Campus Pastor

Central Christian Church, Arizona • Mesa, AZ

5d

About The Position

Central Christian Church is seeking a relationally driven, influential, and passionate leader who loves Jesus, loves people, and thrives on building healthy teams and vibrant communities. The Campus Pastor provides spiritual and organizational leadership for the Mesa campus, creating an environment where people feel welcomed, valued, connected, and inspired to take meaningful next steps in their faith.

The ideal candidate is an engaging communicator, intentional relationship builder, and developer of leaders who inspires others through encouragement, collaboration, and personal example. This individual combines a shepherd's heart with a leader's mindset—leading with humility and empathy while confidently providing direction, making decisions, holding others accountable, and driving ministry results.

The Campus Pastor champions Central's mission to lead people to discover and fully own their faith in Jesus while modeling the churchwide values and staff leadership culture.

Requirements

• A growing relationship with Jesus Christ and alignment with Central Christian Church's mission, beliefs, and values.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and developing staff or volunteer leaders.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to translate vision into actionable plans and measurable ministry outcomes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to effectively use Rock RMS.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, and pull objects up to twenty-five pounds.
• Ability to perform the physical activities listed, including occasionally standing, walking, sitting, handling objects or controls, reaching, climbing stairs, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, and hearing.
• Specific vision abilities required include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Three or more years of related ministry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Champion Central's mission, vision, values, and leadership culture across the campus.
• Provide visible, approachable, and authentic spiritual leadership for staff, volunteers, and congregants.
• Lead campus priorities, establish measurable goals, and take ownership of ministry effectiveness and campus health.
• Collaborate with Central Support teams to execute churchwide strategies and continuously improve ministry.
• Lead, coach, develop, and pastorally care for campus staff and key volunteer leaders.
• Build healthy, collaborative teams characterized by trust, clear expectations, encouragement, and accountability.
• Identify and equip emerging leaders, empowering others to take ownership and lead ministry.
• Establish consistent team meetings, one-on-ones, performance feedback, and leadership development opportunities.
• Build meaningful relationships with attendees, volunteers, Campus Council members, and community leaders.
• Champion engagement in serving and groups, helping people move from weekend attendance into authentic community.
• Partner with ministry leaders to strengthen guest experiences, first-time visitor follow-up, and next steps.
• Provide pastoral care, prayer, benevolence support, and officiate weddings and funerals as needed.
• Oversee excellent execution of weekend services, campus events, and ministry initiatives.
• Regularly host weekend services and communicate with warmth, enthusiasm, and clarity.
• Ensure campus facilities, processes, and ministry environments reflect a high standard of excellence.
• Identify opportunities, solve problems proactively, and ensure consistent follow-through on campus priorities.
• Model biblical integrity and maintain a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Be an active Owner of Central Christian Church and financially support its vision through tithing.
• Uphold Central's staff leadership culture: Jesus First, Same Team, Make It Better, Feedback Matters, Give It Away, and Healthy Hustle.
• Demonstrate humility, personal accountability, and a commitment to continued spiritual and leadership growth.
• Adhere to and encompass the qualities and characteristics required of Central Christian Church employees, defined by the Employee Handbook.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior