Full-Time Media Associate Position

     We have had a full-time Media Associate position for some time now at Calvary.  This last fall, we reduced our staff size in order to reduce our annual budget.  Shortly after we had eliminated some positions and reduced a couple of staff roles from full-time to part-time status, our Media Associate position became vacant.  Click here to see the October 22 post related to this.

     Because of the importance of this position, which is responsible for the production of Sunday morning services, along with coordination, planning, and developing volunteers teams, I asked Lorena Lozano to help us fill it in the interim on a part-time basis.  Lorena has done a phenomenal job with the time she has been given.  We are very grateful to her as she has gone above and beyond expecations.

     However, as we move forward with the new combined assignments given to each pastor, it is very important that we fill this vacancy full-time soon so that adequate attention can given to the entire media ministry.  Click here to view or download a job description of this position.

 

     For an overview of the reduced staff organization chart and where how the media associate position relates to the rest of the staff, click here (to view or download).

     Please pray for the pastoral staff team leaders as they look to fill this important position with the support of the personnel committee.

 

Paulo Gatan: Interim Pastor for Administration and ABFs

 

     Paulo Gatan joined our pastoral staff on a full-time basis at the beginning of this year.  His initial title and role was Interim Pastor for Administration and Worship.  As such he was to provide pastoral and administrative leadership to finances, facilities and worship staff/leaders.  However, his new title and role is now Interim Pastor for Administration and ABFs.  Chad Mason has been assigned the worship ministry oversight.  (Click here to read about Chad's assignment).

     Paulo has been one of the leaders of The Pearl ABF.  The Pearl is a growing group that has recently multiplied providing a 9:30 AM and an 11:00 AM group.  This is an exciting Bible Fellowship where both deep community and an openness to new comers is experienced week by week.  Additionally, the Pearl has been financially contributing to church planting work and relief work in the Philippines.  This summer Calvary is sending a group on a short-term mission trip to the Philippines, which The Pearl is helping to lead.  As Paulo provides oversight and support to the entire CBC ABF ministry, he comes with proven leadership.  We desire ABFs to demonstrate these three dynamics: sound Bible study (up); rich community (in); and missional outlook (out).

     Paulo is gifted as a teacher and has a desire to see groups multiply and churches planted.  For more information about Paulo you can click here to see a post I wrote a couple of months ago.

     Paulo will rely on the able leadership and cooperation of Pastor Benjamin Aguirre as we continue to bring alignment between our English-language ABFs and our Spanish-Language ABFs (Grupos de Conexión).

     Please pray for Paulo as he continues to oversee our church's administration ministry while giving direction to our ABF ministry.  Pray for our church as we implement these changes and move forward with the great opportunities and resources God has put before us.

     Below are some organizational chart images that show how Paulo's role relates to the rest of the staff:

Chad Mason: Pastor for Mobilization, Global Impact and Worship

 

     Chad Mason has been assigned the responsibility of overseeing Calvary's worship ministry in addition to mobilization and global impact.  For the past two years Pastor Chad had been tasked with Calvary's mobilization and global impact as well as giving pastoral leadership to our ABF ministry.  Effective immediately his oversight of ABFs will be passed on to Paulo Gatan while Chad takes on the worship responsibilities.  (Click here to read about Paulo's assignment).

     Chad has been leading the 11 o'clock worship service on an interim basis for approximately three months.  He will continue to do so while he develops the band, a team of other worship leaders, and oversees the media ministry.  In addition, he will bring support and encouragement to the worship leaders in the other services: Dan Cather, Chuck Olson (choir), and Benjamin Aguirre.

     We are thankful for the excellent musicians, choir, vocalists and worship leaders we have in each of our Sunday worship services.  Chad will bring enthusiastic, pastoral leadership to this area, as well as the development of volunteers and leaders for worship.  His heart and his passion for worship is what we need at this time in the life of our church.

     Mobilization and Global Impact will continue to be a priority for our church and for Chad's ministry.  It will be key for him to develop good teams in each area.  Also, given his broad area of responsibility, it will be important to fill the currently-vacant full-time position of media associate.  The individual who fills this post will bring coordination and help in executing weekly worship plans.  Click here to read a post related to this position.

     It has been said that missions exist because worship doesn't.  In other words, the ultimate objective of the mission is worship.  As the church joins God in His mission, we are bringing worshipers from all nations to the throne of God.  Pastor's Chad's new assignment joins these two closely related areas of ministry.

     Please pray for Pastor Chad, this ministry transition, his family and our church. 

      Below are organizational charts that show how Chad's role relates to the rest of the staff: