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Applicants Wanted for First Parish Project
HAYESVILLE, NC (July 7, 2003) - HAYESVILLE, NC (July 7) – New Covenant ministers are invited to apply
for a continuing education program geared for pastors of small churches.
The First Parish Project, offered by the Hinton Rural Life Center, is
designed for recent seminary graduates entering their first full-time
parish ministry position in a church of 100 or less.
Participants will meet at Hinton Rural Life Center in Hayesville, North
Carolina, for one week (Monday through Friday) in the fall, winter and
spring of two consecutive years. Hinton staff would also visit parishes
of the participants to help congregations with a vision/planning
process. It is hoped the educational opportunity will assist in the
spiritual development of both pastor and church.
A total of 25 beginning pastors will be recruited for this program, most
through the Ministry Fellows Program of The Fund for Theological
Education. Participating pastors will be in the beginning year of their
first parish assignments.
Those interested in The First Parish Project should prepare a package of
application materials including:
-a one-page resume
-a three page Faith Biography answering the question, "What spiritual
process brought you to the point of going into pastoral ministry?"
-and three one-page letters of reference, including one from a college
or seminary professor, a denominational official, and a field education
supervisor. .
Applications should be sent to Rev. Delmer Chilton, Coordinator of
Spiritual Formation Ministries, Hinton Rural Life Center, P.O. Box 27,
Hayesville, NC 28904. They can also be sent to Chilton by email at
delmer@hintoncenter.org.
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