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Executive Pastor Redwood City, CA - Church Campus

Executive Pastor

Full Time • Redwood City, CA - Church Campus
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Peninsula Covenant Church is a growing, dynamic, community-focused church in Redwood City, CA.  The beautiful 16-acre campus serves as host to our worship gatherings, children and adult ministries, community center (including swim and fitness activities), preschool, after-school care, and summer programs and supports numerous partner ministries.  Healthy and successful team members are those who Seek Jesus First, are Humble, Stay Hungry, Extend Grace, and Prioritize Team.  We actively support a culture of collaboration, and kindness across our PCC teams.  Join us in our vision, to empower generations to passionately follow Jesus.  Come experience what the community of PCC is all about!

Position Summary 
The Executive Pastor ensures that all aspects of Peninsula Covenant Church (PCC)’s operations and fee-based community ministries are working effectively, efficiently, and collaboratively to “Empower generations to passionately follow Jesus one person at a time.”   PCC is a complex church organization with multiple ministries serving approximately 700 congregants through traditional ministries and 4500 through community, fee-based ministries. The Executive Pastor will work closely with the Lead Pastor to align our strategic direction across all ministries, while moving us towards our missional goals.   Fee-based ministries include a community center, physical education in school program, after-school care,  summer program, and preschool.

Responsibilities
  • Fee-based Ministries (Community Center, SACC (School-Aged Child Care and Summer Program), PE+, and Preschool)
    • Provide strategic visionary leadership for the fee-based ministries achieving organizational mission and values along with ministry goals and long-term viability.
    • Deliberately explore avenues to leverage ministries to better serve and deepen PCC’s spiritual and physical impact on our community.
    • Shepherd ministry leaders to grow discipling teams that reach those they serve with the love of Jesus. 
    • Partner with ministry directors to foster collaborative engagement that creates bridges among ministries linking services and building new opportunities.
  • Operations Leadership
    • Oversee that church governance policies and by-laws are in compliance in partnership with the Lead Pastor and LST
    • Ensure human resources  and financial policies remain current and are followed
    • Foster a culture of continuous learning and growth within the staff, empowering them to fulfill their roles with excellence and effectiveness.
    • Manage and increase organizational effectiveness through coordination and communication across all ministries through a strategic approach that fosters collaboration, alignment, and synergy.
  • Development and Budget
    • Direct PCC’s overall budget process in collaboration with the Controller and staff leadership.
    • Oversee expense and revenue optimization throughout campus
    • Work in partnership with the Lead Pastor to ensure a culture of generosity and financial stewardship, ensuring that giving is managed effectively and contributes to the fulfillment of the church's mission and vision.
  • Missional Project Management
    • In partnership with the Lead Pastor, oversee and guide ministry efforts as they lead to the fulfillment of our mission and vision
    • Managing the assimilation process within the church including creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where individuals can seamlessly transition from being visitors to active, engaged members. 
    • Drive visionary and strategic leadership for campus infrastructure needs
    • Manage PCC’s capital assets and project management.
Description of the Ideal Candidate
  • A  pastoral leader who understands that ministry extends beyond traditional church based activities and can creatively embrace and maximize PCC’s uniqueness, growing God’s Kingdom while delivering excellent services that meet real needs in the community.
  • Has the skill-set of a COO in a business setting or that of an executive director of a non-profit or Christian based organization, able to dive deep into operations when needed, yet orchestrate the strategic priorities and visioning among varied departments.
  • Comfortable with financial and fiscal leadership
  • A strategic leader adept at finding common ground and achieving buy-in among stakeholders.
  • A mature Christ follower who can lead and mentor others with humility, clarity and integrity. 
Qualifications and Skills
  • Demonstrable experience in visionary leadership, strategic planning and effective execution.
  • Practiced team-based leadership and relational skills with people of all ages and situations
  • Excellent interpersonal and teaching skills.
  • Time management skills with proven ability to meet deadlines.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills recognizing various views and perspectives
  • Strong orientation toward achieving results, attention to detail, and proven ability to drive toward long-term goals
  • Integrity and professionalism
  • Able to lead a budget process
  • Excellent analytical, writing, presentation, and communication skills 
  • A track record of achieving spiritual/missional impact in a complex secular environment
  • A faithful follower of Jesus
  • Familiarity or understanding of Evangelical Covenant Church beliefs
  • Minimum of five years of related experience required
  • Familiarity with effective church governance
Education
  • Master's Degree (MDiv. or MBA) or equivalent professional experience preferred
Compensation: $130,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

 

Peninsula Covenant Church is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based on an individual's race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves (requesting or approved for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act or the California Family Rights Act), domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. PCC is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy in regard to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.


PCC, as a legally recognized religious organization, can and may prefer applicants based on religion and related values in order to hire staff members who agree with and live out the church's beliefs.





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