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Ministry of Pastor

Pastor is a lay specified ministry of the Church. It is a role where a person exercises a significant ministry on behalf of the Church in one or more of the following areas:

teaching the beliefs and practices of the Church; and / or
pastoral oversight of members and / or groups operating under the auspices of the Uniting Church; and / or
leadership of worship in congregations or faith communities of the Church; and / or
evangelism or service beyond a gathered congregation but which is exercised under the auspices of the Uniting Church;

and where the Presbytery designates the ministry location as appropriate for a Pastor.

Persons who are accountable to the Church under the Pastor Regulations do not have to be called Pastor in their ministry. They may be, for example, part time or full time paid youth workers, pastoral assistants in a congregation or chaplains. Any of these descriptors are appropriate.

People exercising ministries that have been designated by the church as “Pastor” shall be identified by their position description, eg chaplain, youth worker, etc and not automatically as “Pastor.” The important thing is that whatever they are called, such people are in a relationship of accountability with the Church.

Click here for stories about this new ministry. (Link to Journey television on UTube)

Links:

Pilgrim Learning Community

Assembly Pastor Resources

UTube Journey Television-Pastor clip

Healthy Church Qld Synod

Ministerial Placements Qld Synod

Synod Chaplaincy Commission