Shepherd Staff is honored to be working with First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow, OK as they search for their next Executive Pastor. FBCBA is a dynamic, multigenerational congregation deeply rooted in the heart of Oklahoma. Established in 1904, FBCBA has evolved into a thriving community committed to its mission: "to reach BA and beyond by multiplying disciples to follow Jesus." Under the leadership of Senior Pastor Dr. Matt Brooks since 2020, the church emphasizes biblical preaching, expositional teaching, and life application, fostering spiritual growth across all ages. With a strong emphasis on community, discipleship, and service, First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow continues to be a beacon of hope and faith, impacting lives both locally and globally.

The Executive Pastor at First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow will translate the mission, path, and cultural DNA of FBCBA into action by aligning, leading, and empowering staff teams, ministries, and the visionary direction as led by the Senior Pastor. He will serve as a chief strategist and integrator—bridging vision with execution—so that the Senior Pastor can remain in the upper altitudes of leadership and vision-casting. This role requires a ministry-minded strategic integrator who is Gospel-rooted, relationally intuitive, organizationally sharp, and resonates with the spiritual ethos of a Midwest ministry environment.

The ideal candidate will be:

• An architect of organizational health in large-church realities
• A strategic engine of visionary execution
• Relationally robust with emotional intelligence
• A catalyst of Christlike culture and team health
• Carrier of spiritual authority with theological conviction

RESPONSIBILITIES

Executive Leadership

• The primary responsibility of the Executive Pastor is to oversee and ensure the execution and fulfillment of FBCBA's mission, path, and priorities
• This role will drive mission clarity, lead decision-making, and identify the most important issues requiring the Lead Team's time and attention. Additionally, he will lead and champion annual strategic planning, close the gap between vision and execution, define outcomes for each Lead Team position, manage goals and responsibilities for Lead Team, define outcomes for each Lead Team position, and ensure all teams are moving forward
• Mentor the staff via spending time, helping with direction, providing challenges leading to personal growth, listening to concerns, serving as a trusted coach
• Provide training, support, encouragement and correction to the staff as necessary, with an emphasis on identifying areas in which professional development is needed and prescribing development plans.
• Recruit highly qualified individuals for staff leadership
• Serve as chief architect for the mission and the ministries of the church
• Sets clear expectations and holds team members accountable for them

Pastoring/Shepherding

• Demonstrates Christ-likeness and a commitment to personal spiritual growth
• Leads staff and/or volunteers by serving and not by asserting control
• Utilizes emotional intelligence and is emotionally available to those he/she leads
• Invests in the development of staff or volunteers around him/her

Much more detailed information is available to you after an initial consultation with Shepherd Staff. During that consultation, you should be able to articulate your provable experience as outlined above. Take the first step by clicking on the “Apply for this job” button to confidentially make us aware of your interest. By confidential, we mean that we won’t share your information or interest with this or any other church prior to a full discussion with you and your permission to do so.

The Fine Print

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