Lead Student Pastor

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Lead Student Pastor – Timberlake Church Redmond

Full-Time

Timberlake Church is an impactful, fast-growing, and increasingly diverse community committed to helping people find and follow Jesus. We embrace innovation and creativity to reach people effectively, with multiple locations serving communities across the greater Seattle area and Southern Washington.

The Lead Student Pastor role at the Redmond location provides vision, leadership, and oversight for a thriving and growing student ministry serving 250+ students weekly.  We’re looking for a high-capacity leader who can cast vision, build teams, and lead with both clarity and energy. The ideal candidate is both a strategic thinker and a relational leader who can see the big picture, execute with excellence, and invest deeply in people.

Areas of Oversight & Core Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary leader of Student Ministries at the Redmond location, casting vision and leading the ministry into its next season of growth and impact.
• Lead, develop, and multiply a high-performing team of student staff, residents, and volunteer leaders.
• Own the strategy for helping students take next steps in following Jesus, with a clear focus on spiritual ownership and leadership development.
• Integrate students into the broader life of the church, ensuring they are known, serving, and connected across ministries.
• Drive key environments, events, and systems that produce both growth and spiritual depth.
• Contribute to and help shape church-wide strategy, staff culture, and leadership development as part of the broader ministry team

Who This Role Is For:

• A high-capacity leader who genuinely loves students and understands how to engage and influence their world.
• Someone with a deep, authentic relationship with Jesus who is passionate about helping students move toward real ownership of their faith.
• A leader who can cast vision, lead from the front, and develop others - while still being present, relational, and approachable.
• Someone who takes the mission seriously - but doesn’t take themselves too seriously.
• Someone with 5+ years of student ministry experience and experience leading teams.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.

Position Details:

• Full-time (Sunday–Thursday, with flexibility for occasional Friday/Saturday events)
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 403B matching.
• Pay range: $70k – $80k annually DOE.

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