Having been placed on irrevocable waivers by my team, I am about to be a pastoral free agent. Here are some random thoughts about seeking a call in The Covenant ...
- Only the PacSouthwest, Canada and the Central Conferences have open calls listed on their website. The other Conferences need to get on the ball.
- Whoever maintains the Seeking Staff page still hasn't done the simple task of making the churches names clickable links to their websites. C'mon people! This isn't rocket science.
- There are 40 Senior/Lead/Solo pastor openings including 3 in Alaska and 2 in Canada. They are for churches of all sizes in all cliimates. Central Conference has 9 openings and the Midwest has 7.
- Don't look for a job in the Eastern Time Zone: There's a total of 8 lead pastor & 2 staff openings.
- The opening for Lunenberg, MA is still spelled wrong. It's Lunenburg, MA if you look for it on the map.
- There are a slew of youth and/or childrens minister openings, including the potential wild ride as the BJB's youth associate. There are only about 5 positions that appear to focus on adults.
- There's a Christian Counselor position open in Alaska.
- Sherwood, OR wins the prize with 3 openings.
- The most chic position still goes to North Miami, FL.
- Seems to me that Lighthouse Church in Sarnia, ON is searching for a pastor but is not listed on the page.
Any suggestions about which ones to avoid?
My profile is marked 'open for call' as it has been for years but I don't get too many calls. Profiles don't give much data so on my profile I listed my web site URL where my resume is downloadable. |
Comments on "Covenant Churches Seeking Staff"
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Brad Boydston said ... (12:13 AM, August 21, 2005) :
post a commentLighthouse Church in Sarnia, ON looks interesting.
I think Green Timbers in Surrey, BC could be a great call.
River Falls, WI has a good reputation. Lakewood, CO, where Tom Collins was before getting disabled, could be a good place to lead solid ministry.
Don't limit yourself to the smaller churches. You have some organizational skills that you could draw on that might make you a good possibility for someplace like Salina, KS or McPherson, KS or Woodstock, CT.
In terms of overall process, call each of the supts about once every 3 weeks -- just to check in and to keep yourtself on their radar.
Another option. Choose a place where you'd like to plant a church and see if you can get the conference to sponsor it. Some conferences have more money to work with than others. They are looking for persistence -- especially in church planters.