Solo Pastor -Installed – Elmhurst – Illinois

Date Posted: September 18, 2025

Organization: Elmhurst Presbyterian Church

Job Type: full time

Position Type: Installed Pastor

Presbytery: Chicago Presbytery

Salary: $73,000.00

Organization Website: https://elmhurstchurch.org/

Congregation Size: 101-250

Community Type: Suburban

Position Details:

Elmhurst Presbyterian Church seeks a pastor who brings both warmth and clarity to leadership. We value a dynamic communicator whose preaching inspires and touches the heart, and who embodies a welcoming, inclusive, and emotionally intelligent presence. Our next pastor will approach ministry with a progressive mindset, rooted in compassion, justice, and the love of Christ. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize strategically are important, along with flexibility and openness to change. We seek a pastor who can build upon our “Community Hub” model, expanding outreach initiatives and making full use of our building in ways that strengthen our ministry and increase sustainable income.

As a congregation that treasures relationship and collaboration, we seek someone who is hospitable, friendly, and skilled at engaging others in community. A strong capacity for pastoral care is essential—someone who offers support in times of grief and joy, and is willing to sit with people, pray with them, and even offer a warm hug. We hope for a hands-on leader who is also a wise delegator, a teacher and guide, and someone who communicates openly and walks alongside us with humility, humor, and hope. Above all, we seek a pastor who will join us in living out our mission through Earth Care, Radical Welcome, and Matthew 25 ministry. We are a small but mighty congregation, working toward a balanced budget.
On any given week, our pastor might meet with the Worship Team to plan for Sunday, connect with a grieving family about a memorial service, and check in with the Office Administrator to resolve a facilities question with the Property Team. A hallway conversation with our Youth Leader may lead to a new program. A morning email exchange with the Mission Committee might be followed by a visit/call to a mission partner.

We hope our pastor will be visible and relational—someone who might stop in to greet volunteers from the Illinois Community for Displaced Immigrants or say hello to members of the Elmhurst Pride Collective. Nurture and help cultivate our newly formed partnership with Elmhurst Montessori Preschool to foster mutual benefits and long-term success. You might attend a community event, check in with our sister church in Cuba, or help brainstorm a Radical Hospitality initiative.

We hope our pastor will be visible and relational—building trust, encouraging leadership in others, and engaging with mission partners. While our staff and volunteers are strong and capable, the pastor’s relational and visionary leadership will help connect our efforts to the heart of our mission. Our congregation is eager to grow, serve, and be led with joy.

At EPC, touched by grace, we journey to live differently.

Tasks, expectations, duties, supervision, assignments, and responsibilities for the position
Plan and lead, in collaboration with our Worship Team and Music Director, regularly scheduled worship services and special services.

Officiate at baptisms, weddings, funerals, memorials, and other congregational gatherings as needed.

Serve as Head of Staff, working in partnership with the Admin Team to supervise core staff, including the Director of Music, Youth Leader, Sunday School Teacher, Office Administrator, and contracted staff.

Moderate Session meetings and coordinate with the Deacons.

Maintain regular touchpoints with Ministry Teams. Each team—Admin, Faith Formation (Adult, Children & Youth), Mission, Property, and Radical Hospitality.

Building relationships through visitation, pastoral care, and shared ministry.

Reach out to members to extend your caring, teaching, healing, and leadership beyond the pulpit.

Make space for the work that brings them life and reflects their call to ministry.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it—our congregation is full of willing, gifted leaders who support shared ministry.

Represent EPC in our broader community by connecting with mission partners and building-based organizations.

Engage with organizations who use our space, such as the Illinois Community for Displaced Immigrants, the Elmhurst Pride Collective, and Elmhurst Montessori Preschool.

Support and maintain relationships with external partners such as the Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry, Elmhurst Walk-In Assistance Network, our sister church in Cuba, and New Deliverance Church in Chicago.

Participate in furthering our mission priorities: radical welcome, community connection, Earth care, and faithful justice.

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