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Pastor of Youth and Discipleship
Pastor of Youth and Discipleship
Toronto, Ontario , M4C 4C4
Position Description
[An internship option is also available. Scroll down for details]
About TCMC
Our mission at Toronto Chinese Mennonite church is to bring people to Jesus and into His family, to magnify God in Spirit-filled worship, to disciple them to maturity in the likeness of Christ, and to equip them for active ministry in the church and life mission in the world. Visit our page for a snapshot of our faith community tcmc-communitychurch.com As Mennonites, we have an Anabaptist perspective on faith and life. Our three distinctives are:
- Jesus is the Centre of our Faith
- Community is the Centre of our Lives
- Reconciliation is the Centre of our Work
Position Description
Over the past two years of closures our youth ministry has gone through significant transition. We are eager to partner with a passionate candidate who is up to the challenge of rebuilding and developing the youth to become devoted followers of Jesus. We are a diverse family-sized congregation with spoken languages in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. We have a spacious church facility with large indoor spaces for group activities. We also have several rooms dedicated to youth and young adults.
- Intentional in creating and building discipleship opportunities for youth
- Assist in the teaching rotation of Junior and Senior youth Sunday School
- Seek missional opportunities for the youth to engage with the community
- Compose and send out weekly updates to youth and parents
- promote the Youth Ministry to the entire church (English, Mandarin & Cantonese)
- Attend staff and board meetings as required
Qualifications
- Preferred: degree from a bible college/seminary or equivalent
- Experience in youth ministry and/or discipleship ministry
- A clear sense of calling to ministry
- Excellent communication, problem-solving and people skills
- Skills in ministry administration (planning, budgeting and forecasting)
- Genuine love for people and the church
- Invest time in building relationships with the youth and their families
- Cross-cultural competencies
- preach on Sunday morning (3 to 10 times per year adapting to gifting)
- Alignment with our Anabaptist Confessions of Faith
- Pass background check prior to employment
Reporting Relationship
Will report to the Lead Pastor (English)
Salary would be commensurate with experience and qualifications
Commitment: 45-48 hours per week
Application
To apply, please email the following to hiring@tcmc-communitychurch.com
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Conversion Statement
- Calling Statement
- Name of contact information of three (3) references
Position 2: Youth Intern/Sponsor [15 hrs per week]
About TCMC
Our mission at Toronto Chinese Mennonite church is to bring people to Jesus and into His family, to magnify God in Spirit-filled worship, to disciple them to maturity in the likeness of Christ, and to equip them for active ministry in the church and life mission in the world. Visit our page for a snapshot of our faith community tcmc-communitychurch.com As Mennonites, we have an Anabaptist perspective on faith and life. Our three distinctives are:
- Jesus is the Centre of our Faith
- Community is the Centre of our Lives
- Reconciliation is the Centre of our Work
Position Description
Over the past two years of closures our youth ministry has gone through significant transition. We are eager to partner with a passionate candidate who is up to the challenge of rebuilding and developing the youth to become devoted followers of Jesus. We are a diverse family-sized congregation with spoken languages in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. We have a spacious church facility with large indoor spaces for group activities. We also have several rooms dedicated to youth and young adults.
- Develop a pattern of relationship building with the youth and parents/families of the youth
- intentional in building discipleship opportunities for the youth
- Assist in the teaching rotation of Junior and Senior youth Sunday School
- Weekly meeting with the lead pastor (English)
- Quarterly planning meeting with the volunteers in youth ministry
Qualifications
- Preferred: working towards a degree from a bible college/seminary or equivalent
- experience in youth ministry and/or discipleship ministry
- Clear sense of calling to ministry
- Excellent communication, problem solving and people skills
- Genuine love for people and the church
- Invest time in building relationships with the youth and their families
- Preach on Sunday morning (1 to 3 times)
- Cross-cultural competencies
- Alignment with our Anabaptist Confessions of Faith
- Pass background check prior to employment
Reporting Relationship
Will report to the Lead Pastor (English)
Commitment: 15 hours per week. Preferred renewing a consecutive term(s). Stipend would be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Application
To apply, please email the following to hiring@tcmc-communitychurch.com
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Conversion Statement
- Calling Statement
- Name of contact information of three (3) references
Posted Under: Pastoral - Youth/Youth Worker
Career ID: [ 10877 ]
