College Pastor

About Christ Covenant Church

Christ Covenant is a gospel-centered, multi-campus church in metro Atlanta, committed to making disciples who make disciples through intentional, Spirit-led ministry. We are are dynamic, growing church of believers who foster authentic community, theological depth, and missional living. Whether you’re exploring faith, seeking spiritual growth, or ready to serve, you'll find a warm welcome and meaningful opportunities to grow as a follower of Jesus.

• Core Mission & Values
• • The heartbeat of the church: “Know the gospel, love the kingdom, live the mission.”
  • Driven by belief in the Bible’s authority, cultural engagement, and gospel discipleship across all life stages and spheres
• Vibrant Ministry Life
• • Cohorts for kids, students, college, young adults, men, women, and artists, each focused on relational discipleship grounded in scripture
  • Small groups, Sunday classes, and thematic events help individuals find community and spiritual growth
• Engaged Community
• • A thriving environment where families, professionals, creatives, and ministry leaders connect and serve. The church is known for its warm hospitality and depth of teaching .
  • Through gospel-driven mission efforts—both locally and globally—they seek to widen their Kingdom impact .
• Locations & Gatherings
• • Armour Collective (Buckhead): Sundays at 9 AM, 11 AM, and 5 PM, at 221 Armour Dr NE
  • Sandy Springs campus: Sundays at 9 AM and 11 AM

We are a gospel-centered family on mission to make Jesus known. We desire to know the Gospel, love the kingdom, and live the mission.

At Christ Covenant, we believe that culture shapes both the heart and mind, aligns with our strategic vision, and motivates the behaviors necessary to fulfill that vision. In essence, the culture we pursue can be summed up in one word: pursuit—a continual, wholehearted pursuit of Christ, His kingdom, and His mission. We believe that a continuous pursuit of these values will produce the behaviors and processes needed to support a thriving church ministry. All employees and staff members at Christ Covenant are expected to embody the following core values:

• God’s Glory
• Excellence
• Trust
• People
• Clarity
• Generosity
• Accountability

About the role

This role leads Christ Covenant's college ministry, teaching, discipling, and shepherding college students both on-site and on-campus. It sets the ministry's strategy and vision, leads staff and volunteer teams, and oversees recruiting and gatherings across the college ministry, including international student efforts and mission trips.

What you'll do

Teaching

• Create the teaching schedule for Christ Covenant's on-site and on-campus college gatherings.
• Prepare and deliver teachings for on-site and on-campus college gatherings.
• Collaborate with the worship team to develop a strong worship ministry for college students 
• Lead the on-campus student leadership team through regular team meetings, training, communication, and personal coaching.

Discipleship

• Build evangelistic and discipling relationships with college students.
• Plan and execute annual college retreats.
• Lead college ministry mission trips in partnership with our missions team.
• Oversee international student ministry efforts and gatherings.

Strategy & Development

• Create and refine the strategy for on-campus ministry organizations, gatherings, and outreach.
• Create and refine the strategy and vision for college student discipleship.
• Collaborate with the Communications team to advocate and promote the college ministry.
• Refine and implement a recruiting strategy for volunteers and students at each campus. 
• Collect, track, and analyze attendance trends to ensure effective shepherding.
• Maintain relationships with other on-campus ministries in which students participate.

Volunteers

• Lead the college ministry volunteer team through regular team meetings, training, communication, and personal coaching.
• Manage Planning Center profiles for college students.

Other

• Direct the college staff team through weekly meetings and personal coaching, reviewing and planning all ministry activities.
• Lead the recruiting of college staff, interns, volunteers, and student leaders.
• Oversee and participate in on-campus gatherings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s (B.A.) in related field and Master of Divinity (MDiv.) degree preferred
• At least 3 to 5 years of ministry experience
• Understanding of and willingness to minister within the church’s statement of beliefs
• Character congruent with the biblical requirements for leaders (1 Tim. 3:1-13; 2 Tim. 2; Titus 1:5-9)