Campus Pastor – Bartlett, IL
Job Overview
POPLAR CREEK CAMPUS PROFILE
Originally founded in 1993 God has continually cared for Poplar Creek Church (PCC) through a variety of challenging circumstances. In 2020 the Church hired a new Lead Pastor and was full of hope to revitalize the church and reach the community of Bartlett. The unexpected onset of the COVID pandemic impacted the church deeply, the outcome was waning attendance, missional drift, and financial struggle. In 2021 the Lead Pastor and the Elder Board of PCC reached out to Glen Ellyn Bible Church (GEBC) proposing the possibility of PCC becoming a second campus of GEBC. After a lot of prayer, conversation, and a capital campaign GEBC paid off the PCC mortgage and legally adopted PCC in February of 2023, making it a campus of GEBC. The Poplar Creek Campus has a modern building, with a newly renovated worship center and current attendance is 80-100 people. It sits on 9 acres of prime real-estate, right on Schick Road.
ABOUT BARTLETT, IL
Bartlett has a population of 41,000 people and is made up of mostly middle-class and upper middle class neighbors. The majority of residences, particularly in the neighborhoods surrounding the church, are young families raising kids. Bartlett is a well resourced and diverse community. The elementary school closest to the church has an enrollment of 386 students of which 333 are Hispanic. Bartlett High School is less than a mile away from the Church, it has an enrollment of 2,245 students, 64% of which are minorities.
Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Champion the vision, mission, values, and DNA of GEBC at the Poplar Creek Campus in Bartlett, IL.
- Primarily operate with a focus of reaching the community outside of the church, building relationships and inviting people to church.
- Be the primary representative/pastor of the church in the Bartlett community. Interact with other pastors and community leaders when necessary.
- Develop, lead, and manage campus volunteer leadership teams. Eventually hire and oversee campus staff.
- Participate in program staff meetings and, when needed, teaching team meetings.
- Provide overall leadership of weekend services including the worship experience, kids/student ministry, hospitality, and general operations of the campus.
- Provide oversight and direction for midweek ministries including small groups, adult classes, local missions, and student ministry.
- Oversee all efforts to connect people into the deeper life of the church.
- Preach approximately 8-10 times a year (flexible)
- Create and manage the campus budget and annual goals.
- Provide pastoral care for the campus community.
- Collaborate regularly with other campuses on GEBC programming, events, and overall system processes.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Participate in church-wide staff meeting
- Participate in programming staff meetings
- Participate in preaching team meetings when necessary
- Attend all staff and leadership retreats
- Collaborate with Executive Pastor and Facilities Manager on campus facility maintenance
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bilingual fluency (Spanish/English) is required.
- Experiencing leading in a multi-ethnic church environment strongly preferred.
- Minimum five years of full-time experience working in church ministry required.
- Church planting experience, or working in a multi-campus church environment, strongly preferred.
- Must have exceptional relationship building skills with new people.
- Experiencing leading the unchurched to faith in Jesus and finding their place in the church is required.
- Those who are hard working, disciplined, excellent at managing their time, and able to prioritize multiple tasks will thrive in this position.
- Bachelor’s Degree required. Masters in Theology or MDIV preferred.
Location: Bartlett, Illinois
Website: http://www.gebible.org
Job Type: Full-time
Role: SENIOR/LEAD PASTOR
Salary: $0 - $0
Date Posted: over 1 year ago