PASTORAL RESIDENT (Cohort 2)

About the role

This 9-month commitment, August through May, will provide you with perspective on vocational ministry, specifically within your area of ministry emphasis, depending on your giftings, interests, and WestGate’s needs: Worship, Kids, Students, College-Age, Creative Engagement and Communication.

Responsibilities

• Attend all scheduled residency meetings, events, and program times.
• Provide flexible support for your ministry area as assigned, contributing to a wide range of tasks and responsibilities.
• Engage actively with residency material through reading and spiritual practices as assigned.
• Participate in and serve at all-church events, such as but not limited to Christmas and Easter services, All-Church Prayer Nights, and Conferences.

Requirements

• Passionate Jesus follower, actively learning and living the way of Jesus: loving God, neighbor, and one another.
• Understanding of and alignment with WestGate's theology, vision, and values, using them as a filter for decisions.
• Embodiment of staff values: Holy, Humble, Hungry, (People-)Smart.
• Exemplification of essential competencies: oversight, strategy, team leadership, self-leadership, chemistry, communication, execution, stewardship, formation, proficiency.
• Commitment to continual growth: spiritual, personal, professional; invests in the growth of others.
• Demonstrates strong chemistry, connecting well with people as a relational team player.
• Positive, professional, self-starter with the ability to organize, adjust, and prioritize responsibilities and projects with minimal direction.
• Maintains a high level of confidentiality, handling situations with discretion, diplomacy, and tact.
• Able to multitask and manage multiple projects simultaneously with excellent time management and attention to detail.
• Proficient with basic computer applications, including Google Workspace and Planning Center, with the ability to learn new software quickly.
• Prior ministry experience preferred, whether volunteer or vocational.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Superior communication skills, written and verbal.

Legal Notices - Physical Demands

• Stand for extended periods.
• Perform walking, bending, twisting, and kneeling.
• Navigate stairs.
• Demonstrate finger and hand dexterity for computer, instrument, and tool operation.
• Possess specific vision abilities, including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, with the ability to adjust focus.
• Lift and carry up to 20 pounds with or without assistance.

Legal Notices - Work Conditions

• Operate in a professional office or church environment with standard equipment like computers, printers, filing cabinets, and telephones.
• Lead in settings with various equipment, cables, stage lights, loud sounds, and visual stimuli.
• Work typically occurs Sunday-Thursday, with occasional Fridays, Saturdays, or evenings as needed.

Pay

$19.23 per hour