Revised 9/6/2017 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) CHURCH LEADERSHIP CONNECTION 100 WITHERSPOON STREET LOUISVILLE, KY 40202-1396 Toll Free 1-888-728-7228 ext. 8550 Fax # (502) 569-5870 www.pcusa.org/clc MINISTRY INFORMATION FORM Ministry ID Ministry Name: Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church Mailing Address: 3700 Pleasant Hill Rd City: Duluth State : GA Zip Code : 30096 Telephone Number: (770) 497-0233 Fax Number __________________ Email: [email protected]Web site: www.pleasanthillpc.org Congregation or Organization Size (Select one) Under 100 members 101 - 250 members 251 - 400 members X 401 - 650 members 651 - 1000 members 1001 - 1500 members More than 1500 members N/A Average Worship Attendance 244 Church School Attendance 71
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.)
CHURCH LEADERSHIP CONNECTION
100 WITHERSPOON STREET
LOUISVILLE, KY 40202-1396
Toll Free 1-888-728-7228 ext. 8550
Fax # (502) 569-5870
www.pcusa.org/clc
MINISTRY INFORMATION FORM
Ministry ID
Ministry Name: Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church
Mailing Address: 3700 Pleasant Hill Rd
City: Duluth State : GA Zip Code : 30096
Telephone Number: (770) 497-0233 Fax Number __________________
_____Vietnamese _____Taiwanese _____Cantonese _____ Mandarin Chinese
_____Twi _____ Sign Language _______________ Other
Statement of Faith Required __X__ Yes ______ No
Mission Statement
What is your congregation’s or organization’s Mission Statement?
Our Mission: At Pleasant Hill, our mission statement is more than just a collection of flowery words. It
serves as the backbone not only of what we believe, but also how we live as Christians. It's about
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relationships with each other and with the world outside the church doors. Quite simply put, life at
Pleasant Hill includes:
• Embracing God's grace
• Seeking to live God's love revealed in Jesus Christ
• Participating in a supportive, accepting, nurturing community of faith
• Serving neighbors near and far
• Sharing leadership - women, men, youth, and children - as equal partners in ministry
Our Vision: PHPC is authentically known as a safe, challenging community, growing in the knowledge
and love of God, following Christ through love for each other and all of God's children.
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NARRATIVE QUESTIONS
(For each narrative question, please limit your responses to no more than 1500 characters including spaces and
punctuation.)
1. What is the congregation’s or organization’s vision for ministry? Additionally, describe how this vision is lived out.
PHPC is a traditional church with a clear outlook on how we carry out our faith. Our vision statement of “Connecting Faith with Everyday Life” means that while we hold traditional values, we believe we have to adapt to the changing world by understanding how we can best impact that world with our faith. Our congregation continues to grow in diversity, drawing from all over the north metro Atlanta area. We are a congregation that recognizes our relationships (with God, with each other, inside our doors, and out in the community), are how we share God’s unconditional love. Our recent capital campaign greatly exceeded expectations. Funds were allocated to debt retirement and a variety of ministry efforts. Our worship services, both weekly and at special occasions, are meaningful and enhanced by our talented choirs and musicians. We believe a strong Church School program is important, and we welcome children in worship with special activity bags for their use during services and inclusive parts of the service, such as Children’s Sermons. We acknowledge Christ’s call to service for neighbors near and far. Members have been drawn to regional and international mission work in North Georgia, North Carolina, Honduras, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. Pleasant Hill has worked to sponsor and nurture to independence 32 refugees from Myanmar in the past four years. Our VBS program is a community outreach, drawing more non-members than members.
2. How do you feel called to reach out to address the emerging needs of your community or constituency?
In 30+ years of PHPC, we’ve seen our immediate community change from a sparsely populated, transitional rural area to a suburban bedroom community with a divided highway. Our community is increasingly diverse with a growing international population, which is somewhat reflected in membership and worship attendance. Our continuing desire to offer a welcoming atmosphere to all who seek connection is a high priority of our church. We follow the example of Jesus, who teaches us to care for one another, using our
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time, talents, energy and financial resources to help church members and those in need outside our doors. We greatly value action through mission work. Members strongly support community organizations such as Rainbow Village, Duluth Cooperative Ministries, and Laundry Love. We provide monthly meals at the Clifton Men’s Shelter and regularly hold successful Red Cross blood drives. We are one of the five largest supporters in Presbytery of Greater Atlanta of Presbyterian Homes of GA Caring Hands Fund. Our building has served as an interim place of worship for a Jewish congregation, a meeting place for a Muslim faith community, and currently is fostering Church In Motion (a newer congregation in PGA.) On any given weekday, our facility is used to support various community group activities, and regular church gatherings like JOY (Just Older Youth), Book Club, Women’s Ministries, Men’s breakfast, and our Youth programs.
3. How will this position help you to reach your vision and mission goals? A recent survey of the church indicates we are a theologically progressive congregation that appreciates our current worship style and music offerings, with focus on the Bible in worship and in church school. Thus, we are seeking an Interim Pastor who can continue to provide meaningful worship, foster deeper church-wide connections and fellowship, support and care for the needs of the church family, and influence our continued growth by offering evaluations and ideas. Membership and worship attendance reflect changing demographic trends around us; however, we feel we are poised to be a bigger influence in the community by drawing in more families from the immediate area, especially those with young children. Our vision is to be a spiritually ignited church – excited about belonging to a place where all are welcome and known, all are engaged in serving to support our programs, and all are clearly reinforced as children of God. Our mission work is well founded and supported, but we are open to new ideas on how to broaden our congregational participation.
4. Provide a description of the characteristics needed by the person who is open to being called to this congregation
Our ideal candidate is a person firmly grounded in the Reformed tradition, who has the theological background, training, experience and faith to serve all segments of our congregation.
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At this point in our journey, Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church needs a strong, positive, spiritually mature interim pastor to help bridge the gap between what has been a long-term pastorate of more than 30 years by the founding pastor, and our next head of staff. We seek an interim pastor who communicates well, and demonstrates a Biblical foundation in preaching, teaching, pastoral visitation and mission activities. Good management skills, including the ability to delegate, collaborate, and set standards for performance are key. As advisor to the staff and the Session, an understanding of fiscal management process and strategic planning are also important.
5. For what specific tasks, assignments, and programs areas will this person have responsibility? As acting Head of Staff, the interim will have responsibility for all aspects of church life, and
supervision staff and operations, subject to the authority of the Session, the Presbytery and the Book of Order.
In collaboration with staff, this shall include, but may not be limited to: regular preaching;
managing the sermon schedule, worship, sacraments and music; advisory work with church school and youth programs; pastoral care, visitation and counseling; officiating at funerals and weddings; committee work and meetings; and new member involvement.
OPTIONAL LINKS Provide below any links to online information that may help call seekers understand
your congregation or organization. (e.g. organization or community websites, online
newsletters, demographic information) Please note the CLC system does not
warehouse links. (Limit characters to 500)
A full job description can be found on the church website at http://pleasanthillpc.org/
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