主任牧師 (Senior Pastor)

Senior Pastor Work Profile

Overview

Edmonton Chinese Alliance Church (ECAC) is a growing, intergenerational and intercultural community of followers of Jesus. We are a Christ-centered, Spirit empowered, service minded and mission focused church with a vision to turn people into fully devoted followers of Jesus.

We are currently seeking a Senior Pastor with mature ministry experience.  As a “Leader of leaders,” his key strengths will be leadership & strategic visioning; mentoring & teamwork; and cultural awareness.

General Duties

• Leading the team of Pastors to work cohesively
• Strategically evaluating disciple-making’s progress church wide
• Mentoring and training of associate Pastors
• Preaching
• Administration

Reporting Relationships

Reports to: The Elders Board (the Board)
Supervises: Associate Pastors and other church staff
Partners with: All congregational pastors and their councils

Characteristics and Skills

• Mature follower of Jesus who has a vibrant and growing relationship with God
• Spiritual leader in the home, church and community with thorough understanding and practice of God’s Word
• Excellent people skills to work collaboratively with all existing teams
• Strong public communication skills for vision casting and preaching
• Able to think organizationally and develop proper systems with strong analytical and decision-making abilities
• Strong language skills in English and either Cantonese or Mandarin
• Knowledge and understanding of cross-cultural issues and their ministry implications, including how to reach target groups and post-modern culture in relevant ways
• Able to build relationships and resolve conflicts
• Servant-hearted positive outlook with passionate pastoral love and care

Primary Duties

Ministry to all Associate Pastors

• Shepherd and care for all Associate Pastors for their roles and development
• Perform annual reviews and help set goals for Associate Pastors
• Monitor and provide coaching and mentoring as required
• Chair weekly Pastoral team meetings
• Attend weekly prayer meetings rotating through the different congregations
• Preach to the different congregations once a month

Equipping Leaders

• Upon the approval of the Board, recruit pastoral candidates for required positions
• Confirm the candidate’s calling with the Board and nominate the successful candidate to the District Superintendent for appointment

Other Duties

• Lead the Board by overseeing the church’s vision, mission and core values with their strategic planning and implementation
• Serve as the Board chair and lead its prayer meetings
• Provide oversight of the Board to ensure compliance with C&MA local church constitution
• Chair the Annual General Meeting and General Membership Meetings
• Oversee the management of church staff
• Hold periodic staff meetings
• Recruit staff when necessary and evaluate their performance
• Take disciplinary actions (up to and including recommendations for dismissal) if required.
• Correspondence and building positive relationships with the District Superintendent, District Office, and other churches.
• Represent ECAC in a professional and exemplary manner

Qualifications

• Master’s of Divinity or equivalent
• Must be licensed worker in the C&MA or willing to go through licensing process
• Must be willing to be part of a team and work well in a team environment
• Must be able to communicate in more than English
• Minimum 5 years of experience in ministry equivalent

Hours per Week

• 37.5 hours per week, salary
• Plus average 5 volunteer hours per week

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, PLEASE SEND YOUR RESUME TO

psc@ecac.ca