What if your next season of leadership helped build a church where discipleship, community, and the life of the Holy Spirit are truly alive?
Shepherd Staff has been helping churches hire exceptional leaders for over 17 years, and we are currently partnering with VIVE Culture Church in Kansas City, MO, to help them find the right person to serve as their Executive Pastor.
VIVE Culture Church exists for one simple mission: To live for the glory of God and make disciples.
Since launching in 2018, VIVE has grown into a vibrant, diverse church community where people are encountering Jesus, building authentic relationships, and learning to live out their faith together.
About the Role
The Executive Pastor will serve alongside the Lead Pastors to help translate vision into action across the life of the church.
This leader will help strengthen the ministries and systems that support discipleship by:
• Leading and developing ministry leaders and staff
• Helping ministries thrive with clear structure and healthy systems
• Overseeing day-to-day operations and organizational alignment
• Supporting the church’s discipleship pathways and leadership development
• Creating clarity so the Lead Pastors can focus on vision, teaching, and shepherding
This is a role for someone who loves both the spiritual life of the church and the operational health that helps ministry flourish.
The Right Leader for This Role
The church is looking for someone who:
• Loves the local church and discipleship
• Thrives in a healthy team culture
• Brings leadership experience and operational clarity
• Is relational, humble, and spiritually mature
• Wants to help build a church where Jesus is central, and people are loved relentlessly
Next Step
Please do not apply from this page.
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Important
Please do not contact the church directly regarding this opportunity.
All inquiries will simply be forwarded to Shepherd Staff as we guide the search process.
Who We Are
Shepherd Staff is a Christ-centered search firm committed to helping churches and ministry leaders thrive. Founded with a heart for the local church, we exist to serve as a trusted guide in the pastor and ministry staff search process—whether you're hiring or being called.
We’re not corporate headhunters—we’re ministry practitioners with real church experience. Our team has served in the very roles we now help fill, which gives us a unique understanding of the needs, pressures, and sacred responsibility that comes with every placement.
Our Mission is simple:
To strengthen churches by helping them find the right leaders, and to support ministry leaders in discovering where God is calling them next.
Our Values:
Prayerful discernment in every search
Relational over transactional in every interaction
Excellence and integrity in all we do
A deep love for the Church and its future
We believe the right hire is more than a match on paper—it’s a match in calling, chemistry, character, and culture.