Ministry Consultant – Crossroads Discernment

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🌐 Canada, United States – Remote

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💵 $91.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🟠 Senior

💼 Consultant

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Christian Reformed Church in North America

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1857

The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA) includes just over one thousand congregations across the US and Canada. About 75 percent of the churches are in the United States; 25 percent are in Canada. Almost 300,000 people are part of the CRCNA.

📋 Description

• Lead declining congregations through Thrive’s Crossroads discernment process. • Help church members gain clarity on internal dynamics, denominational expectations, and their missional context to make faithful decisions. • Provide consultation, coaching, and pastoral care to pastors and council chairs through administrative dynamics of congregational lifecycle transitions or renewal pathways. • Guide church leadership in compassionate care for departing members and facilitate membership transfers to nearby congregations. • Advise classis leaders on legacy pathways, renewal options, and church closure processes, ensuring legal and financial requirements are met. • Guide disbanding congregations and classis leadership in property dissolution and designation of financial assets. • Partner with Resonate Global Mission, Candidacy, and local classis leadership teams to establish church planting and normalized legacy outcomes for concluding ministries. • Author and curate guidance materials, tools, and case studies on legacy planning and asset designation for distribution across congregations and classes. • Perform other duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Professing membership in a Christian Reformed congregation, or of a church in communion with the CRCNA, and agreement with the doctrine of the church signified by signing a covenant statement. • Demonstrated capacity to navigate emotional landscapes, including grief, conflict resolution, and organizational change. • Consultative and coaching skills with experience in guiding church councils through discernment processes and planning. • Demonstrated capacity for working cross-culturally and collaborating with diverse congregations. • Highly collaborative cross-functional team player. • Master’s degree in pastoral ministry, theology, clinical counseling, social work, or a related field required. • Intermediate experience with the Crossroads Discernment Process, specialized transitional ministry, or related congregational renewal framework. • Advanced pastoral leadership experience in transitional ministry or church renewal. • Ability to travel in Canada and the United States as needed to support classes and congregations. • 50% travel during the fall and spring, including weekends, is required.

🏖️ Benefits

• Work-Life Balance • Full-Time Flexible Work Arrangements • Generous Vacation and Holiday Time • Competitive benefits and retirement plan • Professional Development Opportunities • Contributing to an organization that is making an impact in the world • Retirement fund contribution • Four weeks of vacation

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