General Information

Job Title:

Pastoral Resident: Deep Run Church

Job Description:

Purpose: to work with the Pastor and leadership in shepherding and discipling the members and neighbors of Deep Run Church—organizing, administering, and developing its worship, nurture, and witness—while maturing as a healthy, upcoming pastoral leader in Christ's church.

Background: Deep Run Church's historical "DNA" reveals traits of leadership-development and next-gen investment that complement the Made to Flourish organization's vision of developing churches as "training hospitals" for future ministry leaders. Pastor Brian LoPiccolo for years has mentored Christians who became lay leaders in churches, vocational pastors, or college campus-ministers. Now we are partnering with Made to Flourish in developing future senior leaders, by equipping them through a two-year Residency with us, then helping them launch into sustainable ordained ministry in the broader church.

Summary: the Pastoral Resident will gain practical ministry experience under the primary mentoring of the Senior Pastor, and will enhance the staff's pastoral ministry to the congregation and local community. The Pastoral Residency Program aims to help a developing or future pastor mature holistically as 1) a man for God's own heart, 2) a shepherd for God's own people, and 3) a missionary for a lost world.

Position Qualifications:

Personal Requirements • A Christ-follower committed to personal growth through daily faith and repentance in all aspects of his life, relationships, and ministry. • An active member-in-good-standing of a church or presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America, or a church/ denomination of compatible doctrine and mission. • A willingness to come under the care of Chesapeake Presbytery of the PCA (or to transfer his care) in order to progress through Licensure and Ordination within the PCA or a compatible church/ denomination.

Education & Experience • A Bachelor's degree from an accredited academic institution. • A Master's degree in biblical studies, theology, or divinity (or is close to its completion). • Some part-time or full-time ministry experience in a church or faith-based non-profit. • Volunteer ministry experience as a member-in-good-standing of a church.

Character-based Standards & Background Checks • All Residency candidates must submit an application and resumé to Deep Run Church, including personal references vouching for his Christian character and ministry experience. • All Residency candidates must agree to a background check submitted by Deep Run Church.

Application Deadline

06/01/2026

Job Type:

Full Time

Salary Range:

$55k-$70k

General Information

Church/Organization Name

Deep Run Church

Contact Name & Contact Info

Industry

Church

Denomination

Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

City, State

Westminster, MD

Description of Organization

We are a Gospel-centered Presbyterian church in Westminster, Maryland. We aim to present a biblically faithful and compassionate Christian witness in a place where suburbs, small-town, and rural meet - on the edge of the Baltimore/ DC region. We celebrated our Tenth Anniversary in 2025, and by God's grace continue to cultivate future generations of healthy Christian disciples, families, and leaders. Our vision is "to cultivate a community that seeks to discover the depths of Christ's love, grow in his truth, and bring hope to Carroll County MD and our world."

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