SENIOR PASTOR

The Orchard Church is prayerfully seeking a Senior Pastor who exemplifies the heart of a shepherd.  This individual will guide those under his care toward spiritual health with grace and truth.  This Spirit-led man will teach the Word of God with both accuracy and relevance across various settings without compromise.  He will lead collaboratively, leaning on the wisdom of the Elders, other pastors, and staff.  
 
The Senior Pastor will play a key role in developing and continuously refining The Orchard Church's mission, vision, and strategy as outlined in scripture, while consistently seeking Christ’s guidance for the congregation. As a leader among leaders, he will value the insights of others and foster consensus through humility and teamwork within the staff and congregation around a shared vision.

The Senior Pastor will invest in the development of other pastoral staff, guiding them toward humility, wisdom, excellence, maturity, and competency in preaching and teaching. He will find joy in engaging with congregation members as needed, offering biblical guidance, counseling, and shepherding care.

The Orchard Church was established in 2010 with a mission-driven goal of reaching the Memphis area to impact the world. Over the last three years, our church's focus  has shifted significantly to a heavy focus on discipleship. The Orchard Church has a prime location in Collierville, TN, positioned to reach the Memphis area with the message of God’s grace. The church has over 400 members, averaging 650 weekly attenders (including Kids & Students), and hundreds more online. With a $2.5 million budget, 9 FTEs, 7 PTEs, and 3-4 positions looking to be filled, the church is ready to move into the next season of Kingdom opportunity.

OVERVIEW
The Orchard Church is seeking a Senior Pastor who walks with Jesus in humility and integrity and is gifted in Shepherding, Leadership, Teaching, and, Vision Casting.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Shepherding·
- Exemplifies the heart of a shepherd seeking to guide those under his care toward spiritual health while balancing grace and truth.
- As a part of the Elder Council, protects the flock from unsound doctrine and divisiveness.
- Submits to the Chief Shepherd, Christ, and the shepherding of the Elder Council.
- Meets with members of the congregation, as needed, providing biblical guidance, counseling, and care.
- Points the church and church staff toward resources that nurture their walk with Christ and spiritual health.
- Invests in the younger pastoral staff seeking to guide them toward wisdom, excellence, maturity, and competency in preaching and teaching.

Leadership
- Leads courageously in areas where he is particularly gifted.
- Relies on his teammates to lead in their areas of giftedness.
- Helps cultivate and guard the staff culture developing a spiritually and emotionally mature environment where staff are able to work hard, rest well, be encouraged, and be challenged.
- Leads collaboratively leaning on the wisdom of the Elders, other pastors, and staff.

Teaching
- Deeply studies and understands the Scriptures in a way that is evident in how he lives his life.
- Teaches God’s Word with accuracy and relevance in multiple settings.
- Serves as the primary teacher from the pulpit, delivering the majority of Sunday morning messages.
- Empowers and trains other staff in teaching and preaching.


Vision Casting
- Helps craft and continually refine the mission, vision, and strategy of The Orchard Church developing something that is Biblical, winsome, and well-worded.
- Deeply understands the mission and intention of the Church as laid out in scripture.
- Continually seeks Christ’s direction for The Orchard and how The Orchard will embody the Biblical mission of the Church in Collierville, TN.
- Elicits the opinions of others and builds consensus among the staff and congregation around the vision.
- Often acts as the spokesman for the agreed-upon vision.

Spiritual and Character Qualifications
- Maintains a vibrant spiritual life seeking to walk with Christ daily and conforming his life to Christ and the Scriptures.
- Exemplifies and values humility, submitting to Christ and seeking an objective view of himself and others.
- Is comfortable allowing others take the spotlight or, on the other hand, leading boldly himself.
- Adheres to sound doctrine and joyfully affirms the The Orchard Church Statement of Faith.
- Seeks to be above reproach and exemplifies the character traits of 1 Timothy 3:1–7, Titus 1:5–16; 1 Peter 5:1–10.
- Willing to stand up for his beliefs and the truth but able to do so with care and respect.
- Able to rest well and is comfortable in his own limitations.

Education and Experience Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited Bible College or University is required; Seminary degree preferred.
- A minimum of 10 years of ministry experience is required.
- A minimum of 5 years of leadership experience is required.
- Prior Senior Pastor experience preferred.