Executive Pastor
Artisan Church (Rochester, NY) is seeking a part-time executive pastor with strong administrative and communication skills to collaborate with an existing staff, including a founding pastor who is reducing hours from full time to half time.
The Executive Pastor collaborates with the Senior Pastor and other staff in caring for the people of Artisan Church and implementing the church’s mission and values. This pastor approaches church administration through a pastoral lens in order to facilitate healthy spirituality by improving and maintaining the systems and structures that sustain church life.
Candidates should be committed to:
- ongoing spiritual formation
- inclusivity and social justice within the church and the broader community
- faith as trust rather than certainty
- an expansive understanding of God and God’s love for and welcome of all people.
Artisan’s community and staff have been blessed and stretched by the work of such thinkers as Rachel Held Evans, James Cone, St. Teresa of Ávila, Fr. Richard Rohr, St. Ignatius of Loyola, Peter Enns, and Eugene Peterson (to name a few). If you have resonated with this work, you are ikely to be a great fit with us!
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in theology, ministry, or a related field (Master’s degree or commensurate experience preferred)
- Ordained or licensed minister with a suitable denomination, or willingness to obtain these credentials
- Demonstrated commitment to progressive and/or post-evangelical Christian theology
- Proven experience in church leadership and administration
- Fully affirming of LGBTQ+ individuals in all aspects of the church, including marriage, leadership, and preaching
Please see the attached job description for more info.
