Church Information Form
(Part I)
Step 1 of 5
Mailing Address: 312 W. Hawthorne Rd.
City: Spokane State: WA Zip Code: 99218
Telephone Number: 509-466-0305 Fax Number: 509-465-9600
Email: whitprespnc12@googlegroups.com
Web site: www.whitpres.org
Step 2 of 5
X 401 - 650 members
Average
Worship Attendance: 460
Church
School Attendance: Adult-140, Children and youth-98
Church
School Curricula: Adult--The Gospel of Luke
and Theology and Science in Conversation and The Book Group; Youth--Written in house
by a volunteer (NT in spring, OT in fall), Children--Blend of Willow Creek
Promiseland with our own.
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Ethnic
Composition Of Congregation (in whole %):
Enter the percentage of each
racial ethnic component of your congregation.
2% African American
96% Caucasian
1% Korean
1% Other
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Presbytery: Inland
Northwest Synod: Alaska-Pacific
Community
Type:
X Suburban
Church Information Form (Part II)
Step 1 of 7
Church/Organization Name, City, State: Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church, Spokane, Wash.
Position To Be Filled:
X Pastor (Head of Staff)
Employment Status:
X Full Time
Years of Experience Desired:
X 4 years or more
Language Requirements:
X English
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Is this a yoked congregation? No
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Brief Church Mission Statement:We are a Christ-centered, inviting community, empowered by the Holy Spirit to be and make disciples, that we may glorify God and reflect his love.
We believe that every Christian is a minister to the world. Our church seeks to prepare all of its people for their ministries and supports them as they are sent forth into the world.
Pursuing this mission in the challenging context of current denominational, societal, and cultural debates, we are guided by these affirmations:
- We affirm the unique lordship of Jesus Christ.
- We affirm the authority of scripture.
- We affirm the guidance of the confessions.
- We affirm our love for and fellowship with sister and brother Presbyterians.
Narrative Questions:
Please write a brief description of your church programs or accomplishments.
Nearing our 90th anniversary, Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church has developed from a family church to a program church of 600 diverse members. As such, WCPC depends on excellent professional staff and lay leaders to maintain programs for members of all ages, and hopes to attract new members by the vitality of these programs. Given our location adjacent to Whitworth University, the relationship between the school and the church remains among our most significant distinctives and opportunities.
A recent survey indicates WCPC is largely in a developmental stage. We spend most of our time and energy developing and maintaining effective programs, making regular evaluations and incremental changes based on those evaluations. We strive to keep our programs relevant to the changing needs of our members and attractive to visitors looking for a church home. That said, there are growing numbers in our congregation who aspire to a more transitional approach to ministry and would look to a future of experimentation as we seek to reach our neighbors for Christ and the Kingdom.
Our ministry programs are largely focused in five areas:
- the spiritual formation of children and adults
- worship (presently a traditional service in the sanctuary and two contemporary services in our multipurpose space)
- pastoral care of our members
- missions, both global and local
- a weekday preschool and daycare that is growing and recently integrated into our mission.
Describe what gifts, skills and experiences your congregation possesses to fulfill its mission.
WCPC is Christ-centered, biblically faithful and mission-minded.
Adjacent to one of the few PCUSA-affiliated colleges or universities that remains intentionally and distinctively Christian (a member of the CCCU), we seek to involve the Whitworth University community in all aspects of our congregational life.
We value intellectual inquiry and biblical education and are blessed to learn from a number of university faculty and others who regularly offer adult education programs.
We are blessed with strong lay leadership and many members are generous with their time and resources.
We have a long history of service and outreach, and are currently involved with numerous missions and ministries, both PCUSA-sponsored and ecumenical, from central Spokane to Ghana, Guatemala, and the Philippines.
We consider worship central to who we are. We offer a variety of worship experiences in different venues.
Our staff works together to lead the congregation with vision, skill, love and commitment.
Members participate in more than 35 small groups, in which disciple-making relationships and practices are created through spiritual formation.
Our ministry to children represents a significant investment in the future.
We benefit from the strong commitment of scores of individuals who provide meals, transportation and spiritual and emotional support to those in need.
We are good stewards of our grounds and aging facility, devoting many hours to maintenance, repair and beautification.
We live within our budget.
What are the key theological issues of our church and society that are reflected in the ministry of your congregation?
God calls us into relationship with Him and with one another. At WCPC, this call is expressed through an understanding that we are part of numerous communities: local, regional, and global, communities of faith, and the social and political communities in which God places His church. Addressing the needs present in these communities requires attention to God’s direction, prayer, an often delicate balancing of priorities, and above all God’s grace.
WCPC has long supported mission efforts to meet some of the physical, social, and spiritual needs of people in our city, our region, and around the world.
WCPC continues to strive for balance in the areas of inclusiveness and the need for fidelity to scriptural teaching. Thus, we seek to avoid either of the extremes toward which our culture seems to be gravitating: a tolerance that demands the inclusion of everything and allows the church to stand for nothing, or a narrow and loveless bigotry that seeks isolation and is terrified of difference. Our task is to present the truth of the gospel in a way that transcends political and social ideologies.
WCPC acknowledges the need simultaneously to nurture the spiritual life of those in the church and to remain relevant to those outside the church. We struggle to balance a commitment to two millennia of church teaching and tradition, along with our strengths as a program church, with the need to present the good news of Jesus Christ in ways that are fresh and engaging to the world around us.
References (Limit 3)
Below, please list three persons who know your congregation. You might list your Presbytery leadership, a neighboring pastor, or other persons whom you believe can give a clear and accurate reference for your congregation.
Name Rev. Nancy Goodwin
Address Millwood Presbyterian Church ________________________________
Phone Numbers 509-924-7328 ______________________________________
Relation Local teaching elder/COM rep to WCPC PNC ___________________
E-mail nancy@millwoodpc.org _____________________________________
Name Dr. William P. Robinson
Address Whitworth University _______________________________________
Phone Numbers 509-468-2607 ______________________________________
Relation President Emeritus, Whitworth University
E-mail wrobinson@whitworth.edu ____________________________________
Name Dr. Gerald Sittser
Address Whitworth University ________________________________________
Phone Numbers 509-777-4381 ______________________________________
Relation Prof. of Theology, Whitworth University; extended involvements with WCPC
E-mail gsittser@whitworth.edu _______________________________________
Position Description: .
Major Responsibilities: For what specific tasks, assignments, and program areas will this person have responsibility?
Ministers in the name of Jesus Christ and witnesses to Him as Lord and Savior. Provides spiritual leadership, pastoral care, administrative oversight, and organizational direction to the congregation, with a broad program of worship, evangelism, teaching, mission, music, and fellowship.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Provide a biblically-based preaching and teaching ministry that attracts people to the Lord their Savior, and to our church and community.
2. Challenge the congregation to serve and evangelize the community.
3. Provide vision and leadership to the congregation and Session that will enable personal spiritual growth, as well as growth in financial stewardship, and ministry to the church and the community.
4. Administer the church's program by leading, directing, and supervising the pastoral and program staff.
5. Assume pastoral duties which include preaching and leading in worship, administering the Sacraments, calling, counseling, new member training and assimilation, weddings and funerals, and services to those in crisis situations.
6. Serve as Moderator of the Session.
7. Serve on the following Session Commissions: Mission, Worship, Personnel, and Administration, as well as the Long Range Planning Committee.
8. Participate in denominational governing bodies as appropriate.
9. Represent the church in community and ecumenical ministries.
10. Perform other duties as required by the Session.
Description of characteristics and qualifications needed in a person who will fill this position:
Education: Minimum of a Masters of Divinity from an accredited seminary. Doctorate degree preferred.
Experience: Ordained Teaching Elder, with a minimum of five years of related, multi-staff experience performing the same or similar duties as Teaching Elder in another Presbyterian church.
1. Demonstrates a faith and life that reflects and encourages a close, personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
2. Reflects empathy and healthy relationships with congregants, volunteers, and other staff. Demonstrates ability to work with a wide variety of people of different ages and backgrounds.
3. Excellent preaching and worship leadership skills. Demonstrates sound Biblical knowledge in the Reformed tradition. Demonstrates an appreciation for the broad range of musical styles and arts that are used throughout the Presbyterian Church and the global church.
4. Demonstrates strong administrative, organizational, and delegation skills and experience. This includes the ability to supervise, correct, coach, and train others to achieve organizational goals.
5. Demonstrated experience in long-range planning and implementation.
6. Demonstrates appropriate relational skills and excellent written and oral communication skills.
Primary Skill Choices: Select up to 10 skills from the list below which you would like to
see in the person filling this position.
___ Administration of Programs
___ Adult Ministry
___ Building Renovation/Property Development
___ Choir Directing
___ Community Ministries
___ Conflict Management/Mediation Skills
X Congregational Fellowship
X Congregational Redevelopment/Revitalization
___ Counseling
___ Curriculum Building
___ Development of New Educational Experiences
___ Evaluation of Program and Staff
___ Facility Management
___ Financial Management
___ Governing Body Ministry
___ Hospital and Emergency Visitation
___ Instrumental Music
___ Leadership Development
___ Leading Music Ministry
___ Management of Building Usage
___ New Church Development
___ Older Adult Ministry
___ Organizational Leadership and Development
X Pastoral Care
X Preaching
___ Project Management
___ Rural Ministry
___ Small Membership Church Ministry
___ Staffing/Human Resources
X Strategic Planning
___ Training Volunteers
___ Urban Ministry
___ Youth Ministry
X Administrative Leadership
___ Budget Preparation
___ Children’s Ministry
X Communication (Written/Oral)
___ Community Service and Leadership
___ Congregational Communication
___ Congregational Home Visitation
X Corporate Worship/Sacraments
___ Cross Cultural Collaboration/Cultural Proficiency
___ Defining Program Needs
___ Ecumenical and Interfaith Activities
___ Evangelism
___ Family Ministry
___ Fund Raising
___ Group Process Facilitation
___ Information Technology
___ Involvement in Mission Beyond Local Church
X Leadership of Staff/Volunteers
___ Legal/Tax Matters
___ Management of Equipment Resources
___ Office Management
___ Organization /Administration
___ Parliamentary Expertise
___ PCUSA Polity/Constitutional Knowledge
___ Problem Solving/Decision Making
___ Public Relations
___ Scholarship/Publishing
___ Spiritual Development
___ Stewardship and Commitment Program
X Teaching
___ Transitional/Interim Ministry
___ Young Adult Ministry
Compensation and Housing. A range is needed for matching purposes. Effective salary is cash salary plus housing allowance or manse value and other compensation
considered “effective salary” by the Board of Pensions of the PC (U.S.A.).
Minimum Effective Salary $ 75,000.
Housing Type
X Housing Allowance
Geographic Choices.
X Suggest individuals from anywhere in the United States
Equal Employment Opportunity
The unity of believers in Christ is reflected in the rich diversity of the Church’s membership. In Christ, by the power of the Spirit, God unites persons through baptism regardless of race, ethnicity, age, sex, disability, geography, or theological conviction. There is therefore, no place in the life of the Church for discrimination against any person. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) shall guarantee full participation and representation in its worship, governance, and emerging life to all persons or groups within its membership. No member shall be denied participation or representation for any reason other than stated in this Constitution. (F-1.0403)
Each Pastor Nominating committee and Search committee is expected to undertake its search for a
Teaching Elder in a manner consistent with the good news that in the church “….as many of you as
were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
Has the Pastor Nominating committee and Search committee affirmed its intention to follow the Form of Government in this regard?
X Yes
CIF (Part II) - Step 7 of 7
Pastor Nominating Committee/Search Committee Chairperson Detail:
Name: Gary Carlsen
Preferred Phone 509 – 467 - 3301
E-mail Address for PNC Communications: whitprespnc12@googlegroups.com
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