Position Description

About South Vancouver Pacific Grace MB Church

South Vancouver Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church (SVPGMBC) is an English- and Cantonese-speaking church located in Vancouver, BC, Canada.  We are a member of the Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches and British Columbia Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. 

Who We Are

At its inception, SVPG Church was made up of Hong Kong immigrant families so its English Ministry (EM) was composed mainly of the children of Chinese Ministry (CM) ministry members.  Over the past couple of decades, some EM members who grew up in the church have transitioned elsewhere while new people who did not have family roots within SVPG have joined the church’s membership either through baptism or membership transfer. 

By God’s grace, we have an average of around 60-70 people who attend our in-person services each Sunday (40-50 still view the livestream) including 10+ middle-aged CM members who intentionally join EM ministry in order to support our EM brothers and sisters (some via mentorship relationships).  One unique blessing in the EM is the Lord building up more than a dozen families with young children (infants, toddlers and children) many of whom have formed young families small groups.  During the pandemic, our church has lost a significant number of our high school and college aged young people, so there is a desire to rebuild the youth and young adult ministry. 

In the recent few years, the Lord has brought older English-speaking adults into the EM and so a mature adults Sunday school has recently begun. The Lord has given a vision to the whole church for moving towards a vision where the EM takes on the leadership baton.  This vision is seen in more leadership representation from EM (there is an equal number of board members represented from both CM and EM, and our church has called an English-speaking Senior Pastor), and there have been tangible ways over the years in which the church has given freedom for EM to do worship, discipleship and outreach.

Read more about our church history on our website.

Job Summary:

The English Ministry (EM) Pastor provides shepherding, teaching and preaching  to the English congregation, its members and supports and leads church ministries.  The successful candidate would be required to be organized and be able to work independently while working alongside a close-knit church team comprising of our pastoral team, lay leadership and administrative staff. 

The ideal candidate would have giftings that compliment our pastoral team as they lead and vision for our church according to God’s calling.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Teamwork: Work closely and in collaboration with church staff and lay leaders (CM, EM & Children and Youth).  Participation in staff and deacon board meetings.  Participation in EM-CM joint services and gatherings.
• Worship: Collaborate with worship team members & pastors in vision and planning of worship service.
• Preaching: Sermons should be careful in its exegesis of the original words, culture and historical setting and applied relevantly to the contemporary audience.
• Prayer: Participate in corporate prayer for the church. Train EM members on the importance and discipline of prayer for all of life.
• Small Group Ministry: Provide training and support to small group leaders. Offer assistance for them to develop, plan, and foster small group ministry.
• Leadership Formation: Work closely with the leadership team and administrative staff. Support and guide leaders, provide discipleship training, plan the training and planning contents of leadership retreats. Opportunity to mentor a pastoral intern may arise.
• Pastoral Care: Provide pastoral care for our members.
• Community Outreach: Train members in the church for evangelism.
• Administration: Ensure that information is effectively communicated to the church body and ministry plans are properly carried out.  
• Denominational and Interdenominational Partnership: Serve as a liaison between SVPG ministry and the wider MB family. Foster relationships and partnerships with other ministries.

Character Qualification: 

The candidate must be a disciple of Jesus Christ and fulfill the character qualifications listed in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9, that is, spiritual maturity, holiness and blameless in every area of life.

Position Qualifications:

Pursuing or completed a degree from an accredited theological seminary of evangelical faith, or equivalent, is required. M. Div. degree preferred.

Familiarity and experience with a North American church setting. 

Understand Chinese-Canadian culture and is comfortable working with people of all ages and backgrounds.

Adhere to both Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (CCMBC) and SVPGMBC Constitution, including statement of faith and bylaws.

Hours of Work

Full Time based on a 40-hour workweek. Work is required during evenings and weekends.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary is based on experience and education. 
• Extended health benefits & vacation hours provided.

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume to jobs@svpgmbc.org .
Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to next steps and provided details of the application steps and timelines.

This position is open until the successful candidate is found.