Campus Pastor

Job Title: Campus Pastor

Primary Focus:             Campus Pastor – Marshall, MI

Reports to:                    Lead Pastor

Status:                           Full-Time, Exempt

Member of:                   Executive Team

Church Profile

Woodland Church is a vibrant, multi-campus church located in Battle Creek and Marshall, in the heart of southwest Michigan. As part of The Wesleyan Church – Great Lakes Region, Woodland serves approximately 1,300 people each weekend across its campuses.

With a long-standing legacy of community outreach and missions—locally, nationally, and globally—Woodland Church exists to help people discover new life in Christ.

Our VISION  - "To see people in Calhoun County and beyond find life to the fullest by following Jesus …"

Our MISSION - "… by calling people to be ROOTED in Jesus, GROWING toward Jesus, and OVERFLOWING like Jesus”

We are deeply committed to collaborative leadership, believing we lead best when we lead together. Woodland Church offers a dynamic, team-oriented ministry environment for leaders called to reach a lost world for Jesus.

Position Overview

The Campus Pastor serves as the primary pastoral and leadership presence for the Marshall campus, carrying and championing Woodland Church’s vision, mission, values, and culture in the local context.

Rather than creating independent direction, the Campus Pastor faithfully translates and implements the church’s shared vision in ways that are relationally engaging, spiritually formative, and missionally effective for the campus community.

As a member of the teaching team and executive leadership, the Campus Pastor:

• Communicates the gospel with clarity and conviction.
• Equips and empowers leaders.
• Participates in creating healthy systems and ministry environments.
• Shepherds the congregation with pastoral care and presence

The Campus Pastor works in close partnership with executive leadership and centralized ministry teams to ensure unity, excellence, and spiritual health across all campuses.

Success in this role is evident when the Marshall campus reflects Woodland’s culture, leaders are developed and empowered, people feel known and cared for, ministries operate with excellence, and the campus experiences sustained spiritual health and growth.

Key Responsibilities

1.      Champion the Culture and Vision

• Serve as the primary carrier of Woodland Church’s vision at the Marshall campus, ensuring alignment with executive leadership.
• Replicate and reinforce church culture rather than creating independent direction.
• Communicate vision in ways that are clear, encouraging, unifying, and mission focused.
• Serve as a primary communicator at the campus as a member of the teaching team, including:
  • Preaching 25-30 times per year
  • Teaching classes
  • Facilitating quarterly team nights and leadership gatherings

2.      Shepherd for the Congregation

• Provide pastoral leadership for the spiritual, emotional, and relational well-being of the campus community.
• Build relational bridges that help a large, multi-campus church feel personal, accessible, and connected.
• Develop meaningful relationships that help people feel seen, known, and cared for.
• Follow up with first-time guests and help them take clear next steps.
• Respond to pastoral needs, including hospital visits, crisis care, spiritual counseling, and prayer.
• Cultivate a keen sense of belonging and spiritual family at the campus.

3.      Lead Teams to Accomplish the Mission

• Provide leadership and direction for campus staff, ministry leaders, and volunteers as needed.
• Collaborate closely with centralized ministry leaders to ensure all campus ministries operate effectively and in alignment.
• Own the vision “on the ground,” ensuring:
  • Weekend services reflect excellence.
  • Ministries align with Woodland’s standards and values.
  • Outreach efforts engage the local community effectively.
• Partner with executive leadership by offering insight, feedback, and ideas that help Woodland serve people well.
• Identify, recruit, train, and develop volunteers and emerging leaders.
• Oversee assimilation processes that help people move from attendance to engagement to leadership.

4.      Wins for This Role:  A Campus Pastor is successful when:

• The campus clearly reflects and lives out Woodland Church’s culture and vision.
• Staff and volunteer leaders are unified, growing, and empowered.
• People feel known, pastored, and spiritually supported.
• Ministry systems function smoothly and excellence is evident.
• Strong partnership and trust exist between campus and central leadership.
• The campus is spiritually healthy, relationally connected, and experiencing growth.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in ministry, theology, or related field (preferred), or
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in ministry; including:
  • Biblical teaching and preaching
  • Strategic leadership and planning,
• Experience in multi-campus, network, or alternative ministry expressions preferred.
• Experience in overseeing staff and volunteers across multiple ministry disciplines.
• Proficiency in Planning Center, Google docs, Microsoft Office, and similar tools.

Spiritual & Personal Qualities

• A growing, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Clear calling to pastoral ministry
• Alignment with Woodland’s mission, doctrine, and values.
• Strong relational and communication skills with a shepherd’s heart.
• Humble, teachable, and collaborative spirit
• Willingness to do whatever is necessary to see the ministry succeed.
• Demonstrates joy, dependability, attention to detail, and emotional stability being able to manage a variety of duties resulting in positive results.

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to communicate biblical truth and vision in compelling, actionable ways.
• Proven leadership and team-development experience.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Ability to manage the complexities of a multi-site ministry environment, including:
  • Goal setting
  • Providing input and managing budgets effectively
  • Reporting and accountability

Workplace Expectations

• Maintain a vital, growing relationship with Jesus and model spiritual maturity.
• Fully support and engage in the life and mission of Woodland Church.
• Participate in regular staff rhythms, meetings, and leadership development.
• Comply with all church safety policies and procedures.
• Submit to church leadership, policies, and denominational guidelines.
• Complete background checks and required safety training.