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Shared Staffing
With Covenant Presbyterian Church
Grace & Covenant: Distinct Communities
Strengthening Together While Growing Individually

Covenant DTC Presbyterian and Grace Presbyterian are both PCUSA churches with distinct missions, visions, and congregational identities. While they remain separate and independent churches, they have partnered through a shared staffing model. This innovative approach allows both churches to access a dedicated team of pastoral and support staff who work collaboratively to help each congregation achieve its individual goals. The shared staff brings their unique talents and resources to support each church in its ministry and mission, ensuring that both Covenant and Grace can thrive without sacrificing their autonomy. These churches are not satellite campuses, but rather two distinct communities working together through shared leadership.
What is "Shared Staffing"?
A New an Innovative Solution
Shared staffing is a new and innovative idea that helps smaller churches thrive in our modern world. Too often, we find smaller community churches short-staffed, and the few staff who work in these churches get asked to do a lot of work outside their skill sets. 

 "Shared staffing" is a way for community churches to benefit from a larger staff team, to keep their home church their home, and to keep their staff from burning out. Covenant Presbyterian and Grace Presbyterian have partnered to integrate this plan and help both of their churches thrive into the future. 

Here's How It's Working

Since 2023, our shared staffing plan has replaced the traditional Interim Pastor following the retirement of a longstanding pastor. Instead of creating a short-term contract with a single individual, Covenant Presbyterian chose to hire a contracted pastoral team for 24 months. This team includes Rev. Justin Spurlock, Rev. Dave Van Deren, and Rev. Dani Hillyer, Associate Pastor. The support staff at each church remains the same.
Justin Spurlock serves as Head of Staff and Moderator of Session for both congregations, while Rev. Dave Van Deren focuses on pastoral care and congregational connections. Rev. Dani Hillyer serves as the primary pastoral and preaching presence at Covenant.

Both churches will remain independent congregations, with the key difference being that the pastoral team of Justin, Dave, and Dani serves both. Instead of relying on one pastor to handle a wide range of duties, this shared staffing model allows each pastor to specialize in their strengths, collaborate with other leaders, and better serve the unique needs of both churches. The support staff at Covenant will continue in their current roles, with occasional opportunities to assist Grace Presbyterian.