Senior Pastor - Calvary Baptist Church

Vanderbloemen•Ashland, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Calvary Baptist Church in Ashland, Ohio, is seeking a visionary Senior Pastor to preach the Word, shepherd a thriving multi-generational congregation of 600+ weekly attendees, and lead a dynamic staff team. The church operates from a 23-acre, debt-free campus and has a traditional, reverent Sunday platform alongside an engaging, multi-generational congregation. Its culture emphasizes biblical truth, personal care, evangelism, and global and local missions. The Senior Pastor will serve as the primary preacher, delivering faithful, expository sermons centered on Scripture at Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday evening services. The role directly supervises four pastoral staff members and collaborates with the Board of Deacons. The incoming leader will focus on leadership development, warm relational pastoral care, church operations, and advancing the church’s missions vision. Calvary is a multi-generational congregation with 600+ weekly attendees and nearly 1,000 monthly active participants across Ashland, Richland, and Wayne counties. Its Faith Promise Missions program has invested over $9 million in missions since 1999, and members also participate in local jail and prison ministry.

Requirements

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies or a similar degree.
At least 8 years of ministry experience; Senior Pastor experience is preferred.
Gifted communicator able to deliver deep, biblically faithful messages with clear application.
Proven track record of guiding church growth, building volunteer pipelines, and implementing effective assimilation processes.
Demonstrated experience managing staff, developing leaders, and establishing functional ministry structures.
Ability to design and execute organizational growth systems, including leadership development pipelines.
High emotional intelligence, warmth, humility, accessibility, and genuine love for people across all generations.
Level-headed leadership with tact, grace, and firmness, including the ability to navigate organizational change, staff rebuilding, and potential confrontation with wisdom.
Conservative Biblical worldview on cultural and social issues.
Meet the qualifications of 1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9.
Be ordained or seeking ordination.
Hold an independent Baptist philosophy.
Be a male by birth.
Affirm the church’s Declaration of Faith in writing.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree, such as an MDiv.
Senior Pastor experience.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary communicator for Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday evening services.
Shepherd the congregation and provide warm relational pastoral care.
Foster a culture of evangelism by example.
Oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of the church.
Directly lead, mentor, and hold pastoral and administrative staff accountable; rebuild and fill open staff roles.
Moderate meetings of the deacon board and of the church.
Administer the ordinances.
Nominate the church officers.
Prepare the annual budget with the Deacons and Treasurer.
Build leadership development systems and advance the church’s global missions vision.