Pastoral Residency Program, Two-Year, UCC: Wellesley, MA
As a Pastoral Resident at the Wellesley Village Church in Wellesley, Massachusetts you will
• Be a full-time pastor, participating in all aspects of the life of Wellesley Village Church and our partner congregation, the Congregational Church of Weston. The two settings provide the experience of working within the large staff of a large congregation and as solo pastor of a small one.
• Gain experience in core areas of pastoral work: Worship, Faith Formation, Pastoral Care, Transformational Leadership, Social Justice, and Professional Development.
• Learn the basics of church management: worship planning and leadership, staff management, church finances and stewardship, all with the support and mentorship of pastoral staff at Wellesley Village Church and congregations in Wellesley and Weston.
• Be supported by a peer Resident, then mentor a peer: the program trains two Residents at a time, and the staggered call process enables the more established Resident to mentor the newer.
• Respond to the Spirit’s movement. Personal spiritual development is supported by the program. So is participation in a New Clergy Group through the UCC’s Southern New England Conference.
The next Pastoral Resident will participate in a major joint stewardship campaign between Wellesley Village Church and our Boston partner, the Charles Street AME Church, and also play a role in designing a community center for faith and justice at the Weston Church.
We are looking for a candidate who has discerned a call to parish ministry, has a passion for God’s justice, a heart for Jesus’ way of compassion, and an openness to the Holy Spirit. Excellent candidates have or will have graduated with an M.Div. within the last two years, be Members in Discernment in the UCC, be on track to be ordained within the time frame of the program, and be able to commit to serve from August 2022-June 2024.
This position is an ordainable call in the UCC, with a salary and housing allowance of $60,000 a year (or $55,000 with free parsonage housing, if available), and full benefits.
The Information Sessions for our Pastoral Residency Program will be held on:
- Mon Jan 31st at 7:30pm
- Tues Feb 15th at 7:30pm
The information presented at each will be the same, so they may chose whichever is the more convenient date to attend.
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Click here to read more about the position and application instructions: 2022 pastoral residency application FINAL 4Jan22