Executive Pastor

Your purpose starts here! By joining Redeemer Lincoln Square, you'll help build a great city; bringing personal conversion, community formation, social justice, and cultural renewal to New York City and, through it, the world. We are FOR NYC; and a church that is not for ourselves, but for others, where our community is known, loved and cared for, and that values questions and the people who ask them.

Position : Executive Pastor

FLSA Status : Exempt

Band : Band 10

Department : Redeemer Lincoln Square (LSQ)

Reports to : Senior Pastor and the Session

Direct Reports : All senior directors

Salary : $160,000 - $200,000 / year

Date : May 2026

Position Summary

The Executive Pastor serves as the chief organizational leader of Redeemer Lincoln Square (LSQ), directly supporting the Senior Pastor to achieve the church's vision, mission, and values. The Executive Pastor oversees staff leadership, strategic planning, operational excellence, and resource management across all ministries (including worship, discipleship, children and youth ministries, women and men's ministries, community, mission, leadership development and training). This role fosters collaboration with the Session, other Redeemer churches and ministries, Presbytery, and other key stakeholders, ensuring alignment and progress toward organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Understands, embraces, and promotes LSQ vision, mission and values, and overseeing implementation of strategic initiatives.
• Partner with the Senior Pastor to develop and refresh the annual ministry plan (Playbook) in alignment with LSQ's mission, goals and the five-year strategic plan.
• Inspire and guide staff to achieve objectives and key results through effective coaching, team collaboration, and performance accountability.
• Cultivate a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement within the organization.
• With the Senior Pastor, work with the wider Redeemer Network to see a movement of the gospel in NY, and to do shared events and ministry initiatives, where appropriate.

Operational and Financial Management

Ministry and Facility Oversight

Preaching and Teaching

Qualications

Education and Experience

Skills and Competencies

Compensation and Benets

Full-time members of the Redeemer Lincoln Square team, are offered competitive salaries, paid time off, and benefits, to include :

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill set; experience and training; licensure, certifications, and ordination; and other organizational needs.

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