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

SouthPoint church is a dynamic church in a season of growth in southern Maryland. It exists to connect the disconnected to Christ, Community, and a Cause.

There are two opportunities with SouthPoint. One in student ministry, and the second in production ministry.

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Expected Work Hours: Full-time Residency
Expected Monthly Pay: $800/month plus housing

The following Q and A is with Tim and Jenn from their team.

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your church?
Our church is in a season of strong growth.  After being portable for 15 years, we moved into our first permanent facility in December 2021 and we are excited to see all that God is doing in our community and through our church.  Over the next couple years, I expect us to continue to connect people to Christ and help them take steps in their faith.  Our kids and student ministry will continue to be a strong connection point for families and our practical teaching from the Bible will help adults grow closer to God in their everyday life.  Our online presence will continue to expand to help people around the globe experience Jesus.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what do you hope will happen through this process?
We believe that working in a thriving, local church is the greatest way to impact eternity.  So, we want to help people who are called into vocational ministry develop to be highly effective leaders and communicators of the gospel.  We hope that the residents that come through SouthPoint are challenged, learn, ask questions, grow and make an impact.

What is it like to work on staff there?
Working at SouthPoint is really incredible and really hard.  Anytime you want to be part of something of significance, it also takes sacrifice.  SouthPoint Church is making an impact on our community and in eternity.  We work hard and strive for excellence; We build and lead teams; and we don’t take no for an answer.

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

SouthPoint Church’s 5 Values
1.     Jesus is a big deal

2.     Everyone is loved and welcomed

3.     Everyone has a next step

4.     Life is better together

5.     We’re contributors not consumers

 https://www.southpoint4u.com/values

Please describe the current staff structure.
SouthPoint Church is led by Matt Hall, our Lead Pastor.  He planted SouthPoint in 2005 and has been the Lead Pastor for the entire time.  Our executive leadership team consists of Tim Wiesemann (Executive Pastor), Jenn Curtis (Family Ministry Pastor), and Kyle Squire (Campus Pastor).  We have all been on staff at SouthPoint for at least 10 years.  We each oversee multiple full-time and part-time staff that run sections of the ministry.  There are currently 12 people on staff at SouthPoint Church.

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?  
SouthPoint staff is fun and adventurous. You must be able to carry your own weight, be a self-starter, not be afraid to take risks, and not take yourself too seriously.

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

Student Ministry Resident will report to Jenn Curtis

 Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring potential staff people?
Historically we have used the Leading From Your Strengths assessment as part of the interview process.  We are also using Enneagram more recently in interviews.

Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches? If so, what websites could one investigate to gain further understanding?
No.

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential?
SouthPoint tends to be conservative in our theology but broad-minded in our methodology.  You can find our theological stance on many topics on our website. 

www.southpoint4u.com/beliefs

What is your average weekend attendance?
1,100

In general, what is your church demographic?
Our church, like our community, is largely made up of families with young kids.  There is a large base located here, so most of our community is currently in the military or working to support the military.  Other than that, it is a fairly rural, waterfront community.

Is there more than one site or venue? If so, please describe.
We are one site.  In December 2021 we moved into our newly constructed 22,000 sq ft building.

 How many conversions has your church had in the past 12 months? (however you define this and whatever you count)
Baptisms are probably the most definitive way to count this at SouthPoint and in the past year we have had 150 baptisms.

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?
SouthPoint has about 50 active small groups with 600 people involved.

What is your church known for in the community?
SouthPoint Church is known as a place where anyone is welcome.

How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident?  Is it set or is it flexible?
We are planning on $800 per month per resident plus housing the resident in a host home.

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical workweek look like for this resident? 
Most staff are off on Monday and Saturday.  Some “office” hours are required for administrative tasks but we also encourage our staff to be meeting with, recruiting, and developing their volunteer teams.  Many evenings can be filled with meetings, events, and ministry, so daytime hours have some flexibility accordingly.

Southeast Christian Church is on the front lines of the changing mission field of Christianity in this country. They are located in Salt Lake City. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants hands-on experience with student ministry.

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Expected Work Hours: Full-time Residency
Expected Monthly Pay: $800 - $1,000/month plus housing

I truly believe this is a wonderful opportunity for someone who would like to go into student ministry. We have a solid core and some great volunteers. The church is on a growth trajectory. We are growing and have had 7 baptisms the last 7 weeks. We also have a few that are ready, just deciding on the date. God is doing incredible things at Southeast!!!
— Mike Packer, Lead Minister

See their facebook & instagram feeds @southeastslcut
The following Q & A is with Mike:

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process?
Ultimately, we have a deep desire to raise up more and better disciples with an end goal of planting churches. My hope is that the resident program with Leadership Pathway will help us cultivate a healthy pipeline for ministers. I am also hoping the time that we spend working with Leadership Pathway will also improve our current volunteer system. 

What is it like to work on staff there?
I think it’s fun. It’s hard. Ministry in Utah is extremely difficult. However, the wins are amazing!

Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values and key distinctives of your church? Please paste the link:
https://southeast.cc/home/who-we-are

Please describe the current staff structure.
We are elder protected and staff driven.

Eldership (K.R. Heiden, Bill Burnam)

Lead Minister (Mike Packer)

Executive Director (Emilie Wallace)

Worship Minister (Matthew Richardson)

Teams Director (Betty Kahrs)

Groups Director (John Huey)

Student Director (Jim & Lisa Wolfe)

Kids Director (Julie Hessheimer)

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?
We have worked hard to develop a staff culture that embodies these values:

// Dig Your Well Deep – We are dependent on Jesus. 

// No Nuclear Codes – We prepare well but understand variables and mistakes.  

// Run Towards Awkward – We have hard conversations, say the last 10%. 

// Close the Loop – We over-communicate and follow up.  

// Don’t Make Excuses; Make Things Happen – We figure things out.  

// No Coffee Rules – We don’t make unnecessary rules. 

// Difference Between Playing Hurt and Playing Injured – Everybody has stress but there are times we need a break.

Who will the resident report to?  Will there be a different person acting as coach?
Lead Minister, Mike Packer

Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring potential staff people?
We personally love the Thinking Wavelength. https://joemcfadden.org/2019/09/16/thinking-wavelength-a-way-of-organizing-the-world/

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

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential?
The ones listed on our website. https://southeast.cc/home/who-we-are.

Baptism.

We are complementarian (light).

What is your average weekend attendance?
At the beginning of 2022 we had 90. Currently we are averaging 140.

In general, what is your church demographic?
We are getting younger and younger.

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

 How many conversions has your church had in the past 12 months? (however you define this and whatever you count)
14 and most of those have happened recently. We are in a season of exciting growth.

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?
60%

What is your church known for in the community?
Outreach and Prayer. (We host a monthly foodbank and clothing closet. We have community events throughout the summer.

 
How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident?  Is it set or is it flexible?
$800 - $1000 a month ($200 per week) plus housing. Fixed.

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

Monday (All staff are required to be in the office on Mondays)

The rest of the week is flexible. However, we would expect him or her to:

Be with students.

Be involved in a Southeast Group (small group / bible study)

Be at events involving students.

Be involved in events requiring all staff (Christmas Eve, Easter, outreach events, etc.)

Be involved in disciple making relationships.

What else would you say to a resident considering joining your team?
Southeast is on an upward trend in understanding who we are as a church and God’s unique purpose for us. We have seen incredible growth (numerically and spiritually) over the last year. This is an incredible opportunity for someone who wants to grow with us.

Utah is a mission field. It comes with many challenges, but it is rewarding.

Riverside Church is a church of 1000 in Fort Myers, FL. They are two opportunities for learning at Riverside: one in kids ministry & one in student ministry.

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Expected Work Hours: 20-30

Expected Monthly Pay: Up to $1,000 reimbursed expenses per month.

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your church? We are looking at planting churches//campuses in the next 3-5 years. Residency is huge piece of this for us, but we are also re-working our group model to be more neighborhood based and focused. We have been blessed with 36 acres and are dreaming about how to steward that for the community. We dream of having more people on our campus Monday thru Saturday than come on a Sunday. We believe things like sports, splash pad water parks, playgrounds, disc golf course, coffee shop etc. will draw people to our property who would never walk through the doors of our church. This is where our vision comes into play. We want to place Intentional Disciple-Makers into relational spaces (like some I mentioned above) to build relationship and earn the right to share the gospel.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process? We have a huge heart for developing young leaders. We want to put our money where our mouth is and build up a bench of young leaders who are being equipped for ministry and immersed in our culture. We will then hire some as we have need and send out the rest with great recommendations.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process? We are using residency as a pipeline to develop the next generation of young ministry leaders within our church.

What is it like to work on staff there? Our staff is highly relational. We work hard and play hard. We love to laugh with each other and interact often each day as we have offices that force us to be close physically and collaborate. We see this as a huge advantage and don’t want to lose the closeness and collaboration. We are far more concerned with our team being and making disciples than what they produce in their ministry role. At the same time, we want to steward our roles and the flock well. We have a flexible work schedule based on ministry needs and operate under a high trust culture.

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

Please describe the current staff structure. We have our Lead Pastor and Executive Pastor who make up our Executive Team. They work closely with the Elders and lead all things staff and vision. The next layer of leadership is our Lead Team (Ops Director, Next Gen Director, Spiritual Formations Pastor, Executive Team). This team leads our staff week to week and works at the 30,000ft level as we plan out strategy for the next 3-5 years. The rest of our staff report to someone on the Lead Team and tackle the day-to-day ministry and have most direct contact with the body.

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?  Hungry, Humble, Smart. (Taken from Patrick Lencioni’s “Ideal Team Player”

• Hungry – Someone who brings solutions and not just problems. Someone who has a desire to grow as a leader and does things with excellence. Someone always looking to make things better and is assessing what they are doing to ensure it is working.

• Humble – Someone who initiates inviting feedback and knows feedback is a gift. Someone who knows it is not about them. We are here to serve, not build a platform.

• Smart – This is EQ, not IQ. Someone who understands people and enjoys relationship. This means someone that is willing to have hard conversations and not have the meeting after the meeting. Someone who shepherds and leads people well personally and within their ministry

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

Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring potential staff people? Team Sight has been a common language for us. 

Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches? If so, what websites could one investigate to gain further understanding? No.

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential? Eternal Security would be a big one for us. The gospel being far bigger than a prayer. 

What is your average weekend attendance? 1,100

In general, what is your church demographic? We have a decent mix of ages, but lean a tad older as we are in retirement heaven! Our diversity is growing in a really cool way recently which has been an answer to prayer. 

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) This past year we had 30 baptisms. 

What percentage of people are involved in a small group? 60% of people are involved in a small group. 

What is your church known for in the community? Our church is known as highly relational and recently our local outreach efforts have been getting a lot of notice in the community.

How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident?  Is it set or is it flexible? We are planning to reimburse up to $1,000/month. We will also have host homes to take care of lodging costs.

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical workweek look like for this resident? 25-30 hours. This can look different depending on the ministry area. For example, Students meet on Wednesday nights, so that would be an anchor night to work. Our full time staff work from 9-4 in the office Monday thru Thursday.

What else would you say to a resident considering joining your team? We are so excited to come alongside you in your journey towards full time ministry! The reason I [Matt Nations, Executive Pastor] am in ministry is because someone gave me a shot when I was young and took a chance on me. They believed in me and genuinely cared more about me than what I could produce for them or the church. I didn’t realize it then, but I know now what a gift that was for me. Based on that experience, I want to provide that same thing for as many young leaders as I can. We would consider it an honor to pour into young leaders and cheer them on as they learn and grow. 

Waters Edge Church is a multi-site church of over 1000 in the Virginia Beach area. There are opportunities in the following areas: Kids Ministry, Outreach, and Guest Experience.

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Expected Work Hours: 28 hours/week for Kids, Outreach, or Guest Experience; Campus Pastors would complete 40 hours/week

Expected Monthly Pay: $1,000 per month for Kids, Outreach, or Guest Experience; Campus Pastor pay will look different (TBD)

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your church? We are looking to expand our influence even further, restructuring to accommodate the number of growing campuses, and grow the kingdom by reaching those far from Christ.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hopeful will happen through this process? We are using residency as a pipeline to develop the next generation of young ministry leaders within our church.

What is it like to work on staff there? We work hard, and we play hard. We often say we are going to work as if it depends on us, and pray as if it depends on God. We value excellence - the details matter to God, so they matter to us as well. We also value fun - it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. We are very much a family, and ministry is our lifestyle. This is not just a job.

Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values and key distinctives of your church? Please paste the link: https://www.watersedgechurch.net/about

Please describe the current staff structure. Our current staff structure is led by our Lead Pastor, Stu Hodges. He leads a team of Executive

Directors and Campus Pastors. Our Executive Directors oversee ministry directors, and our ministry directors oversee our managers. Campus Pastors oversee our Pastoral Care Coordinators.

Our Executive team drives the strategy for the organization as a whole. Our Ministry Directors drive the strategy and development for their ministry. Managers are the ones growing and developing volunteer teams and making the behind the scenes details happen. Our Campus Pastors focus on individual campuses, and the care of our attendees and members.

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church? Trust, resilience and driving vision and purpose are three core competencies we expect from every team member. Our most successful employees, communicate effectively, work hard, and ask questions. They are owners of their actions and decisions. They have teachable hearts.

Who will the resident report to? Will there be a different person acting as coach? What do you know about their personalities (enneagram, DiSC, Strength Finders, etc.) Have you given thought as to what type of personality will work best with them? The resident will report to the director of their ministry. We have a variety of personalities on staff right now, particularly at the manager level. We really value the temperaments because they help us to practically communicate effectively with a variety of people.

Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring potential staff people? We value Temperaments (I said this, you heard that study), Enneagram, Meyers Briggs, and Core Competencies.

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 affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBCVA), but mirror a non denominational church. https://www.sbc.net/

We are also an ARC church. https://www.arcchurches.com/

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential? We believe that there is one God that created the universe and everything in it. We believe that Jesus is His son and that He is the only way to get to God. We believe that every word of the Bible is His word and that it is true. We believe that if you ask God to forgive you and that you have a relationship with Him, you go to Heaven - not because you can do anything to deserve it, but because Jesus died on the cross to make you right with God. We are a church for outsiders - for those far from Christ.

What is your average weekend attendance? So far our 2023 average in-person (on-campus) weekly attendance is: 1,325. Our average total weekly attendance (including our Online and God Behind Bars campuses) is: 217,558

In general, what is your church demographic? Because we are one church in multiple locations, our demographics vary location to location.

Our Yorktown campus is quite diverse in age. We have many students and young families, but also many retirees. This is the location of our broadcast campus.

Our Newport News campus is much more ethnically and socially diverse. This campus is known to be rowdy and steadfast.

Our Williamsburg, campus is the smallest. In general we tend to be similar to Yorktown, with a diversity of ages. This campus is resilient, as we still operate as a portable campus after many years, having moved service times and locations on occasion.

Online, we are reaching and connecting with an extremely diverse group of people, with regular attendees from around the world. We are constantly seeking new ways to connect with these individuals, and we even recently translated our Growth Track into a new language so that more people could participate in it!

Is there more than one site or venue? If so, please describe. We are one church in multiple locations. We currently have 3 in-person campuses, each with their own Campus Pastor and worship team. We believe in the power of video teaching, and our satellite campuses (Newport News and Williamsburg) receive a broadcast message from our Yorktown Campus, where our Lead Pastor preaches live.

In addition, we also have 1 God Behind Bars campus (Indian Creek Correctional Center), led by our Outreach Director, and an Online Campus, led by our Online Manager.

How many conversions has your church had in the past 12 months? (however you define this and whatever you count) 267 people have let us know that they are committing their life to Jesus by filling out a form and screwing a light bulb into our “CHANGED” wall (www.watersedgechurch.net/changed). In addition, 165 people have been baptized in the last 12 months.

What percentage of people are involved in a small group? 54%. We highly value Groups as a church. It’s one of our 6 core values. Regular participation in Groups is mandatory for staff.

What is your church known for in the community? When Waters Edge Church shows up to do something, we show up big and we get it done. We are generous. We have a yearly Care Week where we go into the community to provide support - whether it’s packing meals or painting a school. We also regularly donate to several strategic partnerships within our local community, and across the world.

How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident? Is it set or is it flexible? We have planned to spend $1,000/month for our resident’s first year, with a pay increase in year two.

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical workweek look like for this resident? This will depend on the ministry, but it’s likely the resident will have flexibility to choose their own set schedule within given parameters. Sundays will be mandatory, as will certain meetings and events.

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…

APPLY HERE

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.

Stonebridge is a growing multi-site church in Omaha, NE. They are looking to add residents in a variety of ministry areas and are passionate about developing young leaders for ministry.

APPLY HERE
Here are some Q & A with their staff:

Title of Role for Residents:

• Operations (event planning, strategic calendar planning, budgets, finance, etc)

• NextGen (Students)

• KidMin (you probably know the deal here... but could also be someone with a musical background who could lead kids worship)

• Discipleship (small groups, Rooted, Mens' or womens ministry, etc)

• Worship and/or Tech

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your organization?
Our greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years are to find creative ways to keep sharing Christ in our local communities. The new 1500 Auditorium at our Omaha Campus opened in 2021. We have also launched a cause-oriented espresso bar at our Omaha Campus in 2021. Our goal is to find as many ways as possible for people to have a place to be invited. We want to make room and opportunities for people to find Jesus, grow as believers, and continue to invite more to the family.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hoping will happen through this process?
We chose to do a residency for a few reasons. With our local Bible college closing, we knew we needed to find a new way to invest in the next generation of church leaders. We want to be able to train up more leaders and provide an environment of growth and opportunity. On the other hand, we know it is a way for possible opportunities to bring on new team members. The two year commitment allows us to know residents well and see if there is a potential fit for the future here at StoneBridge.

What is it like to work on staff there? Working at StoneBridge is fun and fast-paced.We love to try new ideas, but also are able to evaluate well. If something doesn’t work, we’ll try something new.

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

Church Core Values:

Creativity

We'll do whatever it takes to reach people for Jesus.

Community

Authentic relationships create on-going life change.

Excellence

Honor God, Inspire People

Service

Serving others with the gift and abilities God has given us.

Advancement

Not only in our lives, but in the life of our Church.

You

Organized for the people who aren’t here yet. You matter.

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church? Our team values are:

Battle Mediocracy

We take initiative and are driven towards excellence, as we believe excellence honors God.

Trust in Team

We have each other’s back – and hold each other accountable to Biblical leadership. Teamwork is the most effective way to accomplish ministry.

Solution-Side Living

We are problem solvers, always having a solution-side mentality and not a victim mentality.

Stewardship of Life

We gladly give of our time, talent, and resources to our church while maintaining personal, financial, spiritual, physical, and vocational balance.

Contagious Fun

We take the Bible very seriously but not ourselves.

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

At this point, it will be dependent on the type of role. It will be a Leadership Team Member. This team consists of the Executive Team plus additional Team Leaders who oversee other staff members.

Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches?
Restoration Movement - Non-denominational

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

We are a multisite church.We have the largest campus (Omaha Campus), Benson Campus, and Millard Campuses all located in Omaha, NE.We also have a Fremont Campus located in Fremont, NE.The Omaha Campus streams the live message on Sundays while there is live worship at the other campuses.

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

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?

We have existing small groups and new Rooted groups. We hover in the 30-35% adult attendance in groups.

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

About Our Beliefs:

• In essential beliefs - we have unity. (Eph. 4:4-6)

• In non-essential beliefs - we have liberty. (Romans 14:1, 4, 12, 22)

• In all our beliefs - we show love. (1 Cor. 13:2)

What is your average weekend attendance?

2000 in person and online

In general, what is your church demographic?

Young families, mix

What is your church known for in the community? We are known as the Fireworks church. For 10+ years our church has held a large Fireworks event where 2000+ people attend an outdoor event featuring a professional fireworks display, food trucks, inflatables, live music, etc.
We are also known as the silo church.Architecturally, our Omaha Campus is very unique, with a 3-story indoor kids playground inside a silo looking structure that fits demographically with our region.

How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident?  Is it set or is it flexible
Flexible. It will be a fixed monthly rate + housing.

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical workweek look like for this resident? 
Our pastoral team works Sundays-Thursdays. 40+ hours per week. Mondays and Tuesdays are typically a mix of in-person meetings and work time. Wednesdays and Thursdays are more project and ministry execution. Sundays are services day!

What else would you say to a resident considering joining your team?
StoneBridge is a dynamic, fast-paced, ever-changing church community! We are excited to offer a more in depth resident program and look forward to doing ministry together! We mean it when we say we value CREATIVITY - we will do whatever it takes to reach people for Jesus. Love to have you join the team!

See their website and links to social media HERE

The Water’s edge is a dynamic and growing church in the suburbs of Omaha, Nebraska. Their mission is to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and each other. This a great opportunity to learn student ministry.

APPLY HERE
Here are some Q & A with their staff:

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your organization?
Water Edge (WE) are in the process of building a 15,000sf addition to our facility. This addition will give us 60% more space to our facility enabling us to better provide WE Kids and WE Youth ministry opportunities during the week, expand our capacity for worship options during the weekend, and enable us to better serve many of the schools, community groups, outreach ministries, and para-church ministries we have partnered with over the last 15 years. It is our hope this addition will help us to provide a fun, safe place where our youth, adult small groups, and others can gather and grow in their relationships with Jesus Christ and with each other.

WE are more than a building. Since WE moved into our facility, our impact with local schools has expanded. We currently sit in the middle of three large school districts and draw families who have children in or that will feed into 10 different high schools. Our hope is to continue to expand our reach and impact into the school districts within our immediate area and be a blessing to their students, staff, administrations, and the families within our community.

 And WE want to be more than our local community. WE strive to have both an outreach and missional impact in the Omaha Metro Area, across our nation, and internationally. One dream we have is to be able to say we have mission impact that expands to every (inhabited) continent in the world. WE currently send people on mission trips here in the U.S.A., Belize, and Africa, and WE support missionaries in Nicaragua and the U.S.A. WE hope to grow and impact our missional reach in the coming years to include Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hoping will happen through this process?
Our Mission Vision and Values express our desire to be a church that is continually expanding and growing God’s kingdom. WE believe that extends not just to our congregation, but also to the development of those who will be the next generation of church leaders. WE feel that adding a resident to our Youth Ministry team will be an opportunity to develop a new leader and hopefully be a springboard that sets the stage for additional residencies and ministry development in the future.

What is it like to work on staff there? The ministry staff here is very collaborative. Regardless of one’s job description, there is generally great communication and involvement across the board in our ministry functions. In many ways, while everyone has specific job descriptions, we also assist whenever possible in other areas of ministry. Our ministry staff are long serving (averaging over 10 years on staff), fun, lighthearted, supportive, and caring people who look out for and care deeply about one another. 

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

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church? Those who take initiative in both learning and doing, tend to have the most success, gain the respect of our congregation, and get the most out of their experience. You must be a team player and willing to “lend a hand” wherever the need is. We are a team. At times, events, and activities, ministry opportunities are ALL HANDS ON DECK. If you want to win over the staff, be a team player.

Student Ministry at Waters Edge

Who will the resident report to?  Will there be a different person acting as coach?
The resident will report to the Director of Youth Ministries. This person will also serve as his/her coach.

Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches?
No we are not.

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

Prefer understanding and ability to relate to Wesleyan/Arminian Theology.

What is your average weekend attendance?

600-700 in person

150-300 online

Youth Ministry fluctuates between 70-110 depending on the time of year

In general, what is your church demographic?

Suburban Upper Middle Class. Mostly caucasian.

What is your church known for in the community? |We are definitely known as a church who strives to support and partner with the community, local schools, and families. Our VBS is exceptionally well attended, we host multiple events for local neighborhood groups, preschools, and high school clubs and organizations.

How much are you planning on financially compensating your resident?  Is it set or is it flexible
$2000/month plus housing. This could be flexible depending on the candidate.

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical workweek look like for this resident? 
The resident will be expected to work 40-45 hour per week.

Hours are somewhat flexible but a typical work week is Sunday 7:30AM-12:00PM, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 9am-3pm, Wednesday 10am-9pm plus church, community, & events.

Youth Ministry meets Wednesday evenings.

What else would you say to a resident considering joining your team?
Our congregation is very supportive of our Youth Ministries and they have been incredibly generous and supportive of past interns. There are great opportunities for building and growing new ministries with our youth while also engaging and building outreach into the community. We also have solid relationships with local parachurch ministries including Youth for Christ (which has a huge imprint in our area), and Young Life (we have partnered with them for Middle School Summer Camps).

See their website and links to social media HERE

Reality church considers itself “entry-level.” They don’t mean “church-light or beginner.” But they desire to be like Jesus who let us all in on the ground floor. You don’t have to jump through hoops to come to Jesus or reality church. They are looking for someone who’d love to do a leadership residency with this fun team!

APPLY HERE

Here are some Q & A with the Executive Pastor Roger Graber.

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your organization?
That everyone that attends feels the responsibility of being the church and reaching the world with the Gospel. That they realize they are the evangelists and teachers and leaders.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what are you hoping will happen through this process?
We have a culture here of inviting young/rookie leaders onto the team and giving them a legit seat at the table. So if we can help train hireable ministry workers, even if they go elsewhere that is a win.

What is it like to work on staff there?
We have fun. If you don’t like to laugh with your team and laugh at yourself then you will definitely not like being on this team! Our staff is given a lot of freedom when it comes to the hours they work, where they work, the ability to try new things.  It is a fun environment.  There is structure, but I don’t think it is confining in any way.

Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values and key distinctives of your church? Please paste the link: Yes you can check them out HERE

What qualities does it take to “win” on staff at your church?   
Did I mention we like to have fun? Ha. Also, we have 4 staff values that we expect from everyone. Passion - is signified by whole-hearted engagement, showing up on time or early, and being a self-starter.
Serve - signified by filling the gaps, doing more than the job description, and caring for others.
Better - be a continual learner.
Together - signified by being open-handed with your resources, and caring for each other.

Who will the resident report to?  Will there be a different person acting as coach?
They’ll report to their staff leader and I (Roger) will be the coach.

Are you affiliated with a particular denomination or tribes/association of churches? If so, what websites could one investigate to gain further understanding?
No we are a non-denominational church.

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential?
You can check out those things at this link

Everyone on our team would need to align with those things.

What is your average weekend attendance?
Approximately 700 folks plus online.

In general, what is your church demographic?
Lots of families. Lots of kids.

What is your church known for in the community? 
A friendly, welcoming and accepting environment.  Very active serving in the community.

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

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical workweek look like for this resident?
All of our meetings are on Mondays and Tuesdays.  Some of those meetings would be very important for the resident to attend.  Of course, it would be important to be there on Sundays.  

Lots of freedom to get your work done all the other times of the week. We focus more on results than on when/how many.

What else would you say to a resident considering joining your team?
This is our first time doing this, so it is possible that we could suck at this.  It could go incredibly well… I can almost guarantee you will have fun. :)

See their website and links to social media HERE

Since the launch of Momentum Christian Church in McDonough, GA in 2007, the heartbeat of Momentum has been to help people experience life the way it was meant to be. We believe that God has created everyone with great things in mind, and we want to come alongside them and help them experience life to the full!

Momentum has continued to grow and add campuses since.

APPLY HERE Some Q & A about the Momentum residency

What are your greatest hopes and dreams for the next couple of years for your church?
To reach people for Jesus and have high impact on our communities.  To maximize our facilities at both campuses to serve our church family and very intentionally the community.

Why did you choose to do a residency & what do you hope will happen through this process? One of our values is development.  Most of the staff has come from within or through internships/residency.  We believe in raising up leaders for the church. 

What is it like to work on staff there?  Fun, united atmosphere.  Work hard, play hard.  We have a great staff culture and strive for unity & chemistry. 

Does your church’s website state the mission, vision, values and key distinctives of your church? Please paste the link: 
It does. GO HERE for more!

Please describe the current staff structure.  We are staff led, elder protected.  We have a staff leadership team that sets the direction and leads staff.  We have staff specific to both campuses and we have staff who set direction for both campuses.  

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

We give ourselves away
Gotta be self aware
Be a risk takers
Always make it better


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

Are there particular assessment tools that you prefer when exploring potential staff people?
Thinking wavelengths and the Enneagram

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

What are the key doctrinal and theological issues where alignment is essential?
We do weekly communion, baptism by immersion.  Trinity.  Bible is God’s word

What is your average weekend attendance?
650

In general, what is your church demographic?
Little different between both our campuses but our McDonough Campus where this person will serve.  Is growing rapidly in diversity.  

Is there more than one site or venue? If so, please describe.
Two sites.  McDonough & Forsyth.  

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

What percentage of people are involved in a small group?
We’re not really sure, but we are rebuilding since COVID.

What is your church known for in the community?
Serving, being a great partner, Ice Cream Truck

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

What are the expected work hours and what does a typical workweek look like for this resident?
Full time hours here are 45ish.

What are three single-word-adjectives that describe what it’s like to work on your church staff?
Fun, Fast-Paced, & Rewarding

What else would you say to a resident who is considering this?
This is a great place to be and an incredible team to be a part of.  There’s always potential of a future here. 

See their website and links to social HERE