DETAILS
Listed 08-01-2019
Employer
Calvary United Protestant Church - PC(USA), 425 N. Orchard Dr., Park Forest, IL 60466 | 708-748-6261 | www.facebook.com/CalvaryUnitedProtestantChurch
Location
Park Forest, IL
Start Date
Type
Part Time
Calvary United Protestant Church, a PC(USA) congregation in Park Forest, Illinois is seeking a half-time (20 hours/week) pastor. The position is open as of September 1, 2019 and they are immediately seeking candidates.
Candidates should be ordained in the PC (USA) or deemed ready to seek a call.
To apply, please respond with your PIF and a cover letter/email to:
Jeff Hill
Clerk of Session
jeff2hill@comcast.net
Position Description:
- Provide spiritual and administrative leadership for the congregation
- Provide worship weekly, preaching three times a month
- Administer the sacraments
- Officiate at weddings
- Officiate at funerals
- Provide pastoral care, with the help of congregation members for the congregation and for all who seek comfort and guidance through the church
- Serve as Moderator of the Session
- Serve as head of staff
- Assist committees in their ministry
- Train newly elected officers and assist in preparing persons for membership
- Participate in the Presbytery
The things that are important to the congregation:
- Can research, write and deliver a compelling (interesting) sermon that holds people’s attention
- Is community driven—reaches out to the community
- Has good pastoral care skills for the community and congregation
- Practices progressive theology
- Engages in social justice issues
- Doesn’t avoid difficult topics like racism, LGBTQ issues, poverty
- Committed to embracing the other
- Has done anti-racism work and is committed to it
- Has worked with a diverse population
- Will encourage youth to participate in the life of the church
- Decent administrator but NOT controlling
- Calvary is used to handling a lot of things on own