Joel Rothe

Public Leadership:

- Develop relationships with neighbors and people surrounding our church location.

- Provide care and support for members and the diversity of the people who seek care from the church.

- Community organizing around issues that effect members and neighbors of the church.

Internal Leadership:

- Worship planning, preparation and leadership

- Preaching

- Teaching

- Pastoral care for members and the diversity of neighbors: youth, senior citizens, those with special needs. - Death & dying support

Leadership & Administrative Development:

- Supervise five staff members

- Lead the congregational leadership council

- Provide guidance in key administrative areas including finance, facility and building management, personnel issues, etc.

As an intern with Abiding Hope Church from 2015-2017, I learned overarching skills for ministry, which led to a full time partnership call with Christ the King Lutheran Church from 2016-2022. During my call and period of employment with these two churches I performed the following:

Public Leadership:

- Develop relationships with neighbors and people surrounding our church location, particularly in a diverse setting.

- Provide care and support for members and the diversity of the people who seek care from the church.

- Community organizing around issues that effect members and neighbors of the church.

- Worked with multiple organizations to develop an older church building into a multi-use community center.

- Helped create a pop-up food distribution program during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Internal Leadership:

- Worship planning, preparation and leadership

- Preaching

- Teaching

- Pastoral care for members and the diversity of neighbors: youth, senior citizens, those with special needs. - Death & dying support

Leadership & Administrative Development:

- Supervised two additional staff members

- Lead the congregational leadership council and vision team for congregational development

- Provide guidance in key administrative areas including finance, facility and building management, personnel issues, etc.

From 2006-2013 I was a youth director and minister who facilitated youth programs for Faith Lutheran Church. I provided care for youth (junior high and high school) and their families, as well as help nurture leadership development among youth and adults in the congregation. I led retreats, planned events, and provided technical support for many aspects of congregational ministry. Of note for this position - I regularly drove 15 passenger vans safely transporting youth and adults to events and on retreats.