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Are you feeling called to work for the church?
Come and join the Christ City’s team as part of the Ministry Residency Program, where you will spend intentional time discerning a call to ministry, growing in knowledge and experience and serving the local church.
The Christ City Ministry Residency Program is a 2-year program designed for anyone who is in the process of discerning vocational ministry and would like a practical insight into the operations of the church and dedicated time to build a ministry philosophy, develop competencies, and discern their calling. The curriculum will include teaching from Christ City Pastors and Ministry Directors, one-on-one mentoring, and dedicated time observing and serving in each of the ministry areas of the Christ City Network.
The commitment of 8-10 hours per week is designed to accompany and complement part-time work or school, and would qualify as a ministry placement for Supervised Ministry at Regent College or an alternative Seminary.
This is an unpaid residency. However, ministry expenses such as books and resources will be covered by Christ City.
The Ministry Residency Program is structured around four main elements: Learn, Observe, Serve, and Reflect. Below is an overview of the program:
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Year 1 (Sep – Dec 2022, Jan – Apr 2023)
Residents should develop their own ministry philosophy and aid their vocational discernment by:
- Learning about the ministry philosophies of the network, each neighbourhood church, and individual ministries
- Learning about the various ministry roles available and the vocational discernment stories of each Christ City staff member
- Observing the ministry philosophies in practice in each church and ministry
- Serving in a various ministries based on a ministry rotation
- Reflecting on all the above through a reflections log and meetings with a ministry mentor from the resident’s neighbourhood church
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Year 2 (Sep – Dec 2023, Jan – Apr 2024)
Residents should develop ministry competencies and continue their vocational discernment by:
- Learning general and ministry specific competencies
- Observing ministry competencies in practice in each church and ministry
- Serving in specific ministry areas that align most closely with their calling
- Reflecting on all the above through a reflections log and meetings with a ministry mentor from the resident’s neighbourhood church
For more details or to apply, email your CV and cover letter to jon@christcitychurch.ca