Campus Pastor - Arlington Heights
Job Description
Purpose and Qualifications:
The Campus Pastor is called to shepherd the Arlington Heights congregation so that they grow in faith, hope and love. He leads by example and advances the mission of the church through preaching, pastoring and leading the staff and congregation in all aspects of ministry at the Arlington Heights campus. To lead by example the campus pastor should meet the life, doctrine and skills qualifications described in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-8.
Responsibilities:
• Lead a private and public ministry of the Word and prayer towards the congregation of the Arlington Heights campus, including occasional preaching and teaching at other ministry events.
• Grow the congregation and staff in faith, hope and love through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
• Encourage the congregation to advance the gospel and build up the church through evangelism and invitation to worship services and other church ministries and events.
• Lead a hospitable connection process that personally welcomes newcomers, orients them to The Orchard, presents the gospel to them, incorporates them into a LIFE group and involves them in volunteer service.
• Pastor the members of the congregation through significant events in their lives, including but not limited to, child dedication, baptism, membership, marriage, crisis and death.
• Lead the pastoral team in shepherding the members of the congregation with a ministry of both proactive and reactive care.
• Supervise and manage staff to ensure they are fulfilling their responsibilities and adhering to the policies and best practices of The Orchard in a biblical manner.
• Collaborate with the other campus pastors in fulfillment of the mission and ministry of The Orchard.
• Other duties as assigned by his supervisor.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree required; MDiv preferred.
To apply for this position:
Please send your cover letter, resume and preaching sample to Employment@theorchard.church.
About this Church
The Orchard is an established, thriving, multi-site church with six congregations in the greater Chicago area, located in Arlington Heights, Barrington, Itasca, Marengo, North Shore and Vernon Hills. Our growing church has 2,000+ members with a weekly worship attendance of about 3,000 across six congregations.
We’re all about roots, life and fruit at The Orchard.
• We dig our ROOTS deep into the Word of Christ in our worship services.
• We find life in Jesus Christ and share that life together in LIFE Groups.
• We bear FRUIT for Christ through praying, giving, serving and inviting.
At any of our congregations, you can expect to find gospel-centered preaching, a desire for others to know Jesus Christ, along with meaningful programs for all ages, stages and walks of life.