Shepherding Resident - Church for the Church

Wheaton Bible Church; West Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 28.000 - 40.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical and Dental insurance

PTO and Holidays

403B with up to 7% match

Life Insurance

Long-term disability

Descripción de la vacante

Wheaton Bible Church offers a Shepherding Residency (Church for the Church) designed to develop and mentor emerging shepherds through hands-on ministry and structured training. The two-year program emphasizes biblical leadership, gospel-centered living, and intercultural church engagement.

You will participate in weekly ministry execution with a designated team, receive mentorship, and have opportunities to teach or lead in different contexts.

Formación

• Professes Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and pursues a personal relationship through prayer, Scripture, and community within the local church.
• Called to vocational ministry with a clear sense of calling.
• Meets church leadership requirements (Pastors – 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; Ministers – 1 Timothy 3:8-13).
• Previous meaningful ministry experience as a lay shepherd in a local church setting.
• Life and ministry experience will be considered if lacking formal degrees.

Responsabilidades

• Engage in weekly ministry execution with your designated ministry team.
• Collaborate with your team to continue developing healthy serving teams.
• Have opportunities to teach or lead in different settings as applicable to your ministry team.
• Gain real ministry experience and ownership over the course of the residency.

Conocimientos

Ministry Experience

Discipleship

Prayer & Bible

Leadership

Educación

Undergraduate Biblical/Ministerial degree

Graduate degree in Biblical/Theological studies

Descripción del empleo

Shepherding Resident – Church for the Church

We exist to love God, love one another, love our neighbors, and love the nations.

Purpose

The Church for the Church Shepherding Residency is a two-year ministry training program designed to develop, challenge, and grow Shepherding Residents through mentored ministry and ministry training.

Goals

• help future shepherds establish their calling to ministry,
• foster the development of healthy habits for longevity in ministry, and
• immerse Shepherding Residents in the culture of a gospel-centered, intercultural, missions-mobilizing local church.

Reports to

Designated Ministry Team Lead

Collaborates Closely With

Pastor of Church for the Church; Designated Ministry Team; Church for the Church Shepherding Interns and Residents

Scope

• Applications are accepted annually, beginning the Fall.
• Typically 1 to 2 residents are accepted yearly
• Start Date: May 24, 2027
• Completion: Last Sunday in May of your second year

Opportunities

Ministry Experience

• All Shepherding Residents will participate in weekly ministry execution according to the rhythms of your designated ministry team.
• Shepherding Residents will collaborate with their designated ministry team to continue to develop healthy serving teams.
• Each Shepherding Resident will have an opportunity to teach or lead in different settings as applicable to your designated ministry team.
• Each Shepherding Resident will gain real ministry experience and ownership over the course of their time with us. Opportunities will be different depending on your designated ministry team but our commitment to you is to engage you in meaningful ministry experience.

Development

• We believe that longevity in ministry is a result of healthy spiritual practices and consistent learning habits that increase dependence on the Holy Spirit. Here are some examples of how we plan to cultivate that with you in this Shepherding Residency:
• Weekly mentorship meetings with your designated Ministry Team Lead
• Timely, constructive feedback from your Ministry Team Lead
• Weekly Learning cohort led by different shepherds on staff intended to offer Shepherding Residents a practical inside look on the various aspects of shepherding in a local church context
• Weekly Reading Assignments and Book Discussions with the Pastor of Church for the Church using books from a carefully curated list intended to connect orthodoxy to orthopraxy
• Participation in normal staff rhythms such as Weekly Staff Prayer and Monthly Staff Lunch
• Observation in a variety of settings such as the Ministry Leadership Team, Council of Elders, and First and Next Steps Classes
• Check-in with the Senior Pastor twice a year
• Assessments at the midpoint and end of the Shepherding Residency to affirm, encourage, and challenge Shepherding Residents as they grow as disciples of Jesus and shepherds in the local church

Core Competencies

• Live out a commitment to holiness and developing your personal walk with God in order to model and lead others in their faith and in making disciples. Character is paramount.
• Demonstrate commitment to prayer and the Word.
• Pursue professional, personal, and spiritual development.
• Shepherd and lead others to make disciples who make disciples.
• Display enthusiasm and passion for the local church.
• Communicate a clear calling into vocational shepherding ministry.

Job Requirements

• Believer: Professes Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and consistently pursues a personal relationship with Jesus through prayer, Scripture reading, and community within the local church.
• Called: Gifted and motivated men and women who already have a call to some form of vocational ministry.
• Qualified: Meet the requirements for church leadership (Pastors – 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; Ministers – 1 Timothy 3:8-13)
• Experience: Previous meaningful ministry experience as a lay shepherd in a local church setting.
• Training: Undergraduate College Degree in Biblical or Ministerial studies is highly preferred.
• Graduate degree in Biblical, Theological Studies, or equivalent is preferred
• Life and ministry experience will be taken into account for those do not have either of the above.
• Church Support: Strong commendation from a church currently or previously served.
• Alignment
• Affirm the WBC Beliefs and Values as well as the WBC Statement of Christian Lifestyle.
• Align with and is committed to assisting the shepherding ministries of the church in living out our Beliefs and Values.
• Become an active member in the life of WBC throughout the Shepherding Residency.
• Committed: Fully committed to serve full-time for the duration of the Shepherding Residency.

Residency Compensation

• 2-year salary with allowance for study time, books, admin expenses
• Eligible for some benefits, including group health insurance

Status

Full-time, exempt

Benefits

All full-time positions are eligible for our full benefit package which includes: Medical and Dental insurance; PTO, sick time, holidays, 403B with up to 7% match; Life Insurance and Long-term disability.