We’re looking for a second-chair leader with a next-gen calling.

We are looking for a capable pastor who loves the next generation and can help carry the wider leadership of Fort City Church. This role will focus on youth and young adults while also contributing regularly to Sunday preaching, leadership development, staff culture, and the overall mission of the church.

The Opportunity

Fort City Church is entering a new season, and we are looking for a seasoned pastoral leader to help us build what comes next.


This is a strategic Associate Pastor role with a focus on youth, young adults, preaching, and second-chair leadership. We are looking for someone who loves the next generation, leads with maturity, communicates well, develops leaders, and can help carry the wider mission of the church.


This is not a maintenance role. It is a building role — an opportunity to shape discipleship for students and young adults while helping strengthen Fort City for the season ahead.


What's Fort City Church like?

Fort City Church is in Fort McMurray, Alberta. It’s full of real people learning to follow Jesus in a real city. We are not fancy, and we are not trying to be. We are warm, relational, down-to-earth, and serious about creating space for people to encounter Jesus.


Our church has always had a heart for people who are curious, skeptical, wounded, new to faith, or finding their way back. On a Sunday morning, you’ll find longtime Christians, brand-new believers, young families, tradespeople, oil sands workers, teenagers, newcomers to Canada, people asking big questions, and people who are simply trying to take their next step with God.


We believe the church is at its best when it is good news to its neighbours. Real faith for real life. That means we care about Sunday mornings, but we also care about Fort McMurray. We want to be the kind of church that serves this city, loves people well, tells the truth about Jesus, and helps ordinary people practice His way in everyday life.


At Fort City there is fresh vision forming, trust being strengthened, leaders being developed, and a growing desire to invest deeply in the next generation. We are praying for someone who can come help us build something healthy, faithful, and full of life.


The Role at a Glance

Here’s what the role entails.

Youth Ministry Leadership

Fort City has an active Youth Ministry, with 30-40 kids coming out each week. We want someone to help our students grow a resilient faith and find their place in the greater work of building the kingdom.

Young Adults Ministry

Fort City has a growing young adult demographic, but no specific YA ministry. We want someone with vision and drive to help build one from the ground up.

Preaching

We want someone who can step in and join the preaching team right away, contributing 10-12 Sundays a year.

Second Chair Leadership

We want someone who can work with the Lead Pastor, participate in churchwide planning, strengthen staff culture, and help carry the mission.

Leadership Development

We believe the future of the church involves strong lay-leaders. We want someone who can recruit, equip, and release next-gen emerging leaders.


The Role

This role is for someone who can sit with a teenager in crisis, preach to the whole church on Sunday, develop a volunteer leader over coffee, and help think strategically about where the church is going next.

  • Who We’re Looking For
    • Spiritually grounded
    • Emotionally healthy
    • A gifted preacher and communicator
    • A builder of teams and systems
    • Relationally warm
    • Theologically aligned
    • Able to lead collaboratively
    • Passionate about youth and young adults, but committed to the whole church
  • What You’ll Build
    • A healthy youth ministry
    • A discipleship pathway from Grade 7 into young adulthood
    • A leadership pipeline for students and young adults
    • A young adults ministry that is connected to the wider church
    • A stronger preaching team
    • A deeper culture of calling and leadership development
  • What We Offer
    • Direct partnership with the Lead Pastor
    • A seat at the table for ministry planning
    • A supportive staff culture
    • Freedom to build with trust and accountability
    • Opportunity to shape a significant ministry area
    • Support for Alliance licensing/ordination, if applicable


    Full Time Position: 40 hours per week

    Salary: $75,000 – $85,000k per year

    Benefits: Full benefits

    Work from Office/Home: Primarily from office with flexibility

  • The Job Description

    Position Associate Pastor (with Youth and Young Adults Portfolio)


    Purpose

    The Associate Pastor of Youth & Young Adults exists to help Fort City Church be good news to the next generation by leading youth and young adults into the way of Jesus, developing leaders, contributing regularly to the preaching ministry, and serving as a trusted second-chair leader to the Lead Pastor.


    Reports To

    · Lead Pastor


    Direct Reports

    · None


    Core Responsibilities and Duties


    1. Being with God (5%)

    · Makes being with God their first priority and allows ministry to flow out of their relationship with Jesus. They cultivate a Spirit-filled life marked by prayer, Scripture, humility, repentance, rest, and dependence on God.


    2. Youth Ministry Leadership (30%)

    · Provides spiritual, relational, and strategic leadership for Fort City Youth. Develop a ministry culture where students are known, loved, discipled, and invited into the way of Jesus.

    · This includes recruiting, training, equipping, and caring for youth leaders; overseeing youth gatherings, small groups, retreats, events, parent communication, safety policies, and volunteer systems; and building a clear discipleship pathway for students from Grade 7 through graduation.


    3. Young Adults Ministry (20%)

    · Provides pastoral leadership for young adults, helping them find meaningful belonging, spiritual formation, and opportunities to serve within Fort City Church.

    · They develop rhythms of gathering, discipleship, leadership development, pastoral care, and mission for young adults, while helping bridge the gap between youth ministry and full participation in the wider church family.


    4. Preaching and Sunday Leadership (20%)

    · Serves as a regular member of the preaching team, preaching approximately 10–12 Sundays per year.

    · Work with the Lead Pastor to prepare sermons that are biblically faithful, culturally aware, and aligned with Fort City’s mission, vision, and teaching direction.

    · Provide regular Sunday leadership through hosting, prayer, communion, baptisms, pastoral moments, and other public ministry responsibilities.


    5. Leadership Development and Churchwide Ministry (15%)

    · Identifies, develops, and releases emerging leaders, especially among youth, young adults, and volunteers.

    · Participate actively in staff meetings, ministry planning, evaluation, and churchwide initiatives.

    · As a trusted second-chair leader, support the Lead Pastor, strengthen staff culture, and help carry the spiritual and organizational weight of Fort City Church.


    6. Administration and Other Duties (10%)

    · Manages ministry budgets, calendars, communication, volunteer screening, safety requirements, and other administrative needs related to the role.

    · Remain informed and current with ministry trends, cultural realities, and best practices related to youth ministry, young adults, preaching, and pastoral leadership.

    · To intentionally develop an understanding of ministry in the Canadian context, filtering that further to the unique context of Fort McMurray


Qualifications and Alignment

Candidates must:


  • Be in agreement with Fort City’s mission, values, and the Alliance Statement of Faith
  • Have pastoral ministry experience
  • Have youth/young adult leadership experience
  • Have preaching experience
  • Have a proven ability to recruit and develop leaders
  • Have strong communication and organizational skills
  • Be Legally able to work in Canada
  • Be legally eligible to work in Canada before being hired
  • A theological foundation through theological education or personalized theological study
  • Candidates must be licensed and ordained by the Western District and the Alliance Canada or willing to successfully pursue that.

Application Process

  1. Submit your resume, cover letter, and 2-3 links of sermons you have preached to work@fortcitychurch.ca
  2. Initial conversation
  3. Interviews with Lead Pastor/Search Team
  4. Reference and credential checks
  5. Final Discernment Visit
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