Open positions

Alliance New England is looking for a Church Planting Director to lead and oversee multiplication and church planting across New England: someone passionate about planting churches and a growing gospel presence here.

Working through ANE’s established Church Planting Pathway, the Director provides leadership, strategic oversight and development for church planting, working closely with Alliance churches to identify and develop planters and to mobilize churches toward multiplication. Alliance New England serves more than 50 churches across the six New England states.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• A passion for God’s kingdom through new churches, multiplication and evangelism.
• A bachelor’s degree in Bible, Theology, Pastoral Ministry or a related field.
• Significant pastoral leadership experience, including at least five years in church planting or revitalization.
• Strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills.

Bethel Alliance Church is seeking a Lead Pastor to shepherd a Christ-centered congregation that is committed to biblical teaching, authentic community, and reaching the people of western Maine with the gospel.

Bethel Alliance Church is a Christian and Missionary Alliance congregation with 41 members and average Sunday attendance of approximately 75. Founded around 1969 and part of the C&MA since 1979, the church is known for biblical teaching, contemporary worship, generous care, and faithful prayer. Strong ministries include youth and children’s programs, Bible studies, Coffeehouse Conversations, a monthly Community Supper serving roughly 100–150 guests, missions engagement, and a gifted worship team that includes teens.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preach and teach the Word of God faithfully, clearly, and relevantly.
• Shepherd the congregation through counseling, visitation, prayer, and pastoral care.
• Lead with the elders and facilitate the Board of Ministries; supervise the part-time administrative assistant and equip volunteer leaders.
• Develop younger and future leaders as longtime leaders transition responsibilities.
• Strengthen evangelism, community relationships, and youth and children’s ministries—especially with the middle/high school directly across the street.
• Model an empowering, servant-hearted style that invites others into ministry.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• A spiritually mature follower of Jesus with strong character, compassion, humility, energy, and a healthy sense of humor.
• Sound biblical knowledge and demonstrated effectiveness in preaching, leader development, and evangelism.
• Able to connect across generations and serve fruitfully in a small-town, rural Maine setting.
• Appropriate education, ordination, and five or more years of pastoral experience are preferred; C&MA licensing requirements must be met.

Journey Church, a vibrant and growing church of 350 located in beautiful Conway, New Hampshire, is seeking a dynamic Worship Pastor/Director to join our team! This role is vital to the ministry of our church and will make a real impact on the lives of our people, our church, and our community.

As our Worship Pastor/Director, you’ll be responsible for developing the worship team and overseeing all aspects of planning and executing audio and visual elements for our Sunday worship services and special services. You’ll recruit and train new worship team members, organize weekly rehearsals, select appropriate songs, and manage equipment used in worship. You’ll work hands-on, using and developing skills for project management, event planning, developing leaders, and evaluation to ensure long-term ministry health.

In addition to your direct ministry work, you’ll also be an active member of our weekly staff team meetings, contributing to planning, awareness, and leadership development. You’ll have the chance to work with a great team of like-minded individuals who are all dedicated to serving our church community.

QUALIFICATIONS

• This position requires a bachelor’s degree, certification in ministry or an equivalent, and some experience in worship ministry in the local church context.
• We are looking for candidates who have a vibrant relationship with Jesus, a collaborative approach and team mentality, and a track record of consistency and reliability.

A residency is an opportunity to cultivate the art of pastoral ministry, gain practical experience and develop key skills while serving in a healthy congregation.

Alliance New England is the regional office of the Christian & Missionary Alliance, which serves 50 churches located throughout the six New England states. Our churches are located in urban, suburban and rural areas; range in size from 30 to 1,200+, worship in multiple languages and approach ministry in a myriad of ways. Yet together they are working to bring the hope of Jesus Christ and the gospel to all parts of the region.

Through the approximately two-year experience, a resident is immersed in the life and leadership of the church, with the opportunity to support, lead and develop ministries, serving alongside the senior pastor and lay leaders, all while building their foundation for service to Christ and his Church. This is all conducted with great intentionality, but also in a spirit of providing time and opportunity for observation, experiences, mentorship, development and candid feedback. A pastoral resident may focus on a particular ministry area (e.g. working with youth), multiple ministries (e.g. youth & worship) or in generalized pastoral ministry.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Our residencies are compensated positions and some residencies will include housing.
• Candidates should have a strong calling for pastoral leadership, a passion for helping churches in New England reach the unchurched, and a deep desire for mentored development.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Bible, Pastoral Ministry or other ministry-related field is preferred; however, opportunities to obtain this are also available through the program.
• All candidates must be able to meet licensing requirements with the Christian & Missionary Alliance.
• At the completion of the residency, the intention is that the resident would seek and find placement in Alliance New England for further ministry as a staff pastor, lead or solo pastor, or church planter.

International Alliance Church (IAC), an urban church located in Providence, RI, is seeking a bi-vocational or part-time pastor to provide spiritual and pastoral leadership to a congregation that is in transition.

Founded in 1980, IAC has had a very effective ministry with the Cambodian population in and around Providence, Rhode Island. As much of that population has gradually moved away from the area, the church now finds itself in what has become largely a Hispanic and African American neighborhood. A new vision has been cast to reach these neighbors with the gospel and to fully embrace the name of the church by becoming a truly international church, welcoming worshippers from all ethnicities and walks of life.

To this end, we are seeking an English-speaking leader who is comfortable and experienced in a multi-ethnic and cross-cultural environment. Someone who can cast vision, cross boundaries, build cohesion and unity, and live incarnationally in an urban setting. As part of their vision to reach and serve their neighborhood, IAC offered its sizable facility for use as a C&MA Envision site. Plans are now underway for staffing and launching of this ministry.

QUALIFICATIONS

• This position requires a bachelor’s degree in Bible, Pastoral Ministry or other ministry-related field; five years’ experience in vocational ministry preferred.
• All candidates must be able to meet licensing and ordination requirements with the C&MA.