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The JOBS! Ministry is open to all, regardless of church affiliation, who wish a spiritually supportive job search environment which includes both spiritual and practical support and training during times of job transition.
Three formal, eight-week classes are held each year. Formal sessions include presentations by professional experts or others who have gone through the process of job change, practice in areas such as resume writing and interviews, and structured support group discussions. (Specialized workshops, or "inter-sessions", meet during most of the weeks between the formal 8-week classes.)
Schedule of Eight-Week Classes
The course sessions are each eight weeks long. For the full schedule, check out the Calendar.
Ongoing enrollment is welcomed, so you are free to sign up for the course anytime. Also, sessions will be held three times per year, so you can make up for what you may miss.
Curriculum & Course Structure
The program and structure of each course is similar throughout the year; however, the content varies somewhat. "
All Course Sessions commence and end in prayer.
The first half of each class consists of presentation(s) that covers both the spiritual and practical aspects of transition and include:
- God's plan for our lives
- Stress management and winning attitudes
- Dealing with financial crisis
- Identification of gifts & talents
- How to develop an action plan
- Networking
- Dealing with headhunters
- Using social media
- Resumes - individual resumes are critiques on a one-on-one basis
- Interviews - practice interviews follow presentation
- Appearance
- Time management
- Keeping hope alive
- Prayer
- Introductions
- Where members are, motives and expectations, and types of support needed
- Prayer partners (assignment and discussion)
- Seeking permission to pray for members
- Discussion of action plans
- Reminder of the job resources
- Discussion of Bible study topics
