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Location: Mackay Queensland Australia
Company: Church of the Nazarene
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: Undergraduate Degree



Job Responsibilities
Job is 24/7. Duties - delivering a sermon, preparation for the sermon, leading a ministry team, managing people in crisis, managing families in crisis, organising food, shelter & other benefits for the underpriveleged, religious education, visitation, chairman of the board & other committees with in organisation, spiritual welfare of your immediate family & wider community.
Job Requirements
Class quality has dropped in recent years but was ok during my time at Nazarene Theological College, Brisbane Australia. Grading ranges from fair to hard depending on lecturer. Workload also depends on your lecturer.
Uppers
Being out amongst the community, helping people who really need help, seeing people change in their attitudes for the better.
Downers
It is 24/7.
Lifestyle
Job is a lifestyle. You eat, breathe, sleep christ and his call to ministry.
Compensation
$400 per week plus car, health, utilities, house, professional library expenses, travel expenses.
Advice to Jobseekers
Ensure you are called to be a pastor. Have a good education which has practical as well as academic subjects.

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