Outline of Topics
• Position Profile
• About Trinity Alliance Church
• Vision & Direction
• Current Conditions
• Community of Redding
• Hiring Process

Position Profile
• We are in search of an experienced Next Gen Pastor who has a deep passion for
shepherding teens and young adults into an intimate relationship with Jesus. We are
hoping to hire a strong leader who is able to multiply themselves through recruiting,
training and empowering diverse team of volunteers.

• A good candidate for this position is one who has at least 3 years of experience as a full-
time youth pastor or in a related field, and in that time has grown in their passion for

teens. They will have a heart to disciple teens into a stronger faith in God, a deeper
connection with His family, and a growing engagement with the great commission.
Additionally, a person who doesn’t see youth ministry as something separated from the
rest of the church but as an intricate part of a multigenerational community would be a
good fit for Trinity Alliance.

About Trinity Alliance Church
• Trinity Alliance is a church plant out of Pathway church in 1991. Over the last 30 years
the Lord has continued to bless TAC with strong leaders who have a vision for
developing an intimacy with Jesus and with each other. We are a community who loves
Jesus and loves people. Our Sunday services are a truly multigenerational experience as
an average of 150 worshipers gather to praise our Lord and Savior together. We
continue to seek to offer quality age-based teaching for kids and teens in our Sunday
school program, while being intentional about giving opportunities for these younger
generations to participate in and contribute to the worship service. A visitor’s first
Sunday is always filled with a warm welcome, not just from the “greeters” but from a
variety of people who call TAC home. We enjoy getting to know new people, discovering
their stories, and sharing our stories with them. We believe every person who walks
through the door of our church has a unique relationship with God, and by getting to
know them, our perspective of God grows.

• TAC is also a community that has learned to trust Jesus in the midst of the pain, sorrow
and hard times of life. In 2016 our Lead Pastor, after preaching Sunday morning,
suddenly passed away later that afternoon. The shock and trauma of this event was
significant. Staff, volunteers, members, and his family were devastated. But the Lord
was so powerfully faithful in it all. Comforting us, mourning alongside us, and providing
the leadership we needed to process through it. Our faith was deepened as we
experienced the faithfulness of God, and we are now better equipped to help others
through their own traumas. We have become comfortable living in the tension of this
life and are not afraid to journey closely with those enduring especially hard times. We
are a church that accepts tragedy as part of our earthly existence but also sees it as an
opportunity for deepening our trust and dependence on Jesus.
• Along with being a church who is friendly and able to mourn, we are a church that loves
to have fun. Laughter is a weekly experience in our worship services, small groups and
ministry meetings. We have a couple annual events that every year seem to stretch our
sense of humor and unite us all in joy. But more than that we have an optimism about
the life God has given us. We trust that he is perfect and good, even though we are not.
But even our sin and failures do not hamper Him from using us and blessing us with His
presence, peace, and tremendous joy. We are filled with gratitude for His willingness to
journey with us through all of life’s triumphs, struggles, failures and celebrations.

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Vision & Direction
• We are a church family who is seeking to “Fully Enjoy our Relationship with Jesus
Christ”. While many churches use their vision statement to focus on outreach and
community impact, we’ve felt led to ensure that what most assume as obvious is not
overlooked. We believe each of us has been created for one purpose: to enjoy intimate
relationship with Jesus. As a result, we claim it as our church vision. The goal of each
person is to know God and enjoy Him forever.
• We’ve identified three areas where our enjoyment in relationship with Jesus is realized.
First, in relying on the Holy Spirit, God’s Word and prayer, we deepen our understanding
and awareness of who Jesus is and who God has created us to be. This leads to us
enjoying more fully His love, goodness and empowerment to live righteously. Second, in
journeying in life with our church family in honesty and humility, we allow ourselves to
be vulnerable with others and others to be vulnerable with us. This helps us to enjoy
more fully God’s encouragement, support and call to live in grace and peace with one
another. Third, in engaging our neighbors with the love of God in authentic and caring
relationship, we are intentional about forging real relationship with the lost, not just for
their conversion but to care for their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. In this we
enjoy the great privilege of joining Jesus in His pursuit of the lost and the building of His
kingdom.

• We also believe each person has a unique relationship with Jesus and therefore has a
unique path of discipleship. As a result, we do not have a one-size-fits-all approach to
discipleship but emphasize the need and responsibility of each Believer to seek Jesus,
listen to His voice and calling, and follow Him wherever He leads. At the end of each
year, we encourage our people to ask Jesus what spiritual practices and ministries He
wants them to do in the coming year. We urge them to not just do the same old things,
but to be open to trying new practices as the Lord leads them. We firmly believe that
spiritual practices are most effective when God has called us to them and then
empowers us to do them.
• We have a similar approach to ministry and mission engagement. We avoid zeroing in
on one type of evangelism instead believing God has uniquely placed each of us in a
mission field, and we each have responsibilities in that field. We work hard to promote
the individual testimonies of God using our people in their everyday lives to share the
love of Jesus with those who don’t know Him. We seek to support, encourage and
inspire them to greater awareness and passion for the lost. We also are working on
putting together tools and training to assist them in sharing their faith.
• Since we launched this new vision just a few months before the pandemic outbreak, we
had to put several different ministry strategies on hold. However, over the last couple of
years we’ve been jumping more fully into our vision statement and implementing these
new ministries. There is a tangible sense of God’s presence with us and a building
anticipation of the Holy Spirit manifesting in more obvious ways. Jesus has been
increasing our motivation for prayer, and we are beginning to enjoy greater
opportunities for evangelism. We have great expectations that not only is there a
harvest of souls about to be reaped, but that our community is going to get the joy of
participating in the harvest. We are preparing for an outpouring of the Spirit and revival
in Redding, for the glory of God!!

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Church Facilities
• We are blessed with 30 acres of land just outside of the Redding city limits, yet still
within 2 miles of Simpson University and Shasta College. Our unique location puts us in
a position to be a blessing to our rural neighbors and the young adults that congregate
so close to our campus. We already have a close relationship with an elementary/middle
school in Bella Vista that continues to grow each year. But we have yet to get fully
engaged in Simpson University or Shasta College. While we have some access and some
initial connections, there is much room for growth in our ministry to these schools of
higher education and the young adults they serve.

• We have a beautiful campus with 4 separate buildings and a parsonage. The most recent
additions were completed in 2019 and included remodeling our fellowship hall and
auditorium, building a new youth center, office, café, outdoor patio and amphitheater.
We also carved out a prayer trail that meanders throughout our 30 acres and has
become a favorite place for many in our community to enjoy a peaceful time with Jesus.
Our amphitheater gets used throughout the year for various events including hosting
our Sunday services outdoors for 4 weeks every spring. We praise the Lord for his
abundant provision!!
• We believe a church building should be filled with life and activity throughout the week
and not just on Sundays. As a result, we have 3 different home-school co-ops who use
our facility on 3 different days each week. They do a great job of helping us to create an
atmosphere of love, joy and peace throughout the week. People who visit our campus
during the week often comment about how great it is to see and hear all the buzz from
kids having fun learning and parents being engaged in discipling. God has blessed us
with this holy place, and we have set it aside for His glory and worship, praying that
every person who sets foot on this campus would feel His presence and enjoy His peace.

Church Financial History
• Fiscal Year 2020 – Budget = 336,890.00; Income = 345,763,60; Expenses = 339,838.34
• Fiscal Year 2021 – Budget = 354,858.00; Income = 342,024,07; Expenses = 345,202.98
• Fiscal year 2022 – Budget = 368,274.00; Income = 345,453.91; Expenses = 337,965.50
• Fiscal Year 2023 – Budget = 347,004.00; Income = 355,757.70; Expenses = 339,008.78
• Fiscal Year 2024 – Budget = 383,172.00; Income = 363,752.00; Expenses = 390,915.86

Community of Redding
• Redding California sits in the heart of Shasta County as its most populous city and is
surrounded by mountains to the north, west and east, with two large lakes (Shasta &
Whiskeytown) making it a haven for outdoor enthusiasts. Hiking, biking, skiing, fishing,
and boating are just some of the many activities easily available for residents of Redding
to enjoy. The city itself has a population of about 90,000 and offers plenty of retail and
restaurant variety in order to meet the needs of the average family. Redding has a
strong politically conservative and Christian demographic, with many churches and
social services to care for those facing hardships of all kinds. However, statistics show
that Redding also has a large population (70+%) of unreached and unchurched people,
making it a place ripe for a harvest. It is also known for its excellent schools with high
graduation rates, low traffic, and lower housing prices (Zillow average $393,000 vs.
California state average of $770,000). Redding is a place of great physical beauty, hot
summers, and wet winters as well as being a family friendly, and faith filled community
with great education and outdoor recreation.

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Hiring Process
• We want to help our applicants be as informed as possible about the process and as
things develop, where they are in the process. Below is an outline of the steps we will
take in discerning, and allowing the applicant to discern, whether or not God is leading
us to join together in ministry. We will give clear communication in a timely manner as
to their current status and whether they are moving on to the next phase. We expect,
depending on scheduling, to take 1-2 months for an applicant to work through all these
phases. Once a resume is submitted the applicant will receive notice of receipt within 1
week. That email will include a date of when we’ll contact them to either schedule an
interview or inform them that they were not selected to move on to the next phase.
     o Phase #1 – Resume Review – Here we screen each of the resumes received and
determine the applicants who fit our profile and who will be interviewed by our
search committee.
     o Phase #2 – Initial Interview – This is a ‘get to know you’ interview that will likely
take place via zoom. It will be focused on getting to know your personality,
giftings, passions and ministry experience.
     o Phase #3 – Applicant Questionnaire – This will be sent to those still deemed a
good fit after the initial interview. The questionnaire will zero in on specific
experiences, philosophy of ministry, and the theological stances of the applicant.
     o Phase #4 – In-Person Interview – After reviewing the submitted questionnaire a
select few will be invited to come to Redding for an in-person interview with our
search committee. This time will be focused on the applicant’s answers to the
questionnaire, as well as discussing their philosophy of ministry and strategy for
leading in our church.
     o Phase #5 – Reference Review – The applicant(s) that seems to have the right
gifting, philosophy, theology and personality to best meet the needs and direction
of our church will be asked for references to be called by our search committee.
     o Phase #6 – Elder Board Interview – If there are no concerns after the reference
calls have been made the Elder Board will conduct a brief interview with the
applicant to get to know a little about them and hear a bit of their story. They also
will inquire as to the applicant’s system for maintaining personal and spiritual
accountability.
     o Phase #7 – Candidate Weekend – Here the applicant will come for a weekend to
meet the church, youth and young adults. There will be times of Q&A with smaller
groups and with the larger TAC community. The applicant will be asked to teach
at a youth group event and share a casual meal with the adult volunteers of the
youth ministry.
     o Phase #8 – Job Offer & Acceptance – After the Candidate Weekend, if all goes well
an offer will be made to the applicant outlining the expectations and financial
compensation. If the applicant accepts the offer, we will discuss the possible start
dates and any needs they may have for relocating to Redding.