About Gateway Church

Gateway Church, with three locations across beautiful Austin, Texas, is a highly diverse culture, reaching people far from God. Our staff gets to be a part of an amazing movement making a difference in the city and around the globe, living out our values of Come As You Are, Live Connected, Be Transformed and Change Your World. If you’re a fan of ACL, SXSW, year-round sunshine, great Tex-Mex and not ever wearing a tie again, then you get us. We are a church where no perfect people are allowed and we’ve worked hard to create a non-threatening, culturally relevant environment that welcomes anyone and everyone who seek out the claims of Christ. For more information about who we are, head to www.gatewaychurch.com where you can experience our services live streamed, listen to podcasts, learn about our staff and much more.

About the role

Gateway Residency is a 9-month program that offers residents the opportunity to serve and be mentored in a ministry area, take discipleship and ministry courses, and receive hands-on training to develop as effective church leaders.

Gateway Residency is seeking driven, hard-working, and teachable individuals that are passionate about learning and eager to explore their calling into ministry. Over the course of 9 to 11 months Gateway Residents will be equipped, empowered, and coached to serve and lead in the church. 

You will gain valuable life-changing training, and hands-on direct ministry experience in leadership and discipleship from seasoned leaders.

The ministry area in which a Gateway Resident will serve will be based on a lot of factors including: an individual’s experience, chemistry on a team, leadership availability, and lots of prayer.

What you'll do

• Discover and develop leadership style, understand and practice gifts, and learn other valuable tools through leadership development and mentor meetings
• Learn to develop and disciple others
• Learn, develop, and ultimately lead projects or area(s) within a ministry under the coaching and guidance of a ministry mentor

Qualifications

• Must have an intimate and growing relationship with Christ
• Must make Gateway church your church home
• Must become a commissioned leader at Gateway Church (or be willing to if not currently commissioned)
• Model standards and expectations of commissioned leaders at Gateway Church
• Teachable and humble spirit  
• Clear calling to explore vocational ministry 
• Some volunteer or leadership experience in a church
• Ability to thrive in a fast- paced environment