SUMMARY:

The Senior Pastor shall be devoted to the service of the Chinese Grace Bible Church (CGBC), in preaching, teaching and spiritually developing members; leading a multi-cultural and multi-congregational church; administrating the church staff and leaders; and performing pastoral care for members. The Senior Pastor is the leader to whom the congregation, the pastoral team, the administrative staff, and the church board/committees look to for leadership, guidance and accountability.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

I. Preaching, Teaching, and Spiritual Development (50%)

1. Be responsible for directing the overall preaching and teaching ministry of the church, including adult, youth and children programs.
2. Preach and teach the Word of God as the primary pastor for one of the language congregations, while preaching at least 3 times annually to each of the other language congregations.
3. Encourage and nurture spiritual development, ensuring all programs created meet the needs of English and/or Chinese speaking adults with elements of worship, instruction, fellowship and evangelism.
4. Teach CGBC to be an effective witness for Christ with an intentional focus on both evangelism of the local community and missions work around the world.
5. Equip and train members to be spiritual leaders in their homes and in the church.

II. Leadership and Administration (30%)

1. Leader of the church and public point of contact.
2. Provide vision, leadership, and direction for a multi-cultural church.
3. Coordinate and foster commitment of a multi-congregational church model (3-in-1).
4. Work closely with elected lay leaders, and through the congregational pastor to direct ministerial teams in different congregations and committees to help them plan and lead different ministerial programs.
5. Provide spiritual insight and input to guide financial and property management decisions.
6. Supervise all paid staff ensuring active mentoring and regular feedback.
7. Develop staff goals and annual performance evaluations.
8. Responsible for the hiring and firing of paid staff members.

III. Pastoral Care (20%)

1. Develop and mentor the pastoral staff, helping each member to build on his/her individual God-endowed strengths and gifts, and strengthen each in his/her walk with the Lord.
2. Oversee, but entrust to the Associate Pastors or Executive Board Members the assimilation of new members to the church; and to address inactive and/or absent members.
3. Discipleship of the members under his care. This includes actively modeling a healthy Christian life.
4. Delegate/share in the church’s programs, communions, baptisms, and wedding and funeral responsibilities with the Associate Pastors and Elders as appropriate.
5. Be responsible for disciplining members as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS:

I. Personal Character/Traits:

1. Demonstrates a personal faith in Jesus Christ and shows evidence of a continuing growth in their personal spiritual life.
2. Must be a person of prayer and possesses an in-depth knowledge of the Word of God.
3. Demonstrates a high level of personal moral integrity.
4. A good testimony representing Christ at home life and with the community at large.
Sensitive to our culturally diverse congregation and community.

II. Skill and Ability

1. Ability to communicate Biblical truth clearly with the application to our changing world.
2. Ability to maintain healthy balance between organization effectiveness (what to do) and organizational efficiency (how to do it).
3. Ability to promote and enhance congregational unity and harmony.
4. Ability to lead church members to use their diverse spiritual gifts faithfully and fruitfully.
5. Skillful with equipping church members for service.

III. Education/Work Experience:

1. Master of Divinity degree or equivalent preferred from an Accredited Evangelical Seminary.
2. 7 or more years experience serving a church as a pastor.
3. 3 years supervisory experience is preferred.