Intentional Interim Ministry Placement – Kalamunda and St Martin’s Foothills Uniting Churches Cluster
We are seeking an experienced and skilled minister to undertake a 24-month Intentional Interim Ministry (IIM) placement with the Kalamunda Uniting Church and St Martin’s Foothills Uniting Church cluster. Both congregations have requested an IIM placement to assist them in navigating a period of transition, discerning future directions, strengthening leadership, and preparing for the next phase of ministry.
This is a full-time placement shared between the two congregations and supported by an established Memorandum of Agreement and a long-standing commitment to working together in ministry and mission.
About the Congregations
Kalamunda Uniting Church is a joyful worshipping community with a strong culture of lay leadership, pastoral care, worship, discipleship and community engagement. Its ministries include Messy Church, Jump and Jiggle, Girls’ Brigade, Market Day, Bible studies, Green Church activities, fellowship groups and pastoral partnering.
Kalamunda’s vision is:
“A joyful, worshipping community witnessing with Christ.”
St Martin’s Foothills Uniting Church is a congregation with a significant community presence through Marty’s Community Centre, Community Mornings, Craft and Chat, the Op Shop and relationships with local service organisations and chaplaincy networks.
St Martin’s Foothills’ vision is:
“A church that risks living the way of Jesus, participates in God’s action in the world, enables people to discover new life in the Spirit and to live by that discovery.”
The congregation describes itself as welcoming, generous, outward-looking and deeply engaged with the local community, while recognising the need to embrace change to achieve its mission goals and remain viable into the future.
Shared Ministry
The two congregations work together through a Cluster Co-ordinating Committee and share a range of ministry activities, including:
- Combined worship services.
- Shared Bible studies.
- Worship planning and leadership development.
- Yarning Circle and covenanting activities.
- Community outreach ministries.
- Leadership formation and discipleship initiatives.
Both congregations are committed to:
- Growing discipleship and faith formation.
- Encouraging and equipping new lay leaders.
- Strengthening worship and congregational life.
- Building closer relationships between the congregations.
- Deepening mission engagement in their local communities.
The Intentional Interim Task
The congregations are seeking a ministry practitioner who can help them:
- Reflect on and learn from their recent history.
- Identify and build on existing strengths.
- Discern sustainable and faithful future directions.
- Develop leadership capacity across both congregations.
- Support mission planning and implementation.
- Strengthen collaboration within the cluster.
- Prepare the foundations for future settled ministry.
The placement builds on substantial work already undertaken through mission planning, congregational reflection and future directions processes.
Gifts and Experience Sought
The congregations are seeking a minister who has:
- Experience in transitional, change or intentional interim ministry.
- Strong skills in facilitation, discernment and congregational development.
- A commitment to collaborative leadership.
- The ability to equip and encourage lay leadership.
- Capacity to nurture discipleship and faith formation.
- A passion for community engagement and mission.
- An appreciation of the strengths and distinctiveness of both congregations.
The successful applicant will work alongside committed lay leaders, active volunteers and congregations seeking to remain faithful to God’s call in their local communities while discerning their future together.
Placement Details
Placement Type: Intentional Interim Ministry (IIM)
Duration: 24 months
Fraction: Full-time (1.0 FTE)
Location: Kalamunda and Forrestfield, Perth Metro, Western Australia
Suitable For: Minister of the Word or Deacon
Work rights: Applicants must already hold appropriate Australian working rights.
To Apply
The process for expressing interest in this role is as follows:
Ordained Ministers of the Uniting Church
Submit your expression of interest with cover letter to Uniting Church WA General Secretary [email protected] Ministers from other Synods, please ensure your up to date ministry leadership profile is also included.
Ministers/Pastors accredited with another denomination
People with appropriate Australian working rights are welcome to contact [email protected] for a discussion for suitability.
For further information regarding the placement process, please contact [email protected]
We encourage applications from suitably experienced ministers who are called to accompany congregations through discernment, renewal and faithful transition.