Job Description
SENIOR PASTOR
We are looking for a pastor to shepherd our congregation and work collaboratively with elders, staff, and ministry leaders. An ideal candidate will be engaging, friendly, caring, and prayerfully shape an environment where the fruit of God's Spirit may flourish. Key qualifications for this position are a deep commitment to God's Word, experience in training and mentoring staff and elected officers, and enthusiasm for growing our church body.
REQUIREMENTS
• Master of Divinity, preferred
• Five+ years of pastoral ministry with preaching experience
• Experience with guiding pastoral and administrative staff
• Strong cross-generational, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proven leadership development experience
• Strong organizational skills
• Strategic problem-solving/decision-making
General Senior Pastor responsibilities include, and are not limited to the following: PROVIDES SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
• Primary preaching pastor able to effectively communicate Biblical principles intent on reaching the lost and to spiritually grow the congregation
• Works with worship ministry team to develop an inspiring and meaningful worship service
• Encourages stewardship and world mission support
• Lead and teach Bible studies
• Member of the Church Leadership Team
PROVIDES PASTORAL LEADERSHIP
• Responsible for the oversight and shepherding of the congregation
• Have a heart for, experience with, and understanding of Asian-American culture
• Build a church environment to attract and retain new and younger church members.
• Mentor and develop the pastoral and administrative staff in their professional and
spiritual lives
• Provide counseling to congregants
• Develop relationships with congregants
PROVIDES OUTREACH LEADERSHIP
• Lead the congregation in reaching out to our neighborhood, the local
community, and the world for the purpose of bringing more people to know
Jesus Christ
• Support church missions efforts
PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP
• Supervise and support the pastoral and administrative staff
• Build a sense of teamwork with the staff, elders, deacons, and volunteers
• Support the operational plans and budgets of the church
BENEFITS
• Housing allowance
• Medical and dental benefits
• Retirement Plan
JOB TYPE Full-time
SALARY $80,000.00 - $100,000.00, per year depending on qualifications, pastoral
experience and expertise
Must be a US Citizen.
Send resume or inquiries to [email protected]
Vision: Let Jesus live through us.
Mission: Help people to trust and follow Jesus.
Core Values:
Welcome – Extend Jesus' love to others.
Evangelize – Share Jesus' message of grace.
Disciple – Walk with Jesus.
journeyec.org
14614 Magnolia St, Westminster, CA 92683
Journey Evangelical Church (JEC), previously known as Chinese Presbyterian Church of Orange County, began in 1980 as a church plant of True Light Presbyterian Church, focused on reaching 2nd and 3rd generation American-born Chinese in Orange County.
Pastor Wayland Wong began with a small group of families, who met for worship services at an elementary school in Huntington Beach. The Lord grew our church into a multi-generational congregation infused with the warmth of being part of His loving family in Christ. In 1994, the church purchased its current campus and moved to Westminster.
Prior to the retirement of our founding pastor, we began expanding our focus to help us reach the unsaved in a rapidly changing society. This led to our symbolic name change to Journey Evangelical Church, an expanded Mission and Vision Statement; contemporary worship services, and a continued focus on spiritual growth, outreach and serving others.
Church size
Currently
In person: 77-125
Online: 146 views (average)
Location
City: Westminster, CA in Orange County, CA
Most of our congregants live in:
Huntington Beach: 22.5%
Fountain Valley: 12%
Westminster: 12%
Other congregants live in areas ranging from Walnut (NE), Rancho Palos Verdes (SW), to Irvine, CA (SE)
Congregants
Gender
Male: 45%
Female: 55%
Age
<18: 7.7%
18-21: 8.2%
22-40: 7.7%
41-60: 20%
61-70: 19%
71-95: 16.8%
Note: 21% did not give age
Setting
Suburban
Church Doctrine
Miraculous Gifts
Our church's position on “miraculous gifts” (gifts of healing, prophecy, word of knowledge, tongues) of the Spirit: These gifts still exist, but we do not actively encourage their use.
Women in Ministry
Mixture of people who support egalitarianism and complementarianism
Church Governance
The church is governed by corporate congregational discernment of God’s will led largely by a team of pastors/elders.
EFCA’s “Significance of Silence” Framework
(i.e., we will debate but not divide over certain nonessential doctrinal matters) is a strength.
We strongly agree
Baptism
Expected for membership
EFCA’s Resolution on Human Sexuality and the Covenant of Marriage,
(“God created human beings uniquely in His image as male and female, and He has designed marriage to be a covenantal relationship between one man and one woman”)
Agree
Divorce and Remarriage for a Christian Believer
If divorced on grounds of the spouse’s infidelity or desertion, remarriage is permitted.
Homosexual Behavior
Is always contrary to the teaching of Scripture
Extramarital Sexual Relations
Unacceptable
Abortion
is a sin, the taking of a human life created in the image of God.