Campus Pastor

The Campus Pastor serves as the primary leader and shepherd to the assigned campus, 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 development, pastoral care, and platform communication.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Vision & Culture Leadership

• 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 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.

Ownership of Campus Health & Growth

• Ensure campus ministry is aligned with Ada Bible Church’s vision of Deeper Discipleship and Wider Reach.
• 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.

Leadership Development & Multiplication

• Build and empower high-capacity volunteer leaders to carry out ministry.
• 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.

Congregational Care – Assessment & Delegation

• Ensure people are known, cared for, and supported through effective care systems.
• 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.

ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS

• Be fully engaged in the life of the campus.
• Serve as an active member of the pastoral staff team, contributing to church-wide initiatives, training, and pastoral functions such as weddings, funerals, communion, and baptism.
• Participate in and contribute to leadership meetings, campus staff meetings as a key leader.
• Fulfill other duties as assigned that support the mission of Ada Bible Church.

QUALIFICATIONS - EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Pursuit of seminary or equivalent Biblical education preferred
• 5 years of experience as a pastor
• Experience leading a small group

QUALIFICATIONS – KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Meets character qualities as described by 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9 and elder qualities as described in 1 Timothy
• Possesses deep Biblical knowledge
• Communicates effectively in front of large and small audiences, strong public/platform speaking skills required
• Able to select, build, and lead successful, productive teams
• Able to interact with a variety of people in a variety of circumstances, adapting interpersonal style accordingly
• Able to negotiate tense or sensitive situations and resolve conflict
• Able to appropriately handle confidential information
• Able to work when the job requires it which includes weekends, some evenings, and occasional holidays