COMMUNITY PASTOR
Spiritual growth and community development
Community Pastor
Position Type: Exempt Full-Time
Reports to: Discipleship Pastor
Community PASTOR
The Community Pastor plays a pivotal role in helping people take meaningful steps at LifeBridge—connecting them into clear, compelling pathways that move from the first steps of discipleship into deeper engagement in the life of the church. With a focus on key entry points into our discipleship pathway for everyone, and an emphasis on young adults, this leader brings vision, structure, and momentum to environments where people encounter Jesus, build authentic community, and grow with purpose.
WHAT YOU DO
Lead the Rooted Small Group Experience
- Oversee the execution of the 10-week Rooted small group experience
- Recruit, train, and equip Rooted facilitators
- Ensure a consistent, high-quality experience across all groups
- Manage registration, group placement, and participant communication
- Ensure the Rooted experience is spiritually impactful and operationally excellent
- Lead participants to identify and connect to the next steps following Rooted
- Track metrics evaluating participation and outcomes to strengthen future experiences
Lead & Develop Young Adults Group
- Build and execute a compelling vision for Young Adults (18–30s)
- Create environments that foster community, discipleship, and mission
- Create onramps for new young adults to easily engage in the group
- Identify and develop young adult leaders and volunteers
- Ensure young adults are fully integrated into the broader life of the church
- Provide pastoral care and spiritual direction for this demographic
Leadership Development
- Identify, recruit, and develop leaders within Rooted and Young Adults
- Build clear leadership pipelines and next steps for volunteers
- Coach and invest in key leaders through relational discipleship
- Multiply leaders who can disciple others
Teaching & Communication
- Serve as a trusted voice in the life of the church by communicating God’s Word with clarity, biblical depth, and cultural relevance
- Model a high value for Scripture while engaging people in a way that is accessible, compelling, and actionable
- Regularly teach in a variety of key environments
- Sunday morning worship services (as needed)
- Key moments in Young Adult gatherings
- Key moments in the Rooted Experience
- Teaching team rotation for Re:Generation
- Leadership training events
Oversee Annual Events (For Men, Women, & Couples)
- Provide vision and leadership for a high-impact annual event
- Partner with the Project Manager to ensure the event accomplishes its purpose and stated goals
- Build and lead a volunteer team to execute the event
- Ensure the event drives connection, spiritual growth, and next steps
- Integrate the event into the broader discipleship strategy of the church
WHO YOU ARE
- Visionary thinker with strong execution ability
- Relationally driven and people-focused
- Leadership developer and multiplier
- Strong communicator in both large and small settings
- Culturally aware, especially with emerging generations
QUALIFICATIONS
- A growing, vibrant relationship with Jesus
- Strong alignment with the beliefs, theology, mission, and culture of the church
- Proven experience in discipleship and group ministry
- Gifted communicator and teacher of Scripture
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop, and lead leaders
- Strong organizational and leadership skills
- Team-oriented, humble, and self-motivated
- Loves to work hard and have fun
About LifeBridge
What started as a small group meeting to study the Bible and pray for their friends eventually took action to become one of the first churches in Longmont on July 5, 1891. Having grown beyond their original city block on Coffman Street, the church relocated to its current location on Highway 66 in 1991.
In 1995, exponential growth led to a major building expansion — and a shift in identity. The church began transitioning from an primarily attractional model to an externally focused one, and in 1999, First Christian Church became LifeBridge Christian Church.
Over the years, LifeBridge has always been about leading people in their next step toward Jesus. Beyond the weekend experience, people connect through Rooted groups, community-serving opportunities, and a wide range of ministry programs. You’ll find a welcoming place centered around helping people grow closer to Jesus’ love, hope, and grace.
Today
LifeBridge is busting at the seams — in the best possible way.
We recently completed a building fund initiative and have moved to three services to keep up with the growth. Story after story of people coming to know Jesus for the first time keeps coming in. Over 300 people have been baptized in 2025 alone. New families are walking through the doors. New life is everywhere you look. God is clearly at work.
We are deeply grateful for the faithful men and women who built this church over the past 130 years — their prayers, sacrifice, and obedience laid the foundation for everything we see today. And we are beyond excited for what God has in store for the next 100 years.
The best is still to come.
Location
“Longmont is a great place to live and work, as it offers a good mix of year-round outdoor activities, a strong sense of community, excellent schools, and proximity to larger cities like Boulder, Fort Collins, and Denver. Despite the area expanding rapidly, with many younger families relocating here, it somehow has maintained a smaller town feel. With easy access to the Rocky Mountains, there are endless opportunities for having fun after work and on weekends!”
Johann Gouws – Creative Pastor
Mission & Values
Mission: We exist to introduce people to Jesus and lead them in their next step with Him.
- Health | Go For the Bronze: We will pursue healthy relationships before ministry by personally prioritizing Jesus first, our families second, and LifeBridge third. Jesus gets the gold, our families get the silver, LifeBridge gets the bronze.
- Teamwork | Row In The Same Direction: We will work as a team, knowing that we will go farther working together in the same direction that we will as individuals working in multiple directions.
- Risk | Get Out Of The Boat: We will take action and strategic risks in order to move the mission forward. We are not afraid of failure, we learn from failure today so that we can take better risks tomorrow.
- Excellence | Make It Better: We will always go out of our way to make our environments and experiences better in order to give people a glimpse of heaven.
- Development | Plant A Forest: We will plant trees that we may never enjoy the shade of by developing, investing in, and empowering people.
- Honor | Over Ego: We will exclusively use our influence to build into and protect each other by honoring our teammates in every direction. (1 Peter 2:15-17)
STatement of beliefs
What we believe is rooted in the truth of the Bible. These convictions shape our teaching, our culture, and the direction of everything we do as a church. And while these beliefs fuel all that we are, everyone is welcome at LifeBridge — no matter where you are or what you believe. We hold these convictions with both confidence and humility, and we consider it a joy to engage in meaningful conversation with any attenders of LifeBridge who are seeking to learn more.
As a staff member at LifeBridge, we ask that you share alignment with our statement of beliefs. What we believe is rooted in the truth of the Bible, and these convictions shape our teaching, our culture, and the direction of everything we do as a church. We deeply care about this alignment — not as a barrier, but because we know that when we’re not on the same page with these core convictions, it becomes difficult for both the individual and the team to truly flourish.
LET US KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED
Thank you for taking the time to complete this application — we truly appreciate your investment in this process. To get started, please have your resume ready to upload and a device available to record a couple of short videos sharing your story of following Jesus.
We’re excited to learn more about you and to seek God together about whether you might be the right fit to join our staff in building the church in Northern Colorado.