🟦 LEVEL 7 – CONGREGATIONAL PASTOR

• Completed Level 6 – Associate Pastor
• Demonstrated faithfulness in multi-level leadership and church systems oversight
• Endorsed by the RLCC Executive Team
• Appointed to lead a specific RLCC Center or Congregation
• Able to serve 12–14 hours per week, including public ministry and system leadership
• Regularly using Planning Center Online and email for pastoral coordination

• Preaching regularly and setting the spiritual tone of the congregation
• Leading the SLT, composed of Junior Pastor 2s, Assistant Pastors, and Associate Pastors
• Overseeing all ministry systems: REACH, CORE, and LEAD
• Ensuring alignment between teams, people, and processes
• Multiplying disciples and leaders for long-term health and expansion
• Representing your congregation in RLCC-wide initiatives and direction

• High-level coaching and feedback
• Prayerful reflection on strategy, Scripture, and spiritual burdens
• Processing of major challenges or transitions
• Collaboration on church-wide concerns and direction

1. Congregational Prayer Journal – Regular intercession for the people, ministries, and vision of your church
2. Pastoral Rule of Life – Develop a sustainable personal rhythm for spiritual vitality and rest
3. Mentoring Through Soul Care (2 stages) – Help senior leaders stay spiritually grounded
4. Spiritual Discernment in Direction – Reflect on prayer and listening in shaping church-wide decisions

1. Preaching Series Plan & Execution (3 stages) – Shape spiritual formation through a planned sermon series
2. Annual Vision Talk (3 stages) – Cast long-term vision during a special Sunday or strategic gathering
3. SLT Devotional or Teaching – Teach the Senior Leadership Team with theological depth and pastoral heart
4. Conflict Communication Strategy – Design a loving, clear approach to navigating church-wide tension

1. Strategic Church Plan (3 stages) – Develop a 12-month vision plan covering worship, discipleship, outreach, and community
2. SLT Mentoring Structure – Build a system for regularly mentoring APs and Associate Pastors
3. Crisis Leadership Reflection – Reflect on leading through a major church challenge
4. Church Health Dashboard – Create indicators to monitor your congregation’s spiritual and missional health
5. Center Multiplication Proposal – Propose a plan for Center growth, expansion, or planting

• Speak the Vision – Preach and teach with theological depth and prophetic direction
• Host the Community – Oversee Sunday worship, spiritual culture, and member care
• Equip Senior Leaders – Mentor and support your SLT consistently
• Plan and Align – Coordinate all systems so the whole church works in harmony
• Handle Crises – Lead with steadiness, compassion, and truth in high-pressure moments
• Empower Multiplication – Cast vision for outreach, leadership pipelines, and new churches
• Report & Collaborate – Provide updates to the Executive Team and participate in RLCC-wide strategy
• Disciple Strategically – Focus on reproducing high-capacity leaders who may one day plant or lead churches

• Weekly TAG with fellow Congregational Pastors and/or Executive Team members
• Ongoing coaching and evaluation by the RLCC Executive Team
• Presence at Saturday Pastoral Staff Meetings and Sunday Worship Gatherings
• Regular use of Planning Center and email for managing teams, communication, and goals
• Full participation in RLCC-wide strategic planning, training, and coordination

1. Practice Personal Soul Care – Lead from overflow, not depletion
2. Pursue Life-Giving Relationships – Cultivate trust and accountability within the SLT
3. Preach the Word in Season and Out of Season – Teach with power, truth, and shepherd’s heart
4. Produce Disciples and Disciple-Makers – Raise up senior leaders and multiply spiritual maturity
5. Provide Spiritual & Organizational Leadership – Steward the health and growth of the entire congregation