Pastoral Resident in Family Ministries Reality SF Church: community Jesus

Pastoral Resident in Family Ministries

Overview

Reality SF is a church community located in San Francisco, California, that is committed to following Jesus and seeking renewal in our city. We are committed to doing this by being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and doing what Jesus did. To that end, we are looking to hire a talented Pastoral Resident to join our Family Ministry Team.

Pastoral Resident

As a Pastoral Resident, you will report weekly to our Executive or Senior Pastor and engage with content relevant to senior leadership, church planting, or revitalization. While it is not an absolute requirement, it’s important to note that this residency is geared towards those pursuing a Senior Pastor role in the future. Upon selection, we will determine a more specific role and departmental alignment based on your strengths and interests.

Watch this video for more insight on the experience as a Pastoral Resident at Reality SF.

About the Residency

Our Pastoral Residency Program was created for pastors who wish to be developed into healthy senior-level leaders in a church.

Year 1:
Residents take on a full time staff role in one of our departments shaped around them. They will begin learning from our Executive Team weekly.
Year 2:
Residents begin to scale back on staff pastor responsibilities as they prepare to develop their next ministry.

Residents learn at a rapid pace through books, personal retreats, ministry travels, and local ministry networking.

Role Summary
During this residency, the Pastoral Resident in Family Ministry will work closely and report to the Children’s Pastor to inspire and help nurture the faith in children (K-2 grade) to follow Jesus and seek renewal in their city and the world. This role is responsible for creating, managing, and implementing engaging programs for elementary-aged children while supporting volunteers, partnering with parents, and ensuring a safe and enriching environment.

The Pastoral Resident in the Family Ministry will implement curriculum, oversee Sunday Service activities for K-2nd grades, and contribute to the growth and success of the overall Elementary ministry.

The Pastoral Resident in Family Ministry is responsible for building, equipping, and multiplying volunteer leaders who disciple elementary-aged children and partner with parents in their child’s spiritual formation. This role provides vision, leadership development, and strategic oversight for Elementary ministry (K–2), ensuring programs are led by trained volunteers and aligned with the mission and values of the church.

The Pastoral Resident in Family Ministry leads primarily through coaching, delegation, and leadership development, stepping into direct execution only as needed to model best practices or support volunteers.

This is a full-time position, requiring weekend services, office meetings, and additional weekday hours, totaling 40 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities
Volunteer Leadership & Development

• Develop clear leadership pathways so volunteers are equipped to grow in responsibility, confidence, and spiritual maturity.
• Provide ongoing coaching, encouragement, and feedback through regular check-ins, observations, and training opportunities.
• Empower volunteer leaders to own classroom leadership, ministry initiatives, and age-level execution.
• Foster a healthy, supportive team culture marked by trust, clarity, and shared mission.

Program and Curriculum Oversight

• Develop and implement curriculum and programs that nurture children’s spiritual, social, and emotional growth of kids in Kindergarten through 2nd Grade.
• Plan and coordinate differentiated learning weekly activities, lessons, and special events for elementary-aged kids in each of the classes Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade.
• Evaluate and adjust programs to meet the developmental and spiritual needs of children in partnership with the Children’s Pastor.
• In this role, Pastoral Resident also plays a key role in special Sunday events:
  • Provides support or may lead coordination in a project manager role for special events
    Including, but not limited to: midweek programs, seasonal holidays (i.e. Holy Week, Easter, Harvest Festival), evening programs,…