Lead Pastor, VC Pickerington

Vineyard Christian Fellowship•Pickerington, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Pastor of VC Pickerington serves as the primary spiritual, missional, and organizational leader of a growing and diverse congregation in the southeastern Columbus region. This leader will provide vision, pastoral leadership, biblical teaching, and strategic direction while cultivating a healthy disciple-making church that reaches its community and advances the Kingdom of God. VC Pickerington is situated in a rapidly growing suburban community and serves people from Pickerington, Reynoldsburg, Canal Winchester, Lithopolis, Baltimore, and surrounding areas. The congregation reflects the diversity of its community and is uniquely positioned to engage families, emerging neighborhoods, and people from a variety of backgrounds. The Lead Pastor will help strengthen this foundation by developing leaders, equipping ministry teams, fostering spiritual growth, and building meaningful connections throughout the community. Working collaboratively within the broader Vineyard Columbus network, the Lead Pastor will faithfully steward shared values, ministry practices, and organizational systems while building the leadership culture, governance strength, and ministry capacity needed for the next season of ministry. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of a vibrant congregation and expand its influence through outreach, discipleship, leadership development, and community engagement.

Requirements

Meets the biblical qualifications for church leadership as outlined in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
Demonstrates spiritual maturity, emotional health, integrity, humility, and a life marked by the fruits of the Spirit.
Strong biblical and theological foundation with an understanding of Kingdom theology and Vineyard distinctives.
Proven experience leading teams, ministries, churches, or organizations through growth, revitalization, or significant change.
Gifted preacher and communicator who teaches Scripture in a way that is biblically grounded, engaging, and relevant.
Demonstrated ability to develop leaders, build healthy teams, and create systems that support ministry effectiveness and multiplication.
Passion for evangelism, outreach, discipleship, and community engagement.
Strong relational intelligence with the ability to build trust, navigate conflict, and lead with both conviction and compassion.
Experience serving in diverse, multiethnic, and multigenerational ministry environments.
Bachelor's degree, theological training, or equivalent ministry experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience launching, rebuilding, or creating momentum within a ministry, congregation, or community initiative is highly valued.
Spiritually mature, mission-driven leader who combines strong pastoral gifting with proven organizational leadership.
Passionate about helping people encounter Jesus.
Energized by reaching people beyond the church, cultivating belonging in a diverse congregation, and helping individuals take meaningful next steps in discipleship and mission.
Both a builder and a catalyst.

Responsibilities

Provide vision, pastoral leadership, biblical teaching, and strategic direction.
Cultivate a healthy disciple-making church that reaches its community and advances the Kingdom of God.
Develop leaders, equip ministry teams, foster spiritual growth, and build meaningful connections throughout the community.
Faithfully steward shared values, ministry practices, and organizational systems within the Vineyard Columbus network.
Build the leadership culture, governance strength, and ministry capacity needed for the next season of ministry.
Shape the future of a vibrant congregation and expand its influence through outreach, discipleship, leadership development, and community engagement.
Mobilize people around a compelling vision.
Lead through change.
Strengthen organizations.
Create momentum.
Equip others for ministry rather than carrying ministry alone.
Reach people beyond the church.
Cultivate belonging in a diverse congregation.
Help individuals take meaningful next steps in discipleship and mission.

Benefits

Low-cost medical, dental, vision and insurance available, including an HSA plan with employer contributions
Paid time off for personal, sick, and parental leave
Equivalent of 13 days off per calendar year for holidays and staff refresh days
Annual Spiritual Direction and Professional Counseling benefit
Annual prayer retreat benefit
Housing Allowance
Gym membership or equivalent subsidy
Tuition reimbursement and professional development benefits
Employed-paid life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability coverage
403(b) Retirement Plan including immediate eligibility for employer match