McKinney Campus Pastor

HOPE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES•McKinney, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Campus Pastor serves as the primary leader and pastoral presence of Hope Fellowship’s McKinney campus. In partnership with Central Staff and the Executive Leadership Team, the pastor brings the church’s vision and direction to life locally, provides spiritual leadership and pastoral care, supports and develops campus staff and volunteers, and helps the congregation live out Hope Fellowship’s mission. The role calls for a clear communicator and relationship builder who leads with a servant’s heart and stewards the campus’s people, resources, and ministry opportunities. The Campus Pastor provides overall direction for campus health and ministry effectiveness; champions Hope Fellowship’s mission, vision, DNA, values, and strategy; collaborates with Central Ministries and senior church leadership; and continually evaluates campus systems. They recruit and develop staff and volunteer leaders, foster a healthy and collaborative team culture, and address staff, performance, and team-health concerns as needed. The pastor leads and participates in weekend services and other campus gatherings, communicates regularly from the platform, welcomes and cares for attendees and guests, and provides leadership during baptisms, communion, special services, and other significant church moments. The role also includes pastoral conversations, prayer, counseling, weddings, funerals, care visits, and crisis calls. The typical office schedule is Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sundays require full-day availability; church-wide and campus events, funerals, care visits, and crisis calls occur as needed.

Requirements

Have led a significant number of people before becoming a Campus Pastor.
Be a Christ-follower with a personal commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Be a clear and effective written and verbal communicator.
Demonstrate holistic health in personal, spiritual, and private life.
Be a good steward of time, people, and finances.
Be able to lead and develop teams and work well as a team member.
Live the church’s mission: the family is active in the church, the candidate has a community of believers, serves others, and at minimum tithes to Hope.
Possess strong interpersonal skills and be humble, gentle, dignified, and respectful of others.
Be hardworking, teachable, fun-loving, dedicated, and loyal.
Possess and apply basic computer and technology skills.
React appropriately under pressure and use sound judgment, decision-making, and problem-solving in a deadline-driven environment.
Have strong organizational skills, adapt to changing priorities, meet deadlines, prioritize, and handle multiple tasks.
Communicate effectively with various individuals throughout the church and handle confidential matters discreetly and efficiently.
Be flexible in work schedule for camps, trips, weekend events, and other ministry needs.
Be able to plan, organize, and execute large events, organize event task lists, and delegate tasks.
Be available for full-day Sunday services and related responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary pastoral leader and presence for the McKinney Campus.
Build relationships with attenders, leaders, volunteers, and families, and provide pastoral care during significant life circumstances.
Disciple and encourage people toward spiritual growth; help them identify gifts, develop as leaders, and find meaningful service opportunities.
Be available for pastoral conversations, prayer, counseling, weddings, funerals, and other significant pastoral moments.
Connect with and provide ministry to people new to the campus.
Provide overall leadership and direction for the campus and champion Hope Fellowship’s mission, vision, DNA, values, and ministry strategy.
Lead the campus toward greater health, growth, engagement, and effectiveness, and improve systems that support campus ministry.
Connect the campus with Central Ministries and senior church leadership, and collaborate on church-wide ministry strategies.
Steward campus resources, people, ministry opportunities, and priorities; identify campus needs, opportunities, and challenges.
Lead, mentor, coach, and develop campus staff; hold regular staff meetings and meetings with direct reports.
Set clear staff priorities and expectations, empower staff to lead their areas, and foster a healthy, collaborative, trusting, mission-focused culture.
Address staff challenges, conflict, performance issues, and team-health concerns as needed; partner with staff on goals and ministry evaluation.
Support and care for staff personally and spiritually, and manage direct reports’ time away while ensuring campus coverage.
Recruit, develop, empower, and release leaders; build relationships with key volunteers and ministry leaders; and encourage a culture of service.
Delegate responsibility and authority to staff and volunteer leaders and encourage them to use their gifts and develop their potential.
Clearly communicate Hope Fellowship’s vision, direction, priorities, and values to staff, leaders, volunteers, and the congregation.
Communicate regularly from the platform and represent Hope Fellowship and the McKinney Campus with clarity, humility, and consistency.
Provide pastoral leadership and presence during weekend services and ensure the campus is prepared for weekend ministry.
Collaborate with Worship, Production, Connections, Kids, Students, Groups, Care, and other ministry teams to create effective weekend environments.
Welcome, connect with, and pastor attendees and guests; be available for prayer before, during, and after services.
Know the weekend message notes as a backup and lead baptisms, communion, special services, and other significant church moments.
Secure the campus facility following worship services and respond to unexpected pastoral, operational, or ministry needs during weekend services.
Attend church-wide and campus events as needed and respond to funerals, care visits, and crisis calls as needed.