Qualities of Applicants

We seek pastors who:

  1. Have a clear commitment to a disciplined spiritual life that can be affirmed by others.
  2. Desire supportive covenantal relationships with colleagues, and they’re willing to help make such relationships happen.
  3. Possess emotional and spiritual maturity.
  4. Have a heartfelt love for the local church and a desire to be faithful to that call.
  5. Have a passion to assist local congregations open themselves to God’s formative power in the lives of individual members as well as the structures, systems and processes of the church.
  6. Recognize the potential of worship and preaching to shape the spiritual life of the congregation.
  7. Open themselves to new ways to foster “an environment of grace” in the congregations they serve.
  8. Have experience as a participant in small groups and some experience facilitating small groups.
  9. Are willing to commit to challenge of organizing and/or joining a clergy peer group for Phase Three of CiM 2
  10. Have some experience in an intense program of spiritual formation in a community setting (such as the Academy for Spiritual Formation).