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The Seminary Intern is accountable to the Pastor of Discipleship (as supervised by the Senior Pastor*) for effectively providing ministry leadership and assistance in various assigned areas.
The secretary is accountable to the Administrator for effectively providing administrative assistance for the ministry staff and volunteers.
The Senior Pastor promotes the vision and mission of the Church to the congregation and community. The Senior Pastor ensures that all ministries of the church are being implemented consistent with the goals and objectives of the church.
The Pastor of Discipleship is accountable to the Senior Pastor for guiding and equipping members to develop and live in relationships of full-orbed discipleship. Full-orbed discipleship includes pastoral care, spiritual growth and outreach. This position will serve as a member of Shepherd Elders and ex officio member of Service Deacons.
The Network Administrator is accountable to the Church Administrator for effectively coordinating and supporting the ministries of the church in its information system needs.
The Custodian is accountable to the Administrator and responsible for the overall cleanliness, appearance, and safety of the facilities.
The Director of Equipping & Congregational Life will help promote the ministry of the church by helping individuals find opportunities to use their gifts in meaningful ways and by planning for and implementing all ministries which enfold new members and provide for the nurture and fellowship of all members.
Provide oversight and visionary leadership for our Children’s Ministries and develop, enhance, and encourage a highly relational ministry by building positive long-term relationships with our youth (7th-12th grade) and parents.
The Care and Connections Coordinator is accountable to the Senior Pastor for guiding and equipping members to develop and live in relationships of mutual care and connections. This position will serve as an ex officio member of Shepherd Elders and Service Deacons.
The bookkeeper will assist the church in accounts payable, financial recordkeeping, giving database entry and balancing, and financial reporting.
Manage the daily administrative operations of the church, assisting the Senior Pastor in the implementation of Our Church’s vision consistent with the budgets, policies, and plans adopted by the Council.
This survey focused on United Methodist clergy, but I would guess that it's conclusions are broadly applicable to clergy from many denominations. "Answering God's call shouldn't be bad for your health. But for about half of all ordained United Methodist clergy, it is."
This webinar will show how adding a FOCUS to your missions program can result in more people being part of the missions strategy and more effective ministry being accomplished.
This is part four of a five part book report series on Mike Breen and the 3DM team’s books on missional communities. The reports have been prepared by leaders who are on the journey of developing a discipleship ministry in their churches.
In this webinar you’ll discover how compliance with Canadian charitable giving regulations changes your church’s funding of missionaries, short term teams and missions activities overseas.
Sustaining Pastoral Excellence maintains a listing of several of the current sabbatical policies for churches of all sizes which may be helpful to other churches thinking of creating one of their own.
Kathleen Deyer Bolduc invites readers to join her on a spiritual journey that begins with the shattering pain of asking questions that cannot be answered and continues toward new creation and new community.
This valuable resource for teens by Gayla R. Postma and Rev. William Veenstra discusses sex and intimacy in healthy relationships.
Faith and community leaders can play a significant role in helping to educate individuals and families about mental health. These talking points can help faith leaders develop messages for their congregations and communities about the importance of mental health.
How can a church maintain a safe environment and also welcome criminal sexual offenders? This webinar will help answer that question.
This brochure asks the question: "How can a church minister to those with a criminal sexual history and still be safe?"
Check out these helpful websites to get a better understanding of child sexual abuse.
This bulletin insert describes bullying, why it is so harmful in our church communities, and what we can begin to do about it.
ChapterNext is an organization that works on behalf of both a church's search committee as well as individual pastors. Some might refer to Rev. Dr. Sam Hamstra as either a 'headhunter' or a 'matchmaker.'