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With any applications for EMC church pastoral positions, candidates are expected to also register a Ministry Information Profile with the EMC Board of Leadership and Outreach, which can be obtained through Erica Fehr, BLO Administrative Assistant, at efehr@emconf.ca or 204-326-6401.
Please send all position ads, including pastoral search ads, to messenger@emconf.ca. All ads are to be 150 words or less. All ads can be edited. Please advise us when it is no longer needed.
Additional EMC Openings
Often there are more churches looking for senior, associate, youth, and interim pastors than are identified on this page. For information on additional openings, contact conference pastor Layton Friesen (lfriesen@emconference.ca); conference youth minister Gerald D. Reimer (greimer@emconference.ca); and church planting coordinator Charles Koop (ckoop@emconference.ca). The national office phone number is 204-326-6401. Talk with Erica Fehr, administrative assistant to the BLO, to request a cell number for a particular person.
EMC Positions
Evangelical Fellowship Church of Fort Frances, Ont., seeks a pastor to come alongside the congregation as we minister to each other and our community. We are open to the options of a part- or full-time pastor. We are a diverse congregation and this we see as a strength. If you have a heart for the lost, a clear understanding of God’s Word, leadership experience, and would enjoy working with our Church Board and Elders, contact us. Fort Frances is an area of great opportunity for “letting your light shine.” This may be where your next big adventure for God is waiting. Please send your resume to johanneslgerber@gmail.com or leave a message at 807-274-2328.
A church planter is sought for Windsor, Ont. If interested, contact Charles Koop, EMC church planting coordinator, at 204-326-6401 or ckoop@emconference.ca.
The Rosenort EMC is a multi-generational church located in southern Manitoba. Proclaiming, following, and serving Jesus, we are a church with a heavy interest in foreign missions and local outreach.
We are currently seeking a full-time youth pastor, with a contagious passion for Jesus Christ, to join us in building relationships with the youth, and to make and grow disciples.
The successful applicant will proclaim, follow, and serve Jesus to the glory of God. He will lead and teach biblically sound lessons that will engage and motivate the youth in their pursuit of God. He will create one-on-one relationships with each of the youth, knowing and counseling them in their life journey with Jesus. The work of the youth pastor will prove effective only if the fulfillment of these tasks flows from a Spirit-filled life.
Visit http://www.RosenortEMC.ca for more details or to apply. Experience and biblical training are considered assets.
Taber EMC, in southern Alberta, seeks a full-time senior pastor to lead our congregation. We are a church with an average attendance of 200 people. Our congregation consists primarily of young Mennonite families who are fluent in Low German and English. Our services are being held in English. The ability to speak Low German is helpful. Relevant education and experience are assets. For more information, call 403-634-9389. Resumes can be sent to taberemcpsc@gmail.com.
Kola EMC, a rural congregation, is seeking a full time senior pastor. Our beloved pastor will be retiring this spring and we are in need of a new shepherd. Kola EMC is a church of about 100 attendees with many young families and children. This closely knit community is located just south of Highway One on the Man./Sask. border. Successful candidates will preach regularly, visit and support individuals in the congregation, advise ministerial boards, lead or organize small groups, initiate growth and development and outreach. Please submit your resume or questions regarding the position to Adam Bajus at littlecreek@hotmail.ca or to Kola EMC, c/o chairman, Box 2, Kola, MB R0M 1B0
The EMC’s Campaign of One is looking for one church planter to work in urban Canada. Is that person you? Are you being called to start a church in Windsor, Ont.? If interested, contact Charles Koop, EMC church planting coordinator, at 204-326-6401 or ckoop@emconference.ca.
Other Positions
Attention, Christ-centred high-school teachers, snowmobile and boat sales and service people, pastors, and police officers: Are you growing weary of feeling redundant? Are you tiring of working where you’re replaceable? Are you longing to be useful where a Christian presence isn’t, unless you are? Fort Chipewyan, in northern Alberta, may be the home of spiritual challenge and blessing for you! Call Arlyn van Enns at 780-697-3818.
Bethany College’s Thrive program seeks a male resident director to help create a Christ-centred living and learning environment. The MRD will seek to establish a mentoring relationship with students with respect and without favour. Other duties include planning weekly fun/community events, planning and overseeing weekly dorm chapels, helping with student travel to ministry locations, and implementing strategies to build community.
The MRD should have a growing personal faith in Jesus Christ, a passion to mentor others, good listening skills, leadership and administrative abilities, and team work skills. An honorarium will be provided in addition to room and board. Start: Aug. 27, 2018. Please forward your cover letter, resume and three references (two personal and one pastoral, not relatives) to admin@thrivesk.com or info@bethany.sk.ca.
Living Hope Ranch, located in the Cypress Hills near Consul, Sask., is seeking a Christian counsellor/social worker willing to join us in our endeavour.
We are a 12-month, faith-based residential program for teenage girls, ages 13-17, struggling with life-controlling issues. We offer a structured environment that fosters growth through a personal relationship with God, preparing residents for success in future relationships and careers.
For information see http://www.livinghoperanch.ca/careers.php or email livinghoperanch@gmail.com
