Posts Tagged ‘pastor’
Finding resources for Church Planting
Let’s take a look at my inbox and see what we find…
Question: I am student, studying ministry. Am at the end of the third year and I would like to start my ministry after I graduate. How would you be of help to me — to find material about church planting ?
My Answer: There has been a growing number of resources about church planting in recent years. A quick Google search has many links that’ll get you started. 3 of my favorites are www.churchplantingnetwork.com + www.church-planting.net + www.rcpc.com .
As you can see, there’s lots of information online. The best place you’ll want to be is the Exponenential Conference, April 19-22, 2010, in Orlando. This is the biggest gathering of church planters and church multiplication organizations that can give you the support, coaching, and launching pad for church planting — more resources than you can count!
Todd Rhoades has been counting up the many reasons to be at Exponential — here’s a sample :
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Seeking a Pastor for Northern Virginia
Passing along a special opportunity for a special minister of the Gospel to pastor in the Pentagon City area (Arlington, Virginia) of metro Washington DC.
Senior Pastor Ministry Position
Great Commission Community Church (GCCC) is seeking a Senior Pastor by Fall 2009 to lead the church into its next phase of God’s plan. This is currently the only permanent pastoral staff position within the church. Duties include: Teaching/Preaching, Leadership Training, Facilitate Advisory Board, Primary Visionary, Administrate, Small Groups
For church profile, desired characteristics, and contact, see the full document about this ministry opportunity.
Carolina church conference in June
Got this announcement from Rob Davis, Director of Events at Vintage21 Chuch in Raleigh, NC.
We have put together a conference entitled Advance09: Resurgence of the Local Church in Durham on June 4-6, 2009. Speakers for this event include John Piper, Mark Driscoll, Matt Chandler, Ed Stetzer, Bryan Chappell, Daniel Akin, JD Greear, Tyler Jones & Eric Mason.
Advance09 is a conference committed to the resurgence of the local church for the glory of God. Our aim is to equip attendees with the Gospel so that the local church might become all that Jesus calls it to be. At this conference, we hope to ensure that on our watch and in our time we honor Jesus and see the resurgence of the local church. Advance09 is open to anyone, pastors and lay-leaders, church members and regular-attenders. We invite you to join us in this Great Cause.
Tickets have just recently gone online (early bird pricing of $75/$100) here: www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E0042718ADB502D
( Nothing to disclose. First time I’ve noticed a church conference selling tickets online via ticketmaster.com ; the conference will be held at the Durham Performing Arts Center )
seeking minister for college and young adults
Chinese Church in Christ (San Jose, California) has a ministry position open for a “Young Adult Minister”, someone who would lead ministries to college students and young adults.
Read the full listing via Google Docs or as a blog post at ISAAC Opportunities.
U Michigan stadium drive by
1st leg of my tri-city trip in Ann Arbor, Michigan. My first time here ever. Hangin’ out with Seth Kim, who pastors Harvest Mission Community Church, which is now a multi-site church in 4 locations: Ann Arbor, Evanston, Austin, and Chicago. You could call this pastoral visitation. Ate some award-winning mac ‘n cheese at dinner, and heard a handful of great transformational life stories here over dessert. Joyous!
We drove by the largest football stadium in the United States at University of Michigan. I just fact-checked, and currently, Michigan Stadium is technically the 2nd largest stadium due to renovations (capacity = 106,201, down from 107,501), and the largest is Beaver Stadium at Penn State University (capacity = 107,282). Seth was proudly saying that was the largest stadium, and I don’t have the heart to correct him. Hope he’ll overlook this blog entry — don’t want anyone losing face. [update: Seth blogged kind words about my visit @ DJ in Town - he doesn't allow comments, so you can react in my comment thread here]
FTW, here’s a list of the 15 largest football stadiums in the United States.
Aside: no picture of food. But here’s a picture of my rental car. Bed time. Good night.
Pastor for Asian American church near Dallas
Asian American Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas, will always have a special place in my heart, for I was married there in 1995, during its pre-carpet days.
That was 13 years ago. Things do change over time; just a matter of time.
Now they’re looking for a senior pastor.
Senior Pastor Opening
Asian American Baptist Church
Richardson, TXThe Asian American Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas, a primarily English speaking congregation of 200 people ministering in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, is seeking a Senior Pastor.
Qualified candidate should be seminary trained (MDiv or ThM preferred) and possess a minimum 5 years (10 preferred) of pastoral or related experience with the ability to lead and motivate the church to fulfill its vision of reaching Asian Americans to be passionate followers of Jesus Christ.
Interested candidates should send or email a detailed resume to the church Pastor Search Committee point of contact. Utmost confidentiality will be maintained in the review process of all candidates.
Looking for a ministry opportunity elsewhere? Or, wanting to list one for your church/ Christian ministry organization? I’ve linked to 3 main websites that keep updated ministry openings — over at L2 Foundation’s blog >>
Dave Gibbons’ blog
Dave Gibbons is now blogging at www.davegibbons.tv
And Dave has a new book, Monkey and the Fish, to be released in January/February 2009. Pre-order it from amazon.com.
About the book, from the back cover:
Our world is marked by unprecedented degrees of multiculturalism, ethnic diversity, social shifts, international collaboration, and technology-driven changes. The changes are profound, especially when you consider the unchecked decline in the influence, size, and social standing of the church. There is an undercurrent of anxiety in the evangelical world, and a hunger for something new. And we’re sensing the urgency of it.
We need fresh, creative counterintuitive ways of doing ministry and church and leading it in the 21st century. We need to adapt. Fast. Both in our practices and our thinking.
The aim of this book is simple: When we understand the powerful forces at work in the world today, we’ll learn how something called The Third Culture can yield perhaps the most critical missing ingredient in the church today–adaptability–and help the church remain on the best side of history.
A Third Culture Church and a Third Culture Leader looks at our new global village and the church’s role in that village in a revolutionary way. It’s a way to reconnect with the historical roots of what Jesus envisioned the church could be — a people known for a brand of love, unity, goodness, and extravagant spirit that defies all conventions.
This book is part of the successful Leadership Innovation Series.