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Pastor Position Opportunity
Grace United Community Church is seeking a full-time pastor to foster the spiritual and ministerial development of a newly established community church in Connell Washington. Formerly organized as the Connell United Methodist Church, we have chosen to disaffiliate and reorganize as Grace United Community Church.
Connell is situated along US395 at the Eastern edge of the Columbia Basin in eastern Washington State. Our local school district is geographically the second largest in the state at 704 square miles. We recently placed 4th in the state of all schools for graduation percentage. Recreational and employment opportunities are numerous. Our church building is large and in good shape. We have recently purchased a parsonage (10 years old), and are looking forward to building our congregation to include members of other churches that are struggling with attendance and finance issues in our community. Our demographic profile is similar to other agriculturally based rural communities. We are blessed with a robust Hispanic population of mostly multi-generational families.
Programmatically we are mission oriented. We sponsor a pre-school program that is always full. We have been instrumental in the creation of the Connell Food Bank that now serves 1000 people each month. The Connell Keenagers is a lunch-based socialization program time for people over 65 providing meals twice each week.
We are looking for a pastor who will exercise strong leadership, recruitment, and delegation skills. This individual must have a passion for the spiritual growth of children and youth as well as fostering community at Grace United.
Fulltime Salaried Position, Salary Range: negotiable.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Align the purpose, vision, and leadership of the church with the conservative values of our community.
• Oversee the Nursery, Children, and Youth Ministries Teams
• Oversee the Small Group Ministry Team
• Help us define the ethos, goals, content, and assessment of the discipleship process at Grace United.
• Create and implement a long-term ministry path for students and families that inspires them towards a lasting relationship with Christ
• Coordinate with ministry team leaders to foster a vision for children and youth serving in the ministry of the church and in the community
• Ensure that background checks and child safety training take place before volunteers serve in children’s ministry, church staff, or church leadership
• Recruit and screen children and youth ministry volunteers
• Ensure that safety protocols such as child check in and requiring staff to child ratios are maintained
• Foster community among the next generation of Grace United members.
• Take the lead in connecting new families with the Grace United community
• Plan and implement youth and family ministry events and programs
• Work in tandem with the Young Life representative to reach the families and students of Grace United with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
• Work in tandem with Dream with Me preschool director to minister to the families and children who attend the preschool.
• Prioritize and promote the ministry and service involvement of the next generation of church members in the local and global context.
• Create and promote consistent opportunities for youth and children to serve in the Kingdom of God.
• Organize and conduct youth mission trips, service projects, ministry experiences, and youth led services.
Experience and Skillset
• Strong background working with families. (required)
• At least 10 years of ministry involvement (preferred)
• Previous training in and experience with child safety (required)
• Ministry experience involving at-risk children/teens (preferred)
• Able to break down projects into manageable steps and delegate
• A self-starter who can foster the spiritual formation of Grace United’s emerging generation
• Able to recruit and organize teams of volunteers and lead teams effectively
• Able to keep records and follow a budget
• Willing to work under the guidelines set forth by the Grace United book of discipline.
• Strong conflict resolution skills
Personal Characteristics
• A follower of Jesus Christ with a vibrant growing relationship with Him (required)
• A sensitivity to the leading of the Holy Spirit and willingness to seek the Spirit’s direction in tandem with other church leadership.
• Theologically conservative in their belief system and teaching.
• Ability to connect with children, students, and families.
• Is a highly motivated leader committed to helping others grow as disciples.
• Has a passion for recruiting and developing leaders and helping students find a ministry that matches their gifting.
• Ability to organize, inspire, and mobilize ministry teams.
• Is a strong communicator and team player
Please provide resume/CV, description of your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and faith journey (500 words), your personal philosophy of ministry (200 words), and three personal references (include phone #’s, email and street addresses)
Applications will be considered as received until position is filled.
Please submit applications to Grace United Community Church, C/O Dana Herron, P. O. Box 768, Connell WA 99326. dana@seedlogicllc.com