Staff Writer/Journalist

Westminster Theological Seminary; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading theological institution in Virginia is seeking a Staff Writer to communicate effectively about their mission. The role involves writing articles, reports, and ministry-related content while ensuring clarity, accuracy, and theological soundness. Applicants must have 3-5 years of professional writing experience and a strong alignment with doctrinal convictions. This position offers the opportunity to engage closely with a dedicated team to support critical communication efforts.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of published articles and stories.
• Experience in ministry or nonprofit writing.
• Familiarity with missions-related content.
• Careful handling of sensitive information; fidelity to truth.

Responsibilities

• Write articles, reports, and other ministry-related content.
• Revise drafts based on editorial feedback.
• Handle source material carefully and accurately.
• Collaborate with editors and internal teams.
• Meet deadlines and support the editorial calendar.

Skills

Strong writing skills with attention to clarity and accuracy

Ability to receive feedback and revise work accordingly

Clear theological alignment with HeartCry’s doctrinal convictions

Careful handling of sensitive information

Willingness to work in person and collaborate closely with a team

Education

3-5 years of professional experience in journalism, reporting, and writing

Job description

PRIMARY PURPOSE

The Staff Writer exists to faithfully communicate the work God is doing through HeartCry by producing clear, accurate, and theologically sound written content. This role serves missionaries, supporters, and churches by helping tell true stories with care, restraint, and precision. Through disciplined writing and careful attention to detail, the Staff Writer supports trust, clarity, and long-term faithfulness in how HeartCry communicates its mission. The work of this role helps ensure that Christ, not individuals, is magnified through every written piece.

This role requires both humility and discernment. The Staff Writer does not write to impress or promote, but to serve truthfully and responsibly. It is a role that values accuracy over embellishment, clarity over emotion, and faithfulness over speed. The Staff Writer works within editorial guidance and theological guardrails to support the broader communication efforts of HeartCry.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

1. Write articles, reports, and other ministry-related content
2. Revise drafts based on editorial feedback
3. Handle source material carefully and accurately
4. Collaborate with editors and internal teams
5. Meet deadlines and support the editorial calendar

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

1. At least 3-5 years of professional experience in journalism, reporting, and writing, with a proven track record of published articles and stories.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

1. Strong writing skills with attention to clarity and accuracy
2. Ability to receive feedback and revise work accordingly
3. Clear theological alignment with HeartCry’s doctrinal convictions, including substantial agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith
4. Careful handling of sensitive information
5. Willingness to work in person and collaborate closely with a team

Helpful Experience

1. Ministry or nonprofit writing experience
2. Editorial or publishing experience
3. Familiarity with missions-related content

OUR TEAM

Our team seeks to serve the missionaries and the donors in all the various needs associated with glorifying the Lord in this work. Employees at HeartCry must have a servant’s heart, a passion for the lost, a burden for world missions, and a strong work ethic to glorify the Lord.

-There are only two human heroes in the HeartCry story: the missionaries who go down into the abyss to rescue the perishing, and the donors who hold the rope for them. HeartCry is merely the rope. We are stewards serving two heroes and their God.

HEARTCRY:

The goal of our ministry is to glorify God and bring the greatest possible good to humankind through the preaching of the gospel and the establishment of biblical churches throughout the world by means of equipping and mobilizing indigenous churches and missionaries.

CORE VALUES:

1. Disciples: Devoted to Christ.
2. Branches: Dependent upon Christ’s Faithfulness.
3. Fellow-workers: Band of Believers.
4. Stewards: Faithful Stewardship.
5. Servants: Servants of God’s Servants.
6. Soldiers: War-time Mentality.