Lead Pastor

Rock Community Church, or The Rock, is a non-denominational church which originally started in 1991 as a house church. We moved around venues within Dumbarton before being called to focus our presence in the west end of Dumbarton and take on a derelict former local authority community centre, The Phoenix, in 2018.

We have a team leadership structure involving an eldership team, a governance group, a lead pastor who is seen as “the first among equals” and an associate pastor. Our current pastor, Oli Higham, has served the church in this role for 13 years. He has led both the spiritual life of the congregation and inspired the regeneration of our community centre. Now Oli believes the time is right for him to serve the Kingdom of God in other ways. The Rock is therefore looking for someone who will lead the next part of our adventure.

We are keen that the person God is calling to join us should share our DNA. We hold unity across a variety of theological positions, both as a leadership team and a wider church. We are theologically charismatic, and since our inception we have held the following as core beliefs: egalitarian leadership, a love for the poor, and a desire to encourage unity across denominations and amongst us as a church family with a heart to ultimately foster Christ-like discipleship. Our vision, values and core beliefs are described on our website.

Thank you for taking the time to explore this opportunity. We encourage you to read the recruitment pack prayerfully, seeking God's guidance as you consider whether He may be calling you to this ministry. We would love to begin a conversation with those whose hearts resonate with our vision and who sense the Holy Spirit leading them to explore this further.