Employment opportunities

Grantham (Pa.) BIC Church
Title: Administrative Assistant
Two (2) part-time positions

The Grantham Brethren in Christ Church seeks applicants for two part-time (25-30 hours) Administrative Assistant positions. 

One position will support the pastoral staff & ministries of the church with responsibility for:

1. Pastoral staff scheduling & correspondence
2. Maintain church membership records and congregational directory data
3. Meeting preparation and follow-up
4. Assist with church-wide & public communication to include website, e-mail, brochures, & flyers

The other position will support the financial & facility operations of the church with responsibility for:

1. Contribution & income processing
2. Invoice processing (Accounts Payable)
3. Maintain facility schedule
4. Coordinate ministry event facility needs & preparation
5. Coordinate facility rental needs & preparation

Qualified candidates will have 2+ years professional experience and a desire to work in a ministry-driven environment. Inquiries and applications can be submitted to Dan Bisbee via e-mail (dbisbee@granthamchurch.org) or phone (717.766.0531 x7077).

Messiah Village BIC Church (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
Title: Pastor of Village Ministries

Be a part of a team of pastors that minister to 700 older adults and 600 staff members at Messiah Village Retirement Community in Mechanicsburg PA. Pastoral Ministries provides leadership to 16 ministries of the Village and 16 ministries of the Village Church.

Our mission:
"We are a ministry that responsibility enhances the lives of older adults with Christ-like love."

The Pastor of Village Ministries reports administratively to the Director of Pastoral Ministries and works closely with other pastoral ministries staff, the church board, congregational groups, and others to advance pastoral ministries in such a way that it promotes the total mission of Messiah Village and encourages teamwork with other departments and groups.

Job Standards:
The Pastor of Village Ministries must be qualified for Christian ministry either by licensing or ordination in the Brethren in Christ (or currently working at completing requirements for licensing or ordination), preferably with seminary training.

One should have experience and training in ministry among older adults or a desire for continuing education in the field.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Teaching, preaching, worship design, visitation, counseling, and plans and conducts memorial services and funerals, attends care-planning meetings with interdisciplinary staff, writes articles for internal newsletters, shares on-call duties...and is a team player. Serves as a member on the Messiah Village Church Board and is supportive and participates in Village life activities.

If interested please mail your resume to the address below.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Rev. Terry Rose
Director of Pastoral Ministries
Messiah Village
100 Mt. Allen Drive
Mechanicsburg. PA. 17055 717-790-8221

Morrison (Ill.) BIC Church
Title: Pastor
Full-time

The Morrison Brethren in Christ Church is located in northwest Illinois, fifteen miles from the Mississippi River.  Morrison is a rural town of 4,500. The county’s population is just over 60,000. The economy of the area is agriculture with some manufacturing and services.

Attendance has been stable (in the mid 70’s) over the past ten years, with decline into the 50’s over the past two years.  There is a good age mix. A majority of the participants live within five miles of the church building with about 45 % living more than five miles away. They are a friendly, loving, caring church that values biblical community.

The facility can seat over 100 for worship. The adjacent parsonage has been used for Christian Education and meetings in recent years since the previous two pastors purchased their own houses.

In 2007, the Morrison Church invested in a new church plant in Sterling, Illinois.

The congregation seeks a full-time pastor (four days, plus Sunday). In the search process, a pastor with positive biblical preaching, outreach evangelism/discipleship gifts, and relational consensus building skills in order to lead the congregation to the next level.

Contact:
Bishop John Zuck
Great Lakes Conference
PO Box 69
West Milton, OH 45383
johnzuck@bizwoh.rr.com
937.698.6284

Bethany BIC Church, Thomas, Oklahoma

This position is for a youth pastor who is eager to minister to the young people at the Bethany BIC Church in Thomas, Oklahoma and surrounding areas. The successful applicant will be expected to be available to prepare, organize and hold youth meetings every Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 and Sunday evening from 6:00 to 7:00. They will also be expected to visit students at their homes and schools and to attend activities to support the students in their search for love and acceptance. A ministry of presence that ensures an open working relationship with the school is also encouraged. There will also be opportunities for individual and family counseling, summer camps, and activities for the students.

As a church staff member, the youth pastor will have some regular office hours in order to be available to church members and students and to assist the pastor where needed. He or she will also have the opportunity to teach and preach at various times as needed or directed by the pastor. The youth pastor will assist in budget planning and fund raising for youth events.

Bethany Brethren in Christ Church is a church of about 100 to 150 people that attend regularly. We have an active youth group of 20-25 students every Wednesday night, some of whom do not attend church. There are several people who are committed to be there to help and assist the youth pastor on a regular basis. The pastor works closely with the youth pastor and is available to assist and help as needed and he also attends most Wednesday evening youth group meetings.

The salary is $18,000 annually and a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom parsonage is available as a part of the remuneration package. 30 hours a week of ministry is the expectation. Also, the church will consider a larger financial package for applicants who are willing to stay three years or longer. The thinking here is to bring continuity to the youth program.

Contact Pastor James Rainwater at 580-661-1284 or e-mail your resume to james@jamesrainwater.tv

Bethel Community BIC

The Bethel Community congregation is located in the southwest area of Michigan on a rural crossroads south of Decatur at 56986 Decatur Road, Cassopolis. There are small towns surrounding the church and the 2000 census reveals there are nearly 27,000 people living within a ten mile radius of Bethel Community.

Sixty percent of the Bethel Community congregation is middle aged and older. Most of the remaining forty percent are young families. The church has an average attendance of about thirty. The potential for continuing growth is present in the community, and the church building can accommodate about 70 average in worship.

In the pastoral search process, age, family, experience, and education are not seen to be critical factors. The desired proficiencies of the pastor to be called are preaching, teaching, and pastoral care coupled with focused community outreach. Bethel Community has been supporting a pastor at approximately one day per week and providing a parsonage for housing, with utilities paid by the church. For further information or to submit a resume and cover letter, please contact Bishop John Zuck at johnzuck@bizwoh.rr.com or call him at 937.698.6284.

For some time our church planting team focused on the Canton, Akron, Cleveland corridor of Ohio. Further demographics and prayer led to Medina County and the general Brunswick area. The population exceeds 35,000 with 80,000 living within a five mile radius of Brunswick and 60% are unchurched in the county.

A leader is needed with gifting to attract, evangelize, and develop a nucleus group and then expand to plant a church in the area.

Interested persons may contact Bishop John Zuck. johnzuck@bizwoh.rr.com or call him at 937.698.6284.

The Great Lakes Conference is focusing on Delaware County Ohio, just north of Columbus for a new church planting.

Statistics reveal an unchurched population of over 100,000 with an evangelical community of less than 4% of the 160,000 population. This county is ripe for planting a BIC church!

A leader with a passion to reach out and develop evangelistic relationships is desired for this bi-vocational opportunity.

Interested persons may contact Bishop John Zuck. johnzuck@bizwoh.rr.com or call him at 937.698.6284.

The Great Lakes Conference is targeting the Warren County Ohio, I-75 corridor between Dayton and Cincinnati for a new church planting. Because of development throughout the area and religious affiliation of 35%, this area is ripe for planting a church. A catalytic leader, having strong communication and relational skills with evangelism gifting, is desired for this bi-vocational opportunity.

Interested persons may contact Bishop John Zuck. johnzuck@bizwoh.rr.com or call at 937.698.6284.

Engage Community Church in Carlisle, PA is looking to hire an Engage Kid's Program Director. Interested individuals can contact Kelly Chripczuk by email or phone 243-2286 for more information and an application.

Compensation: Salary based on weekly average of 15 hrs. a week @ $12 hr. 15 hrs. not including 9-12:00 a.m. on Sundays.

Role:
To provide vision, oversight, leadership, training, support, safety and coordination of Engage Kids in accordance with the overall vision, mission and direction of Engage Community Church and the beliefs and teaching of the Brethren in Christ Church.  This position reports to the Sr. Pastor.

Qualifications:

1. Personal passion for Christ and his mission for the Church.
2. College degree in Education / Child Care / Or related field or
3. 3-5 years of experience in direct service with children and administrative responsibilities.

Core competencies:
Engage Kids Director should have passion and competency in areas of character, organization, self-starting, and a willingness to take initiative and be in charge.

Core aspects of this position are:

1. Passion for the Children - security, growth and development, teaching and spiritual foundation of children. 

2. Leadership--confronting and addressing problems as they arise.  Giving clear direction and delegating responsibilities to people in their areas of giftedness.  Developing and mentoring leaders to work through as to multiply effectiveness and organizational capacity to disciple children in Christ.  Developing a culture of encouragement and appreciation for volunteers by showing them extravagant love in practical ways.

3. Administration – Reliable and organized in the administration and follow through of schedules, accountability for teachers, planning ahead, making phone calls, scheduling teachers training, and developing a system for continually raising the bar of excellence and commitment to the spiritual formation and foundation for our children at Engage.

Responsibilities include:

LEADING / EQUIPPING PEOPLE
Recruiting Teachers / Helpers

• Working with the Connection Team to get people plugged into areas of passion and giftedness within the Engage Kids Program.

Developing Leaders

• Mentoring leaders and delegating responsibilities as per people’s giftedness and passion. Working “through” other people to develop a structure of Directors and key leaders of each aspect of Engage Kids.
• Monthly staff meeting with Engage Kids leadership team for the purpose of evaluation, prayer, development, and programmatic growth.

Training Teachers

• Organizing three training / equipping events for teachers per calendar year.
• Organizing an “orientation” handbook of policy and procedures for those who are new helpers or teachers.
• Oversight of the curriculum choice in consultation with key leaders of each Engage Kids environment.
• Resourcing  teachers for growth in creativity in each teaching environment.
• Painting a vision of excellence for preparedness and creativity in teaching.
• Keeping teachers accountable for commitments to the schedule.

Following up with teachers who fail to find replacements or miss their scheduled participation. Maintaining level of accountability for communication of switching weeks with other teachers, etc.

ADMINISTRATION
Maintaining standards of safety and excellence in teaching.

• Maintaining a master schedule for all areas of Engage Kids---Check in, Infants, 2-3yrs, 4-5 yrs, and School age.
• Developing and enforcing safety procedures in classroom and protocol.

     Check in / check out, bathroom policy, sexual misconduct, etc.

• Maintaining background checks, volunteer applications for working in Engage Kids, doing background research on volunteers when necessary.
• Communicating with parents regarding curriculum, programming, etc.
• Ensuring the copying and distribution of curriculum to teachers 2 weeks in advance of their scheduled teaching time.
• Ensuring the ongoing inventory of supplies, snacks, crafts, etc. to resource teachers in each Engage Kids Environment.

Curriculum Development

• Ensuring the continuity in the curriculum choice per class week to week and between different classes.
• Long Term – develop a scope and sequence of curriculum from 2-3 yr olds through 3rd grade. 
• Implement our philosophy of interactive learning centers in each of the classrooms in age appropriate ways.
• Choice of curriculum should be informed by the values of Engage: A narrative approach to scripture, emphasizing relationships in community, emphasizing stewardship of creation, re-purposing resources, etc.

Other Administrative functions

• Oversee children’s ministry budget and spending.
• Attend bi-monthy “staff” meeting with senior pastor to ensure alignment with the overall vision and direction of Engage. Second, to measure progress and development with the pastor. Third, to check in with the pastor for the purpose of caring for you and protecting your time and life balance.
• Complete a detailed time-sheet twice a month in order to ensure appropriate use of resources and time per task of responsibility.

Other duties as assigned by the Sr. Pastor.

• This job description requires a large degree of flexibility in terms of emphasis and particular assignments.

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Location:
Eshcol BIC
Ickesburg, PA (rural)

Eshcol BIC is looking for Part-Time Pastor for a church with an avg attendance of 40. If interested, contact (and send resume): Bishop Doug Sider, Susquehanna Conference, 14 Industrial Circle, Mifflintown, PA 17059 or susqcon@embarqmail.com .

The Brethren in Christ Foundation seeks an experienced fundraiser to fill an exciting new full-time position aimed at securing the resources necessary to advance the vision priorities of the Brethren in Christ Church of North America. In addition to his or her efforts at encouraging gifts for current purposes, planned giving, and participation in the BICF Loan Fund, the Director will oversee a nation-wide network of volunteers who represent the interests of the Brethren in Christ Church to local congregations. The ideal candidate for the director role will be a high-energy, self-starter with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, known for his or her ability to motivate and coordinate team efforts. The job position is posted on the BIC Church website (bic-church.org) and application materials will be received through April 15, 2010. Any questions may be directed to Elvin Peifer, chief executive officer of the BIC Foundation, at (717) 697-2634, ext. 5419 or by email to epeifer@bicfoundation.org.

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Started in 1981, Paxton Ministries (Paxton Street Home Benevolent Society, Inc.) located in Harrisburg, Pa., provides housing and support services primarily to persons dealing with poverty, mental illness, and developmental disabilities. Support services include transportation, medication monitoring (no licensed medical care), appointment scheduling, shopping, financial management, and activity programming. The organization has 2 locations; a Department of Public Welfare licensed 85 bed personal care home at the main campus and a 5 unit unlicensed apartment complex a brief walk from the main campus. Serving persons regardless of their ability to pay, this Christian-based organization offers a stable home situation where an individual’s self worth is maximized in a loving and caring environment. The organization’s slogan is "Housing, Help, and Healing in the name of Christ."

This position of Executive Director offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced person to lead the organization in a likely redesign of programs/services in light of anticipated reimbursement/regulatory changes. A part of the executive’s work will be off campus working with a diverse group of constituents, with a significant portion of that work related to fund development. The Executive Director currently supervises 5 direct reports. The person reports to the board of directors and is annually evaluated by the board governance and executive committees. This evaluation includes staff input.

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Paxton Ministries seeks a Kitchen Assistant experienced in all aspects of food services, including preparation and cooking. This is a 40 hour a week, paid position with full benefits. Employee will be required to work two evening duties a month and one weekend. This position is responsible to the Food Services Manager and will oversee food production in the Manager’s absence. Duties include (but are not limited to) set-up, stocking, meal prep, serving and cleanup. Must have cooking experience, a teachable spirit and be team oriented with a sincere desire to serve and minister to 85 mentally challenged adults in a Christian ministry setting.

Matthew Lyke: Human Resources Coordinator
Paxton Ministries
2001 Paxton Street
Harrisburg, PA 17111
717 236-5508
mlyke@paxtonmin.org

SERVICE OPPORTUNITY AT THE BIC NAVAJO MISSION IN NEW MEXICO. The Navajo Overcomers Program in New Mexico is currently looking for home living coordinators. These couples act as house parents to the men enrolled in the Overcomers Program, a three-month live-in program for men battling addiction. Consider volunteering for a three-month term of service in this dynamic program. Look ahead to your schedule for the next year or two and consider including some time of service in beautiful New Mexico in your future plans. For information on volunteering contact Bonnie Yoder at 505-632-1212 or yoders@navajobic.org. For more information check out the Navajo weblog at http://navajobic.blogspot.com or the website at www.navajobic.org.

Location: Niagara Christian Community of Schools
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