Pastoral Position
Affoltern am Albis
Key information
- Publication date:26 March 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Unlimited employment
- Place of work:Affoltern am Albis
Job summary
Join the Reformierte Kirche Kappel am Albis community! A unique opportunity awaits in a vibrant environment.
Tasks
- Engage actively with the community and its members.
- Lead various church services and events effectively.
- Foster relationships with neighboring communities and volunteers.
Skills
- Looking for a dedicated individual with pastoral experience.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
- Creative problem-solving abilities for community engagement.
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Our picturesque community belongs to the Affoltern am Albis district in the canton of Zurich and is located with its breathtaking landscape in the idyllic Albis region. The small and growing community consists of the villages Kappel, Uerzlikon, and Hauptikon and has about 1,350 inhabitants. It has a kindergarten, a primary school, two shops, as well as a large range of leisure activities in the immediate vicinity. The good connection to the urban centers Zug and Zurich and the traditional Kappel Monastery as an educational center of the Reformed Church of the canton of Zurich are further reasons for the high quality of life in Kappel.
Our church community with the area of the Kappel Monastery as the sole community location comprises about 400 members - from young families to active seniors. For the vacant pastoral position (50%) we wish for a pastor who practices this profession out of vocation and conveys the gospel in a life-related and inviting manner.
What we offer:
- Lots of creative freedom in the exercise of community work
- A beautiful, newly renovated parish house with its own pastoral office and a professional working environment (part-time secretariat)
- Experienced church council with the desire for cooperative partnership
- A motivated team to support modern worship forms
- Committed volunteers and employees (e.g., visiting service, women's café)
- Meeting café with the possibility for low-threshold contacts
- Open cooperation with neighboring communities
Who we wish for:
- People-oriented, open-minded, and uncomplicated personality
- Creative pastor enthusiastic about design with joy and experience in (individual) pastoral office and integrative community work
- Openness and flexibility
What we wish for:
- Balanced and creative commitment in community work as well as strengthening of the community
- Own emphasis and design of the current pastoral work areas such as services, funerals, weddings, baptisms, confirmation and youth instruction, pastoral care, Advent events, as well as church council meetings
