Senior Pastor, LaSalle Street Church, Chicago, Illinois
Listed: 11-28-2022
Employer: LaSalle Street Church | 1111 N. Wells Street Suite #500, Chicago, IL 60610
Website: www.lasallestreetchurch.org
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Type: Full-time
Contact: search@lasallestreetchurch.org
Download: Senior Pastor job description
LaSalle Street Church, on Chicago’s near north side, is an independent, progressive, non-denominational congregation with a long history of demonstrating the love of Christ through social action. We are seeking a spiritually mature Christian with a demonstrated commitment to racial reconciliation and common flourishing. Ideal candidates will have a master's in divinity or a related field, 6+ years of ministry and supervision experience, and be respected for their preaching and worship-leading capacity, trustworthiness, leadership skills, and ability to cast vision and align congregations.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The senior pastor is the primary spiritual and organizational leader of the congregation, with responsibility in four key areas: preaching and collaborative worship leading; vision and strategy for ministry; administration; and congregational and community care.
The senior pastor leads the full-time staff including an executive pastor, two associate pastors, a director of worship and the arts, a director of communications and design, a director of finance and operations, and an administrative assistant. Additional staff include a part-time director of children’s ministry, a financial assistant, and support staff for the church’s non-profit ministry building.
THEOLOGY
LaSalle Street Church (LSC) is a non-denominational church with a majority of congregants who identify as progressive Christians. He or she must be comfortable with a congregation that comes from a wide variety of theological backgrounds and has differing views regarding some external expressions of faith. For example, the church allows for either infant dedication or baptism and serves a choice of wine or grape juice at communion.
At the same time, the senior pastor must be capable of leadership in teaching a strong biblical theology that will empower the congregation to live Christian lives in the secular city or wherever they live and serve.
More about LaSalle’s theological framework can be found in our church profile and on our website.
APPLICATION
LaSalle Street Church is looking for a person who loves God, models a life of service as exemplified in Jesus Christ, and is alive and growing in faith by the indwelling Holy Spirit; a called, gifted, humble servant leader who will shepherd the flock of God at LaSalle Street Church.
To apply for the position of senior pastor at LaSalle Street Church, please send your resume, a cover letter, names and contact info for three references, and two preaching samples (video or audio links) to search@lasallestreetchurch.org.
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