Executive Pastor of Operations

City Life Church is a gospel-centered, non-denominational Acts 29 church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. City Life exists to see all people KNOW, LIVE, and TELL the love story of Jesus, and is committed to seeing people transformed by Jesus, discipled in biblical community, equipped to make disciples, and sent to love and serve the city. Job Description: As City Life grows, advances a current church plant, and prepares for future plants, the Executive Pastor of Operations will serve as a pastoral executive with a chief operating officer (COO) mandate: turning ministry direction into aligned priorities, equipped teams, disciplined execution, and sustainable capacity. This full-time role (with benefits) reports to Aaron Nebrija, Lead Pastor, and works within the oversight of City Life's elders. Responsibilities: Provide day-to-day operational leadership, translating elder-approved direction and the Lead Pastor's vision into annual priorities, quarterly plans, owners, deadlines, and measurable outcomes. Supervise, coach, and develop staff and ministry leaders, establishing clear accountability, reporting relationships, decision rights, and performance expectations. Lead weekly staff and leadership rhythms, drive follow-through across ministries, and resolve bottlenecks. Lead budgeting, forecasting, and monthly financial reporting; ensure sound financial controls and steward a long-term goal of at least 26 weeks of operating reserves. Oversee HR processes, facilities, safety, technology, systems, administration, vendor relationships, and operational risk management. Strengthen processes for guest connection, communication, volunteers, children and youth safety, events, and growth-related capacity planning. Support the current church plant with an integrated plan, milestones, budgets, and operational readiness, and help build a repeatable pathway and residency framework for future planters in coordination with Acts 29. Model prayer, servant leadership, and personal discipleship, and participate in pastoral care, teaching, and preaching as agreed with the Lead Pastor. Qualifications & Skills Demonstrated senior-level executive or operations leadership, including leading people, budgets, systems, and cross-functional initiatives Experience in church, nonprofit, organizational growth, or church planting environments strongly preferred Biblically qualified for eldership (1 Timothy 3; Titus 1) and a faithful teacher of Scripture Aligned with City Life's doctrine, discipleship culture, and Acts 29 convictions Humble, hungry, and relationally wise; secure in second-chair leadership and willing to address difficult issues Consistent in execution and motivated by the gospel rather than personal profile #J-18808-Ljbffr