Career Opportunities @ Gateway Church
Lead Pastor
Gateway Church of Blue Springs
Blue Springs, Missouri, USA
Gateway Church of Blue Springs, MO (gwcbs.com) has been a positive part of the Eastern Jackson County community for over 20 years. A church plant that began with dreams to follow God’s call outside of the church walls to radically serve and equip those that are committed there. Gateway is a non-denominational church with simple Bible believing and Spirit led tenants and the constitution demonstrates such simply, allowing room for growth and change.
Gateway is seeking a lead pastor to work and lead alongside current church staff and lead a body of approximately 300 people. The mix of all age groups, families and couples, singles and elderly work together to be a body that desires to know Christ, make Him known, and enjoy the journey. The Lead Pastor will provide spiritual leadership in every area of church life, oversee teaching and preaching, guide staff and ministry leaders, and equip the body for discipleship and outreach.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provide pastoral care. Overseeing staff training and development—hiring/dismissing staff, prioritizing staff additions with consultation, guidance, and approval from Trustees
- Communicate and demonstrate Gateway’s vision to staff and lay members, must be willing to pass issues to among leadership
- Effectively guiding and moving staff, volunteer team leads and church members to accomplish the vision and purposes of Gateway through servant leadership
- Demonstrate a presence in the community for purposes of making Christ known
- Crisis Care/Counseling-visiting members of the congregation for care, encouragement and guidance. Delegating care to other staff/trustees/church members and leading that initiative well
- Developing and implementing biblical reconciliation processes when conflict arises
- Deliver relevant, theologically sound Biblical preaching and teaching up to 75% of the Sundays in a year
Qualifications:
- Meets the Biblical qualifications of Pastor/Teaching Elder (1 Timothy 3, Titus 1, 1 Peter 5)
- Prior professional church or ministry experience
- Demonstrated ability to provide relevant, theologically sound Bible teaching and preaching
- Leadership and staff management skills
- Proven spiritual disciplines and both maturity and fruit in personal time with the Lord
- Agreement with Gateway’s doctrinal essentials and vision
We Value:
- Higher education degree/Seminary education
- Lead or Senior Pastor Experience
- A call and passion from God for the Blue Springs, MO and surrounding area
- References, both professional and personal
- An energetic, dynamic servant of Christ that loves Him, His Word, and His people in a way that exhorts others to want to know Him too
- Stewardship of personal time, family and finances
Apply Now!
We look forward to hearing from you.