Summary of Position
The Campus Pastor is the chief culture and vision carrier for the campus and serves as the primary pastoral and leadership presence of Gateway Church at the local level. This role is responsible for the overall health, growth, and stewardship of the campus, ensuring alignment with Gateway’s purpose, values, and vision.
Principal Job Responsibilities
- Champion Gateway’s purpose, values, vision, policies, and procedures
- Assess key campus needs, formulate strategies, and execute effectively within the framework and vision of Gateway Church
- Develop and sustain a leadership pipeline, including the identification, recruitment, training, and development of leaders
- Foster Serve Team health through recruitment, training, retention, appreciation, and culture-building
- Lead Campus Staff, including development, performance reviews, disciplinary processes, potential recruitment, selection, and overall team health and synergy
- Cultivate healthy connection, alignment, and one-team culture between Campus and Central Teams
- Oversee and participate in campus services and activities, including platform ministry
- Create, steward, and protect a healthy and thriving campus culture
- Participate in one-on-one and team meetings with managers, peers, direct reports, and staff
- Teach classes and lead trainings as needed
- Manage and oversee the campus budget and expenses in partnership with central systems
- Steward the pace and sustainability of ministry at the campus
- Lead the campus hiring process for open positions to ensure campuses are staffed with qualified, high-capacity leaders
- Consistently hold team members accountable in their areas of responsibility
- Oversee staff accountability related to ministry assimilation and established workflows
- Facilitate inputs for ministry health and growth
- Perform the sacerdotal functions (weddings, funerals, counseling, etc.) of a licensed minister of the Gospel
General Skills & Qualifications
- A clear passion for Jesus and a strong biblical foundation
- Demonstrated ability to gather, develop, and deploy leaders effectively
- Influential, integrity-based leadership and management style
- Consistently models a bias for action
- Proven ability to problem-solve and plan strategically
- Strong communicator who can clearly and effectively inspire both large and small groups
- Demonstrated emotional and relational intelligence
- Willingness and ability to engage in courageous conversations
- Comfortable holding others accountable with clarity and care
- Strong time-management and multitasking skills
- Ability to set the tone and temperature of a room through presence, countenance, and energy
- Flexible and adaptable; able to adjust to changing circumstances and operate at a fast pace
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to learn and function within new software and systems
General Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to:
- Sit or stand for extended periods of time
- Occasionally kneel or crouch
- Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 lbs.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
Gateway Church does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law as it applies to churches. However, Gateway Church does discriminate on the basis of religion.
Employment Requirement
All staff must be members of, or become members of, Gateway Church upon employment.
This job description is not all-inclusive; other duties may be assigned as necessary.
