Owensboro Christian Church is a church of about 2,000 people in the western part of Kentucky. It is young, a mix of socio-economic backgrounds with more young adults and young families than ever before.

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Expected Work Hours: 30 hours per week
Expected Monthly Pay: $1,650/monthly

Our staff is fun, loves to eat, laugh, and help each other. Our leadership is solid, this is a great place to live, and the church is primed for continual growth. There is a palpable sense God is doing something special here. We’re excited for the opportunity to pour into future residents. We pray that God would lead you to the right place to serve and grow.
— Tom Harrigan, Residency Director

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Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process?
We see a significant decrease of those going into full-time ministry and we’re committed to develop the next generation of men and women for Kingdom Impact. Our hope is to help develop and sharpen the relational, spiritual, and emotional tools needed to be effective in whatever field God is calling them to serve.

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your church?
We want to help people look, live, and love like Jesus. We want lives to be redeemed by Jesus, for relationships with God to be restored into an ongoing and growing walk with Him, and for a renewed purpose in every individual for community and kingdom impact. 

We want to grow in our ability to disciple all ages with environments including, but not limited to, worship, small groups, local outreach, personal evangelism, and serving opportunities both inside and outside our campus.

What is it like to work on staff there?
We work hard to create moments of learning, laughing, encouraging, and challenging each other in every aspect of our lives.

Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values and key distinctives of your church? Please paste the link:
https://www.owensboro.cc/new-here

Please describe the current staff structure.
OCC is a staff-led, Elder governed church that follows the Acts model of leadership and empowerment of the body of Christ.  

- Our Elders serve as shepherds to the staff and church, devote themselves to prayer, and ensure that we are doctrinally sound in whatever we do.

- Our Lead Teaching Pastor serves as one of our Elders.

- Our Executive Pastor leads the day-to-day operations of the staff and church.

- Our Executive team set policies and decisions that guide the overall direction and culture of the church.

- Our Ministry Leadership Team consists of leaders of our worship, student, children, adult, and outreach departments.

- Our support staff plays a vital role and is comprised of full time and part time workers who help carry out the mission of reaching the lost and making disciples.

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?
We look for people who are developing a Christ-like Character, have a certain level of Competency in their given ministry area, and have good Chemistry with the existing staff. We want people who are teachable, relational, humble, and love a good staff scavenger hunt, a bowling outing, or a spiritual retreat where we get extra quiet time with God.

Who will the resident report to?  Will there be a different person acting as coach?
The resident will report to the staff member in the area they are serving.
- Example: Student ministry resident will report to Student Pastor.
- Coach: Tom Harrigan

Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring potential staff people?
Yes, the DISC profile.

 Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches? If so, what websites could one investigate to gain further understanding?
We are a non-denominational Christian Church. This means we are self-governed. Our church history is part of the Restoration Movement of churches.

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential?
A motto for the Restoration Movement is: In Essentials, Unity, in non-essentials, Liberty, in all things, Love. Our beliefs can be viewed here: https://www.owensboro.cc/beliefs/#belief-2

What is your average weekend attendance?
2,000

In general, what is your church demographic?
A mix of Blue and White Collar. Multi-Generational.

Is there more than one site or venue? If so, please describe.
No, but we do broadcast our services on tv into other cities.

 How many conversions has your church had in the past 12 months? (however you define this and whatever you count)
90 Baptisms in 2022. – YTD – 120 baptisms ranging from children to 80+ years old.
Growing numbers in every measurable area:
Engagement in serving
First-time decisions
Membership commitments
Connecting to community

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?
Only about 20% of adults are currently in “small groups”. We are developing various “community” opportunities at OCC. This will include expanding small group gatherings, as well as providing medium and large group opportunities for spiritual growth.

What is your church known for in the community?
We have a VERY large footprint in the community for outreach and recovery groups.
We broadcast our weekend services to the local area and nearby Evansville (roughly 5000 homes a week) .
We are known for biblical and engaging preaching, inviting, and inspiring worship, and discipleship focused student/children’s programming.

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical work week look like for this resident? 
We value flexibility and trust people to get their work done. Our office is open Monday - Thursday but ministry tasks and relationships can cause, and often force, flexibility of scheduling. We want to ensure that everyone is making family a high priority, getting enough rest, and has margin to unwind and have fun. 

What else would you say to a resident considering joining your team?
Owensboro is growing community with more young adults and young families than ever before.

Our staff is fun, loves to eat, laugh, and help each other. Our leadership is solid, this is a great place to live, and the church is primed for continual growth. There is a palpable sense God is doing something special here. We’re excited for the opportunity to pour into future residents. We pray that God would lead you to the right place to serve and grow.

Kid Residency Job Description
Student Residency Job Description
Outreach Residency Job Description

Greencastle Christian Church is a focused church in a university town just outside of Indianapolis. They exist to help people know, love and follow Jesus. Their vision is to do that one person at a time in the context of relationships we have in the community.

They have an opportunity for a resident to serve in Kids Ministry!

APPLY HERE

Expected Work Hours: 40 hrs/week
Expected Monthly Pay: $1,000/month plus housing
See the Job Description HERE

The following Q and A is with Lead Pastor, John Tischer from their team:

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your church?

We believe the best is yet to come here at GCC. We are moving to becoming a church is focused on reaching our “one” for Jesus. We are a relationally focused church in a university town that is constantly praying and seeking opportunities to help people know, love and follow Jesus.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process?

We have a heart for the next generation of leaders. We cannot sit back and think that leaders will naturally sprout up ready for the challenge of leadership ministry. We must be intentional about growing and nurturing young leaders for the sake of Jesus and his mission to seek and save the lost. Our hope is that through the residency we can exponentially impact ministry at GCC as well as prepare future leaders for what God has in store for them.

What is it like to work on staff there?

Our staff likes to have fun. We are intentional about celebrating wins, and helping each other through challenges. We are mission driven and team focused.

Please describe the current staff structure.

Lead Pastor - John Tischer
Kids Pastor - Hannah Newlin
Student Pastor - Kipp McDonald
Discipleship Pastor - Sam Draper
Creative Arts Pastor - Aly Trexler
Tech Director - Ben South
Office Manager - Beth Anderson

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?

Put Jesus First - lead out of your own relationship with Jesus.
Be humble and hungry - welcome constructive criticism and alway be learning.
Help the team win - be willing to do what needs to be done for the sake of the team.
Don’t be scared to fail - be willing to try new things.

Who will the resident report to? Will there be a different person acting as coach?

The resident will report to the Kids pastor - Hannah Newlin. Hannah is an Enneagram 6 - Wing 7. She loves kids and is highly administrative and organizational.

Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring potential staff people?

We love using the enneagram as an assessment for staff.

Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches? If so, what websites could one investigate to gain further understanding?

Greencastle Christian Church is an Independent Christian Church.

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential?

Core Beliefs - https://greencastlecc.org/what-we-believe
Baptism - https://greencastlecc.org/baptism

Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values and key distinctives of your church? Please paste the link:

The mission at GCC is “Helping people know, love and follow Jesus.” Our vision is to do that one person at a time in the context of relationships we have in the community - greencastle.org

What is your average weekend attendance?

350 in person
90 online (counting ip addresses only)

In general, what is your church demographic?

Greencastle IN, is a rural college town. DePauw University sits at the center of town. And Greencastle is about 40 mins West of Indianapolis. We have farmers and white collar workers who commute to Indy. We have students who study at DePauw as well a blue collar men and women who work in Greencastle. We are a congregation that continues to grow younger, while also working hard to minister to our elderly demographic.

Is there more than one site or venue? If so, please describe.

No, we are a single location at this point.

How many conversions has your church had in the past 12 months? (however you define this and whatever you count)

We have had 15 baptisms in the last 12 months.

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?

50%

What is your church known for in the community?

We are a church that is for Putnam County. We have a food pantry and a children’s clothing boutique. We host a yearly back pack give away in the fall and a Christmas gift away in the winter. This past fall we had a fall party with food trucks, games and inflatables for the kids.

This is an opportunity to be in a missional environment in one of the most beautiful, expensive, enriching, multicultural locations in the world. From the Golden Gate Bridge to Vineyards, the ocean, lakes, and parks to Apple and Google there are gospel opportunities as well as experiences you will not find anywhere else in the world.

Q and A with Senior Pastor Bill below…

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Expected Monthly Pay: $1,000, plus housing and food.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process? We want to invest in discipling future generations and prepare them for real world applications with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

What is it like to work on staff there? Missional, Fun, gospel centered, friendly, casual but it can be intense.

Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values and key distinctives of your church? Please paste the link:

Yes www.trinitylivermore.org

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?
Be a team player, out of the box thinker.

Who will the resident report to? 
Pastor Bill.

Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring  potential staff people? 
Leading from Strengths, Clifton Strengths, Eneagram, DISC

Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches? If so, what websites could one investigate to gain further understanding?
SBC loosely.

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential?

See our website values, we lean reformed but we take the middle and do not lean far left or right.

What is your average weekend attendance?

200 + online

In general, what is your church demographic?
White collar: Caucasian, Indian. Blue Collar Hispanic. Northern California, college graduates

How many conversions has your church had in the past 12 months? (however you define this and whatever you count)
12 (already 5 this year)

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?
We have about 50% connected through Lifegroups, Men’s groups, and Women’s connections groups, which 87% of those that call Trinity home are involved in a group.

What is your church known for in the community?
Teaching, and worship. Before Covid we had large Events like Egg hunts and Summer camps. Post Covid we are rethinking the way we must do church in our unique community.

How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident?  Is it set or is it flexible?
$1000 per month (reimbursements) and housing and food.

 What are the expected work hours and what does a typical work week look like for this resident? 
The office is open Monday – Friday. With events and services over the weekend. In the future the mission house will also operate as an Air B&B to provide a location for guests visiting our local vineyards, Regional cities like Oakland, San Jose, SF, and parks. This will provide Future Resident Assistants to learn about operating an Air B&B and have opportunities to share the gospel with guests in our large 3,300 sf renovated campus home.

Foundation Christian Church is a young church that recently moved into its very first building. The staff is young and there is a strong church-planting & sending culture at this church.

APPLY HERE

Expected Work Hours: Forty
Expected Monthly Pay: negotiable
Area of Service: Any (kids, students, worship, production, guest services, church planting)

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What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your church? Our church turned 5 years old in January which marks 5 consecutive years of growth. There is no doubt God has exceeded all expectations in terms of opportunities He continues to extend our way. As we look forward to the next two years we are ready to navigate all of the growing pains that come with being a multiplying church.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process?
We believe in “the potential of the willing.” We have a heart for people willing to go on a discovery adventure to uncover what God desires for them. Residency for us will be a piece of that discovery puzzle that is offered to individuals interested in taking on the challenge of finding their God given purpose within the context of the local church.

What is it like to work on staff there?
We work hard, laugh continuously, get developed, and cared for like we are family.

Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values and key distinctives of your church? Please paste the link:
Yes. See our website's homepage: https://www.foundationnewnan.com//

Please describe the current staff structure.
Our staff consists of:

1. Lead Pastor

2. Community Outreach Pastor

3. Kids First Director

4. Student Pastor

5. Next Step Director

6. Production & Marketing Director

7. Administrative & Communications Lead
   
   

Who will the resident report to?  Will there be a different person acting as coach?
Adam Pollard our Student Pastor.

Are there any particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring potential staff hires?
Myers Briggs, DISC, Enneagram, Culture Index

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?
Teamwork, initiative, humility, generosity.

Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches? If so, what websites could one investigate to gain further understanding?
Non-denominational, Independent Christian Church

What is your average weekend attendance?
550

In general, what is your church demographic?
Blue collar, 30-45 years old.

Is there more than one site or venue? If so, please describe.
No

How many conversions has your church had in the past 12 months? (however you define this and whatever you count)
37

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?
28% of attenders

What is your church known for in the community?
Outreach. We strive to partner with our community's businesses and non-profits as much as possible. The feedback from the community associates us with community outreach and/or presence in the community. A huge part of that is our Ice Cream Truck.

 
How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident?  Is it set or is it flexible?
We are undecided on this matter.

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical work week look like for this resident? 
M-TR 9-5 & Sunday 7-12:30 and possibly 4-9p

What else would you say to a resident considering joining your team?
To be on our team you must have a strong desire to reach people far from God.

Eastern Hills Community Church is a young and growing church in the far eastern suburb of Aurora in Denver. The staff is young and dynamic. Opportunity in kids ministry.

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Expected Work Hours: Full-time
Expected Monthly Pay: $150/week reimbursement on expenses

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your church? We want our church to be a place that our community learns following Jesus makes life better. We are for our community and for our families!

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process?
We want to be a church that is raising the next generation of leaders as they experience the reality of ministry. We believe we can support and build leaders who are capable, kind, and inspired to continue to grow in ministry.

What is it like to work on staff there?
Our staff culture is really important, our teams would say that they really enjoy working here. We work hard and don’t take ourselves too seriously.

Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values and key distinctives of your church? Please paste the link:
https://ehills.org/whoweare/

Please describe the current staff structure.
Directional Leadership Team (DLT): Decision making leadership team consisting of Lead Pastor, Executive Pastor, Operations Pastor, and Human Resources Pastor

Department Heads: Family Team Pastor, Reach Out Pastor, Grow Deep Pastor, Creative Director

Teams: Grow Deep, Reach Out, Partner with Families, Operations, Creative

Volunteer Teams

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?
We have a feedback loop culture, this often takes humility as well as willingness to grow. We have fun together and genuinely like to work together!

Who will the resident report to?  Will there be a different person acting as coach?
The Kids Resident will report to our Family Pastor.

Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring potential staff people?
Enneagram, insights, strengths finder, and working genius.

 Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches? If so, what websites could one investigate to gain further understanding?
North Point Partner (https://northpointpartners.org/)

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential?
Following Jesus makes life better, we don’t take a political line or side

What is your average weekend attendance?
1700

In general, what is your church demographic?
Young families and adults, less young adults.

Is there more than one site or venue? If so, please describe.
We are currently a single-campus church with plans to plant more in the coming years. We have an online campus that is thriving in this season and continues to grow.

 How many conversions has your church had in the past 12 months? (however you define this and whatever you count)
We had 77 baptisms last year.

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?
25% of attenders

What is your church known for in the community?
We are known for saying “many churches are known for what they are against but we want to be known for what we are for...we are #foraurora”

Our community knows we take care of physical and emotional needs (Marketplace food pantry, Christmas Store, Mountains of Mercy(Thanksgiving), Divorce Care, Counseling resources, etc).

Our community knows we have non-churchy and real conversations with relevant worship, teaching, and ministry.
Our community knows we have spaces for families with great care of birth-high school programming

 
How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident?  Is it set or is it flexible?
$150 per week in reimbursement for living expenses as well as housing

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical work week look like for this resident? 
40 hours per week. Flexible, similar to the rest of our family team. Students work Wednesday and Sunday night.

What else would you say to a resident considering joining your team?
Three words: Location, Location, Location! In all seriousness, we are just outside of Denver which means you have access to an amazing downtown area, mountains, lakes, and so much more. We are also a young staff which means we are always looking for new and innovative ways to do what we do. We love creating and playing with new technology so there is plenty of room to grow and learn.

LifePoint Church is located just miles from Lake Tahoe in Minden, NV. There are multiple opportunities here in either worship, students, or kids ministry.

APPLY HERE

Expected Work Hours: 40 hours per week

Expected Monthly Pay: 1,000 per month + housing

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your church?
We love hearing some version of this as we talk with people in and around our valley:

“LifePoint is my church, these are my people, and LifePoint has influenced my story.”

People may use different language, but if you asked just about anyone on our staff, they would say some version of this. We love playing a small part in the greater work that God is doing in and through people. These stories are what keep us going, what we celebrate, and how we know if we’re influencing people for God’s Kingdom.

Our hope is to be a part of, inspire, and celebrate as many people’s stories of life-transformation as possible in our valley and beyond.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process?

Recently our staff went through an extensive coaching and development process where we discovered we were all passionate about four key areas — one of them being the desire to develop people.  A residency at LifePoint is a tangible way of putting to action this desire to identify and develop the next Leaders for our church and beyond. 

Our hope when developing people is to inspire them to love our people, our area, and our mission so they’ll want to stay and be a part of the great things God is doing through our church. 

What is it like to work on staff there?
LifePoint is a great place to learn, fail, have fun, be challenged, and lead people. We have a culture that honors effort, values results, and is passionate about seeing people taking their next step in faith as they follow Christ. 

We frequently check-in with each other as we “care about you, before we care about what you do.” We try to balance an “excellence” and “make it better” philosophy with intentional care and connection as we do ministry together.

Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values, and key distinctions of your church? Please paste the link:
https://lifepointnv.com/about/

Please describe the current staff structure.

LifePoint is a church that is led by two Co-Lead Pastors with the support of and accountability to our Board of Directors and Board of Elders. We also have a Pastoral team that functions as our Executive team; a team of Directors who are the leaders of staff and volunteer leaders; and finally Coordinators who accomplish many of the day to day tasks and projects needed for ministry.

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?
We first try to win with each other.  We believe a healthy staff culture is pivotal to successful and meaningful ministry, so were intentional about making our culture and our teamwork better.  Secondly, we measure wins by people taking their next step, rather than how many people come to events, to church, or to our trainings. Your wins are determined by what you celebrate, and we celebrate next steps of faith!

Who will the resident report to? Will there be a different person acting as a coach?
The LifePoint Kids resident will report to the LifePoint Kids Pastor primarily, and will be coached along and supported additionally by the other Pastors on staff, including the Lead Pastors. 

The LifePoint Students or Worship will be coached along by their respective leader, either the Pastor of Spiritual Formation, or the Pastor of Community.

Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring potential staff people?
We use Strengthsfinder, Myers-Briggs, a spiritual gifts assessment, Enneagram, and DISC to get a picture of who people are. We accompany these with conversation and hearing people’s stories.

Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches? If so, what websites could one investigate to gain further understanding? LifePoint is a non-denominational church without any outside denominational influence.

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential?

We are a gospel-centered church, which means we know and grow in our knowledge of what the Gospel is: God created, God commanded, we rebelled, God rescued, we respond.

We have, support, encourage and hire women for leadership positions at our church, including pastoral and teaching positions. We believe women can and should hold positions of influence and leadership.

We believe in the gifts, empowerment and movement of the Holy Spirit in the lives of leaders and that we honor Him when we plan well, work hard, and use the gifts He has given us for His glory.  

We believe in both reaching the lost and equipping the saints.

What is your average weekend attendance?
About 400-600 in person, with about another 100-300 online.

In general, what is your church demographic?
Like most churches we have a mix of life stages, age, interests, and religious backgrounds. 

We have a good amount of people who come from a catholic (about 25%) or irreligious background (our area is 95% unchurched), as well as people who have come from churches in other states as they’ve moved here.

Many people move into the area after retirement, or for the outdoors lifestyle. We have a large amount of retirees, business owners, and healthcare and educational workers.

In terms of age, our church has continued to get increasingly younger, but we primarily have a mix of families and retirees.  About 20-25% of our weekend attendance are children and students.  

Is there more than one site or venue? If so, please describe.
We do not currently have an additional physical site, but we do have church online and treat it like it’s own “campus.” Someday we’d like to plant a campus!

How many conversions has your church had in the past 12 months? (however you define this and whatever you count)
We would probably put salvations and baptisms together for this, as we’re looking to help people commit their lives in addition to the moment they give their lives Christ. But both are good!

Over the last 12 months, we’ve baptized about 35 people, and about 15 people we know of give their life to Christ.

Since we only do Baptisms a few times a year, over the last 18 months we’ve baptized about 123 people, and have had over 30 people give their life to Christ.

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?
Somewhere between 30-40% not counting women and men’s specific groups.  With them, it’s about 60% or so.

How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident? Is it set or is it flexible?
We’ve budgeted to compensate each resident at a rate of $1,000 a month.  Currently we don’t have plans to increase this, though we would definitely consider during their review after a year.

What is your church known for in the community? 
We’ve heard that we’re known as a church with: A great kids ministry, a heart for serving the community, good teaching, and doing things with excellence.

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical workweek look like for this resident?  

Work and development hours are expected to be about 40 hours a week.  Much of this will be hands on ministry experience, with about 1/4 of the time dedicated to their personal development.

A typical work week (depending on the ministry) is usually spent preparing, planning, and performing for how that ministry contributes to the greater mission and vision of LifePoint. 

We “prepare” by: meeting regularly to improve our interpersonal relationships; having discussion about ideas; evaluating what we’re doing and why; and seeing how we can adjust.  

We “plan” by: using our current strategies or coming up with new ones; communicating well with staff and volunteers; looking as far ahead as we can; and coming up with big projects and small tasks to help move us forward.

We “perform” by going and doing what we’ve prepared and planned for!

What else would you say to a resident considering joining your team?

We’re looking to learn from you too!  Our ways aren’t the best ways, they’re just our ways.  We’re always looking to improve, learn from, experiment, and grow as leaders.  You’re going to have something we lack, gifts we need, and a passion that will help make others better. Thank you in advance for helping make us better, even as we develop you for a life of ministry!

Frankenmuth Bible Church is a growing church in Michigan that is looking for their next Worship Resident. This is a great opportunity for a young worship leader looking to grow and lead alongside a gifted team.

APPLY HERE

Expected Work Hours: 30-40 hrs.

Expected Monthly Pay: $600 Monthly Reimbursement + Free Housing

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your church?

Our Vision is to see people connected, lives changed, and the church multiplied. As we continue to grow and make disciples, our hope is to begin planting churches/campuses throughout the thumb region of the state of Michigan.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process?
Our vision for residency is to raise up/train/coach future leaders in the Church.  Some of those leaders could become future staff members at Frankenmuth Bible Church, and others would move on to other ministries/churches.  Either way, it’s a win for the Kingdom!  

What is it like to work on staff there?

Frankenmuth Bible Church is a great place to work, but it’s not an easy place to work.  Our team is compelled by a love for Christ to work hard in order to impact our region for Jesus! Some of the values that guide the way we do ministry include thinking outside the box, collaborating with other churches, evaluating everything, and having fun. 
Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values and key distinctives of your church? Please paste the link:

frankenmuthbible.com (see the about tab)

Please describe the current staff structure.

Our full-time Pastoral staff includes a Lead Pastor, Associate Pastor, Worship Pastor, and Students Pastor.  Additional Ministry Staff includes a full-time Kids Director, two part time Kids Assistants.  Administrate staff include a full-time Connection Director, full-time Technology Coordinator, and full-time Treasurer.  In addition to that, we have several support staff members responsible for maintaining building and grounds.

In 2022, we plan to bring on a full-time Executive Pastor.

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?   

When staff work hard and align with our mission/vision.  We have a culture where people can make mistakes, as long as they learn and grow from them.

Who will the resident report to?  Will there be a different person acting as coach?

Our resident will report to our Worship Arts Pastor, Jordan Herrera.  In addition, they will receive coaching from our Associate Pastor and at times our Lead Pastor.

Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring potential staff people?

Enneagram, Meyers-Briggs, DISC

Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches? If so, what websites could one investigate to gain further understanding?

We are non-denominational and independent, but value partnerships with many local area/regional churches. 

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential?

Practically speaking, we function as a cessasionist church.  We are also complementarian.

What is your average weekend attendance?

Our current average in-person attendance is 800+ people, with a sizable and consistent base of on-line worshippers

In general, what is your church demographic?

Our primary demographic consists of young families, but there is a pretty wide range.

Is there more than one site or venue? If so, please describe.

Our Mainstreet Campus is where we hold our Sunday morning Worship Services and many midweek/weekend studies & small groups.

“The Grove”, is our Northern Campus in Frankenmuth, and it functions as a community center /hub for our Student Ministry.

How many conversions has your church had in the past 12 months? (however you define this and whatever you count)

We see life change all the time with people who are unbelieving/unchurched/dechurched.  We typically baptize 40-50 people per year.

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?

Currently around 35 percent of people are in a small group or men’s/women’s group.

What is your church known for in the community? 
Generosity, Love, Service, Authentic Worship, Practical Bible Teaching.

How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident?  Is it set or is it flexible?

We have residency in our budget, so the pay would probably be set.

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical workweek look like for this resident?  

We’d like the resident to join us for weekly staff meetings on Tuesday mornings, Wednesday night worship rehearsals, and Sunday mornings.  Outside of that, hours can be a little more flexible.  Some of the other expectations on hours are TBD by our Worship Pastor.

What else would you say to a resident considering joining your team?

Our current tentative plans include renovating the upper level of The Grove into residency housing. This space would be a great place to live in Frankenmuth.

Additionally, Frankenmuth Michigan is a great place to live, with lots of things to do.  For more info, visit: frankenmuth.org

Shiloh Community Church is located in the town of Orleans, MI. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to grow through pastoral experience in a smaller context serving students.

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Expected Work Hours: 32 hours a week

Expected Monthly Pay: $1,500, plus housing in a host home.

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your church?

To transform our surrounding communities with grace and truth by equipping and mobilizing  the congregation to live out the Great Commission.  

• To build the reputation of being a church that loves people well and helps them become the  person God created them to be.  

• To be a church that trains and sends people into ministry locally and globally.  • To be a church that glorifies God with our words, actions, attitudes, and choices. 

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process?
We want to equip and empower people for a life of ministry. Residency is one way that we are  investing in this pursuit. 

What is it like to work on staff there?
Shiloh Community Church is a loving and supportive family. We work as a team, each person  bringing their strengths, talents, passions, and gifts to the table. We want to help each other  continue to grow as followers of Jesus and give God our best effort. 

Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values and key distinctives of your church? Please paste the link: Shiloh Community Church is a multi-generational church that is a part of the Converge  MidAmerica network of churches. Our desire is to see individuals, families, our community and  our world transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is our mission to help people come to  Christ, grow in Christ, and serve for Christ.  

Our ministry center is located in the rural community of Orleans, MI. Our average weekend attendance is around 300 with people coming from just down the road as well as people from  the neighboring cities of Ionia, Belding, Greenville, and beyond. 

https://shilohcc.org/about-us/our-mission 

Please describe the current staff structure.
Our staff currently consists of: 

• Senior Pastor  

• Associate Pastor 

• Office Administrator 

• Part-time Worship Leader 

• Part-time Children’s Ministry Director

• Part-time Youth Ministry Leaders 

• Part-time Custodial Team 

• Part-time Bookkeeper

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?
We are striving to faithfully serve God with our best, to love one another well, to develop new  servant leaders and volunteers, to help people take their next step in following Jesus, and to  continue to grow as followers of Jesus Christ. 

Who will the resident report to? 
The Ministry Resident will report to the Senior Pastor, the Associate Pastor will act as a coach,  and a ministry leader in the church will act as additional pastoral care support for the resident. 

Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring  potential staff people? 

Myers-Briggs and DiSC assessments would be helpful.  

Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches? If so, what websites could one investigate to gain further understanding?
Shiloh Community Church is a pastor of Converge MidAmerica https:// 

convergemidamerica.org 

We would also be comfortable with a resident with a Restoration Movement background. 

What is your average weekend attendance?
250-300

How many conversions has your church had in the past 12 months? (however you define this and whatever you count)
13

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?
Currently about 25%. We have a couple of campaigns planned in the next year to increase small  group involvement. 

What is your church known for in the community?

Shiloh Community Church has a reputation for being a compassionate church.

How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident?  Is it set or is it flexible?
$1,500 per month plus housing. This is flexible. 

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical work week look like for this resident?

Work hours are flexible and vary based on ministry needs.
Office hours are Monday - Thursday from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
We offer three worship gatherings on Sundays 9:00 AM; 10:45 AM; & 6:00 PM.

There will be times when they will serve in Student Ministry on Sunday evenings instead of weekend services.
 What else would you say to a resident considering joining your team?
Community Church is a loving and supportive congregation. This is a great place to discovery what it means to be the church.