Campus Pastor - Knapp Street Campus

Ada Bible Church•Grand Rapids, MI

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Ada Bible Church is seeking a Campus Pastor for one of its local campuses. The Campus Pastor serves as the primary leader and shepherd to the assigned campus (Knapp), responsible for carrying the DNA and vision of Ada Bible Church while ensuring that campus ministry is healthy, growing, and aligned with Ada Bible's vision of deeper discipleship and wider reach. This role leads through vision casting, leadership, team development, pastoral care, and platform communication.

Requirements

At least five years of pastoral ministry experience
A Bachelor's degree
Formal biblical education (seminary or graduate work preferred)
A deep personal commitment to Christ and his church
Leadership-minded, relationally gifted, spiritually grounded pastor
Ability to lead teams, build healthy culture and shepherd people
Ability to build trust quickly with people
Confident and clear communicator
Ability to embody the DNA of Ada Bible Church
Ability to develop people and build teams
Ability to navigate conflict wisely
Grounded in character and theology
Team player

Nice To Haves

Video of yourself hosting weekend services or delivering an on-stage message

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary DNA carrier of Ada Bible Church for the campus, ensuring that values, tone, and culture are consistent with the church.
Set a spiritual tone and culture that reflects the vision of Deeper Discipleship and Wider Reach.
Provide platform leadership during weekend services that inspires people to take next steps in faith [salvation, baptism, membership, serving, groups, giving].
Lead both campus staff and the congregation toward spiritual growth and community engagement.
Act as a key connection point between campus staff and central ministry directors, collaborating to implement church-wide vision and initiatives.
Accountable to monitor and assess campus health [Campus Engagement, Courageous Step Metrics] and strategically address growth opportunities and challenges.
Collaborate with central ministry leaders to implement strategic initiatives that align with church-wide vision.
Supervise the Campus Director, overseeing the process for assimilation, membership and invite weekends.
Foster a leadership culture where volunteers see themselves as essential to the mission.
Identify, recruit, and develop leaders of Deacon/Elder quality and other key roles.
Partner with ministry staff to ensure leadership pipelines are healthy and growing.
Build and empower a care team of volunteer leaders (care elders, marriage mentors, benevolence deacons, etc.) to meet needs.
Assess care needs within the congregation and delegate to appropriate staff, volunteers, or central teams.
Ensure that people are moving toward relational connection and pastoral care through groups and ministry teams.