Ministry Opportunities
Pastor at Crossroads Christian Church, Canberra
Crossroads Christian Church, Canberra are looking for a pastor to join the team in 2021, who could lead a congregation through their godly example and preaching abilities.
English Congregation Pastor at Austral Asian Christian Church
(Initial 1 year contract with possibility to extend)
http://english.aaccsa.org.au/about/
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Preach the Word of God on a regular basis
- Provide pastoral care for an English-speaking congregation with an Asian background
- Provide support to the English-Speaking Children’s Ministry (Awana)
- Provide leadership and training for leaders, including one-on-one mentoring on a regular basis
- Discipleship of current leadership team with the vision of training them to mature spiritually to then train up the next group of potential upcoming leaders
- Collaborate with the greater church body to provide a future vision
- Worship – Oversee the running of worship and ensure that biblical practices are followed
- Evangelism – Perform outreach activities
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
- Holder of at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Christian Theology (or equivalent)
- Capable of fluently preaching in English
- Demonstrated passion for pastoral care, i.e. previous experience
- Experienced in one-on-one mentoring
- Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively in a team and effective time-management/organisational skills
- Has the right to abode and work in Australia
DESIRABLE CRITERIA
- Ability to preach in another language such as Mandarin/Cantonese
- Familiar with the Australian and Chinese culture, and preferably living/ have lived in Australia
- Able to provide worship training
Please email your resume to aacc_chinese@yahoo.com.au to apply.
Northern District Chinese Christian Church Sydney (NDCCCS) is an inter-denominational church which has been serving the Marsfield / Epping community for more than 30 years. We have Sunday services which meet in English, Cantonese and Mandarin in two locations – with regular attendance of around 300 in Cantonese services, around 120 in the English service, around 50 in the Mandarin service and a growing children’s ministry of around 100 children.
We are looking for full-time Chinese pastors, one each of the Cantonese and Mandarin services, who will lead the church together with the pastoral team to excel into a new era. Together with the leaders and congregations, to live out the great commission given by our Lord and in other ministries, helping everyone in renewal of our spiritual life and to maturity for his use.
ESSENTIAL
- Theological qualification from a recognised evangelical seminary
- An evangelical approach to the Bible, Christian doctrine, and Ministry
- A passion to preach God’s word faithfully and a desire to grow in Bible exposition and application
- A deep personal relationship with Christ and reliance on his Spirit for wisdom and strength
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Willing to work as part of the pastoral team
- Sensitive to different cultural backgrounds of church members and the community around us
- Fluent Cantonese and/or English (Mandarin is desirable)
BASIC JOB DESCRIPTION (position will be tailored to the person’s skills, gifts and ministry interests)
- Preach and teach the word of God
- Provide care and counselling to members
- Initiate, develop and lead specific programmes, ministries and events for parents and young adults
- Recruit, mentor and train leaders
- Play an active role in supporting and communicating between ministry teams and the pastoral team
- Facilitate growing disciples and leaders through nurture grounds, Sunday school and discipleship groups.
INFORMATION
Application consisting of a cover letter, CV, three references and a sermon audio should be forwarded to the Pastor Searching Committee at psc@ndcccs.org.au before 31st July 2020. For further inquiries, please contact Paul We +61 410 319 800 or our office +612 9869 1772 and visit our website www.ndcccs.org.au for more information about our church.
Northern District Chinese Christian Church Sydney (NDCCCS) is an inter-denominational church which has been serving the Marsfield / Epping community for more than 30 years. We have Sunday services which meet in English, Cantonese and Mandarin in two locations – with regular attendance of around 300 in Cantonese services, around 120 in the English service, around 50 in the Mandarin service and a growing children’s ministry of around 100 children.
We are looking to employ someone to work full-time with our English-speaking children from our Chinese and English congregations.
If you have a passion for children, we want to hear from you! Previous experience in children’s ministry is required.
We are seeking to further develop our Kids for Christ (KFC) Children’s Ministry at ND (from infants to year 6) and are seeking someone who will be able to:
- Oversee children’s ministry particularly in discipling and training leaders of this ministry;
- Work closely with other ND pastors and lead the KFC working committee to develop strategies in line with ND’s vision focusing in discipleship initiative;
- Consider an appropriate curriculum and outreach program for children; and
- Oversee and run an evangelistic kids holiday club.
The applicant will work closely with the ND pastoral team and be actively involved in children’s ministry including training and support of Sunday school teachers and leaders.
The applicant should be a mature Christian and ideally would have a Bachelor of Theology from a recognised theological institution, although Diploma holders are also encouraged to apply.
Application consists of a cover letter, resume, and appropriate references should be emailed to the ND Pastor Searching Committee at psc@ndcccs.org.au.
Enquiries: Levina Chim (0404 470 637) or Rev. Douglas Fyfe (0425 746 221)
Toowong Baptist Church of Brisbane, Queensland is seeking for a full-time Cantonese Congregation Ministry Pastor to join our pastoral team. Toowong Baptist Church is a vibrant, multicultural community with Cantonese, Mandarin and International-English speaking ministries seeking to connect people to God and each other through the Good News of Jesus Christ. It also has children and youth ministry programs with the sole aim of leading our next generation to Christ our Lord and Saviour.
The main responsibilities of the successful candidate will involve preaching, teaching and assuming the pastoral role through building relationships with members while ministering to their spiritual needs and outreach to embrace newcomers into the church.
The candidate should:
- Have a strong sense of calling to ministry;
- Be registered with or eligible to be registered with Queensland Baptist;
- Be fluent in Cantonese (reading, writing and speaking);
- Be competent in English (reading, writing and speaking);
- Have comprehensive pastoral ministry experience;
- Have recognised theological qualifications; and
- Be eligible to work in Australia.
For more information, please contact the TBC Pastoral Search Committee at ccpsc@toowongbc.org.au.
Toowong Baptist Church
5 Jephson Street
TOOWONG QLD 4006
AUSTRALIA