Church Planting Residency
The Mission Cincinnati is seeking a Church Planting Resident to help us plant our first daughter congregation in the greater Cincinnati area.
Nine years ago, The Mission began as a parachute plant in an under-resourced neighborhood of central Cincinnati. By God’s grace, we have grown into a healthy pastoral-sized Anglican congregation with more than one hundred regular Sunday worshipers, a generationally diverse membership, and a deep commitment to discipleship, sacramental life, and outward engagement in our city.
Now, with encouragement from our bishop and in partnership with the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes, we are taking the next step.
Our vision is to raise up leaders from within our congregation and plant multiple healthy, pastoral-sized Anglican churches across Greater Cincinnati. Each congregation will recover a deeply place-based, incarnational ministry while maintaining strong collegial relationships and shared mission across parishes.
This residency is the first step toward that future.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a pioneering, relational leader who loves Jesus, loves the local church, and desires to see new congregations formed for the sake of the gospel.
The Church Planting Resident will serve on staff at The Mission Cincinnati for approximately two years, receiving hands-on formation in ministry systems, liturgical leadership, preaching, outreach, and team development. During this time, the Resident will gradually discern where in the city the Lord is leading them to plant and begin forming a launch team.
In the third year, the Resident will be sent out with financial partnership and practical support to establish a daughter congregation.
What We’re Looking For
We are prayerfully seeking someone who:
Has a vibrant and growing relationship with Jesus
Demonstrates godly character and spiritual maturity
Is ordained in the ACNA or pursuing ordination
Has meaningful full-time ministry experience
Is gifted in evangelism, leadership development, and team building
Loves people who do not yet know Christ
Is energized by place-based, incarnational ministry
This role requires strong communication skills, relational intelligence, disciplined work habits, and a willingness to embrace both vision casting and ordinary pastoral work.
A Three-Year Formation & Launch Path
Year 1: Integrate into the parish, learn the city, and serve in a variety of ministry contexts while beginning to lay groundwork for a future plant.
Year 2: Discern location, build a launch team, and transition ministry responsibilities in preparation for planting.
Year 3: Be commissioned and sent to begin public worship and congregational life as a daughter church.
We are not naming the specific neighborhood in advance, though the plant will be located outside the immediate footprint of our current parish. It may be in Northern Kentucky or in the northern suburbs, though final discernment will occur during the residency.
Application Process
Candidates will complete:
Initial conversation and interviews with parish leadership
Diocesan church planter assessment through the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes
Final discernment prior to beginning the residency
We are aiming to have this position filled in alignment with our current ministry calendar and planting timeline.
Learn More & Apply
For full details about the position, expectations, compensation structure, and qualifications, please review the Church Profile and Position Description below.
View Church Profile & Full Job Description
If you believe the Lord may be calling you to this work, we invite you to submit an application.
