What makes a great campus pastor?

This article comes from the July 2008 edition of the Multi-Sightings eNewsletter from Third Quarter Consulting. Jim Tomberlin writes what he has observed as traits of an effective campus pastor for a multi-site church's location:

We have come along way from the early days of the multi-site movement when no one knew what a campus pastor was, or if they did, weren't interested in being one. Once seen as an emcee for a video service, the campus pastor role is becoming one of the most sought-after church staff positions in the Church.
 
What makes a great campus pastor?
 
I have boiled down my answer to the following observations. Assuming that this individual is a spiritually mature person of character with a proven track record, an ideal campus pastor is someone who is a:

1. Catalytic leader: high energy, self-starter who not only gets things done, but makes things happen!
2. Multi-Tasker: high capacity player able to juggle a lot of balls simultaneously and love it, being ADD helps.
3. People Magnet: a relational "animal" who draws people like flies to honey.
4. Team Player/Builder: not a lone ranger, but is able to work within the system and turn followers into teams.
5. Communicator: doesn't have to be a bible teacher, but is comfortable and articulate speaking to a room full of people.
6. DNA Carrier: bleeds and defaults to the mission, vision, values, and senior leadership of the church.

Traits not conducive to a campus pastor:

1. Someone who has to preach (unless you put them on the teaching team).
2. An independent entrepreneur.
3. Someone with an agenda other than reaching people far from God and growing a congregation.

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Campus Pastor Jason Curlee (Bay Area Fellowship in Corpus Christi, Texas) echos a similiar list of characteristics in his blog post, The Role of a Campus Pastor:

1. Champion The Vision – Probably the most important job of a campus pastor is to champion the vision of the church. One way we can do that is by creating the systems and structure to handle the growth of fulfilling the mission of your church.
2. Carry The DNA – It is so important that you don’t drift or stray from who you are as a church.  You must fight to always be who your church is.  The vision, mission, and values of your church must always be there.
3. Build Relationships – If your campus/church is new to the area you are in, one of your primary roles is to build relationships in your area. Whether it is community leaders or those who are attending for the first time, your campus will make a difference based on the relationships you are building.
4. Develop Leaders – If the campus is going to be effective, it is going to be because of the leadership team.  Developing a leadership team (not just picking out a bunch of leaders) will be crucial to all the campus will do.
5. Delegate – You have to delegate everything and every task that anyone else can do. As fast as you can... develop and delegate.  Accept that there might be a degradation in quality... but then again... there might not be.  If you don’t delegate you will bury yourself and your campus.
6. Create a Sunday Experience – Our role is to create relevant environments that will connect people where they are in life with the life flowing power of Jesus Christ. The vast majority of people that visit a church do so on Sunday morning. This is when people will invite those that do not already follow Christ to come.
7. Serve Your Community – You’ve come to your community... now it’s time to serve it.  What are the unique needs of your community?  Ask and then go serve them.  Live by the motto, “If your church closed down, would anyone even know or care.”

Thank you Jim and Jason for sharing these great learnings!

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