*** For news about the new Associate Pastor for Youth  position, click HERE! ***

Our Church's Staff:

Reverend Allen V. Harris, Pastor

     PastorAllen@FranklinCircleChurch.org

    + Began April of 2001

Carole Sauer, Church & Financial Secretary:

     CaroleSauer@FranklinCircleChurch.org

    + Began February of 1977

Jim Robinson, Music Director

     JamesRobinson@FranklinCircleChurch.org

    + Began November of 1981

For more info on Jim, click HERE

Scott Posey, Soloist

     ScottPosey@FranklinCircleChurch.org

    + Began March of 1991

For more info on Scott, click HERE

Herschel Thomas, Custodian

    + Began October 2005

Youth Enrichment Program Directors:    

Michelle Brown DOCMICHELLEDOC@aol.com

    + Began September 2004

Allan Brown

    + Began March 2006

Staff News:

At the September 23 meeting of the Board it was agreed that the congregation had shown enough support for the new position of Associate Pastor for Youth that the search process could proceed.  Al Betts, Chair of the Board, following the Constitution and By Laws and with the guidance of the Officers of the church is appointing a Search Committee to receive profiles and resumes and to interview candidates.  The Search Committee will be working with the Regional Minister in seeking out appropriate candidates for this position.

Applications are now being received for the position of Associate Pastor For Youth.  If you are an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) please speak to your Regional Minister to request that your profile be sent through the Regional Office of the Christian Church in Ohio to Franklin Circle Christian Church.  If you are an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, please speak to your Association Minister about Ordained Ministerial Partnership Standing.  Otherwise, please send a complete resume, including at least three professional references, to:

Associate Pastor Search Committee
Franklin Circle Christian Church
1688 Fulton Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44113-3096

or e-mail them to: PastorAllen@FranklinCircleChristianChurch . Word documents preferred.

There is no deadline for applications. Profiles and resumes will be received and reviewed as they arrive until the position is filled.

Job Description
Associate Pastor for Youth for Franklin Circle Christian Church

Duties/Responsibilities
General:
Share in the general ministerial duties of the congregation, as needed and at the direction of the Senior Pastor.
Fulfill all pastoral duties for the Senior Pastor when he is ill or away (i.e. sick days, vacation, Sabbatical leave, etc.)
Share in pastoral care of the congregation, especially for families and youth

Youth: (working directly with the Christian Education Team)
Recruit and train youth leaders
Provide resources and direction for Sunday School teachers and youth leaders
Lead youth to a deeper faith in the Lord
Acknowledge each youth as a unique individual with strengths and weaknesses
Be available to the youth
Be active in everyday lives of youth (attend their activities such as sports)
Counsel youth
Motivate youth to service and evangelism
Love youth unconditionally
Outreach to youth in community
Participate and promote Regional Camp/Conference program and youth activities
Recognize and call out gifts and talents of youth and congregation
Plan/take youth to various ministry opportunities beyond FCCC
Develop fellowship programs and spiritual opportunities for youth
Educate/teach
Partner with other churches (Disciples of Christ and ecumenically)
Participate in Vacation Bible School

Worship:
Share in weekly worship leadership (especially if/when a second worship service is instituted)
Share in leading children's minute
Plan and organize Youth Sundays
Preach (at the discretion of the Senior Pastor)

Administration:
Write monthly articles for newsletter and web site
Report weekly to Sr. Pastor and regularly to Christian Education Team/Board/ Congregation
Oversee youth budget and youth fund raising events

Qualifications:
We are seeking someone who is:
Passionate about and devoted to youth.
Has integrity and character
Is young or young at heart
Has the ability to excite, inspire, motivate people to volunteer
Has the abilities needed to train volunteers and delegate responsibilities to themIs either a member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) or committed to uphold the beliefs of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Believes in and is committed to the mission of Franklin Circle Christian Church
Is knowledgeable of or is willing to grow in knowledge of the urban environment and neighborhood
Is either ordained or in the process of seeking ordination
A Master of Divinity Degree is preferred, but a related Masters degree will also be considered
Has experience in youth leadership, either as a youth or an adult

Salary & Benefits
Base salary: $30,000 (including housing)
Additional Benefits: Health Insurance, Pension, 2 weeks vacation p/year
Health Insurance: individual, $500 deductible = $2,807
Pension = $4,200
Total Salary + Benefits: $37,007

Accountability:
Reports to the Senior Pastor under the guidance of the Christian Education Team

Note: Because of the newness of this position, and the "leap of faith" the congregation will be taking in hiring someone, the first year will be considered probationary, with additional support and evaluation provided by the Christian Education Team. At the end of the first year a significant time of evaluation will take place to insure that this course of action is what the congregation needs to fulfill God's mission at this time.

December 2006

Special Choral Worship Service for Jim Robinson's
25th Anniversary as Organist and Music Director of Franklin Circle Christian Church
 
The choir, Exultate, will join soloist Scott Posey in singing a special Morning Worship Service commemorating Jim Robinson’s 25th anniversary as Music Director on Sunday, December 3, 10:30 a.m. at Franklin Circle Christian Church. The church is located at 1688 Fulton Rd., at Franklin Blvd., in Ohio City. A reception will follow the service at 12 noon. All are warmly invited to attend both the service and the reception.
 
Jim joined the historic Disciples of Christ congregation in 1981, while a student at the Cleveland Institute of Music.  Franklin Circle’s distinguished heritage has included not only a United States President (James Garfield) as its pastor, but also a remarkable musical tradition, with the Cleveland Messiah Chorus and the Welsh choirs among the Church’s greatest glories.  In recent years that tradition has continued with professional soloists, including two Metropolitan Opera Competition winners, and the remarkable collaboration of Scott Posey, the congregation's soloist, for the last 15 years.
 
Sunday’s service is a reflection of Franklin Circle’s graciously sharing Jim’s musical life with a number of congregations for many years, notably the Fairmount Temple, St. John’s Cathedral, Grace Episcopal and, for fifteen years, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish’s Exultate Choir, celebrating their own 25th anniversary next year.  Led by their internationally acclaimed director and composer, Rita Kliorys, the choir will be singing at Franklin Circle for the first time this Sunday, presenting contemporary Lithuanian and traditional Latin repertoire.
 
Jim participates in the life of the community, the rest of the week, as a full time Real Estate Agent in Lakewood, Edgewater Park, and the wonderful neighborhoods of Ohio City and Downtown.

For more information, call the church office at 216-781-8232.

March 2006

Scott Posey Celebrates 15 Years As Soloist

This March our congregation will celebrate 15 years of beautiful music sung by our own R. Scott Posey. Scott's powerful baritone voice, his versatility and willingness to draw from many different genres of music, as well as his deep care for the congregation broadens and deepens our weekly worship experience. Quite often Scott has chooses solos for worship services that perfectly accentuate the scripture or theme at hand.
 

When he is not sharing his God-given talent with our congregation, Scott serves as band and drama teacher at Lake Catholic High School in Mentor. Many folks also know Scott as a fine actor and director of plays and musicals. He has performed in an eclectic mix of works, from "Jesus Christ Superstar" to "Fiddler on the Roof."  Some of Scott's directing and teaching credits have been for theatres and organizations such as the Cleveland Opera; Great Lakes Theater Festival; Porthouse Theatre; and Kent State University.
 

Scott holds a Bachelor of Music from Baldwin-Wallace College and a Master of Fine Arts from Kent State University.  He is also married to the beautiful and talented Laurel Posey.