Purpose: 

The Pastoral Intern serves Berean by assisting the senior pastor in: cultivating a healthy Christ honoring ethos at Berean, facilitating Christian flourishing at Berean, and mobilizing people to use their gifts to serve the body and the wider community for the glory of God.

Duties:

Youth Ministry (6-12th grade)

• To partner with the youth workers in reviving our youth ministry by investing deeply in our students lives through: personal discipleship, weekly gatherings, and other ministry activities
• To partner with the youth workers in facilitating monthly events aimed at: building trust, reaching out and/or diving deep into Scripture.
• To partner with the missions team to mobilize students to missional living through local and/or international missions.

Sunday Morning

• To help coordinate the Sunday morning service, by partnering with the senior pastor and/or other ministry leadership to ensure all facets of the Sunday worship service are prepared and run smoothly (prayer team, worship team, bulletin, teach team)

Weekly Admin

• Assist with “Berean Connected” newsletter as necessary
• Assist with the making and distributing of weekly prayer list
• General admin (basic emailing, word processing. etc)
• Other assignments given by the Senior Pastor.

Qualifications

The Pastoral Intern (P.I.) must Meet the Biblical qualifications of a deacon in 1 Timothy 3:8-13. Beyond that the P.I. should embody these qualities:

• A Love for Jesus and His Church The P.I. must be someone who is growing in their love for Jesus and has a track record of faithfulness to the local church. The P.I. should have a desire for pastoral ministry within the church.
• Relationally Adept The P.I. should have a love for people and an ability to have meaningful connections with people.
• Humility The P.I. must have a willingness to develop and learn under existing leadership.
• Work Ethic The P.I. should be self-driven and able to work on everything from menial tasks to leading projects.
• Theological Competency The P.I. must have a firm grasp on the Gospel and the essentials of our faith, as well as affirm/submit Berean’s Articles of Faith.
• Teaching Ability The P.I.  should have the ability for teaching in large groups and teaching/facilitating conversation in smaller groups.
• Healthy marriage/family The P.I. must have a healthy marriage (if applicable) that resembles Christ and the church. The P.I.’s Spouse must be supportive of their ministry and be willing participate in the body of Christ at Berean. Moreover if the P.I. has children he must lead his children in the Lord, not neglecting his family.
• Adept at Youth Ministry The P.I. should have some experience (volunteer or vocational) and aptitude for ministering to teenagers.

***Also being able to Speak Tagolog or Spanish is a plus. ***