The Journey opens position for Associate

The Journey loves to see everyone come together in the name of the Lord. (Photo taken from official Facebook page of The Journey)

The Journey Church of St. Louis is currently looking for an Associate Pastor for their Tower Grove Campus.

Associate Pastor

As posted on the official website of The Journey Church, they are currently on the hunt for a new associate Pastor. Applications are now welcome on the same website.

According to the official website of Free Church Forms, the Associate Pastor's responsibility is to collaborate with the Senior Pastor, to understand the church's vision, values, and strategy, and align key leadership teams with it.

Based on the same website, it is also stated that the Associate Pastor is the Senior Pastor's principal support person and will work alongside clergy and lay ministers to carry out this purpose as part of a team aiding with outreach and missions activities, which are often undertaken by an Outreach Pastor.

Also mentioned on the same website is that this involves aiding with service planning and design, public speaking on a regular basis, coordinating outside speakers, marketing and promotion, and mission leadership and coordination.

It is also stated on the same website that associate pastors shall assist with the management of the annual sermon calendar, including the upkeep of a separate calendar used by the Teaching Team for long-term planning.

As per the same website, it is also stated that prior to Sunday morning, submit comments and improvement ideas to the Senior Pastor upon receipt of the final document.

The Journey Church of St. Louis

It is stated on their official Facebook page that The Journey is a multi-site church whose mission is to see the whole St. Louis metro region awakened to and transformed by Jesus' love.

As per the same page, they are a diverse community centered on Jesus, aiming to completely experience His grace, authentically exemplify His love for one another, and courageously engage their society with His truth, from their communities to the countries. Their objective is to see the whole St. Louis metro region awakened to and transformed by Jesus' love.

Story behind The Journey Church of St. Louis

According to their official website, Darrin Patrick's heart was planted with a vision for a church that would reach out to unlikely individuals with the truth of the gospel and the love of Jesus. Darrin and Amie packed their belongings in Kansas City and moved to South St. Louis with two other couples in June 2001 to start a church in his basement.

As the church grew, The Journey Tower Grove in the heart of South St. Louis opened its doors in 2005. Several organizations, including Mission St. Louis, The Luminary Center for the Arts, and Karis House, were established and headquartered there during the following few years.

Also mentioned on the same website that by God's grace, a lengthy period without a Senior Pastor, followed by a worldwide epidemic, had created space for many tough and necessary dialogues among leaders concerning patterns and structures that had led to organizational unhealth.

Referring to the same website, the mountains and valleys over the last two decades have reminded them of God's faithfulness in the midst of their shortcomings and mistakes. What began as a small group of people in a South City basement has grown into a family of many churches across the St. Louis region that is seeking to build a diverse community centered on Jesus Christ, wholly enjoying his grace, faithfully embodying his love for one another, and boldly engaging their culture with His truth, from their neighborhoods to the nations.