GLIDEsf
Overview
GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, GLIDE empowers individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and to thrive. GLIDE addresses poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice, with a mission to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization.
Glide Memorial Church
is an inclusive, open, and affirming community where all beliefs are welcomed. We nurture spiritual connection through recovery, service, justice, and celebration and work with partners to dismantle racism and oppression, embodying a welcoming and loving approach on the frontlines of social activism.
Position Summary The Senior Minister at Glide Memorial Church (GMC) will lead the church in its Christian practice, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and beliefs. The leadership will be grounded in liberation, unconditional love, systemic change, and transformation. The Minister will nurture the spiritual well‑being of GMC's congregation and community through initiatives focused on recovery, justice, connection, inclusion, transformation, and celebration. The goal is to be a sacred spiritual community for all who wish to express their connection to Spirit and community. The Senior Minister will provide visionary leadership to advance the Church’s mission, vision, values, and statement of faith. In collaboration with the GMC Board and GLIDE Foundation partners, this role will lead the Church’s priorities through ministry management, pastoral care, strategic visioning and planning, administration, stewardship, financial oversight, and community engagement and outreach.
Responsibilities
Ministry Management, Preaching And Teaching
Inspire and encourage the congregation through preaching, teaching, and sharing personal examples and journeys of faith and transformation.
Deliver scriptural sermons that resonate with all backgrounds and beliefs, promoting the teachings of God and Jesus Christ, and advocating for transformation through justice, compassion, unconditional love, acceptance, and activism.
Lead the ministry team, staff, Glide Ensemble, and volunteers to ensure cohesive and meaningful Sunday Celebration services.
Collaborate with the GMC ministerial team, Usher Team, and GLIDE Operations to ensure the safety, security, and welcome of staff, congregants, and visitors during Sunday Celebrations and events.
Pastoral Care And Spiritual Leadership
Oversee ministerial duties for the GMC community, including premarital counseling, weddings, baptisms, and funerals.
Provide spiritual guidance and counseling to congregation members, leaders, volunteers, and others during times of personal struggle.
Conduct hospital, nursing home, and home visits to offer spiritual support.
Provide leadership for planning and production of Sunday Celebrations and special events.
Strategic Vision, Planning, And Execution
Assess and evaluate the performance of ministry programs and Congregational Life support.
Develop an annual strategic plan aligned with the Church’s mission, vision, values, and statement of faith.
Establish objectives and two-year goals; define and maintain Key Performance Measures (KPMs).
Translate the strategic plan into the annual staff operating plan; ensure staff goals align with church-wide priorities.
Administrative Leadership
Lead and guide Church staff and volunteers through regular meetings and support.
Oversee planning, production, and delivery of Sunday Celebrations and other events, including livestream and remote services.
Oversee Church communications, including posting on social media, updating the website, and distributing the church newsletter.
Design and implement processes to respond to congregation requests (prayer, pastoral care, etc.).
Supervise recruitment, training, and development of Church staff; oversee appointment of new ministers and maintain good standing of existing ministers.
Stewardship And Fundraising Leadership
Develop and execute stewardship and fundraising initiatives with the GMC Stewardship & Fundraising Committee.
Lead church capital, sustainer, and other campaigns; administer donations and gifts received during events and online.
Financial Leadership
Lead financial and budgeting initiatives; collaborate with the GMC Finance Committee, GMC Board, and GLIDE CFO on budgeting and cost-saving strategies.
Community Engagement And Outreach
Lead, design, and assess engagement and outreach initiatives; collaborate with Congregational Life leaders to plan events; engage Tenderloin neighborhood and community partners; represent GMC publicly at events.
Desired Competencies Of The Minister
Spiritual leadership and growth; passionate preaching; compassionate, relational leadership; commitment to community and social justice.
Professional leadership: supervision, mentoring, communication, strategic thinking, authenticity, adaptability, and continuous personal growth.
Preferred Qualifications
Ordained Minister
Minimum of 7 years of ministry experience in a church setting
Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience as a Senior Minister in a church, business, or non-profit
Education
Master’s level education from a seminary or divinity school
Bachelor’s or master’s in business, administration, management, or law; organizational leadership or non-profit management is a plus
Work Environment
GLIDE’s buildings are located in the Tenderloin neighborhood; open door policy to the community and clients
Physical Requirements
Reasonable accommodations for disabilities; ability to work on a computer; normal hearing; effective communication
Finger dexterity; ability to navigate office spaces
Compensation: $200,000 - $225,000 per year. This is a full-time, exempt position.
Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Non-profit Organizations
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Glide Memorial Church
is an inclusive, open, and affirming community where all beliefs are welcomed. We nurture spiritual connection through recovery, service, justice, and celebration and work with partners to dismantle racism and oppression, embodying a welcoming and loving approach on the frontlines of social activism.
Position Summary The Senior Minister at Glide Memorial Church (GMC) will lead the church in its Christian practice, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and beliefs. The leadership will be grounded in liberation, unconditional love, systemic change, and transformation. The Minister will nurture the spiritual well‑being of GMC's congregation and community through initiatives focused on recovery, justice, connection, inclusion, transformation, and celebration. The goal is to be a sacred spiritual community for all who wish to express their connection to Spirit and community. The Senior Minister will provide visionary leadership to advance the Church’s mission, vision, values, and statement of faith. In collaboration with the GMC Board and GLIDE Foundation partners, this role will lead the Church’s priorities through ministry management, pastoral care, strategic visioning and planning, administration, stewardship, financial oversight, and community engagement and outreach.
Responsibilities
Ministry Management, Preaching And Teaching
Inspire and encourage the congregation through preaching, teaching, and sharing personal examples and journeys of faith and transformation.
Deliver scriptural sermons that resonate with all backgrounds and beliefs, promoting the teachings of God and Jesus Christ, and advocating for transformation through justice, compassion, unconditional love, acceptance, and activism.
Lead the ministry team, staff, Glide Ensemble, and volunteers to ensure cohesive and meaningful Sunday Celebration services.
Collaborate with the GMC ministerial team, Usher Team, and GLIDE Operations to ensure the safety, security, and welcome of staff, congregants, and visitors during Sunday Celebrations and events.
Pastoral Care And Spiritual Leadership
Oversee ministerial duties for the GMC community, including premarital counseling, weddings, baptisms, and funerals.
Provide spiritual guidance and counseling to congregation members, leaders, volunteers, and others during times of personal struggle.
Conduct hospital, nursing home, and home visits to offer spiritual support.
Provide leadership for planning and production of Sunday Celebrations and special events.
Strategic Vision, Planning, And Execution
Assess and evaluate the performance of ministry programs and Congregational Life support.
Develop an annual strategic plan aligned with the Church’s mission, vision, values, and statement of faith.
Establish objectives and two-year goals; define and maintain Key Performance Measures (KPMs).
Translate the strategic plan into the annual staff operating plan; ensure staff goals align with church-wide priorities.
Administrative Leadership
Lead and guide Church staff and volunteers through regular meetings and support.
Oversee planning, production, and delivery of Sunday Celebrations and other events, including livestream and remote services.
Oversee Church communications, including posting on social media, updating the website, and distributing the church newsletter.
Design and implement processes to respond to congregation requests (prayer, pastoral care, etc.).
Supervise recruitment, training, and development of Church staff; oversee appointment of new ministers and maintain good standing of existing ministers.
Stewardship And Fundraising Leadership
Develop and execute stewardship and fundraising initiatives with the GMC Stewardship & Fundraising Committee.
Lead church capital, sustainer, and other campaigns; administer donations and gifts received during events and online.
Financial Leadership
Lead financial and budgeting initiatives; collaborate with the GMC Finance Committee, GMC Board, and GLIDE CFO on budgeting and cost-saving strategies.
Community Engagement And Outreach
Lead, design, and assess engagement and outreach initiatives; collaborate with Congregational Life leaders to plan events; engage Tenderloin neighborhood and community partners; represent GMC publicly at events.
Desired Competencies Of The Minister
Spiritual leadership and growth; passionate preaching; compassionate, relational leadership; commitment to community and social justice.
Professional leadership: supervision, mentoring, communication, strategic thinking, authenticity, adaptability, and continuous personal growth.
Preferred Qualifications
Ordained Minister
Minimum of 7 years of ministry experience in a church setting
Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience as a Senior Minister in a church, business, or non-profit
Education
Master’s level education from a seminary or divinity school
Bachelor’s or master’s in business, administration, management, or law; organizational leadership or non-profit management is a plus
Work Environment
GLIDE’s buildings are located in the Tenderloin neighborhood; open door policy to the community and clients
Physical Requirements
Reasonable accommodations for disabilities; ability to work on a computer; normal hearing; effective communication
Finger dexterity; ability to navigate office spaces
Compensation: $200,000 - $225,000 per year. This is a full-time, exempt position.
Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
Industries
Non-profit Organizations
Note: Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at GLIDEsf. Get notified about new Senior Minister jobs in San Francisco, CA.
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