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PROFILE
PREPARED BY: RPAC VISION TEAM
MARCH, 2022
CONTENTS
COMMUNITY PROFILE 2
CHURCH PROFILE 4
CHURCH HEALTH SURVEY 6
VISION STATEMENT 9
LEAD PASTOR JOB DESCRIPTION 11
1
ROSEWOOD PARK ALLIANCE CHURCH
PROFILES PREPARED BY THE VISION TEAM
COMMUNITY PROFILE
CITY OF REGINA
Regina is the capital city of Saskatchewan and located on the Trans-Canada
Highway. It is also the second largest city in the province with a population
projected to reach 258,955 by the end of 2021.
According to Canada census, Regina is an extremely diverse city, with
a huge number of ethnic and cultural groups living here. Major ethnic
origin is South Asian, (5.8%), Chinese (2.6%), Black (3%), Filipino (4%),
Latin American (0.6%), Arab (0.7%), Southeast Asian (1.3%), West Asian
(0.3%), Korean (0.3%) and Japanese (0.1%).(Source: canadapopulation.net)
On the religious side, 27.1 % of Regina’s population does not affiliate
with any religion. For those who do, the makeup is Christian (67.9%),
Muslim (1.9%), Hindu (0.6%), Sikh (0.5%), Aboriginal Spirituality (0.5%),
and Jewish (0.2%).(Source: canadapopulation.net)
CITY OF REGINA/NEIGHBOURHOOD PROFILES
Regina Neighbourhood Profiles provide statistics on neighbourhood populations,
income and family structure. The profiles provide demographic, social and
economic information, and highlight the key feature of each residential
neighbourhood.
The Neighbourhood Profiles were updated in 2019 based on 2016 Canadian
Census data and includes information related to population, mobility status, age
structure, living arrangements, education, employment, income, diversity, housing
and transportation.
MOVING TO REGINA
Provides information to help newcomers or those thinking about moving
to Regina.
www.regina.ca/about-regina/moving-to-regina
REGINA HISTORY AND FACTS
Provides information about the history of Regina and a video.
www.regina.ca/about-regina/regina-history-facts
2
REGINA HOUSING MARKET OUTLOOK (2021)
First-time homebuyers in Regina are typically young couples that are
looking for single-detached homes. These properties range in price from
$250,000 to $350,000.
CITY INFORMATION
Detailed city information can be viewed at
www.canadapopulation.net/reg-population.
NORTHWEST REGINA POPULATION
The area where the church is located, has an approximate population of 45,000
which includes the following neighbourhoods: Sherwood-McCarthy, Twin Lakes,
Walsh Acres-Lake Ridge-Garden Ridge, Prairie View, Normanview, Normanview
West and Regent Park. In addition, there are families that attend from rural areas
and small towns that are located West and North of the city.
MAJOR CITY ATTRACTIONS
Wascana Centre is internationally known as a beautiful landscaped park
surrounding a 129-hectare lake located in the heart of Regina. It was established
in 1962 to be a place for recreation and beauty. Wascana Centre is a part of
our community and a welcoming place for everyone, providing a place for work,
education, recreation and natural beauty.
Each Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer in Canada has undergone police
training at the Regina Depot Division. The beautiful Chapel located on the Depot
grounds is Regina’s oldest building.
There are three post-secondary educational centers in Regina. The University
of Regina, the First Nations University of Canada and the Regina Campus of
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Regina is also known across the nation for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, a
professional team in the Canadian Football League. The recently built football
stadium has seating for 33,000 spectators and can accommodate many different
events, not just professional football.
3CHURCH PROFILE
ROSEWOOD PARK ALLIANCE CHURCH
CHURCH HISTORY
Rosewood Park Alliance Church (RPAC) is a member church of The Christian and
Missionary Alliance in Canada, belonging to a group of approximately 440 local
Canadian churches.
The leadership of the Alliance Tabernacle (now Living Hope Alliance Church)
determined there should be a church in northwest Regina. On October 20, 1957
a new congregation was born and for six years, services were held at Canadian
Bible College while the leadership continued to explore building a church. Then
in 1963, a partially built church became available and was purchased and named
Woodward Avenue Alliance Church.
There was a need to accommodate a growing congregation. In 1981, 40 acres
of farm land was purchased outside the northwest city limits. The church was
renamed Rosewood Park Alliance Church and the first phase of the building was
completed in August 1986. The sanctuary and classrooms were completed in
2000.
Rosewood Park Alliance Church is located at 1300N Courtney Street (the farthest
west street in northwest Regina) and two kilometers from the Regina Bypass that
provides access to all major highways leading to the city.
In the past, the church had a major ministry to new immigrants and to new moms
and families from the community by providing free used clothes semi-annually.
Depending on the season, we would average between 400 to 600 people coming
for free clothes. Due to COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, the church has been unable
to provide this service to the community and the new immigrants.
Prior to COVID-19, the church organized an annual Fall Festival providing free
food (usually a pork barbecue), children’s activities and music entertainment
which brought many people from the community to our church site.
4CHURCH PROFILE
ROSEWOOD PARK ALLIANCE CHURCH
WHO WE ARE NOW
Our current staff roles include a Transitional Pastor, an Associate Pastor, a Director
of Praise and Worship, an Administrative Assistant and a Custodian.
Currently Rosewood provides ministries for adults, seniors, women, small groups,
youth (including bible quizzing), and children (Sunday School and Summer Day
Camp). Our prayer ministry meets Thursdays during our “Sacred Space” time. Our
Sunday morning attendance is on average around 150.
We have just recently had a time of discernment leading to a vote on the question
of women as elders. In March 2022, the membership voted on the question of
allowing Women as Elders and the vote came back 50-50; we would not consider
women to sit on the board of elders at this time. The board continues to affirm
the role of women in leadership in the many different ministries and committees
that exist within our church community.
Our facility is currently home to the Rosewood Park School of Music. Our space
is used to offer music lessons for those ages 3-16. We offer group and individual
lessons in piano, keyboard, flute, violin and guitar. This program is growing each
year and is a great outreach to our community.
The church has loans with the Canadian Midwest District and a line of credit
with a financial institution for ongoing operations. Also, the church is an equal
participant in a joint arrangement for developing land that borders the church
property. There has been some progress as some properties have been sold and
the developer is in various stages of pre-building work.
5Church Health Survey Results –
Areas of Strength
Bible Leader- Enhanced
Based ship and People Communi Service
People (Preaching Staff come -cations
&
Format
(Sense of alongside
Teaching)
Family)
Caring Resilience,
Perseverance Friendly & Facilities
for One Welcoming
Another & Tenacity
Diversity
*Bubble size relates to number of times topic was mentioned in comments sections (i.e. the larger the
bubble the more it was mentioned as a strength by participants of survey)
Top 5
Areas of Health*
80.4% 76 % 71.8% 70.6% 65.8%
WORSHIP WORSHIP SERVICE PASTORAL SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
PREACHING (FORMAT & STYLE) LEADERSHIP (BOARD OF ELDERS)
MUSIC
*Average response rate of highest ranked items of health
6Church Health Survey Results –
Areas for Improvement
Hurting
People Lack of
Doubt Apathy ministries
Lack of
(past
Lack of hurts) Prayer
volunteerism
Financial Lack of
Being
No position and Action
need to
Critical
Common
rebuild
Vision
*Bubble size relates to number of times topic was mentioned in comments sections (i.e. the larger
the bubble the more it was mentioned as an area of improvement by participants of survey)
Lower 5
Areas of Health*
44.6% 37.5% 37% 32.4% 30.8%
FELLOWSHIP DISCIPLESHIP MEN’S MINISTRY
(connections outside (Training Christians) EVANGELISM WORLD MISSIONS
*Average response rate of lowest ranked items of health Sunday morning)
7What the church is
called to be and do. Growth
• The Great Commandment –
“Love the Lord your God with all
your heart, and with all your soul Stewardship and
its importance
and with all your mind.” (Matthew
22:37)
• The Great Commission – “Go
Vision (Direction)
therefore and make disciples of Engagement and actions to
execute the
all nations, baptizing them in the vision.
name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit. ” (Matthew
28:19) What we value as a church
8VISION STATEMENT
We aspire to be a people devoted to Christ and empowered by the Spirit, so that
in all we do, we passionately love God, love one another and love the world.
PREAMBLE
This vision represents what Rosewood Park Alliance Church aims to be, through the
grace of God. It is intended to shape and form the basis for the ministries of our
church.
“... DEVOTED TO CHRIST”1
We understand Christ in light of the Fourfold Gospel (Christ the Saviour,
Sanctifier, Healer, and Coming King), which leads us to devote ourselves
individually and corporately to spend time in the Word,2 in prayer,3 and in
worship.4 Recognizing that Christ is the Living Word,5 we submit to the
authority of Scripture as the inspired Word of God.6 As such, the Holy
Bible is our guide for life and ministry.7
“...EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT,8 SO THAT IN ALL WE DO”9
We believe it is the Holy Spirit who does the life-long transformative work
in our lives.10 We yield and rely on Him11 to produce the Fruit of the Spirit12
in us. This is evident in our personal and public attitudes and actions,
as well as our online behaviours. We also seek to use and continually
develop the Gifts of the Spirit13 to serve others as Jesus did, believing that
all of the gifts are for today.
“...PASSIONATELY LOVE GOD”14
We are inspired to love and worship Him15 with our whole heart, soul, mind,
and strength16 because of who He is,17 as well as what He has done,18 is
doing,19 and will do20 for us. We continually seek a deeper relationship
with God and submit our lives to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.21
“...PASSIONATELY LOVE ONE ANOTHER (CHURCH)”22
We embrace that God adopts all who are saved to be His children.23 In
light of this, we love and care for the family of God. We demonstrate
His love through serving, meeting needs,24 teaching,25 mentoring,26
discipling,27 and encouragement.28 We grow meaningful relationships
through choosing to walk in unity, transparency, and accountability.29
“...PASSIONATELY LOVE THE WORLD (LOCAL & GLOBAL)”30
As part of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada and guided by
the Great Commission – to go into all the world and make disciples of all
nations31 – we foster a culture of missions and outreach.32 We accomplish
this by being a place of healing,33 hope,34 prayer,35 provision,36 and
transformation.37 9SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
1. John 8:31, 14:21; Psalm 63:1-8; Galatians 2:20; Matthew 10:38-39
2. 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Timothy 2:15; Psalm 119:105;
Proverbs 6:23; Psalm 119:9,11; Matthew 4:4
3. 2 Chronicles 7:14-15; Matthew 7:7-11; James 5:16b; John 15:7; 1 Thessalonians
5:16-18; 1 Chronicles 16:11; Ephesians 6:18; Romans 12:12; Luke 18:1; Philippians
4:6-7; Colossians 4:2; Psalm 145:18; James 5:16
4. John 4:23-24; Psalm 67:3; Colossians 3:16-17; Mark 12:30; Romans 12:1
5. John 1:1
6. 2 Timothy 3:16-17;2 Peter 1:20-21;2 Timothy 2:15
7. Psalm 119:105; Proverbs 6:23; Psalm 119:9,11;Hebrews 4:12; Matthew 4:4;
John 17:17
8. Ephesians 3:16-19; Romans 8:5-6, 9-11, 14; Galatians 5:16, 25;1 John 3:24;
Ezekiel 36:26-27; John 14:26; 1 Corinthians 2:12
9. Ephesians 4:17-32; Romans 12:2; Psalm 119:1; Colossians 3:23; 1 Peter 1:14-
16; 2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Corinthians 10:31
10. 2 Corinthians 3:18; Philippians 2:12-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23
11. Ephesians 5:18
12. Galatians 5:22-23
13. Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11; Ephesians 4:11-12
14. Matthew 22:37; Proverbs 8:17; Psalm 42:1; John 14:21
15. Psalm 63:3
16. Luke 10:27
17. Colossians 1:16-18; Exodus 34:6-7; Isaiah 55:8-9; Revelation 1:17-18; Matthew
10:32-33; Philippians 2:9-11
18. John 3:16; Romans 5:8; Isaiah 53:6; 1 John 4:9-10
19. Romans 8:28; Ephesians 2:4-5
20. Romans 8:31-32
21. Romans 12:1; James 4:7; Ephesians 4:30; John 8:31; Matthew 10:27-31
22. Matthew 22:39; 1 John 4:7-8, 20; John 15:12; 1 John 3:23-24; Philippians
2:1-5; Ephesians 4:1-3
23. John 1:12; 1 John 3:1; Matthew 12:48-50; Ephesians 1:5-6; Romans 8:15
24. Acts 2:44-45; James 1:27; Matthew 25:35-40
25. 2 Timothy 4:2-6
26. Ephesians 4:32; Galatians 6:1; James 5:19-20
27. Ephesians 4:11-13, 14-16
28. 1 Thessalonians 5:11; Ephesians 4:29; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:24-25
29. Colossians 3:12-14; Romans 14:19; John 17:20-23; 1 Corinthians 1:10;
Philippians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 12:12-26
30. Luke 19:10; Matthew 5:13-16
31. Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 19:10
32. Matthew 9:35-36
33. Ezekiel 34:6a; Matthew 9:12-13; Luke 10:9
34. Matthew 11:28-30; Psalm 41:1-3; Psalm 9:9; Psalm 46:1
35. Isaiah 56:7
36. Luke 12:24
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37. Ezekiel 36:25-27LEAD PASTOR JOB DESCRIPTION
[ FULL TIME ]
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
PRAYER
Promote prayer in the church seeing it as foundational in all it does. Develop a
vibrant Prayer ministry at Rosewood.
VISION
Help the church continually discern and align around its vision. Develop a plan for
putting the vision into action.
LEADERSHIP
Give bold, godly, and servant-hearted guidance to the church, elders, and staff
team. Oversee and accept responsibility for ALL ministries of Rosewood. Accept
responsibility for the coordination and supervision of all worship services.
ADMINISTRATION
Ensure that the church is running smoothly, staff are held accountable to their
Ministry Actions Plans (MAPs) in alignment with the strategy, and that there are
good administrative HR, accounting, and organizational policies and practices in
place.
DISCIPLESHIP
To oversee and assist in developing a strategy for bringing all members and
adherents of all ages to full Christian maturity. A mature Christian is defined as:
a. having a knowledge of the Bible
b. having a disciplined Christian life
c. evidences the fruit of the Spirit
d. understands all spiritual gifts and uses them
e. having the ability to share Christ with others
PASTORAL CARE
Ensure that the congregation is well cared for (through personal interactions,
staff, volunteer teams and policy).
11CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
PRAYER (10%)
• Spending time with Jesus, discerning and following His leading.
CHURCH LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION (20%)
• Work with the Board of Elders to fulfill the church’s vision.
• Provide administrative direction for long-range planning, budgeting, and
calendar coordination.
• Maintain and uphold the constitution, bylaws, and policies of Rosewood.
• Alongside the Treasurer and Finance Team, oversee and steward the church’s
financial resources.
STAFF LEADERSHIP (20%)
• Oversee the staff, including hiring, accountability, evaluation, and care.
• Manage staff performance and motivation.
• Establish annual ministry goals with staff that are consistent with the overall
church mission, vision, and values.
• Conduct regular staff meetings.
• Meet regularly with staff for encouragement, accountability, and growth.
• Provide support in the development (recruiting, training, and supervising) and
nurturing of staff and volunteers.
DISCIPLESHIP (30%)
• Be the primary communicator who preaches biblically rooted and culturally
relevant messages.
• Maintain and oversee the preaching ministry and develop and maintain a
preaching team.
• Lead Rosewood in Deeper Life training, including developing and utilizing
individuals’ God-given gifts.
• Develop/Disciple leaders who can develop/disciple leaders who can develop/
disciple leaders
• Find creative ways to reach the lost with the church’s leaders.
PASTORAL CARE (10%)
• Oversee the congregation’s care through staff, volunteers, and policy.
• Personally care when appropriate, as well as perform pastoral counselling,
funerals, weddings, etc., as needed.
MISCELLANEOUS (10%)
• Building/Facility committee work if/as needed.
• Attend appropriate congregational meetings regularly or when called upon to
do so.
• Serving on district and/or national committees when and as needed.
12KEY CHARACTER TRAITS
• Has a vibrant and growing relationship with Jesus.
• Prioritizes and maintains a healthy marriage, family life, and sexual purity.
• Proven track record of integrity and a servant-hearted posture.
• Maintains a diligent and consistent life of prayer, reading of the
Scriptures, surrender to the Holy Spirit, spiritual growth, and spiritual
disciplines.
• Has a track record of disciple-making and team building.
• Passion for reaching the lost.
• Involved in peer relationships of accountability, mentoring,
encouragement, and support.
• Continues to grow professionally through ongoing education and
training.
• Has a track record of healthy conflict management.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Five years or more as a lead pastor in a church or similar work history.
• A ministry degree from an accredited Bible college or seminary, with
preference given to a Master’s Degree.
• Must be, or is willing to be, a licensed worker of the Christian and
Missionary Alliance in Canada.
• Proven track record of fruitful ministry.
• Has experience with seasons of growth.
• Affinity and comfortability with technology.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
• Reports to: The Board of Elders
• Supervises: The Ministry and Support Staff
COMPENSATION PACKAGE
• Total compensation is negotiable based on experience and education.
13TO APPLY
Resumes should be submitted to The Search Committee Chair, Kevin Sykes, via
email: search@rosewoodpark.ca.
PLEASE INCLUDE:
• Your personal journey to ministry.
• Your family’s involvement in your ministry.
• Your education and ministry history.
• Knowledge of your spiritual gifts and where they have been used.
• Links to two recorded sermons via video.
• In due course, at least three appropriate references:
i. One person who has led you.
ii. One person you have led.
iii. One person you have worked with.
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