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About the Role

The Congregation Executive Pastor/Operations Director (CXP/COD) provides primary executive leadership within a local congregation of The Austin Stone Community Church. In partnership with the Congregation Pastor (CP), the CXP/COD shares stewardship of the congregation's health and mission, contributing to ministry discernment and leading the translation of ministry direction into effective plans, people, resources, systems, and accountability.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Congregation Pastor to assess congregational health, clarify ministry priorities, and establish annual plans.
Give executive leadership to the implementation of agreed congregation plans and churchwide ministry commitments.
Partner with the CP's leadership of the Congregational Leadership Community to establish and sustain clear roles, rhythms, goals, communication, and accountability.
Lead the congregational deacon team, supporting the CP and elders’ provision of pastoral oversight and care.
Lead the congregational staff with the CP, focusing on organizational clarity, management, staff rhythms, accountability, performance, development, and effective deployment.
Identify, develop, and raise up future church leaders in partnership with the CP and Congregational Leadership Community.
When serving as an elder, participate meaningfully on the congregational elder team.
Give primary executive leadership to congregational operations, assessing and aligning people, resources, ministry environments, systems, and workflows.
Ensure clear and healthy staff management by establishing roles, reporting relationships, priorities, expectations, and goals.
Steward the congregation’s budget and financial resources through annual budgeting, forecasting, expense management, and financial accountability.
Ensure excellent Sunday ministry by coordinating necessary people, volunteers, systems, logistics, facilities, and resources.
Ensure clear, timely congregation communication by coordinating local leaders and churchwide communication resources.
Contribute as a churchwide executive leader to planning, organizational leadership, resource stewardship, training, and strategic initiatives.
Give primary leadership energy to the local congregation while maintaining meaningful churchwide ownership, collaboration, and executive leadership.
Collaborate with congregation executive leaders, Division Leaders, Integrators, and churchwide teams to strengthen alignment, share learning, and solve common problems.
Represent local congregation realities in churchwide planning by surfacing implications of shared priorities.
Partner effectively with shared-service teams and participate fully in required churchwide rhythms.
Serve and lead with the congregation at all required events and activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
7 years of experience leading within vocational ministry, organizational leadership, executive leadership, or a comparable leadership environment, preferred.
Demonstrated maturity as a disciple of Jesus and commitment to the mission, doctrine, culture, and ministry philosophy of The Austin Stone.
If an elder, must meet the biblical and organizational qualifications for eldership at The Austin Stone.
If the employee is eligible and becomes an ordained elder at The Austin Stone, the title of Executive Pastor will be used.
Demonstrated experience leading staff and managers, developing leaders, creating organizational clarity, and building healthy, high-functioning teams, strategic planning, organizational execution, budgeting, resource stewardship, and assessment.
Employees of The Austin Stone are expected to become Partners (members) of the church, fully embracing the values, mission, and purpose of our church.
All employees of The Austin Stone are expected to understand, affirm and adhere to our Affirmation of Faith, Bylaws, Culture Map, and other documents defining the beliefs, culture, and mission of The Austin Stone Community Church.
Employees also possess the character qualifications of biblical leadership in the church.
Each employee must agree and aspire to maturity in these qualifications, invite the authority of church community and leaders as a means of growth in them, and pursue them humbly and faithfully by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Employees in this role will be required to participate in a child safety screening and training process upon hire.

Skills

Spiritual Vitality
Executive Leadership
Staff Leadership & Development
Strategic Planning & Execution
Resource Stewardship
Organizational Intelligence
Assessment & Problem Solving
Shepherding
Collaborative Leadership

Location

Local congregation

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7 years of experience leading within vocational ministry, organizational leadership, executive leadership, or a comparable leadership environment, preferred.

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
Advanced education in ministry, business, organizational leadership, or a related field beneficial but not required.

About the Company

The Austin Stone Community Church is a local congregation with a churchwide structure.
The organization emphasizes alignment with its doctrine, culture, philosophies, and shared ministry commitments.
Employees are expected to become Partners (members) and adhere to the church's defining documents.

Equal Opportunity

The Austin Stone Community Church is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Women, Minorities, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.