Pastoral Resident Wellspring Church

Job Title
: 3 Streams Institute Pastoral Resident at Wellspring Church (Denver, Colorado)

Organization
:
Wellspring Church / 3 Streams Institute

Location
:
Englewood, Colorado

The 3 Streams Institute Residency at Wellspring Church is a two-year, full-time, paid training program for men seeking ordination to the priesthood in the Anglican Church. Modeled after a teaching hospital residency, this program provides a relational, formational, and experiential context for those seeking to become senior pastors. Residents gain hands‑on experience, receive mentorship from senior pastors, and participate in a formational community dedicated to the Anglican tradition.

• Pastoral Immersion: Residents are fully functioning members of the pastoral staff. Responsibilities may include preaching, teaching, spiritual formation, pastoral care, compassion ministries, project management, and financial oversight.
• Mentored
  
  Experience:
  
  Residents are paired with senior‑level priests and a lay mentor for organizational leadership development.
• Formational Learning: Participants join learning cohorts that focus on spiritual formation, emotional and relational health, career discernment, practical pastoral training, the Anglican tradition, and management/organizational leadership.
• Ordination Path: The program is designed in partnership with the Diocese of the Rocky Mountains to support residents in the ordination process.

Candidates must possess a demonstrated commitment to following Christ and a clear sense of calling to senior‑level leadership in the Anglican Church, including:

• Member of an Anglican church for at least one year.
• Confirmed in an Anglican church.
• Completion of the local discernment process (as outlined by the Diocese of the Rocky Mountains) before the residency begins. (Wellspring can assist candidates who need help with this step)
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in organizational leadership and preaching/teaching.
• Ability to commit to the work and learning requirements of the full‑time (40‑45 hours/week) position.

Note:

While not required, completion of master‑level theological studies by the fall of Year 1 is strongly encouraged.

Salary: $74,500 per year.
Benefits:
Paid health insurance and dental.
Support:
Moving expenses covered up to $5,000; scholarship of up to $5,000 available for the final semester of seminary.

September 30:
Application and reference letters due.
October:
Interviews conducted.
November:
Discovery Weekend for top candidates.
December:
Job offers extended.
June 1:
Residency begins.

To learn more about the role, visit:

3 Streams Institute | Wellspring Church