Develop
Gain a structured training program with group seminars, personal coaching, and preaching development.
Discern
Prayerfully and practically discover your suitability to plant a church in the future and how you can best serve Jesus.
Do
You will work full time with a local Lead Pastor or staff member, with opportunities to grow in skills and attributes.
We want to help grow healthy and thriving churches for the Kingdom.
Our story began as a church plant in October 2007, with a small team and a big vision to make a difference in Melbourne for the good of all people and the glory of God.
Since then, City on a Hill has flourished into a movement of men and women across Australia stepping forward under one banner: to know Jesus and make Jesus known.
To continue this good work we recognised the need for an immersive and intentional pathway to recruit, assess, train and commission leaders to plant new City on a Hill churches.
“Church planters need a lot of faith, wisdom and encouragement to pioneer new gospel work. The City on a Hill residency lifted my eyes to Jesus, and reminded me of the harvest field, equipped me with wisdom from other experienced men and women, pushed me to read and research, while cheering me on along the way to trust Jesus – the one who builds and the church.”
“I’ve loved the residency. I’ve learned so much about the culture of our movement being embedded in one of our City on a Hill churches, and joining a team of seasoned planters is incredibly valuable for helping me plot the way ahead as I prayerfully prepare to plant too.”
“Church planting is a challenging, stretching and at times overwhelming endeavour. The residency has reminded me that we are not alone in this effort. We are surrounded by people with a heart for Jesus, a passion to see the gospel proclaimed, and experience and expertise in planting churches to do just that. God builds his church, but by his grace he chooses to use us to do it.”
1. Express your interest
Fill in the form by clicking on the below button and tell us a bit about yourself.
2. Get Immersed in our movement
Training, support, development from a local church and pastor, as well as the wider movement.
3. Pathway to plant
The residency program goes for a maximum of two years and if we feel it is a good fit we’ll invite you to progress to our Pathway to Plant a future church.