Lead Pastor

The role of Lead Pastor has now become available for a visionary, missional leader to lead a gifted and passionate collaborative leadership team, dedicated to a healthy and inclusive expression of Jesus’ ministry in Balwyn.....

About Steeple Church

Steeple is a relatively young church, with a long history, that was birthed out of a small group of people with a big desire to see the community outside the four walls of the building encounter, engage with and be(come) transformed by the love of Jesus.

Since its inception in 2017, Steeple Church has continued to experience significant numeric and spiritual growth, as their identity, collective purpose and culture has shaped and continues to gain momentum.

Steeple Church’s core values we hold highly include

• hospitality to the Spirit of God & to the stranger - the most vulnerable;
• nonviolent justice, transformational safety & intersectional inclusion - regardless of class, race, ability, gender and orientation.

For more on our vision and mission check out our website and click here.

About the position:

With recent staff changes, the role of Lead Pastor has now become available for a visionary, missional leader to lead a gifted and passionate collaborative leadership team, dedicated to a healthy and inclusive expression of Jesus’ ministry in Balwyn.

This role is full time and reports directly to the Board of Governance of Steeple church. It is a chance for a seasoned leader who shares Christ’s mission of healing- justice to embrace, grow and shape the rich future of Steeple Church in alignment with the DNA and Vision that has emerged since its inception in 2017.

The successful candidate will be focused on empowering leadership that celebrates and supports the collaborative team and coordinates teams to provide warm and authentic hospitality during Sunday services and events, fostering relationships within the Balwyn neighbourhood and key ministry partners, to provide pathways of sustainable, healthy expression which aligns to the missional vision the Church.

Our aim has always been to develop and release people and teams who will serve missionally through engagement, advocacy, action-oriented formation and hospitality. We see a thriving ministry and community that consistently participates in expressing and embodying the work and witness of Christ in our locality and beyond through a passion for God’s coming kingdom of justice, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, for all people – especially the poor, the scapegoated and the excluded.

Key Areas of responsibility:

• Vision, Leadership and strategy – assisting the Board of Governance, collaboratively providing oversight to a gifted staff team and providing vision & leadership to the whole church body.
• Teaching and Preaching – Participate in the Preaching and Teaching Team, led by Learning & Formation Catalyst, in line with the shared, articulated vision and direction of the church and oversee other pulpit roles such as MC’s & Generosity.
• Governance and Management – provide organizational oversight in administrative, operational & compliance requirements as the lead pastor of the church.
• Team and Staff – provide spiritual and pastoral leadership to staff to enable them to fulfil their functions in line with the shared vision.
• Pastoral Care and wellbeing – ensure all pastoral care and safety needs within the community are catered for in
• Sunday Services and Events – drive and oversee in line with the shared vision.,
• Projects and Events – proactively grow congregational community engagement through an active participation and leadership in Services and church wide events.

About the person:

We are looking for a person with a proven track record in congregational leadership as well as an obvious passion and sense of calling to follow Jesus and serve others in this type of unique ministry.

They will be a self-starter, with experience in leading and building teams through a collaborative, coaching and pastoral approach. This role requires a person who is able to work autonomously, as well as being part of a leadership & staff team.

Experience and Qualifications:

The successful candidate must have

• Demonstrated history and experience in similar roles.
• Suitable training and/or qualifications or working towards this.
• Ability to commit to Steeple as their home church and embrace the DNA.
• Alignment with the statement of Faith of Steeple Church

To apply:

If you feel you have a sense of calling to vibrant and meaningful outward facing ministry within the body of Christ, and are passionate about seeing social justice unfold in ways that seek to uplift and come alongside others, then this role at Steeple Church could be the one for you.

This role is based out of our newly redeveloped ministry centre in Balwyn.

A commensurate salary will be offered to the successful candidate.

Please apply including your updated resume together with your interest in the role via the 'Apply to this Job' button below.

Please direct any questions about the role initially to Andrew Boutros 0418755711