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The Residency Pastor serves as a key leader within CCV's Leadership Institute, responsible for recruiting, developing, and shepherding ministry residents as they prepare for future ministry leadership. This role provides spiritual, pastoral, and leadership formation through intentional training, mentorship, and handson ministry experiences, while partnering closely with campus, department, HR, and central support teams to ensure a healthy, scalable residency program.

Essential Job Functions

Resident Recruitment & Selection

• Partner with HR, campus leadership, and Marketing & Communications to recruit, interview, and select qualified residency candidates.
• Support and help execute strategic recruitment efforts, including events, campus engagement, and targeted outreach.
• Build strategic recruiting relationships colleges/ strategic partners (willing to travel).
• Assist in onboarding new residents and ensuring a smooth transition into the residency program.

Trainer & Campus Partnership

• Identify, equip, and support a staff trainer for each resident in collaboration with campus and department leaders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with campuses and ministry teams that host residents.
• Visit campuses on weekends to check-in with Residents and Staff (~20 weekends a year).
• Provide encouragement, alignment, and ongoing support to trainers and ministry leaders involved in resident development.
• Collaborate with IT and Marketing & Communications to help implement systems and tools that support program effectiveness and scalability.

Resident Development & Pastoral Care

• Plan and facilitate residency training experiences that support personal, professional, spiritual, and leadership growth.
• Lead orientation and onboarding experiences that prepare residents for ministry readiness and mission alignment.
• Provide direct pastoral care and mentorship to residents, while supporting a broader mentor network for each participant.
• Partner with trainers and leadership to evaluate resident progress and readiness for future ministry roles.

Content Development & Teaching

• Develop and deliver biblically sound, ministryaligned training content for residency gatherings and required trainings.
• Design curriculum and learning resources that cultivate spiritual formation, emotional health, pastoral character, and ministry competence.
• Collaborate with subjectmatter experts and CCV leaders to ensure content aligns with CCV values and ministry needs.
• Build a reusable library of training content to support future residency cohorts.

Character & Chemistry

Alignment with CCV Core Values & Staff Fundamentals

• Commitment to Excellence - We bring our best, every time. Excellence honors God and moves people.
• Heart for Evangelism - We will risk it all to reach one more. Jesus' last command is our priority.
• Radical Generosity - We steward all things with open hands. The God who owns it all gave it all.
• Integrity - We commit to zero gap between what we say and what we do. Jesus modeled integrity in everything.
• Servant Attitude - We put others before ourselves. If serving is beneath you, leading is beyond you.
• Teamwork - We are fiercely committed to the power of teams. Jesus chose to work with a team-so will we.

Agreement with CCV Core Commitments

• Must fully support the vision and mission of CCV.
• Must be or become an ACTIVE MEMBER of CCV.
• Must regularly attend worship with their family.
• Must be an active participant in a CCV Group and consistently tithe.
• Demonstrated maturity as a Christfollower.

Engagement in CCV Next Steps

• Baptism - Baptism by immersion at an age of decision.
• Worship - Regular attendance at CCV worship services with family.
• Connect - Active participation in a CCV Group.
• Serve - Volunteering within a CCV ministry.
• Give - Faithfully returning a full 10% tithe to the local church (CCV).

Education and Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of experience serving in the local church.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• Experience serving in multiple church and ministry contexts.

Competencies

• Spiritual Maturity - Demonstrated maturity as a Christfollower with a growing pastoral heart.
• Leadership Development - Ability to trust, coach, and guide people to influence others; effectively communicates vision and purpose.
• Teaching & Communication - Skilled communicator able to teach, facilitate, and engage diverse learners.
• Drive for Results - Actionoriented; displays focus, passion, and initiative; pushes self and others toward excellence.
• Organizational Skills - Manages multiple initiatives, timelines, and relationships with clarity and followthrough.
• Collaboration - Works effectively across campuses, departments, and central teams.
• SelfDevelopment - Committed to growth; seeks feedback and understands personal strengths and development areas.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of employees. CCV Leadership reserves the right to revise the position, its job functions, minimum qualifications and other aspects of the position in any way at any time. 

General Information

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of employees. CCV Leadership reserves the right to revise the position, its job functions, minimum qualifications and other aspects of the position in any way at any time.