"Servanthood Discipling toward fulfillment of the Great Commission of Jesus Christ"
Elder Dennis G. Peterson, Ecumenical Patriarch

The PERSER Institute oversees Shekhinah Christian Life Ministries' recruitment process, develops stratagems and programs that provide counseling, assistance, and benefits for the support, maintenance, and relief of authentic Christian workers engaged in discipleship outreach ministry within local communities. It oversees and coordinates all human resource plans, programs, and policies, pension funds, insurance programs, health service plans, retirement plans, informational assistance regarding college savings plans, estate planning, financial emancipation, and other related personnel services and benefits, including tax questions for officers, associates, affiliates, employees and members working full or part time with this connectional ministry.

Ministry Opportunity:
Render service to your ministerial vocation and commission by becoming a Christian Personnel Service Representative for PERSER! Join our family-oriented environment in a role that draws on your GREAT interpersonal and organizational skills to help the body of Christ with payroll, ministerial/employee benefits, and human resource related sales/service questions and inquiries. Your skill at maintaining effective business relationships and positively influencing others will be invaluable as this position is of high visibility and responsibility. You will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge to become a key member on one of our supervisory, managerial, or administrative teams.

Roles and Qualifications:
Whether persons engaged in Christian service contact you in person, email, postal service, or by phone, they will depend on you to understand their situation and help them resolve their challenges. As a Christian Personnel Service Representative, you will serve as the primary interface between PERSER and members, ministry officials, associates, affiliates, and employees of Shekhinah Christian Life Ministries, International. Also as one who has an attested personal experience and relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, resulting in acceptance of Jesus of Nazareth as Son of God, Lord and Savior, and personal redeemer; and as one who agrees in principle to our Abstract of Spiritual Principles/Articles of Christian Life; while regarding ones association, affiliation, employment, profession, business, and/or vocation with PERSER as privileged Christian ministry; and as one who demonstrates a willingness to conform to all policies and procedures required of the position that you desire to hold with Shekhinah Christian Life Ministries, International; and as one who has established a testimony and a lifestyle that is consistent with the disciplined example portrayed by Jesus Christ within Holy Scripture, then you are encouraged to apply your advanced knowledge and experience in direct customer sales and service along with your knowledge of payroll, human resources management, and benefits as you help to ensure the delivery of PERSER's contracted services. As a ministerial associate, your area of ministry also includes services as a consumer advocate, resolving service issues and building members, ministry officials, associates, affiliates, and employee's loyalty and confidence. Your attention to detail and your ability to deliver results will be an invaluable asset in this unique ministry role.

Benefits
Shekhinah Christian Life Ministries, International offers a wide range of benefits such as comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, a fully funded retirement plan, life and disability insurance options, time-off, tuition benefits, and more.

Criterion of Association:
Ministers of the gospel and professional/para-professional business persons who desire to associate with Shekhinah Christian Life Ministries, International at an employment level should have an attested personal experience and relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, resulting in acceptance of Jesus of Nazareth as Son of God, Lord and personal redeemer; 2) persevere to demonstrate a lifestyle of spiritual authority, vocational responsibility, and professional accountability that is consistent with the disciplined example portrayed by Jesus Christ within Holy Scripture; 3) be a certified resident of the State and municipality in which employment is established; 4) be a loyal member of an accepted and approved Christian church or denomination; and 5) maintain a consistent record and witness as a dedicated practitioner of Biblical Christian faith within such local congregation of said denomination.

How to Apply:
Shekhinah Christian Life Ministries' hiring process is decentralized wherein qualified candidates are pre-screened by our Human Resources Department and then screened, interviewed, and possibly hired by the hiring administrator within the PERSER Institute. Depending on the pool of applicants and hiring timeline, it may take a week, a month or longer for selected candidates to be contacted. As an ever-changing and growing institution, Shekhinah Christian Life Ministries' ministerial opportunities will enlarge and become more available. You are encouraged to apply for positions in which the job qualifications and your gifts, talents, skills, and professional preparation are best suited. Request a separate application for each position for which you wish to apply. Applications remain active only until the position applied for is filled. Presently, we do not have an online application process; however, you may submit a completed hardcopy of your application to:

Shekhinah Christian Life Ministries, International
C/o Human Resources Department
PERSER Institute
P.O. Box 12861
Durham, North Carolina 27709-0962