Position Description

Position: Cantonese Pastor (Young Adults)
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: Cantonese Lead Pastor

Job Summary:

Toronto Christian Community Church (TCCC), a multi-language church in the Southern part of Markham, Ontario. We have served the community and beyond since 1975, with a mission to grow missional disciples of Jesus Christ and to impact the world with compassion and reconciliation. The church also operates the 105 Gibson Centre, a community care center dedicated to serving the local community and sharing Jesus’ compassion and hope. The Cantonese congregation has a size of 900+ attendees, with three worship services, two on Sundays and one on Saturdays (ARISE).

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Cantonese Pastor to oversee and develop the young adults sector of Cantonese congregation. The young adults sector has been growing from a number of 30 to a size of 150, upon the grace of our Lord, in a timeframe of three years. They are either locally raised, or recently arriving Canada through various means. Their faith is either rekindled or turning from seekers to believers, who needed spiritual nourishment and pastoral care. There are also great needs in terms of outreaching to young people around us who are seeking a community of friendship that could help their settlement into the country. The primary mandate of this role is to strategize, to lead changes to build missional amongst the young adults, leading a team of dedicated counsellors, in nurturing the young adults into relevant missional disciples of Jesus Christ in the context of a diverse country and changing world situation.

General Responsibilities:

To perform general duties of a Pastor in TCCC, working with pastors within the same language congregation as well as from other language congregations. These include joining the ARISE worship and other services, preaching, teaching, visitation, leading lay leaders, strategizing in their respective ministries, outreaching with the gospel of the Kingdom, collaborating with 105GC ministries, living as a missional disciple as an example, and other duties designated by the lead pastor, while the primary focus lies on the young adults’ population.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategizing and Planning:

• To provide leadership and vision to the young adult sectors to grow to become missional disciples as TCCC defines it.
• To work collaboratively with the counsellors in vision sharing and strategy evaluation for the growth of the sector.
• Monitoring the intake and incoming trend of the young adults’ population outside of the church to make relevant strategy

Pastoral Care & Discipleship:

• Foster spiritual growth within the small groups by providing sound biblical teaching and resources.
• Help foster a dialogue between culture and the Christian faith as a way of discipleship, leading the people to be more relevant engagement with the world around them.
• Making sure the small group leaders are supported so that they can take care of their members spiritually as well as materially.
• Making sure that small groups serve as a means for members to receive pastoral care, accountability, and encouragement.
• Collaborate with the pastoral team to address the spiritual and practical needs for the sector.
• Regular visitation to needy people.

Leader Recruitment & Training:

• Provide pastoral care, coaching, and regular encouragement to small group leaders together with the counsellors.
• Recruit counsellor and small group leaders and provide training and supports.

Missional Focus & Community Engagement:

• Guide small groups to engage in local outreach and mission efforts to impact the community.
• Encourage an outward focus, equipping people to share the Gospel and serve in their neighborhoods.

Administrative & Ministry Coordination:

• Oversee the structure, growth, and multiplication of small groups.
• Work alongside church leadership to align the sector with the church & vision and core values.
• Monitor and assess small group health and effectiveness, providing reports and recommendations.

Other responsibilities:

• Join the ARISE worship and help navigate its effectiveness.
• Encourage a culture of missional engagement, where small groups serve as a platform for evangelism, discipleship, and community outreach.
• Other duties assigned by the Lead Pastor and/or the Senior Pastor.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Personable, creative, team-player, mature, dynamic, communicative.
• Fluency in Cantonese (spoken and written) and proficiency in English.
• Strong theological foundation and commitment to biblical teaching.
• An excellent understanding of the Young Adult sector and its culture.
• A high skill in reading culture, social habitats and be able to relate Christian faith with it.
• A deep passion for missional discipleship and well beings of the church.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to connect with leaders and congregants.
• Ability to develop and implement effective ministry strategies.
• Strong administrative, organizational, networking, and problem-solving skills.
• A pastoral heart, with a desire to nurture, equip, and shepherd God’s people.
• Cross cultural experience, exposure to a non-Chinese context a plus.

Qualifications:

• A committed follower of Jesus Christ, demonstrating spiritual maturity and integrity, a strong believer of the Gospel of the Kingdom with its power of transformation.
• A master degree in theological education or equivalent.
• Experience in pastoral work or people work.
• Agreeable to the TCCC’s tenant of faith and core values.

Expected Outcomes:

• A growing and thriving small group platform that fosters spiritual transformation.
• A strong and growing team of trained and empowered small group leaders with strong teamwork and clear role in building relevant missional disciples.
• Strong alignment of the sector and the church’s overall mission and vision.
• A visible growth of the sector in spiritual maturity and engagement in their everyday lives, workplace included.

Application Process:

Interested candidates should submit a detailed resume and cover letter outlining their calling, ministry
experience, and vision for the church and the young adult sector to:

Human Resources
Toronto Christian Community Church
100 Acadia Ave, Markham, L3R 5A2
Email: hradmin@tccc.ca
Application Deadline:  April 15, 2025

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.
Join us in making missional disciples who impact the world through the power of missional discipleship!