NON-DENOMINATIONAL

WEEKLY ATTENDANCE: 2,000

Meet Grace Chapel

Grace Chapel is a non-denominational church with 4 campuses in the greater Boston area and an online ministry that reaches around the world. As one of the largest churches in the Northeast, Grace Chapel has long been a pacesetter and resource for the larger region. For the past 75 years, we have faithfully served this part of the country by providing a place for people to encounter and follow Jesus.

Our church has grown from a few families praying about starting a church to one that serves thousands across greater Boston today. We're a vibrant, growing, multicultural, and multigenerational community of seekers and believers. We believe in the importance of gathering together because church isn't a place, it's people. We offer large gatherings, smaller groups, and online resources to help people of all ages grow in faith, build healthy and authentic relationships with God and each other, and make a positive impact on the world, together.

About the Senior Pastor

The next Senior Pastor of Grace Chapel will be a strategic and visionary leader who will build on the solid foundation that has been laid out by many who have come before. The successful candidate will value the heritage and legacy of Grace Chapel, while also moving the congregation forward in faith toward a new season of impact and influence.

The Senior Pastor's responsibilities include:

• Provide primary spiritual, visionary, and strategic leadership to Grace Chapel's diverse team of pastors, staff, leaders, volunteers, members, and beyond.
• As the primary/lead communicator at Grace Chapel’s broadcast campus in Lexington, this individual should be an inspiring and motivational speaker as well as a strong leader. This person will act as the lead communicator, amidst a teaching team, providing vision, direction, and coaching to the team and others who teach at Grace Chapel.
• Work with an Executive Team to lead a world-class staff at Grace Chapel, establishing systems and programs to maintain a healthy church through a balance of discipleship, evangelism, and outreach.
• Provide organizational leadership to hundreds of employees and volunteers across multiple campuses in a variety of communities.
• Be passionate about developing young leaders as well as engaging volunteers.
• Provide innovative vision & leadership for reaching the post-Christian culture.
• Communicate God's word with power, clarity, and spiritual authority.
• Continue the legacy of biblical scholarship and expository teaching in preaching.
• Foster spiritual growth by inspiring new believers and encouraging the rest of us in our Christian journey
• Demonstrate a commitment to community and cultural engagement.
• Inspire and mobilize people to reach the lost and broken with the love of Jesus Christ...in our neighborhoods, the city of Boston, and around the world.
• Discover and collaborate with others in the work that God is already doing through the Church (with a capital “C”) in the greater Boston area so that many more will come to know Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord.
• Provide for the shepherding of the body of Christ through intentional and strategic approaches.
• Drive church growth in commitment to Christ, in attendance, discipleship, in giving, ministry development, and in evangelical impact.
• Demonstrate financial literacy and an understanding of key factors that contribute to a financially stable church.
• Affirm and uphold Grace Chapel’s Articles of Faith.

What you bring

The following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Senior Pastor:

Education and Experience

• Master of Divinity or comparable graduate degree from an accredited evangelical, theological seminary or its equivalent, required.
• 10+ years of ministry experience with multiple years of senior leadership experience in a church setting.
• Experience as a Senior/Lead Pastor at a multi-site church preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of multi-staff, multi-generational, and multi-campus ministries, including leadership of paid staff and unpaid volunteers.
• Proven track record of preaching, teaching, and leadership in diverse contexts.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Significant experience and proven track record of skill in preaching/teaching/communicating in a larger church context, with a preference for expository preaching.
• Comfortable engaging in theological discourse if/when needed.
• Demonstrated ability to nurture congregation members' spiritual growth and develop ministries.
• Possesses an entrepreneurial ability, always thinking about and creating ways for greater impact and reaching more people.
• Leadership proficiency in both large and small group surroundings.
• Ability to work in an interconnected, collaborative team environment.
• Capability to rally and mobilize individuals toward a cause.
• Comfortable with financial management and financial decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to drive growth in engagement of congregation, attendance, and financial growth metrics.

Personal Characteristics and Qualifications

• A fully devoted follower of Christ who leads others into full, personal devotion by their example, who depends on Prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit in both personal and corporate life.
• Fully aligned with Grace Chapel's DNA, mission, values, and statement of faith, including a theological alignment and affirmation of our Articles of Faith.
• Commitment to Unity and Diversity: Fostering unity across campuses, cultures, and generations.
• A true servant leader and a pure heart bent toward humility, generosity, lovingkindness, wisdom, integrity, and courage.
• Maintains healthy boundaries in work, personal, and family life.
• Creative, balanced, and resourceful in the use of time and talent.
• Displays a high level of emotional and relational intelligence.
• A" player-coach" who can call potential out of younger team members.
• Demonstrates a personal and pastoral commitment to both local and global missions, fostering a church culture that actively engages in outreach, discipleship, and cross-cultural ministry.

What it's like to live in the Greater Boston Area

Grace Chapel’s flagship campus is in Lexington, MA, just 14 miles northwest of Boston. With a nickname like "Birthplace of American Liberty;' you can get a sense of Lexington's historic nature. It was here where the "shot heard round the world" was fired, leading to the start of the American Revolution. Beyond the town's association with one of the most significant moments in American history lies an excellent place to live in the present.

Nearby Boston is the largest city in New England and ranks among the top cities globally as an economic hub. Anchored by MIT and Harvard and peppered with seven Top 50 schools, world-renowned research institutes, and teaching hospitals, the metro Boston area is a true knowledge economy. The area generates thousands of graduates every year. Roughly 50% of these graduates stay in the Greater Boston area, bolstering the city's highly educated workforce. The highly educated workforce and innovative environment were specific factors cited recently by General Electric for why it chose to relocate its global headquarters to Boston. Massachusetts spends more on research & development than any other region in the world, and Boston attracts a diverse, technologically fluent workforce focused on solving challenges for the world. The Boston metro area continues to attract top talent, businesses, and investors who choose Boston as their place to live, work, invest, and play.

Boston is known as a fanatical sports town with the Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, and Red Sox bringing people out in droves to celebrate the Great American pastimes and multiple championships over the last decade. With easy access to beaches, lakes, and mountains, as well as being a world-renowned cultural center for the arts, the Boston area offers unlimited activities, entertainment, and history for all to enjoy.

New England is recognized as one of the least churched regions of the country, while at the same time being one of the most influential regions of the country, making it a strategic location for Kingdom impact.