Name |
CANAAN NY: CANAAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH |
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Share Post |
http://oppsearch.ucc.org/id/5424
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City |
Canaan |
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State |
NY |
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Website 1 |
https://www.canaanucc.org |
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Church Size |
44 |
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Part Time / Full Time |
1/2 time |
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Duration |
Designated-Term |
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Type of Position |
Pastor part time
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Salary Basis |
Around $40,000 total compensation package |
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Benefits |
Salary Includes Optional Benefits |
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Housing |
Housing Allowance Provided |
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Language |
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Ministry Description |
Our pastor is a spiritual guide, encouraging exploration and challenging us to deepen our faith. As a collaborator, the pastor engages with our Canaan community. Our congregation is well educated and competent, connected to the Berkshire Association and wider community. Both innovative and mindful of tradition within this church founded in 1785, the pastor crafts integrated worship and study that is uplifting, contemplative, thought-provoking, and connects us to the sacred. Mindful of three recent traumas—(1) the devastating fire that consumed our 1829 brick church in 2017, which opened new opportunities to design and build a new building; (2) the deaths in 2019–2021 of nearly a third of our congregation, including our pastor; and (3) the pandemic isolation experienced by all of us—the pastor will encourage many and varied forms of being together that promote strengthening our bonds and relationships. Recognizing the maturity of the congregation, the pastor occasionally (although not exclusively) incorporates appropriate topics of wisdom, loss, legacy, and end-of-life issues. Interested in maintaining our shared efforts with our neighboring faith groups, such as the local Buddhist temple, our nearby Presbyterian church, and several UCC churches, the pastor encourages participation in study groups, joint ministry efforts, and social gatherings. The option to manage and coordinate Creating Space Arts and Spirituality Collective, an integral part of our church’s ministry, is open to the pastor as a part of compensated ministry. We have entered into an Intentional Bridge Ministry with Rev. Quentin Chin. The goals of this agreement are to strengthen our lay pastoral caregiving and lay-led liturgies and to prepare for our church’s and the wider church’s future. This part-time agreement has a maximum time frame of eight months commencing in January of 2023. It may run concurrently with a new pastoral leadership. |
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Date Posted |
11/17/2022 |
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Status: |
On-Hold |
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