General Information
Job Title:
Church Planter Residency
Job Description:
Called to plant a new church? We want to help you do it!
The Residency Program at Henderson Hills is designed to holistically equip, evaluate, and send out qualified men who are called and preparing to serve as the lead pastor of a new church plant.
This is a 24 month long, post-graduate, mentored ministry training program. It is designed for proven leaders who are seminary trained (or equivalent), who are also within 18-24 months of planting and are interested in a church-based pathway to assessment and partnership with the SEND Network and/or other like-minded sending agencies or partner churches.
While the first year will be more developmental in nature, a second year (“finishing school” or “fellowship”) will be added for endorsed residents to plan, build, and launch a new church.
Throughout the program, theological reflection, skill development, character transformation, and spiritual maturity will be emphasized. The end goal is that humble, gospel-centered, multiplication-minded pastors will be launched into a lifetime of fruitful ministry and church planting. Like flying a plane or practicing medicine, “hands on experience” under supervision and guidance is essential to this type of formation.
Support / Compensation
- Housing may be provided (depending upon availability)
- $1,000 per month stipend
- Required books will be provided.
- Residents should be prepared to supplement their income as needed – either by working a part-time job (that does not conflict with residency schedule and expectations) or by fundraising.
- Residents who are endorsed by the SEND Network can be partially and additionally funded by SEND as an “apprentice” for the second year of preparation and launch.
- HHBC will come alongside endorsed planters and their new church by partnering financially, logistically, and through ministry teams and volunteers, etc.
How To Apply
If you are interested in this program, click here for a full job description.
To apply, submit a cover letter and resume to Mark Callarman at mcallarman@hhbc.com.
Position Qualifications:
Successful applicants will be gifted and motivated men who also meet the qualifications for eldership as outlined in the New Testament (see 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9). They will have completed a graduate degree in biblical or theological studies (MA, MDiv, or equivalent) and will already possess substantial and relevant leadership experience.
Who should apply? Someone who…
- …joyfully affirms HHBC’s mission, vision, values, and statement of faith.
- …has a passionate love for God and wants to deepen that relationship.
- …is spiritually mature and meets the qualifications of an elder in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9.
- …is able to devote the necessary time and energy to this residency program.
- …has a strong Gospel-centered orientation in theology and life.
- …has a commitment to a team approach to ministry and church planting, as well as to a plural form of church governance.
- …is a proven communicator and teacher.
- …demonstrates genuine love for people.
- …is a proven disciple maker.
- …has formal theological training through a Bible college or seminary.
- …has substantial ministry experience, evidenced by past performance.
- …demonstrates a clear and compelling call to church planting.
- …is humble, teachable, self-aware, and willing to be evaluated in a church-based, hands-on training environment.
- …is a visionary and entrepreneurial leader (has demonstrated experience in starting new ministries and gathering others to join and follow him).
- …is a self-starter.
- …has a seasoned and strong work ethic.
- …demonstrates courage, grit, joy, and tenacity.
- …has spousal alignment and agreement (if married).
Application Deadline
07/25/2024
Job Type:
Internship
Salary Range:
$0-$25k
General Information
Church/Organization Name
Henderson Hills Baptist Church
Contact Name & Contact Info
Industry
Church
Denomination
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
City, State
Edmond, OK
Description of Organization
Our Vision
To glorify God by becoming a hub for an all-ages disciple-making movement—seeing lives transformed in Edmond, building a network of neighborhood churches in the OKC metro, planting churches in our nation, and sending everyday missionaries to gateway cities among the nations.
Our Mission
Equipping one another to love Jesus and live sent