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Lead Pastor / Church Planter
HOT SPOTS in Michigan, Wisconsin, or Illinois The Wesleyan Church
Full Time, Co-Vocational
Overview/Job Description
Lead Pastor / Church Planter
The Great Lakes Region has a church planter opening in the beautiful but spiritually hurting key “Hot Spot” communities in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Imagine planting a new congregation in a community that urgently needs a life-giving, missional church. Each of our identified “hot spot” communities offers a unique church planting opportunity with a high potential for success. If you've dreamed of missionally engaging in ministry, are a strong biblical communicator/visionary leader, are Wesleyan in your beliefs, and love to love people into God's Kingdom; we want to hear from you!
Identified Hot Spots in the GLR include but are not limited to:
● Orland Park, IL
● Orland Hills, IL
● Peoria, IL
● Bloomington, IL
● West Branch, MI
● Oakland County, MI
● Coldwater, MI
● Marquette, MI
● Grand Ledge, MI
● Lapeer, MI
● Waukesha, WI
● Green Bay, WI
● Dane County, WI
● Beloit, WI
Overview of The Great Lakes Region
Lead Pastor / Church PlanterThe Great Lakes Region is a growing network of Wesleyan churches in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The 170 congregations connected in the GLR are diverse by all kinds of measurements: reaching urban, suburban, small-town, and rural communities; as large, small, and multi-campus churches; as multi-ethnic, multi-socioeconomic, and multi-generational congregations led by women and men who are united in our passion for reaching lost people and seeing God unleash His redemptive power to transform lives and communities.
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Expectations of a GLR Church Planter
The Great Lakes Region is fully prepared to support all the aspects of church planting so the new congregation gets off to a successful and healthy start! We have robust support systems, a helpful team, a big vision, and experience successfully launching well. We are here to help you start faster and be much stronger long term! The Great Lakes Region is a church-planting network looking for a great leader/pioneer who loves building God's Church within a healthy team context!
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Who We Are Looking For:
Essential Strengths:
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Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit's leading
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Deep Commitment to Evangelism
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Desire and passion for serving Christ in the local church
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High Initiative
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Excellent communication skills – verbal, visual, written, and relational
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Demonstrated leadership effectiveness
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Flexibility to plan and work on multiple projects simultaneously
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Strong Recruiting and team-building skills
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Entrepreneurial gifting
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Experience leading a growing, fruitful ministry
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Ministerial training preferred
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Willingness to go through a Church Planter Assessment Process
Requirements to Apply:
The GLR's planting pathway is outlined on our site: MultiplyGLR.com/Planting. If you are interested in the GLR church planting pathway, contact John & Danielle Freed at CM@TheGLR.org as soon as possible. Respond today and start making a difference for God's Kingdom.
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Full Time and/or Co-Vocational, Lead Pastor
John & Danielle Freed
The Great Lakes Region of The Wesleyan Church
CM@TheGLR.org
