Preferred Qualifications

• A high-EQ leader who is relationally engaged, approachable, and genuinely people-oriented, someone whose presence puts others at ease and whose care for individuals is felt across every dimension of congregational life.

• A visionary who brings both calm and energy to a church navigating transition, capable of active listening and trust- building in the near term, while casting a clear, compelling vision that moves the congregation from reorganization toward vibrant, lasting growth.

• A seasoned minister with 10–15 years of pastoral experience, with a demonstrated track record of building and equipping leaders, ministries, and organizational systems in a church context.

• A gospel-centered preacher whose sermons are biblically faithful, Christ-centered, and rich in practical, everyday application, bridging Reformed theological depth with congregational accessibility.

• An equipping leader with a builder mindset who recruits and develops leaders at every level, elders, deacons, home group leaders, and ministry volunteers, and entrusts others with meaningful responsibility rather than centralizing authority.

• An intergenerational bridge-builder who can engage families with young children, college students, military families, empty nesters, and retirees with equal warmth and investment, someone who values multigenerational community as a distinctive mark of church health.

• Emotionally and spiritually self-aware, confident but not domineering, humble and encouraging, with the resilience to navigate unresolved conflict and past organizational pain with grace, patience, and a non-anxious presence.

• A community-focused, non-political leader whose heart is for building a healthy, communal mission rather than a personal platform, someone more interested in the flourishing of the congregation than in individual recognition or ecclesiastical advancement.