Senior Pastor - Creekside Community Church

Overview

Senior Pastor - Creekside Community Church

Reports To:

Church Board / Elders (Creekside Community Church is an elder-led church.)
Position Type:
Full-Time

The Senior Pastor serves as the primary spiritual leader and shepherd of Creekside Community Church. Called to preach the Word of God faithfully, disciple believers, and lead in a Christ-centered, grace-filled manner, the Senior Pastor models humility, holiness, and servant leadership. This role involves guiding the church in spiritual growth, biblical understanding, and leading Creekside’s vision while exemplifying a life surrendered to Christ.

The Senior Pastor is approachable, genuine, able to foster meaningful relationships, and demonstrate a joyful, Christ-centered character in daily life.

• Preaching and Teaching
  • Exposit and passionately proclaim the Word of God faithfully, clearly, and practically, emphasizing both grace and truth. (2 Tim. 3:16; 4:2; Heb. 4:12)
  • Ensure all teaching aligns with Scripture and Christ-centered theology. (1 Tim. 4:16; Col. 3:16)
  • Equip the congregation to understand, apply, and live out biblical truths in daily life. (2 Tim. 3:16)
  • Creekside values deep, expositional, and collaborative teaching. A teacher who is a student of the word and is willing to take feedback and guidance.
  • An inspirational teacher.
• Spiritual Leadership & Shepherding
  • Provide pastoral care, counsel, and spiritual guidance with empathy, patience, and grace. (1 Pet. 5:2-3)
  • Provide pastoral care and oversight to the Creekside staff. (Acts 20:2)
  • Daily model prayer, devotion, integrity, and Christlike character. (1 Tim. 4:12)
  • Mentor emerging leaders and cultivate a culture of discipleship. (2 Tim. 2:2)
  • Demonstrate a joyful, Spirit-filled demeanor that encourages and uplifts the congregation. (Nehemiah 8:10; Phil. 4:4)
• Vision and Strategic Leadership
  • Lead the church in vision, mission, and strategy in alignment with biblical principles. (Prov. 29:18; Matt. 28:19-20)
  • Inspire the congregation to live out the gospel in families, workplaces, and communities.
  • Oversee programs, staff, and volunteers to ensure unity, collaboration, and servant leadership. (1 Cor. 12:27-31)
• Administration & Governance
  • Collaborate with the elders and board members to make leadership and financial decisions. (Proverbs 11:14)
  • Collaborate with staff to manage church operations responsibly. (1 Corinthians 14:40)
  • Uphold biblical ethics, accountability, and grace in church policies and procedures.
  • Steward church resources, including budgeting and reporting, with integrity. (1 Cor. 4:2)
• Community Engagement & Outreach
  • Represent Creekside Community Church in the community, demonstrating Christ’s love. (Matt. 5:16)
  • Encourage members in evangelism, service, and social outreach. (1 Pet. 4:10)
  • Collaborate with other ministries to advance the Kingdom of God. (Eph. 4:3-4)
  • Build authentic, relational connections both inside and outside the church community; be personable and approachable. (James 3:17-18)

• Has a passion to serve as an overseer and meets the qualifications listed in Scripture. (1 Tim. 3:17; Titus 1:5-9)
• A man of one wife — demonstrates marital faithfulness, loyalty, and purity; if single, exhibits self-control over lust. (1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:6)
• Strong doctrinal knowledge; loves Scripture and applies it daily. (Ps. 1:2; 2 Tim. 3:16-17)
• Life-long student of God’s word, allowing it to shape life and ministry. (Acts 20:32; Col. 3:16)
• Able to teach and handle the Word accurately; encourages with sound doctrine and refutes false teaching. (2 Tim. 2:15; Titus 2:1; Jude
  3)

Above reproach, humble, gentle, temperate, self-controlled, disciplined, holy, and respectable. (1 Tim. 3:2-3; Titus 1:7-8; Phil. 2:3-4)

Faithful to spouse or self-controlled if single; manages household well; children are respectful. (1 Tim. 3:4-5)

Hospitable, personable, approachable, and maintains a good reputation with those inside and outside the church.

Filled with joy, exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit. (Gal. 5:22-23; Neh. 8:10; Phil. 4:4)

Not violent, quarrelsome, greedy, or given to dishonest gain.

Mature believer, not a recent convert.