Assisting Priest Position

All Saints Anglican Church in Long Beach, California, is a loving and biblically faithful community rooted in the historic Anglican tradition for over a century. We are seeking a male Assisting Priest who is passionate about ministry and eager to contribute to our worship, spiritual formation, mission, and growth through hospitable and embodied community. This role offers an opportunity to serve a growing congregation committed to high church worship, reaching Long Beach and beyond with the transforming love of Jesus Christ.

Position: Assisting Priest

All clergy and staff at All Saints Anglican Church serve under the direction of the Rector. The Assisting Priest will have direct responsibility for leading the ministries of missions, spiritual formation (individuals and families), hospitality, and social media, all in collaboration with and under the guidance of the Rector.

Role and Responsibilities:

Ministry Development (80%)

·      Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing refinement of the vision for the Church's ministries, ensuring alignment with the mission of the church.

·      Provide strategic direction, focus, and oversight for the growth and success of these ministries.

·      Recruit, train, and mentor volunteers, ensuring they are equipped and supported for effective ministry.

·      Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure the smooth operation of these ministries.

·      Oversee ministry budgets, ensuring resources are allocated effectively and responsibly.

·      Equip ministry leaders with the necessary resources, training, and support to thrive in their roles.

·      Provide pastoral care, fostering spiritual growth and formation among ministry leaders and volunteers.

General Responsibilities (20%)

·      Assist the Rector in leading worship, including preaching and celebrating the Holy Eucharist and other sacraments, including Daily Offices and special services.

·      Support the Rector in providing pastoral care to the parish, offering spiritual guidance, counseling, and support to individuals and families.

·      Maintain regular presence in the Church offices, ensuring that parishioners, staff, and guests receive timely attention and care.

·      A willingness to undertake additional responsibilities as assigned by the Rector.

Qualifications:

·      Demonstrates a commitment to and alignment with the Statement of Faith of All Saints Anglican Church

·      Ordination as a priest within the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) is preferred.

·      Must be in good standing within the ACNA or willing and eligible to transfer or seek ordination within the ACNA.

·      Willing to relocate to the Long Beach, California area.

·      A minimum of three years of ministry experience is preferred; however, curates are encouraged to apply.

·      Exhibits leadership qualities that are teachable, trustworthy, truthful, transparent, and team-oriented, with the ability to communicate clearly, collaborate effectively, and coordinate efficiently.

·      Work well with individuals from many backgrounds and life paths.

·      Demonstrates a commitment to personal spiritual health, growth, and self-care.

·      Effectively communicates the gospel as passed down from the early church, faithfully preaches the Word of God, and demonstrates the ability to write clearly and utilize a variety of technology and media platforms.

·      Shows the ability to plan strategically while remaining adaptable to changing circumstances.

·      Maintains a sense of humor and the ability to laugh at oneself.

·      Has experience with, or willingness to learn, how to reach people of a post-Christian culture.

·      Exhibits a personable, warm, and approachable demeanor.

·      Appreciates and supports prayer book Anglican worship in a high church context.

Salary:

·      $70-75K depending on experience

Benefits:

·      Health insurance.

·      Retirement contribution plan.

·      Paid vacation.

How To Apply:

·      Send a cover letter and resume to: dawn@allsaintslb.com.

Statement of Faith

We, the people of All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Long Beach, California, rejoice that Jesus will come again in glory to renew all things, and while we await this final event of history, we praise him for the way he builds up his church through his Holy Spirit by miraculously changing lives in order that we join him in this mission to make all things new. This statement of faith reflects the beliefs that shape us as we seek to announce, embody, and demonstrate the good news of the Kingdom of God.

1. We rejoice in the gospel of God through which we have been saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. Because God first loved us, we love him and as believers bring forth fruits of love, ongoing repentance, lively hope, and thanksgiving to God in all things.

2. We joyfully proclaim and submit to the unique and universal Lordship of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, humanity’s only Savior from sin, judgment, and hell, who lived the life we could not live and died the death that we deserve. By his atoning death and glorious resurrection, he secured the redemption of all who come to him in repentance and faith.

3. We gladly embrace and obey the Great Commission of the risen Lord to make disciples of all nations, to seek those who do not know Christ and to baptize, teach, and bring new believers to maturity who, therefore, obey this Great Commission.

4. We desire to be a church that through love and hospitality welcomes all people and invites them to follow Jesus. We recognize that discipleship involves growth, and while we long for all new believers to come to maturity in Christ, we know that this is a process. We oppose the vilification or demeaning of those who do not follow God’s ways. Our pastoral approach is to offer sensitive and compassionate ministry and demonstrate the loving, compassionate, and tender heart of God for all people. We, therefore, intend to love as God loves. Our role is to care pastorally and restore all to God’s divine patterns by encouraging each other to receive and walk in the transforming love of Christ that gives us the power to repent and walk in newness of life.

5. We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God written and to contain all things necessary for salvation. The Bible is to be translated, read, preached, taught, and obeyed in its plain and canonical sense, respectful of the Church’s historic and consensual reading.

6. We affirm the dignity and value of every human being, as each bears the image of our gracious God. We recognize that humankind’s rebellion against God has tainted that image, but not eradicated it. Yet every person is precious to God. God’s message of hope is, therefore, addressed to every man, woman, and child, that they might be redeemed and restored as image bearers of God through the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, and inherit eternal life. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are, therefore, called to defend, protect, and value all human life.

7. We acknowledge God’s creation of humankind as a male and female and the unchangeable standard of Christian marriage between one man and one woman as the only place for sexual intimacy and the basis of the family. It is a holy institution, created by God for a man and a woman to live in a covenantal relationship of exclusive and mutual love for each other until they are parted by death. God designed marriage for the well-being of society, for sexual intimacy between a husband and a wife, and for procreation and the nurturing of children. We also acknowledge that for some, remaining single and celibate is a calling and allows for the fullest development of potential. Therefore, we embrace single people as full and contributing gifts to the body of Christ.

8. We are mindful of our responsibility to be good stewards of God’s creation, to uphold and advocate Kingdom justice in society, and to seek relief and empowerment of the poor and needy.

9. We are an Anglican church that is rooted in the ancient faith and practice of the first century church and developed in the 16th century English Reformation.

A. Doctrine: We uphold the four Ecumenical Councils [1] and the three historic Creeds [2] as expressing the rule of faith of the one holy catholic and apostolic church. We uphold the Thirty-nine Articles as understood in its historical context, containing the true doctrine of the Church agreeing with God’s Word and as authoritative for Anglicans today. We rejoice in our Anglican sacramental and liturgical heritage as an expression of the gospel, and we uphold the 1662 Book of Common Prayer as a true and authoritative theological standard of worship and prayer, to be translated and locally adapted for each culture.

B. Authority: We recognize that God has called and gifted bishops, priests, and deacons in historic succession to equip all the people of God for their ministry in the world. We uphold the Anglican Church in North America’s Ordinalas an authoritative standard of clerical orders. We are under the episcopal authority of the Bishop of the Diocese of Western Anglicansand in the province of the Anglican Church in North America. We have laid out our Statement of Faith, but where anything is unclear, we are subject to the moral teachings of our Diocese and Province.

C. Fellowship: We recognize the orders and jurisdiction of those Anglicans who uphold orthodox faith and practice. We celebrate the God-given diversity among us which enriches our global fellowship, and we acknowledge freedom in secondary matters. We pledge to work together to seek the mind of Christ on issues that divide us.

[1] Council of Nicaea, Council of Constantinople, Council of Ephesus, and Council of Chalcedon
[2] The Apostles’ Creed, The Nicene Creed, and The Athanasian Creed