Live In Discipleship Pastor Jobs in Sarasota, FL

Location: North River Campus
Reports To: Regional Campus Pastor

Position Summary

The Spanish Campus Pastor will lead the launch and ongoing development of a Spanish-speaking campus within an existing Bayside Community Church Campus location. This role is responsible for building a thriving, Christ-centered ministry that provides intentional discipleship, authentic community, and dynamic worship experiences for the Spanish-speaking population.

Primary Responsibilities1. Campus Launch amp; Growth

• Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of launching a Spanish-speaking campus within an existing Bayside location
• Build and execute a launch plan including outreach, interest gatherings, and preview services
• Establish rhythms for weekly staff direction amp; meetings, worship services, groups, and ministry engagement
• Create a welcoming and culturally relevant environment for Spanish-speaking individuals and families

2. Discipleship amp; Spiritual Formation

• Develop and implement a clear discipleship pathway for Spanish-speaking attendees
• Equip individuals to grow in their relationship with Christ and take next steps (salvation, baptism, serving, leadership)
• Lead and oversee small groups, classes, and leadership development environments
• Ensure alignment with Bayside’s theology, values, and discipleship model

3. Leadership Development

• Identify, recruit, and develop Spanish-speaking leaders and volunteers
• Build sustainable ministry teams across key areas (hospitality, kids, worship, production, groups)
• Create leadership pipelines that multiply leaders within the Spanish-speaking community
• Coach and care for team members to ensure healthy ministry culture

4. Worship amp; Weekend Experience

• Oversee the planning and execution of Spanish-language worship services
• Collaborate with central teams to contextualize Bayside’s teaching and worship for a Spanish-speaking audience
• Ensure services are engaging, excellent, and aligned with Bayside’s overall experience
• Develop Spanish-speaking worship and production teams

5. Community Engagement amp; Outreach

• Build relationships within the local Spanish-speaking community
• Identify outreach opportunities to serve and connect with families in the region
• Partner with local organizations, schools, and ministries to expand impact
• Create pathways for new people to connect into the church

QualificationsSpiritual amp; Leadership

• Strong, growing relationship with Jesus Christ
• Weekend platform communicator, with monthly message teaching
• Called to pastoral ministry with a heart for the Spanish-speaking community
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and multiply staff, volunteers amp; leaders
• Alignment with Bayside Community Church’s vision, values, and culture

Experience

• Experience in church leadership, campus leadership, or church planting
• Experience in leading multicultural or Spanish-speaking ministries strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to build teams, grow a volunteer base, and launch initiatives

Skills

• Fluent in Spanish and English (spoken and written)
• Strong communicator with the ability to connect cross-culturally
• Strategic thinker with execution ability
• High relational intelligence and pastoral care capacity
  

Key Outcomes (First 12–24 Months)

• Successful launch of a Spanish-speaking campus with consistent weekly services
• Established core team of staff, volunteers amp; leaders
• Clear discipleship pathway with measurable engagement
• Growing attendance and community impact