Church & Senior Pastor Profile

THANK YOU

FOR CONSIDERING CHRIST COMMUNITY Search

Hello and blessings! Christ Community Church has prepared this Church and Senior Pastor portfolio with prayerful consideration that it will guide us to the man God has chosen to be our next Senior Pastor. As a potential candidate, this packet will give you an overview of the history of Christ Community, along with information about our church, our community, and our ministries. The packet also includes a description of the leader we are seeking and contains instructions on the application process. Prayerfully consider how CCC’s congregational vision and values align with your ministry passion and calling. We are praying earnestly and passionately over this position and are seeking the Senior Pastor whom God has prepared for our church. We ask you to carefully consider this Profile and seek God’s will in your calling. We are promised that the Holy Spirit guides us into all truth, and confident that He is guiding you in your pursuit of His will for your life. We are excited to see how He works in our church and your life as we pursue His direction.

In Christ’s Name,

Committee

Christ Community Church

searchteam@cccnow.com

CHURCH HISTORY

Dick and Dottie Evers, our founding pastor and his wife, literally dropped into Carmichael with a dream of starting a church to “Be the very presence of Jesus in the community.” On day 1, the church had a pastor and one congregant—his wife. They started to dream and pray about how they could build the church, and the Lord directed them to several key families, including the Brocks, Binghams, Dressers, Lowes, and Vegas. In the early days, they met regularly as a small prayer group gathered in the Evers’ garage, and they committed together to live out

that mission. As God literally added to their numbers daily, this fledgling group formed the foundation for a church community that has lived out that vision to this day to “Make Fully Committed Followers of Jesus Christ.” Today we carry forth the same vision that Dick and Dottie Evers began in 1961. Though the journey has been challenging, the last 60 years in the history of Christ Community Church have shown that the Gospel of Jesus is alive and well in the local church. We want to be faithful to continue what was started with a prayer circle in a garage on Winding Way in 1961.

MULTI-PURPOSE -- 2008

PASTOR DICK EVERS -- 1962

MANZANITA AVE -- 1980

CHURCH CAMPUS -- 2000

PASTOR RYAN BALBI -- 2022

FROM

A 1961 GARAGE PRAYER CIRCLE TO A WEEKLY WORSHIPING COMMUNITY OF OVER 1000 ADULTS, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN.

WINDING WAY -- 1962

AGE & ETHNICITY

MISSION & VISION CHURCH COMMUNITY

Christ Community exists to be a community of Love, Acceptance, and Forgiveness. This mission is lived out in everything that we do as a worshiping community and through each ministry that we lead. The vision of Christ Communty is to be the very presence of Jesus in Carmichael and beyond. Finally, our five core values are Worship, Evangelism, Discipleship, Ministry, and Fellowship. Each of these values helps us to make fully committed followers of Jesus Christ. Our mission and values are foundational parts of why we have multiple styles of worship, with one traditional service and two contemporary services on Sunday mornings.

INCOME & EDUCATION

CHURCH COMMUNITY

CARMICHAEL, CA

Christ Community Church is located in Carmichael, CA, 11 miles northeast of the State Capitol. Carmichael is an established residential suburban community of 75,000 people within the Sacramento Metropolitan Area, an area of 2.4 million people. Carmichael is situated along the American River and features a wide variety of great outdoor activities as well as being less than 90 miles from San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, and countless other great places to visit.

OUR HIGHEST VALUE IS WORSHIP.

LIVING A LIFE OF WORSHIP.

At Christ Community, worship is about far more than the style of music that is played on Sunday, it is really about embracing a lifestyle of worship to God in all that we do. This is why the teaching of God’s Word is the central part of every worship service and why all music and liturgy point directly back to the truth found in Scripture.

“God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

John 4:24

MAKING FULLY COMMITTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS THROUGH OUR CORE VALUES.

Being fully committed means that someone is mature in their faith, not asking what is in it for them, instead taking up their cross daily and following after Jesus passionately. This means that each person has grown in their faith and has been transformed by the working of the Holy Spirit in their lives through the road to spiritual

maturity. We recognize that we have people at Christ Community in every stage of spirtual maturity and that has nothing to do with their age. Some are exploring faith, others are new believers, while still others are growing Christians, and others are fully committed followers of Jesus. We are all on a journey.

Crossing Borders

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8

Equipping Followers

Therefore, let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God. Hebrews 6:1

Joining God

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45

Creating space

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2:42

JOINING GOD IN THE WORK HE IS ALREADY DOING.

MINISTRIES HELP US LIVE OUT OUR MISSION, VISION, & VALUES.

Each ministry is an integral part of the process of making fully committed followers of Jesus Christ through Love, Acceptance, and Forgiveness. We believe that the Gospel of Jesus allows people to belong to the gathering while they figure out what it means to believe in the truth of God’s Word and behave as the Holy Spirit transforms them. This BELIEVE -- BELONG -- BEHAVE model informs the Gospel truth of acceptace. Romans

5:8 declares, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

CHRIST COMMUNITY MINISTERS TO THE-GATHERED AND THE NOT-YET-GATHERED.

We do this in a wide variety of ways including caring (for infants, the elderly, the homeless, and many others), sharing the Gospel (with Arabic and Afghan refugees in Carmichael, the California Legislature, New Mexican Apaches, Israeli Jews, and many others), and equipping Christian leaders (in Carmichael, Russia, Ukraine, Asia, Latin America, and many other places). The following highlights but a few of our ministries; visit the minstries page at cccnow.com to see a full list of our ministries.

YOUTH & CHILDREN’S

Christ Community has a dynamic Youth and Children’s ministry that intentionally reaches and disciples youth in the Carmichael area. Children’s, Middle School and High School Ministries are each led by gifted pastors who want to see the Youth and Children of Christ Community become fully committed followers of Jesus. The Children’s Ministry comprises Nursery through 5th Grade and includes Sunday morning and mid-week gatherings, and incredible events throughout the year including a summer Kids Fest, Club 54 Retreat, and fun-themed nights for kids to invite their friends. The Middle School and High School Ministries gather on Sunday mornings and mid-week, both providing incredible events as well as annual Mission and Summer Camp trips.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered 12 step program for admittedly broken believers. The program has been active at Christ Community for over 20 years and has brought hundreds closer to Jesus. Hurts (co-dependency, grief), habits (food, substance abuse) and hang-ups (unforgiveness, anger) are brought into the light and healed through a yearlong 12 step study where Christ is acknoledged as our only higher power. Post-COVID attendance is 75-100 people per week. Our participants serve Christ Community in staff and leadership positions, as well as in many other capacities at church events. Participants come from Christ Community, other local churches, and the community.

MISSIONS

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The CCC missions team endeavors to reach people for Christ around the block and around the world. Courageous generosity is combined with the admonition to GO. CCC is blessed with missionally minded members who have previously been or are planning mission trips. Everything from organized youth mission trips to 60+ mission and study trips are planned on the yearly calendar. Locally our area is a hotbed for a growing community of Arabic and Afghan refugees, so CCC has partnered with four different ministries helping to meet needs and introduce Christ. The Sunrise Christian Food Ministry, founded by CCC members, has many dedicated CCC volunteers and is another focus of our local giving. Globally 16 of our 24 ministry partners are spread around the globe and include countries such as South Africa, Brazil and Lithuania. Each ministry partner has an assigned CCC “point person” who keeps close contact with the ministry and is a liaison for prayer and funding.

WORSHIP MINISTRIES

Each of our services offers great worship music, guided prayer, a welcoming environment, and gospel-centered preaching. Multiple groups (comprising nearly 200 volunteers!) work to create God-honoring worship. They also provide fellowship and discipleship opportunities since new members are always welcomed. Christ Community offers two vibrant worship styles. The Contemporary Worship team includes 50+ musicians and vocalists, 10-12 of which come together to lead the two Contemporary Services on any given Sunday. The Traditional Service boasts robust opportunities for those who want to participate in the musical worship arts. The choir is for teens through adults who have a heart for worshiping the Lord in song. Multiple handbell choirs for children, teens, and adults allow both beginning and advanced ringers to find a place. The orchestra is for teens through seniors who play an instrument.

GOVERNANCE MODEL

JESUS IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH.

The role of the Senior Pastor is to lead the Church to accomplish its mission. The Pastor shall lead the Congregation by teaching biblical truths, casting vision, and advancing the mission. The Senior Pastor shall lead the Session by guiding its discussion of mission and boundary principles. The Pastor shall lead the Staff by directing them in their management of all Church operations. The Senior Pastor shall be accountable to the Session.

The role of the Congregation is to serve as the primary ministers of the church.

A B D

The role of the Session is to establish guiding principles for the Pastor’s leadership as defined by the Book of Order.

C

The role of the Senior Pastor is to lead the church to accomplish its mission and as defined by the Book of Order.

The role of the Staff is to manage the ministries of the church as directed by the Senior Pastor.

BELIEFS & CREEDS

Christ Community Church shall be committed to the Christian faith. This faith is fully explained and defined in the historic Reformed Creeds of the Westminster Confession, which we believe properly interprets and explains the Bible as our authority for life and faith. This faith affirms the dignity of all human life and the need of every person to experience eternal life and the forgiveness of sin through belief in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The essentials include: Deity of Christ: Jesus is God. Original Sin: Everyone is born in a sinful state.

Canon: The collection of 66 books that comprise the Bible. Trinity: One God in three persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Resurrection: The resurrection of Jesus and our future resurrection after death.

Incarnation: Jesus: Fully God and fully man. New Life: Spiritual rebirth at the time a person gives their life to Jesus. End Times: Jesus is coming again.

ROLES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE CHRIST COMMUNITY BYLAWS.

IN THE ESSENTIAL BELIEFS WE HAVE UNITY. IN THE NON-ESSENTIAL BELIEFS WE HAVE LIBERTY. IN ALL OUR BELIEFS WE MAINTAIN AN ATTITUDE OF LOVE.

SENIOR PASTOR PROFILE

OUTLINING CORE CONTRIBUTIONS, EXPECTATIONS, & COMPENSATION

CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SENIOR PASTOR

PREACHING/TEACHING/THEOLOGY

Inspiring a passion for the Word, and developing Bible literacy among congregants and Bible study attendees.

LEADING/EQUIPPING

Inspiring, challenging, equipping, and nurturing church staff and congregants, to ensure we remain focused on our core mission— making fully committed followers of Jesus.

PRAYING

Serving as a prayer warrior, calling the Congregation into corporate prayer, initiating prayer meetings, and inspiring individuals to be in consistent and constant prayer.

VISIONING

Embracing Christ Community’s core mission and casting a vision of God’s plan for our church and community. Challenging and inspiring congregants to maintain an outward focus to fulfill the Great Commission locally, regionally, and globally.

CULTIVATING UNITY

Cultivating a Gospel-centered culture through the power of the Holy Spirit that is demonstrably unified-in-Christ, biblically based, and lifetransforming.

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP

Demonstrates consistent faithfulness in his personal and public walk with Christ; models humility with a servant’s heart; prayerful in all things; and boldly speaks truth with grace and love.

TEACHING/WORSHIP

Oversees the teaching ministries of the church for their biblical and doctrinal soundness; provides Bible-based teaching with harmonious and inspirational worship experiences; challenges believers and unbelievers toward life transformation and kingdom engagement.

EQUIPPING LEADERS/BUILDING TEAMS

Identifies, attracts, develops, and leads gift-based, passion-driven, effective leaders and teams to do the work of ministry; equips the congregation and leadership to carry out the mission of Christ Community Church.

REQUIRMENTS

PERSONAL SPIRITUALITY

Gives evidence of a personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ demonstrates the biblical qualities of I Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, and I Peter 5:1-5 with integrity, humility, responsibility, teachability, and servanthood as a gracious and loving pastor.

EDUCATIONALLY QUALIFIED

Seminary Graduate (M-Div) or the equivalent theological education.

ORDAINED and a participating member in good standing with his Elders, and presbytery or governing ministerial body.

EXPERIENCE as a preaching pastor with staff leadership responsibilities.

RELATIONSHIPS

The Senior Pastor will be a member of the Presbytery. He will also be a member of, and accountable to, the Ruling Elders (i.e. Christ Community’s governing Session).

The Senior Pastor is responsible for overseeing the staff, and attracting, developing, equipping, and leading God-honoring teams.

COMMITMENTS

BELIEVES, ACCEPTS AND SUPPORTS the core beliefs of Christ Community Church, including the Essentials of Our Faith, and Westminster Confession of Faith, and Catechism of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

BELIEVES, ACCEPTS AND ESPOUSES

the Bible as the inerrant Word of God.

EMBRACES AND SUPPORTS the mission of Christ Community Church—making fully committed followers of Jesus Christ.

COMPENSATION

Compensation is commensurate with experience, and includes salary, housing allowance, family medical insurance, retirement contributions, and ministry-related expenses.

Paid vacation and sabbatical are based on years of ministry experience.

The Ruling Elders will discuss salary details with the candidate at the appropriate time during the interview process.

A CANDIDATE WILL BE CONSIDERED WHEN WE RECEIVE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

IF YOU BELIEVE GOD MAY BE LEADING YOU TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!

LETTER OF INTRODUCTION

RESUME

THREE REFERENCES (Your references will not be contacted without giving you prior notice.)

LINKS TO VIEW THREE SERMONS OR OTHER TEACHINGS YOU HAVE PRESENTED

YOUR RESPONSES TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. After reviewing the profile, position description, and church website, how do you believe your specific calling, gifts, and experiences are a good fit to lead Christ Community Church? (Please write a couple of paragraphs.)

2. How do you maintain your daily walk in Christ?

3. Christ Community is part of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. While most people we seek to reach do not care about denominations, we desire a level of theological unity among our leaders. How do you see yourself fitting into a tradition of covenantal theology?

PLEASE EMAIL ALL MATERIALS IN PDF FORMAT TO SEARCHTEAM@CCCNOW.COM. WE WILL CONFIRM RECEIPT OF DOCUMENTS AND CONTACT YOU TO DETERMINE NEXT STEPS.