Associate Pastor jobs in Rockford, IL

On the cutting edge of ministry being done as “one church in multiple locations,” Crossroads currently has seven campuses in the Northern Illinois-Southern Wisconsin area and they are passionate about working together in reaching and serving people who live in a rural context with the message of the Gospel. Currently (Post Covid) Crossroads averages a combined total attendance of approximately 1225 in these services. The Galena Campus currently averages 155 total attendance each Sunday. The campuses span as far west as Galena and east to Sycamore. The furthest south campus is in Morrison, IL and CCC has a campus as far north as Monroe, WI.

Crossroads Church believes God has called them to help bring transformation to rural communities for the cause of Christ. They are a Spirit-filled, non-denominational church and are progressive in their worship and methodology, while conservative in theology. They trust that God has a deep and lasting work to do in all people, and want to see the fruit of that in their impact on the communities and people that surround them.

Crossroads celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2019. They have been at their current original location in Freeport since 1983 and have had five lead pastors serve over the past 50 years. The church was founded with a vision to serve and reach their community. This vision is foundational to why they decided to move to multi-site beginning in 2004. They had people driving from neighboring communities sometimes 45 minutes or more to be a part of what God was doing in Galena. They currently have people from over 100 communities who regularly attend their seven campuses. The seven campuses and their start dates are: Freeport (1969), Polo (2004), Galena (2006), Monroe (2006), Morrison (2009), Winnebago (2011) and Sycamore (2012).

Working under the leadership of the Lead Pastor, the Campus Teaching Pastor provides overall leadership for a specific campus of Crossroads Community Church. He functions as the embodiment and primary communicator of the Lead Pastor’s vision at the local level. The Campus Pastor is responsible for leading other leaders on the campus, whether they are paid or volunteer.

The Campus Pastor’s job description is most easily summarized in one word (leadership) applied in four areas: