- Contribute to strategic planning by helping shape The Journey’s strategy, taking ownership of deliverables; timelines, budgets, measurable goals, and stakeholder communications
- Location planning and operations – develop and manage the systems; build and oversee the operations team; develop and execute expansion strategies for existing and future locations, including financial initiatives, master planning, design and architecture, contractor selection, and construction
- Manage the updating and interpretation of operational metrics
- Facilities -- develop and empower the team to oversee maintenance, usage, and upkeep of all facilities; negotiate contracts for facilities rental
- HR
- Human resources and leadership development – Work with team to help identify, recruit, and grow leaders; design and continually expand a structure that ensures staff enjoys clarity, contribution, calling, and community
- Develop and implement strategic initiatives to identify, recruit, and develop staff, leaders, and ministries to reach Journey City
- Finance
- Work with team to help expand and manage a consistent, simple, scalable financial system that includes budget development and management, and purchasing policies
- Shape and execute a sustainable strategy to enhance personal stewardship; manage the process by which church attenders contribute financially to the church; and build relationships with and oversee the communication that will best reach givers at all stages of generosity
General Responsibilities:
- Participate in and help lead monthly All-Staff meetings and weekly Lead Team meeting
- Partner with Lead Pastor to lead locations meeting
- Attend weekend gatherings, lead a J-Group at least two out of three semesters, and serve in some way outside of essential functions
- Practice the personal habits of reading the Bible, praying for others, and giving your first
- Champion gather, connect, and serve and seek to increase and sustain momentum and unity to impact our region
Hours: Mondays - Thursdays, with Saturday evening and Sunday daytime services
Direct Reports: Admin Asst. of Operations, Facilities/Building Manager
Process: To access our application, click here to apply.
