Off Campus Jobs

SUMMER MINISTRY POSITIONS AT THE BEACH! 

Cannon Beach Christian Conference Center has over 75 summer staff positions in a variety of areas including Kids and Youth Programs, Food Service (wait staff, dishes, kitchen, coffee shop), Housekeeping, and more. All positions are paid and include room and board and have the opportunity to raise additional funds and/or earn a scholarship to help pay for college tuition.  Time off is provided for fellowship, relaxation, and exploring one of the most beautiful coastal areas in the Pacific Northwest. Cannon Beach Christian Conference Center has been offering one week family Bible conferences since 1945.  Our staff has the opportunity to join this heritage of ministry while learning new job skills, making new friends, earning money for school, and growing in their walk with Christ. Applicants should be at least 18 years of age with a desire to serve in a family-oriented Christian ministry. 

Apply online at www.cbcc.net/summerstaff.htm, or (800) 745-1546 for an application packet. 

First year summer staff generally earn between $1200 and $2200 per summer (depending on which position you are hired for) plus housing, meals, and tips.  Scholarships are available for summer staff attending college. Most positions begin the second week in June and continue through Labor Day weekend.  Applicants who can work the entire summer are given priority in hiring.  Opportunities to arrive early or stay later are available. 

Paula Kliewer

Cannon Beach Conference Center

Position Posting: Mission Worship Leader Part-Time (20 hours/week)

Location: Messiah Lutheran Church, Vancouver, WA 

Messiah Lutheran Church seeks a self-motivated and energetic person to lead worship at the congregation’s second site. This is a half-time position.

Position Responsibilities

Plan and lead contemporary worship services for the congregation

Work alongside the Minister of Worship and Music to discover and absorb the worship culture of Messiah Lutheran Church

Attract and develop talented musicians to lead worship

Provide spiritual leadership for the newly formed and established worship teams

Position Qualifications:

Passion for listening to God’s direction

Prayerful, spiritual depth and strong theological grounding in the Triune God

Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships

Ability to teach and inspire others to serve in worship leadership

Accomplished singer and musician on any contemporary leading instrument (e.g., guitar or keyboard)

Able to lead worship on your own with that instrument

Understanding and familiarity or an aptitude for learning audio and multimedia technologies and associated software

Imaginative, collaborative, and flexible

Willingness to learn, understand and convey the culture and vision of Messiah Lutheran Church

Complete job description posted at www.messiahvancouver.org

To learn more and to have a full job description forwarded directly via email, please contact David Teeter at (360) 574-7081 or davidt@messiahvancouver.org.

Youth & Family Ministries Coordinator

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church

Milwaukie, OR 

The goal of the Youth & Family Ministries Coordinator is to foster spiritual growth in children, youth and families and to encourage participation in church activities. The Coordinator needs to be supportive of the United Methodist Church, experienced working with families, self-motivated, enthusiastic, creative, well organized, a positive role model, technologically adept, able to supervise active games, have a strong work ethic, capable of fund raising, be able to take initiative and to delegate responsibilities. This is a 30 hour per week, 48 week per year position paying DOE.   The start date for this position is April 26, 2010. 

For more information, please visit http://www.stpaulsumc.us/opportunities

We are in need of a youth director to assist in our youth programs at Woodland presbyterian Church in Woodland, Washington. The work consists of three parts, the Senior High School Group (once a week); the Junior High School Group (once a week) and the After School Adventures (One day per week) plus other unscheduled activity times necessary keep the youth’s interest in participating.  The current timing for meetings may be modified to fit the successful candidates schedule somewhat.  We want to be flexible.  The ideal candidate will have a Christian background and enough Bible knowledge to teach and direct our youth in the directions of the Bible.  The successful candidate will need to posses at least a high school education and currently enrolled in an institution of higher education.  Some Seminary would be preferable.  The hours are between 20 and 30 hours per week and the pay will be commensurate with the skills of the individual; likely between $10.00 -$13.00 /hr. 

Please apply by filling out an application provided by the office manager at the Woodland Presbyterian Church in
Woodland or forward a resume to Frank Nichols at frank@si-forest.com.  Thank you for your interest. 

Thank you. Frank Nichols360-448-4902 

If you play piano or organ please send your resume to officestjohn@comcast.net

St. John Lutheran Church

4227 N. Lombard Street

Portland, Oregon 97203

Two Part-Time Youth Director Postings:

 The Aloha and Christ United Methodist Churches near Beaverton, Oregon are each hiring a Youth Director for approximately 15 hours per week.  These are separate positions, but the two candidates selected will be working closely together to continue leadership of a vibrant, cooperative youth ministry.  The weekly schedule is flexible, but the duties include leading a team of volunteers in implementing a youth ministry program on Sunday evenings, meeting regularly with Church leadership, attending Sunday morning worship services to interface with youth, staff and families and promoting and encouraging youth in leadership roles. 

Prior experience with youth ministry is required. 

Pay range is $600 to $900 per month with no benefits.

Both sites are accessible via Tri-Met Bus.

Please send cover letter and resumes to Christ United Methodist Church.c/o Cooperative Youth Ministry  12755 NW Dogwood St.  Portland, OR  97229or umcyouthministry@yahoo.com . 

You will then receive an application to complete and background checks will be initiated.Anticipated start date is September 1^st and application deadline is July 31^st.

Nuart Theater

• 516 S Main, Moscow ID 83843

• www.NuartTheater.com  

208-596-0633                                         

A ministry of Community Christian Ministries (http://ccmbooks.org/)  SEARCHING FOR:   Ministry position, Assistant Manager / Assistant Director The Nuart Theater is a unique outreach ministry in Moscow, ID.  Its goals are evangelism, apologetics, and unification of the churches in Moscow, ID.  It reaches people of all ages, but is primarily geared toward the college students of the University Of Idaho, and nearby Washington State University.  The Nuart uses a comfortable espresso & book café atmosphere to promote relationship-style evangelism, and also utilizes two live music stages, and Moscow’s largest movie screen to do all sorts of events.Please take a look at http://www.NuartTheater.com, for a complete description of the ministry.  The Nuart has been in operation since 2004.

JOB DESCRIPTION:  Assistant to Eric Engerbretson, the director of the Nuart Theater.  We are looking for a young man who would like to do relationship-based evangelism, who is an avid reader, and would like to utilize music, books, movies, counseling, and other creative and culturally relevant methods of ministry.  He would preferably be experienced in ministry, especially to youth.  With a position at the Nuart, he would have as tools for his creative ministry, a 500 seat theater, with stage, movie screen, PA system, laptop projection, and a coffeehouse stage with PA system, and a comfortable coffeehouse atmosphere with espresso bar.This person must be outgoing, compassionate, a good listener and a hard worker. Skills in building maintenance are a plus.  The applicant must have a winning personality and truly enjoy making friends and meeting new people.  He must be able to communicate clearly and eagerly the message of the Gospel, the teachings of Christ, and be comfortable with using his testimony to draw people toward a relationship with Christ.

Much of the assistant’s time would be spend being the proprietor of the coffeehouse/bookstore, making espresso drinks for people who come in the store, and helping them to find books that might help them or their friends…  establishing friendship contacts, with the goal of helping people to walk with God.  He would be encouraged to form and lead bible studies, and organize any events that he felt would promote the cause of the Gospel.  He would work with volunteer staff and help them to learn how to share their faith effectively.

This assistant would work side-by-side with Eric Engerbretson to maximize the potential of the Nuart Theater facility.  Eric’s duties at the Nuart have included: building maintenance, secretarial, management, book purchasing, music performance, band booking, counseling, advertising, graphics, accounting, staff training, event management, sound design & repair, janitorial, promotion and fund-raising, web design, computer maintenance, etc.  The assistant we are looking for would be expected to share in many or most of these duties.  The specific job description is rather open-ended due to the fact that it will by nature be very flexible and will actually form around the gifts, skills and vision of the applicant. Eric would work with him to craft a position and goals that are ideally suited to the assistants’ gifts and skill set.  He would be expected to meet with Eric each week for prayer, planning, and evaluation of goals. 

You can learn more about Eric Engerbretson at: http://www.eric-e.com  and http://www.eric-e.com/ministry.  He can be reached anytime at: 208-596-0633 or eric@eric-e.com       

A Youth Ministry degree, or years of ministry work experience would be ideal for this candidate, but is certainly not a requirement.  The right person is the right person, regardless of experience.

We are fully willing to train.  The right person, though, must have a fervent love for God, and love for others, and have an attractive, outgoing personality and strong desire to win hearts for God.

COMMITMENT:  We are looking for a 1-year commitment to start with.  Ideally, we are looking for someone who would be open to doing this sort of ministry for 10-to-life.  The assistant would be required to spend an average of 40 hrs per week at the Nuart. 

COMPENSATION:  this position would be entirely support-based, with the individual solely responsible for establishing and maintaining a support base through newsletters to family and friends and/or sponsorship by a church or churches that are interested in his ministry.  Community Christian Ministries would be a non-profit organization (501(c)3) conduit for donations to his ministry, so that the donations would be tax-deductable for donors.  This income could be supplemented, if necessary, by a part time job in Moscow, Idaho.  We also have contacts which could make it possible to find free room and board in Moscow for the assistant.If you are interested, please start by browsing the Community Christian Ministries (our overseeing organization) website: http://ccmbooks.org/  Then browse the Nuart Theater website: http://www.NuartTheater.com   Then browse Eric Engerbretson’s websites:  http://www.eric-e.com  &  http://www.eric-e.com/ministry.

If you are still interested, please call email Eric a letter of interest at: eric@eric-e.com

Include your phone number.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Looking for a Summer Job?

The Lutheran Church Extension Fund’s student internship program NAILS is looking for some hardworking students who would like to gain great work experience as well as develop some practical skills over the course of this summer. They have several summer time positions open with locations all over the northwest. If this opportunity sounds like a good fit please visit http://www.lcef.org/services/nails/enrolling_in_nails.cfm to discover all of details about this opportunity.  If you are interested then please download and print an application today

Nails application form: http://www.lcef.org/downloads/literature_rack/student_enroll_s00608_2008_08_25_ia.pdf

NAILS is a simple idea. Students sign up to work for an LCMS congregation or organization constructing its own facilities. NAILS  helps arrange living accommodations with the participating congregation.Students are paid minimum wage as an employee of the congregation or organization constructing its facilities, and work under the supervision of experienced construction workers and managers, who also willingly work for minimum wage as a ministry service to the congregation/organization.As part of the NAILS team, students will:

• Travel to other parts of the country
• Work as a team with other students
• Help churches save money
• Gain valuable experience
• Grow and be renewed spiritually and
• Put their God-given skills to work.

TEACH ELEMENTARY MISSION-KID SCHOOL IN ENGLISH (Honduras, Central America)  

We are looking for elementary teachers to teach 2-4 children from 3rd to 7th grade.  We need an English-speaking teacher or teachers for the period June 2009 and beyond.  The school supports children of missionaries serving a rural and underserved area of eastern Honduras.  The children are Miskito (indigenous) and Norwegian.  Their parents serve the area as doctors, pilots, and youth ministers.  The children are fluent in English.  Classes are taught in English.  The older students are using K12 curriculum. 

Even though the number of students is small, you will be an important part of the team.  Your service allows the doctors, for instance, to focus on providing better patient care.

Benefits

1)  Teacher works with mission to raise support for his/her stipend, travel, benefits

2)  Donations made toward support are tax-deductible.

3)  Housing is provided.

4)  Health insurance is provided, including services the mission hospital can provide.

5)  One meal per day with parents of children.  (Teacher has his/her own kitchen for other meals.)

6)  We are prepared to discuss strategies for candidates with student loans.

Requirements

1)  At least a 4-year degree in teaching   

2)  Resume with references

3)  Ready to start as soon as possible

4)  Current passport

5)  Good health.  Teachers with some disabilities may succeed in this setting.

6)  The ability to adapt to a new environment.

7)  The ability to work within the context of Christian mission.

8)  Must be able to work with a child with ADD, inattentive type

While the ability to speak Spanish is not required, previous teachers have found it helpful for communicating with local people.  Most local people speak Spanish as a 2nd language.

The school is located in Ahuas, Gracias a Dios, Honduras.  This is a remote area, with access by air and water.  The country side is beautiful.

To apply contact Dr. Gerard Rudy at gerard@mcnp.org or phone 011 504 3234 8097 between 2 and 9 p.m. CST or

Jay Harsevoort at JHarsevoort@rca.org or phone 800 968 3943 or

Nancy Ellens at NEllens@rca.org or phone 800 968 3943.

We can also facilitate communication with previous teachers who can provide teacher-to-teacher information about the job.

Must be able to plan and organize a service of worship and be able to lead

Experience preferred

Directly accountable to the senior pastor

Provide the oversight of the music, media (including sound and video), and

Plan and implement the weekly worship services in concert with the senior

Mobilize and train people to use their musical and technical talents to serve

Coordinate the purchase and maintenance of all music, sound, lighting,

Oversee any other church responsibilities or ministry opportunities for which

$700-$1,000 a month, dependant on experience, qualifications and specific

2 weeks of paid vacation annually

Submit an application, résumé and either a CD or DVD of worship leading

Send information to calvaryyouth@nventure.com or mail to the church