Job Opportunities

Pastoral Intern

Religious | Presbyterian Church in America

Cornerstone PCA

Muskegon, MI
https://www.cornerstonepca.church/

 

Full-Time

Posted: Mar 10, 2025

Application Deadline: Sep 7, 2025

Description


General Responsibility: To serve our Lord through Cornerstone PCA in a ministry role focused upon growth and development through practical experience.


Ministry Specific:

● Spend time studying and growing in areas of theology, ministry, and personal growth.

● Learn, grow and develop the discipleship ministries of the church (Nursery, Children’s, Youth Min, and Adult Small Groups).

● Come alongside the Pastor and Sunday Morning teams (hospitality, welcome, music, and A/V) to plan and lead our worship service.

● Preach in worship as needed and available.

● Come alongside the Pastor in the shepherding needs of the congregation.

● Attend and participate in leadership team meetings and commission meetings.

● Assist in planning and leading the outreach and events ministries.

● Assist in administrative duties as needed in relationship to technology, planning center, and the ministries of the church.

Salary: Undisclosed

Requirements


Skills and abilities needed

● Emotional intelligence, communication ability with people, administration, organization, initiative, peacemaking/conflict resolver.


Character Traits Needed

● Integrity of faith and life, servant's heart/heart of mercy, compassion, fun loving, patient, flexible.


Qualifications, Salary and Benefits

· Graduated or soon to graduate seminary

· Full Time (approx. 40-50 hours/week)

· Salary and benefits (life, health, disability, retirement) are fully support raised - 50% fundraised before intern can move to Muskegon.

· Salary agreed upon with intern, pastor, and commission.

· 2 year internship

· 3 weeks vacation and 1 week study leave

How to Apply


Vision, Values and Mission 

 

Purpose (why we exist): To be a church that plants churches that are both home and mission.  

HOME: Gospel centered, biblically faithful, and confessionally reformed discipling people.  

MISSION: Go and making disciples of all people and plant churches. 

 

Cornerstone PCA’s Vision, Values, and Mission:  

  • Vision (who we are): To be a church that glorifies God, is transformed by the gospel, and loves people. 

 

  • Mission (what we do): We worship the triune God, make disciples, and proclaim the gospel.  

 

  • Values: Come from Colossians 2:6-7  
  • Rooted in Jesus 
  • Built up in Gospel-Centered Community 
  • Established in the Word of God 
  • Thankful to our God in every area of our lives 

 

  • Goal (what is our outcome): We minister to people and trust the Lord to lead them to: 
  • Know Jesus as their Savior and Lord 
  • Develop an evangelistic heart, mind, and actions for the sake of unbelievers 
  • Live in community as we love one another through worship, discipleship, and proclamation. 
  • Practice Personal Worship through time in God’s Word and prayer 

 

  • Process (how we do ministry): Led through prayer by the power of the Holy Spirit we come alongside people as we:  
  • Preach and teach God’s Word 
  • Equip to live out the gospel with a Biblical Worldview 
  • Empower to lead and serve 
  • Give ownership in ministry 

 

  • Programs (what we do):  
  • Worship the Triune God:  
  • Weekly on Sundays @ 10am 
  • Regularly in our Families 
  • Individually in daily personal worship 
  • Make Disciples 
  • NextGen Ministries: Nursery, Children and Students 
  • Small Groups for Adults 
  • Journey Groups for Men and Women 
  • Classes that teach systematic, biblical, and practical theology 
  • Proclaim the gospel: 
  • Relationally driven monthly outreach events/retreats 
  • Community engagement 
  • Supporting world missions 


Primary Contact: Matthew Luchenbill

Email: matt@cornerstonepca.church

Phone: 231-215-7009

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