General Information
Job Title:
Senior Pastor: Zion Church
Job Description:
Key Qualities:
- Exegetical Preacher
- Warm, Relational
- Collaborative Leader
- Shepherd’s Heart
- Energetic
- Visionary
Key Responsibilities:
Worship: Serve as the lead Worshiper (Prayer), Discipler (Word) & Evangelist (Gospel) of Zion.
- Sundays: Lead 40-44 Sunday services annually.
- Funerals: At least 2 annually.
- Weddings: At least 2 annually.
Preaching & Teaching: Provide biblically-based preaching and teaching.
- Sermons: Prepare, Plan, and Deliver 40-44 Sundays a year.
- Wednesday Connection Night: Provide teaching on Wednesday nights for the congregation. Fall (8 weeks), Spring (8 weeks).
Leadership: Provide leadership to Session, Staff, Leaders, and Congregants.
- Lead the Session of 5 elders in its governance and shepherding of Zion.
- Monthly: 12 Session meetings annually (Thurs, 7:00 – 10:00 PM CST)
- 3-4 Member Meetings: Lead 1-2 Congregational Meetings, and 2 Informational Meetings.
- Mentor and promote the spiritual and professional development of Zion Pastors and Key Leaders.
- Weekly: Executive Pastor
- Monthly: Director of Women’s Leadership Council
- Monthly: Director of Men’s Ministry
- Function as head of 9 staff members by supervising, nurturing, and vision casting with them as a team.
- Staff Meetings: Executive Pastor leads these weekly. One per week, 90 minutes.
- Hiring/Firing: Will work with the Session and appropriate pastors or staff on employment/HR issues.
- Participate in program planning and execution of Zion’s primary ministries.
- Participate with the Platte Valley Presbytery. Attend quarterly (4) presbytery meetings annually.
Shepherd: Provide pastoral care for church members, officers, and staff.
- Shepherding priority is for officers (elders, deacons) and staff (pastors, directors, ministry leaders, and administrators).
- Attend and participate in special church events.
- VBS: Senior Pastor can choose a role or service for this week of discipleship and outreach (June).
- General and emergency shepherding care for 300+ active attenders.
- Weekly: Participate with the Care Team, visiting or calling one member per week (hospital, recuperating, grieving, or shut-in)
Position Qualifications:
Qualifications
• A vision and values fit who understands and embraces Zion’s DNA and commitment to reformed theology,
discipleship, missions, and a liturgical approach to worship.
• An exegetical Preacher who is relatable, biblically faithful, and self-aware.
• A missional Leader who intentionally builds individuals, teams, and ministries.
• A relational Shepherd who is warm, friendly, people-oriented, and intentionally caring.
• An ordained (or eligible for ordination in the Platte Valley Presbytery) minister in the PCA with at least 8-10 years of pastoral and staff leadership experience at a mid-sized (300-500) or large church (500-800)
Preferred Qualifications
• A mature shepherd who resonates with midwestern values-marked by humility, a strong work ethic,
approachability, community-mindedness, and a grounded, steady presence.
• A strong visionary leader who can inspire others with a clear and compelling vision, and work collaboratively to strengthen, expand, and build upon the existing ministries of Zion Church for greater Kingdom impact.
• A seasoned minister with 10-15+ years of pastoral experience, leading staff, interns, and lay leaders within the life of the church.
• A pastor looking to understand, love, and grow a church that is ready to reach the next generation.
• A relational leader with a track record of successfully navigating conflict with grace, resilience, transparency, and kindness.
• An empowering leader who entrusts others with meaningful responsibility and authority, investing in their growth while cultivating a healthy, collaborative leadership model.
• Emotionally and spiritually aware – Possesses a mature understanding of personal strengths, limitations, and blind spots, and seeks accountability and grace in growth.
Application Deadline
10/03/2025
Job Type:
Full Time
Salary Range:
$90k+
General Information
Church/Organization Name
Zion Church
Contact Name & Contact Info
Industry
Church
Denomination
Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
City, State
Lincoln, NE
Description of Organization
Zion Church is eager to partner with a Senior Pastor who shares our
growing passion to reach, disciple, and empower the next generation
of believers in Lincoln. In a culture that often overlooks young people,
we believe they are not just the future of the Church—but essential
to its strength and witness today. From young families and children to
students and college-aged adults, we see a generation hungry for truth,
connection, and purpose—and we want to meet them with the love and
message of Jesus.
Our vision is to be a multigenerational church where families are
nourished by the Word, children and teens grow in their love for Christ,
and parents and grandparents are equipped to lead their homes in faith.
We believe spiritual formation begins at home and is deepened through
the life of the local church.
That’s why we’re committed to investing in ministries that support
families, raise up young leaders, and create environments where faith
can grow—from the nursery to the college campus. We’re praying for a
Senior Pastor who will help us build on this foundation and lead us into
a future where the next generation is welcomed, discipled, and sent.
Three Questions That Could Change Your Future
1. Are you passionate about ministering the word to people of all ages?
2. Are you ready to develop ministry leaders to reach Lincoln?
3. Do you desire to disciple the next generation for the glory of God?
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