Senior Pastor - Westwood Presbyterian Church
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Senior Pastor - Westwood Presbyterian Church
Westwood Presbyterian Church (Los Angeles) is a multi-generational community of 300+ members with an informal motto of “More Jesus, More Fun.” We emphasize inspirational Reformed worship, classical liturgical choral music, and social mission. We are a Matthew 25 church and an Earth Care congregation.
We seek a SENIOR PASTOR who is a dynamic preacher and can take our church, established in 1947, into its next era. In addition to providing pastoral care, our new pastor will shepherd us through construction of new on-campus facilities for our church and preschool.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
Worship & Spiritual Leadership
- Lead all aspects of ministry
- Preach theologically grounded sermons
- Plan worship with Music Director and other staff
- Lead educational experiences
Strategic Leadership
- Implement Session-adopted goals for ministry, membership growth, and finances with staff and lay leaders
- Establish and achieve program strategy and goals
- Nurture a culture that values diversity and shared calling
- Work with mission partners
Pastoral Care
- Provide grief support, crisis care, and visitation with pastors and Deacons
- Foster congregational belonging
- Prepare baptisms, weddings, funerals, and lead worship service
Development Project Leadership
- Lead completion of project, with Executive Associate Pastor
- Help connect WPC members, preschool families, and other constituencies
- Develop faithful stewardship
Administrative Leadership
- Supervise pastoral and director-level program staff
- Empower Session, Deacons, staff, and volunteers
- Moderate Session meetings and staff select committees
External Representation
- Serve as delegate to Presbyterian gatherings
- Act as liaison to nonprofit boards and ministry partners
Accountability
- Be accountable to Session and Presbytery COM
- Participate in performance reviews
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
- M.Div. and PC(USA) ordination (or transfer eligible)
- 5-10+ years pastoral leadership experience
- Capital campaign/building project experience
- Strong preaching and executive management skills
- Staff and team leadership experience
- Commitment to social justice (Micah 6:8)
- Urban/metropolitan ministry experience
- Optimistic, charismatic, with sense of humor
Submit a resume if interested.
Vacancy posted more than 2 months ago
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