Tag Archives: Jobs
Need a job?
Posted on 07. Oct, 2010 by Kenny.
Are you looking for a ministry job? Have you been hoping to make a transition to something different? Sensing that the Holy Spirit is saying that your time is up where you are currently? Well, here are two possible options.
Some friends of mine in ministry recently told me about openings they have on their teams. The first job is as a director of Elementary Ministry at Austin Ridge Bible Church. My friend John Sorrell is the Children’s Pastor and I think it would be a real treat to work on his team. They’ve got a great facility and a quickly growing church in one of the coolest parts of Austin, TX. Let me tell you, this could be a GREAT opportunity for you! So, if you’re interested, check out the job posting here. Make haste, this position has been “out there” for several weeks!
The other posting is for an Elementary Ministry Coordinator in Northern California. I won’t share my personal opinion about California (lots of fruits and nuts)… oops, I just did. However, I’ve been to Northern California and I simply could not imagine actually living is such a place. I’ve spent a little time with Christiaan VandenHeuvel and he’s AMAZING! Definitely check out this incredible opportunity.
Feel free to ask me questions, but I don’t know much. Just do what the links tell you to do.
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Children’s ministry job security
Posted on 10. May, 2010 by Kenny.
I’ve been overwhelmed by churches who are looking for Children’s Pastors. I think one of the best ways to secure a new ministry position is done through networking. Somebody knows somebody who’s looking to move and that person knows a church that’s looking for a new pastor. It’s great because it’s not a random resume or unknown church, but there are are people who can vouch for the church or the candidate. In the last 6 weeks I’ve had no less than 6-7 emails, phone calls or personal contacts from churches asking me if I know anyone who’s looking. If I have a name or a resume of someone on hand, I’ll pass it along. But here’s the truth I’ve come to learn over the years. There are more incredible Children’s Ministry positions to fill than there are experienced and dynamic children’s pastors to fill them. No joke.
It took me almost an entire year to fill my North Campus Children’s Pastor/Elementary Director position (I had the bar set VERY high). My It took me even longer to fill my South Campus Chidlren’s Pastor position. It was a much small position, but we were looking for a very particular candidate and quite honestly, there were precious few who made the cut to interview. I’m grateful for my staff who have filled these positions, but it was so painful to find them. I sorted through hundreds of resumes to find these two.
One thing I know is this. If you’re creative, have great experience (there’s so many ways to get great experience), have strong leadership as well as a few other key ministry traits, you’ll not have any problem securing a great Children’s Pastor position. I just wish there were more of us. Why aren’t there more? I certainly don’t want there to be too many where there are all these great Children’s Pastors who are out of work because there aren’t enough… but seriously, that’s not the case at all.
So, this week and next, I’m going to be posting a series on Kidmin employment. Maybe there are some people feeling called to Children’s Ministry and you want the dirt on what it takes to be a Children’s Pastor or what it’s like interviewing and securing a ministry position. I’m even going to partner with a blogging friend to talk about interviews, resumes and other hiring basics. This should be fun.
BTW, if you’re currently a Children’s Pastor with great experience and strong leadership and you feel God my be closing a door on where you are serving now, shoot me an email, I might have some opportunities you want to consider. My email is kenny@childrensministryonline [dot] com.
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New job boards on cmconnect
Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by Kenny.
Last week I was in Southern Indiana and had the pleasure of spending a few hours with Michael Chanley, creator of cmconnect. Really, he’s the grand pumbah of connectivity. He’s passionate about it and if you spend any time with him, you’ll find out very quickly that he’s not in this for himself… it’s about everyone else.
I think he mentioned it to me briefly last week but called me yesterday to let me know this thing was going live, and since then it has! So, if you’re looking for a job, take advantage of Pure Calling and get your resume out there. If you’re looking to fill a position, check out all the options you have for listing the position as well as look through resumes. There are a lot of really good job sites out there, but I see some great potential with Pure Calling due to the massive community in the cmconnect community.
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