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SUMMARY:Lydia Fellows Program Paid Fellowships For Pastors
DESCRIPTION:The Massachusetts Council of Churches recognizes the continued struggles of pastors serving in part-time ministry positions across Massachusetts.  We’re hearing this both from leaders of our member denominations and through our regular visits to local congregations. As part-time positions are rapidly increasing in New England\, we see three major barriers to thriving in part-time ministry: financial pressure\, time management\, and pastoral identity.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lydia Fellows program will address these barriers by increasing connectivity\, esteem\, authenticity\, and engagement through financially compensated fellowships. \nThe Lydia Fellows Program will support Pastoral fellows who will meet over the course of 1 year for retreats\, fellowship\, pastoral support and peer coaching. Through these gatherings and ongoing peer support\, we will increase connectivity among part-time pastors; we will increase the esteem for the skills\, creativity\, and complexity involved in part-time ministry; and we will increase the sense of authenticity and engagement among pastors serving in part-time positions. Ultimately\, the Mass Council of Churches desires to create spaces for pastors to flourish in part-time settings\, providing new models of vibrant ministry for the Church in Massachusetts. \nThis program will support pastors from a wide variety of denominations and traditions who work in the Church in less than full time positions.  These pastors may identify as part-time\, bi-vocational\, underemployed\, or as working multiple jobs out of economic necessity. \nThe Massachusetts Council of Churches will remunerate fellows for their time in the program with hopes of making learning and peer consultations possible for a new group of pastors seeking to grow in community and share best practices for supporting part-time ministry. \nHow To Apply:\n\nVisit https://www.masscouncilofchurches.org/lydia-fellows/ to fill out the online application.\n\nApplicants are encouraged to submit application within one setting. Applicants are encouraged to upload all documents (Essay\, Vocational Essay\, Resume or Curriculum Vitae) with application. Documents will be accepted in the DOC and PDF formats.\n\nIn gratitude for the variety of God’s creation\, we intentionally celebrate and make visible the diversity of people\, gifts\, traditions and perspectives.\n\nConsistent with the Mass Council of Churches’ value of diversity\, we aim to gather cohorts in each year that reflect the diversity and life of the church.\n\nThe deadline for a completed online application for the Lydia Fellowship for Thriving in Part-Time Ministry is November 10th\, 2019.
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LOCATION:Boston\, MA\, 02111\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Pastors,Social,Training
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