St. John Lutheran Church, 315 E. Rosewood, is seeking a full-time youth ministry director. This position requires leadership skills and dedication to sharing Christian faith among the young people of our community.

Qualifications:

• A commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ and His church
• An outgoing personality
• Strong leadership skills
• The ability to motivate, coordinate, and work with volunteers, parents and pastors

Responsibilities:

• Active involvement to encourage young people to participate in Christian discipleship
• Actively work with parent volunteers in organizing and coordinating confirmation classes and weekly Bible studies
• Sunday School program for Jr. and Sr. high school
• Special programs/activities - lead, plan, and execute activities

St. John Lutheran Church is in Boerne, Texas and nestled in the heart of the Texas hill country, 20 minutes from San Antonio. Boerne is a growing community of over 9,000 people clebrating many multi-denominational activities. St. John Lutheran is blessed with a desire to serve and support the youth in our church & community. Over the years we have blessed and have been blessed by many active youth and parents. We want this beautiful Christian discipleship tradition to continue.

Bethany Lutheran Church has an opening for a full-time Senior Pastor. We are in need of strong evangelical leadership in both the congregation and the community, growing our youth and young adult ministries, and increasing membership in the congregation. Our pastor should be solidly Bible-based with a personality that allows him or her to interact with parishioners, youth, and members of the community. He or she must give thought-provoking sermons and possess strong communication skills and expemplary moral values. He or she must be a strong leader and able to delegate responsibilities. He or she must be committed to growing and invigorating the church.

Bethany Lutheran Church ended its affiliation with the ELCA in 2010 and is now affiliated with LCMC. Worship services are at 10:00am Sunday morning with Sunday School for youth and adults at 9:00am. Bethany offers three traditional liturgical services and one contemporary service monthly. A major remodeling of the church was completed in 2002; a youth and family center was completed in 2004. The church owns a parsonage within walking distance of the church. Bethany celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2006.

“Joyfully reaching out to others by sharing the hope and love of Jesus Christ!”

Community of Hope is an evangelical congregation in the ELCA located in a growing area south of Portland, Oregon. A key component of our vision is developing the faith of our youth and reaching out to unchurched families in our community though youth ministry. The Director of Student Ministries and Community Outreach will plan, lead, and grow the middle school, high school, and young adult ministries along with developing community outreach ministries. Candidates would have proven experience in youth ministries with a bachelors degree, along with an evangelical passion, mature faith, creative mind, servant heart, flexible attitude, and self-motivated spirit. This is a full-time position with medical/dental/pension benefits; salary follows synod guidelines.

Brandon Lutheran Church/Split Rock Parish is an active congregation seeking a strong, charismatic orthodox Lutheran pastor to lead and counsel our congregation in the matters of scripture. Brandon Lutheran is a church of 1500+ members that is devoted to the Gospel and the authority of Scripture. Brandon Lutheran is a member of WordAlone and has been having informational sessions designed to explore options regarding the future of this congregation. This pastor must possess the necessary skills for Biblical preaching and teaching. This pastor will have supervisory responsibilities for youth ministry, lead the confirmation ministry and share pastoral duties at Split Rock Parish. He/she will share duties for hospital visits, communion, baptism, weddings, and funerals. Administration and team building are also desired qualities.

Candidates must be prepared for a huge challenge that offers huge potential spiritual and professional rewards. We are seeking a spiritual, visionary pastor who will lead and rejuvenate us. It is conceivable this position may grow into a senior pastor position in several years. We currently have 2 pastors. Our associate pastor is retiring effective August 1, 2010.

Brandon is a vibrant and growing community of almost 10,000 people. It was recently rated as a top 10 suburb in the United States. It is located near beautiful Palisades State Park and is a short 15 minute drive from Sioux Falls, SD.

Christ Lutheran Church (LCMC) is accepting applications for a salaried, full-time director of youth ministries. Christ Lutheran Church is located in a resort community with a church membership of 550+. The Director of Youth Ministries (DYM) is charged with building and leading a vibrant, comprehensive, Christ-centered youth ministry program for youth in grades 5 - 12, in accordance with CLC's mission. The DYM is a partner in ministry and prayer with the pastors and staff at CLC; leading and establishing teams of adults and youth and is actively involved with the youth at CLC and throughout the community. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree with training in youth ministry or equivalent experience. Interested persons should submit a letter of application, a resume, three letters of recommendation and references. A criminal background check will be part of the application process.

Faith Lutheran Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will be calling a third associate pastor. This pastor will serve as managing director of the entire youth and young adult ministry department with supervisory responsibilities for the youth ministry staff and volunteers:

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This pastor will supervise the director of the Children of Faith School.

He/She will lead the congregation's confirmation ministry. This pastor will share duties for hospital visits, home communions, baptisms, weddings and funerals with the other pastors on Faith's staff. He/She will also lead the weekly Sunday worship service for youth called "Ground Floor."

Faith is a large and growing LCMC congregation with a strong commitment to mission, evangelism and discipleship.

The congregation has established a second campus on the west side of the expanding metro area, www.faithabqwest.org.

Memorial Drive Lutheran Church is an ELCA congregation located in an affluent suburban setting on the near west side of Houston, Texas. Began as a mission church in 1960, most of its active members are devoted to the gospel and the authority of scripture but many of them express reluctance to leave the ELCA. Some members are supportive of the ELCA's CWA-2009 actions. There have been 7 congregational sessions designed to explore options and help the congregation make a decision about its possible future membership/affiliation with a Lutheran synod / denomination / organization. A first vote to determine future direction is scheduled to be held shortly after Easter. We have begun our call process and our MSP is available for viewing on the ELCA web site. We are looking for an ELCA rostered pastor who does not support the sexuality issues resulting from decisions made at the 2009 CWA. He / She must be prepared for a huge challenge that offers huge potential spiritual rewards. He/She must be a spiritual leader and a visionary pastor who will lead and rejuvenate a congregation whose membership has aged and has experienced a loss of members primarily due to two factors: asking its previous pastor to resign and the current conflict on sexuality issues. Attendance at worship with a Stated Supply Pastor has actually grown somewhat during the previous 6 months. The pastor we are seeking needs the ability to transform a downsized and "doing okay" congregation that completed its interim process last year into a vital, vibrant and growing congregation in the next five years. Then move the congregation on to a new challenge. The qualities needed are charisma, energizing speaking talent, effective teaching ability and excellent people skills. Offering only traditional worship services at this time, the congregation expects bible based preaching and appreciates chanting as it longs for an expanded music program. Currently, there is no paid staff. The office is staffed by a 20 hour a week contract person and volunteers from the congregation. Please contact both John McMurray, the chair of the call committee and Pastor Don Carlson at the synod office with your inquiries. Visit our web site: www.mdlc.org

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 605 South Highway 77A, Yoakum, TX 77995 — We are an established congregation in a small rural South Texas community. We are looking for a Senior Pastor to lead us in worship, help us to enhance our Christian Education and youth programs, and continue our strong ministry to the elderly of the surrounding community.

We are: Bible Based, Saved by Grace, Serving with Jesus Every Place. We are a vibrant, sustainable church community which lives out the mission of Jesus Christ through Worship, Outreach, and Education. Located in the beautiful “Lake County Region” of southeastern Wisconsin, Our Savior's is searching for an experienced ELCA-rostered Pastor to help us learn and apply the Bible to our everyday lives, support Christ's mission, and enjoy Christian fellowship. We have over 800 baptized faith filled members. We live in a growing community with excellent schools and an abundance of family activities. Our church is attractive, financially sound, and positioned for growth.

St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Beaverton Oregon is a faithful Lutheran Congregation in the ELCA that is devoted to the gospel and the authority of scripture. We are looking for a pastor to share preaching and teaching responsibilities. Our priority is to call a pastor that has a vibrant faith and a passion for ministry, but it is also our preference have another woman on staff, if possible. St. Matthew has a membership of 2,200 and hosts a strong WordAlone group. St. Matthew is also a member of Lutheran CORE. Mission, youth programs, Faith Formation, and a food pantry that serves 180 families a month are all vital parts of our ministry.

Our LCMC and ELCA congregation is searching for a full-time pastor. Dodge City is located in Southwest Kansas, a cattle and agriculture city. Christ the King is a church that has a long history in and outside of Dodge City. Presently we have one worship service per Sunday which changes from traditional (LBW or WOV) and blended. We are hoping for someone who can build on this beginning and continue to move us in a direction of keeping and creating an exciting worship experience. Musical talent would be a plus! We need a pastor who will minister with us and lead us in our growth in discipleship. We enjoy an Alpha course, youth ministry and small groups.

We are seeking to fill the solo Pastor position. Our Saviour's is a mid-sized, well established ELCA congregation with active Youth, Music, and Stephen Ministry programs. We are a diverse congregation in terms of age, occupations, worship traditions, and mission interests. We have Traditional and Contemporary Sunday Worship services, youth and adult Sunday School, and a mid-week Youth service. Our church facility serves as a Family Promise (Interfaith Hospitality) site. our members are involved in a variety of community activities and organizations.

An LCMC church seeking a youth minister.

We at St. John have entered into the call process to replace our retired Pastor.