Please Note:
We are not accepting applications/profiles for the Community Minister position at this time. The receipt of new candidates has been placed on hold as of mid-December, 2015 as the leadership team considers the candidates who have applied to date. If the search is re-opened, this notice will be removed.
Job Description: Community Minister
Sanctuary United Church of Christ is seeking a full-time minister to expand and grow our ministry to the community of Medford and the surrounding areas. The Community Minister will work in collaboration with the Pastoral and Administrative staff to support and advance the mission of Sanctuary.
Our intention is that the specific responsibilities of this position will grow around the gifts and graces of a candidate who is enthusiastic about our mission, and who brings energy, insight, and creativity to the ministry we feel called to.
Based on the current needs that we see in our ministry, the Community Minister will be likely responsible for…
- seeking out and engaging individuals in the community in order to connect them with our ministry and attend to their spiritual growth and well-being
- initiating and advancing partnerships with community organizations
- providing a pastoral presence in West Medford, through our Open Sanctuary hours, Pastor drop-in hours, our various ministries events, as well as finding other spaces in which to provide pastoral presence.
- facilitating the continuing pastoral support of those engaged in our community
- developing and delivering worship and faith formation resources and programs
- researching community needs, with special attention taken to discover persons who are disconnected from community and opportunities to cross boundaries of race, ethnicity, and other socio-economic lines that exist in the city.
- networking through one-on-one meetings, group meetings, public relations, and social networks to share the vision, discover the constituencies and find participants-working to develop a multi-cultural community.
- developing measurable goals and approaches to serve, implement, test, and tweak models of ministry to meet the community needs
- Other responsibilities and directions that emerge as the ministry model continues to evolve, in conversation with the Lead Pastor.
Successful candidates will be self-motivated, faithful, evangelistic, creative, and collaborative.
Compensation
Support for this position is offered in accordance with the Compensation Guidelines for the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ. http://www.macucc.org/compensation.
The position of Community Minister is an ordainable call. Given the experimental nature of our ministry, it is offered for a stated-term of 18-months after which time the position’s viability will be evaluated relative to the success, sustainability, and needs of the congregation’s ministry.
To Apply
Interested candidates should send a copy of their ministerial profile, or, a resume, cover letter, and a 2-page statement about your call to ministry to jobs@sanctuaryucc.org.
A complete description of this position including congregational profile formation can be downloaded from the following link:
