Executive Pastor of Ministries

Southeast Christian Church • Middletown, KY

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About The Position

The Executive Pastor of Ministries aligns Southeast’s campus, missions, and CMT leaders around the Senior Pastor’s heart, mission, and culture, and leads strategies that carry that vision out. Reporting to the Senior Pastor and serving on the Executive Leadership Team (XLT), this role provides soul care, leadership development, and accountability to the leaders it oversees. It also leads staff-wide development so every ministry is aligned with the mission to unleash the full force of the church to love people one at a time.

The role connects campus leaders with senior leadership, guides strategic planning across campuses and ministries, and oversees the Weekend Experience, Production Arts, Creative Arts, Preaching, Campus Development, and Church-Wide Initiatives teams. It maintains an in-person presence at campuses and leads staff development programming and the growth and focus of the XLT.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Bible, Ministry, Christian Education, or Organizational Leadership, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of vocational ministry leadership in a church setting, including leading leaders across multiple campuses, ministries, or locations.
• Ordained pastor, or willing to become ordained.
• Meets the qualifications of Elders and Deacons outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1–13 and able to articulate a call to ministry.
• Engaged member of Southeast Christian Church, or willing to become one.
• Exemplifies the seven staff values: Honor, Care, Accountability, Grit, Authenticity, Humility, and Fun.
• Leads by example in fulfilling staff expectations of groups, inviting, serving, worship, and giving.
• Agrees with the Statement of Faith, submits to the leadership established by the church, and lives out the church Mantras in tangible ways.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Strategic mindset and proven ability to translate a senior leader’s vision into clear, executable strategy across multiple campuses and ministries.
• Consistently delivers results through a portfolio of leaders and ministries, including in difficult seasons.
• Holds leaders accountable to the mission, vision, and values with clear expectations and consistent follow-through.
• Track record of growing leaders’ capacity and character and building a bench of future leaders.
• Builds unified leadership teams and works through disagreements among leaders directly while protecting the culture.
• Earns the trust of the Senior Pastor, peers, and leaders through honesty, follow-through, and authenticity.

Responsibilities

• Align campus, missions, and CMT leaders with the Senior Pastor’s heart, mission, and culture, and guide campuses and ministries in building strategic plans tied to that vision.
• Serve as the connecting voice between campuses and senior leadership; report campus health, needs, and measurables to the Senior Pastor and XLT, and communicate vision and direction back to campuses.
• Provide soul care, leadership development, and accountability to direct-report leaders, including Regional and Lead Campus Pastors, mission leaders, and CMT leaders, through regular one-on-ones and performance reviews.
• Maintain a regular, in-person presence at campuses, providing on-site leadership, coaching, and accountability.
• Lead staff-wide development, including the Ministry Leader Meeting, staff development programming, and the growth and focus of the XLT.
• Oversee the Weekend Experience, Production Arts, Creative Arts, Preaching, Campus Development, and Church-Wide Initiatives teams, ensuring ministries and staff advance the church’s mission, vision, and values.

What This Job Offers

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