Executive Pastor

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WEEKLY ATTENDANCE: 560

Meet Hillside Church

Hillside Church is a growing gospel-centered community in Bloomington Minnesota averaging 500600 in weekend attendance. We are deeply committed to evangelism discipleship and mission for the glory of God and the flourishing of our city. As we grow we are prayerfully moving toward becoming a church-planting church sending out people and leaders to advance the gospel.

About the Executive Pastor

The Executive Pastor will serve as the senior operational and pastoral leader partnering closely with the Senior Pastor to steward vision lead staff and guide Hillside Church into its next season of growth. This role requires a heart for people a commitment to Christ-centered leadership and the ability to oversee systems and organizational change with wisdom and care.

Hillside Churchs vision is to join God in making all things new for His glory and our good. We pursue this vision by making disciples of Jesus here near and far. The Executive Pastor serves as the senior operational and pastoral leader of the church partnering closely with the Senior Pastor to steward vision lead staff and help guide the church into its next season of growth and ministry. This role requires both a pastors heart and the ability to lead people systems and change within a growing church context ensuring the churchs ministries are aligned healthy and positioned to expand in scope and impact.

The Executive Pastors responsibilities include:

1. Pastoral Leadership & Shepherding

Serve as a pastoral presence among staff modeling spiritual maturity humility and Christlike leadership.

Provide shepherding care and discipleship for ministry leaders and staff.

Cultivate a healthy staff culture marked by unity trust accountability and spiritual vitality.

Uphold and embody the churchs theological convictions mission and values.

Support the Senior Pastor in spiritual leadership and discernment especially during seasons of change.

Perform Pastoral duties such as preaching teaching care funerals weddings etc.

2. Strategic Leadership & Vision Implementation

Translate the Senior Pastors vision into executable strategies plans and systems.

Lead the church through significant growth and transformational initiatives such as expansions and staff scaling.

Anticipate future needs and proactively prepare the church for its next phase of ministry.

Ensure alignment across ministries so that vision strategy and execution are unified.

3. Staff Leadership & Organizational Oversight

Provide direct leadership to pastors ministry directors and operational staff.

Clarify roles expectations and decision-making authority across the staff team.

Develop leaders through coaching mentoring and accountability.

Address performance issues with wisdom clarity and pastoral care.

Foster collaboration across ministries and reduce silos.

4. Operations Systems & Change Management

Provide leadership oversight of the churchs day-to-day operations ensuring systems people and resources are stewarded with wisdom and integrity.

Oversee financial and human resource functions in partnership with staff volunteers and elders ensuring clarity accountability and sustainability.

Lead annual budgeting long-range planning and organizational structuring aligned with the churchs mission and growth trajectory.

Ensure policies and practices reflect biblical wisdom legal compliance and care for staff and volunteers.

Guide the church through organizational change and growth with steadiness clarity and pastoral sensitivity.

5. Partnership with Elders & Senior Pastor

Serve as a trusted partner to the Senior Pastor complementing visionary leadership with operational strength.

Collaborate with elders when called upon by providing clear communication thoughtful analysis and wise recommendations.

Support elder-led governance with integrity discretion and theological alignment.

What you bring

The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Executive Pastor:

Education and Experience

Bachelors degree required.

Formal theological education (e.g. MDiv MA in Theology or equivalent) strongly preferred.

Additional training in leadership organizational development or ministry leadership is highly valued.

Proven experience leading people systems and seasons of growth may substitute for specific degrees if the candidate demonstrates pastoral wisdom and leadership capacity.

Ordained or willing to get ordained.

Qualifications and Skills

Demonstrated leadership in a growing church or comparable complex organization.

Proven success managing staff systems and large-scale initiatives (capital campaigns expansions multi-year projects).

Experience navigating seasons of growth transition or organizational change.

Ability to make wise timely decisions under pressure.

High capacity for responsibility flexibility and leadership presence.

Essential Gifts & Skills

Leadership capacity to manage both people and systems.

Strategic thinking and foresight.

Operational excellence without losing sight of mission.

Change leadership: guiding people through uncertainty and transformation.

Relational wisdom: building trust with staff elders and volunteers.

Clear calm and direct communication.

Flexibility availability and resilience under pressure.

What its like to live in Bloomington MN

Bloomington is often described as a comfortable and convenient place to live offering a mix of suburban calm and easy access to big-city attractions. Located just south of Minneapolis and Saint Paul Bloomington has quiet neighborhoods good schools plenty of parks and a strong sense of community. Residents enjoy outdoor spaces like Hyland Lake Park Reserve which offers trails skiing and nature areas year-round. The city is also home to Mall of America giving locals easy access to shopping restaurants and entertainment. Winters can be long and very cold but many people appreciate the changing seasons and active outdoor culture. Overall Bloomington combines the convenience of urban living with the quieter atmosphere of a family-friendly suburb.