Senior Pastor
Evangelical Free Church of Australia
Sydney, other
Category: Senior Pastor, Lead Pastor
Posted on: November 11, 2017
Job Description:
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2017, Evangelical Free Church of Australia (EFCA) is a Chinese church in Sydney, Australia with three language congregations (Cantonese, English and Mandarin). Currently, EFCA has six different services at Sydney's North Shore suburbs of Chatswood, East Lindfield and Gordon and attendance of around 800 adults and 100 children.
Title: Senior Pastor
Closing Date: Sun 11 Feb 2018
Ministry Overview:
EFCA is prayerfully seeking a Senior Pastor to provide pastoral, spiritual and_noemailanizational leadership that enable the church to fulfil its vision and mission in accordance with its core values. The Senior Pastor is to provide leadership of the office staff, pastoral and ministry leadership teams by fostering unity, team building and_noemailmitment; envisioning; developing gifts, making disciples and conducting supervision of roles and performance.
Directly supervises:
Seven full-time associate pastors, one full-time and 2 part-time office staff
Key relationships:
Advisory Pastors, EFCA Board of Deacons, ministry leaders, and Fellowship of Evangelical Free Church of Australia pastors and delegates
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Vision and Strategy
Working cooperatively with the Board of Deacons to discern and_noemailmunicate the Lord's vision for EFCA and develop strategies and action plans
2. Team leadership and management
Disciple, mentor, shepherd and lead the pastoral team, deacons and ministry teams in unity to fulfil the wider ministry of EFCA
To foster a healthy and enabling environment for staff and leaders to be engaged and effective,
Oversee effective reviews and evaluation.
3. Preaching and Teaching – lead the rest of the pastoral team:
Preach and teach Bible based relevant and life-transforming messages to build up God's people and equip them for mission,
Lead the church in pursuit of spiritual growth/renewal, godliness, fellowship in Christ, evangelism and missions
Develop and equip others to preach and teach,
Lead the rest of the pastoral team in developing yearly preaching plan and ensure worshipful and high standard services.
4. Mission
Leading the pastoral team in encouraging, leading and participating in local, national and global mission,
Be a role model, and inspire, teach and grow the vision for local, national and global mission and generous giving.
5. Oversee pastoral care
Lead the pastoral and leadership team in facilitating the physical, emotional and spiritual care of the members of EFCA
6. Operations - Working with staff and deacons to ensure:
Oversee operations and_noemailpliance,
Maximise the use of the church facilities for discipleship and outreach
Essential attributes and qualifications:
1. Should fit the qualifications for leadership as recorded in 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9 and 1 Peter 5:1-4.
2. Have a vibrant and growing personal relationship with God. Love God and love neighbours and has a deep prayer life.
3. Fully agree with the EFCA's doctrinal statements, mission and vision statements, core values and congregational church governance.
4. Have formal theological training in a recognized theological seminary with a MDiv degree or higher.
5. Ten years or more pastoral experience in church,
6. A seasoned expositor of God's word and able to accurately and persuasively convey Scriptural truth
7. Demonstrate authentic servant leadership, gifts in Bible teaching, preaching and shepherding and heart to connect with diverse groups of people relationally with patience, understanding, and sensitivity.
8. Love developing leaders by setting godly examples in mentoring, teaching, coaching & training staff and leaders.
9. Passionate, creative and innovative in developing new initiatives to grow and further develop the Ministry.
10. Demonstrate capacity in leading an effective team of the leadership team, EFCA_noemailmunity, sister churches and beyond.
11. Demonstrate_noemailmitment in sharing the journey of following Jesus with those who are not within the churches' structures. Willing to reach out and model this to others.
12. Demonstrate experience and ability to disciple, shepherd and lead both the pastoral team and leadership team in unity with vision, authenticity and servant leadership
13. Maintain intentional growth in areas of perceived or evaluated weakness.
14. Uphold the pastoral staff role at EFCA as outlined in its Constitution, policies and observe the EFCA Pastors Serving Handbook.
15. Understand and appreciate Chinese culture and able to preach in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
16. Australian citizenship or permanent residency preferable, and offer will be conditional upon ‘Working with Children Check' clearance.
Title: Senior Pastor
Closing Date: Sun 11 Feb 2018
Ministry Overview:
EFCA is prayerfully seeking a Senior Pastor to provide pastoral, spiritual and_noemailanizational leadership that enable the church to fulfil its vision and mission in accordance with its core values. The Senior Pastor is to provide leadership of the office staff, pastoral and ministry leadership teams by fostering unity, team building and_noemailmitment; envisioning; developing gifts, making disciples and conducting supervision of roles and performance.
Directly supervises:
Seven full-time associate pastors, one full-time and 2 part-time office staff
Key relationships:
Advisory Pastors, EFCA Board of Deacons, ministry leaders, and Fellowship of Evangelical Free Church of Australia pastors and delegates
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Vision and Strategy
Working cooperatively with the Board of Deacons to discern and_noemailmunicate the Lord's vision for EFCA and develop strategies and action plans
2. Team leadership and management
Disciple, mentor, shepherd and lead the pastoral team, deacons and ministry teams in unity to fulfil the wider ministry of EFCA
To foster a healthy and enabling environment for staff and leaders to be engaged and effective,
Oversee effective reviews and evaluation.
3. Preaching and Teaching – lead the rest of the pastoral team:
Preach and teach Bible based relevant and life-transforming messages to build up God's people and equip them for mission,
Lead the church in pursuit of spiritual growth/renewal, godliness, fellowship in Christ, evangelism and missions
Develop and equip others to preach and teach,
Lead the rest of the pastoral team in developing yearly preaching plan and ensure worshipful and high standard services.
4. Mission
Leading the pastoral team in encouraging, leading and participating in local, national and global mission,
Be a role model, and inspire, teach and grow the vision for local, national and global mission and generous giving.
5. Oversee pastoral care
Lead the pastoral and leadership team in facilitating the physical, emotional and spiritual care of the members of EFCA
6. Operations - Working with staff and deacons to ensure:
Oversee operations and_noemailpliance,
Maximise the use of the church facilities for discipleship and outreach
Essential attributes and qualifications:
1. Should fit the qualifications for leadership as recorded in 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9 and 1 Peter 5:1-4.
2. Have a vibrant and growing personal relationship with God. Love God and love neighbours and has a deep prayer life.
3. Fully agree with the EFCA's doctrinal statements, mission and vision statements, core values and congregational church governance.
4. Have formal theological training in a recognized theological seminary with a MDiv degree or higher.
5. Ten years or more pastoral experience in church,
6. A seasoned expositor of God's word and able to accurately and persuasively convey Scriptural truth
7. Demonstrate authentic servant leadership, gifts in Bible teaching, preaching and shepherding and heart to connect with diverse groups of people relationally with patience, understanding, and sensitivity.
8. Love developing leaders by setting godly examples in mentoring, teaching, coaching & training staff and leaders.
9. Passionate, creative and innovative in developing new initiatives to grow and further develop the Ministry.
10. Demonstrate capacity in leading an effective team of the leadership team, EFCA_noemailmunity, sister churches and beyond.
11. Demonstrate_noemailmitment in sharing the journey of following Jesus with those who are not within the churches' structures. Willing to reach out and model this to others.
12. Demonstrate experience and ability to disciple, shepherd and lead both the pastoral team and leadership team in unity with vision, authenticity and servant leadership
13. Maintain intentional growth in areas of perceived or evaluated weakness.
14. Uphold the pastoral staff role at EFCA as outlined in its Constitution, policies and observe the EFCA Pastors Serving Handbook.
15. Understand and appreciate Chinese culture and able to preach in Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
16. Australian citizenship or permanent residency preferable, and offer will be conditional upon ‘Working with Children Check' clearance.
Qualifications:
How to apply:
Interested applicants please send a full resume with a covering letter, call to ministry, philosophy of ministry, two references and copies of or online links to the three most recent sermons (one in Cantonese, one in Mandarin and one in English) marked ‘CONFIDENTIAL' via mail to: The Pastoral Search Committee, Evangelical Free Church of Australia, 28-30 Wellington Road, East Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia or email: hr@efca.org.au by Sun 11 Feb 2018
Information is accurate at the time of posting. More information about EFCA can be found on the EFCA website: Cantonese http://www.efcacantonese.org.au , Mandarin http://www.efcamandarin.org/ and English http://www.efcaenglish.org/
Interested applicants please send a full resume with a covering letter, call to ministry, philosophy of ministry, two references and copies of or online links to the three most recent sermons (one in Cantonese, one in Mandarin and one in English) marked ‘CONFIDENTIAL' via mail to: The Pastoral Search Committee, Evangelical Free Church of Australia, 28-30 Wellington Road, East Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia or email: hr@efca.org.au by Sun 11 Feb 2018
Information is accurate at the time of posting. More information about EFCA can be found on the EFCA website: Cantonese http://www.efcacantonese.org.au , Mandarin http://www.efcamandarin.org/ and English http://www.efcaenglish.org/
Position Information:
Job Title:
Senior Pastor
Time Type:
Full Time
Job Category:
Senior Pastor, Lead Pastor
Salary:
Organization Type:
Church
Denomination:
Evangelical Free
Worship Style:
Blended
Church Size:
750 - 1000
Contact Information:
Organization Name:
Evangelical Free Church of Australia
Contact Name:
Pastoral Search Committee
Address1:
28-30 Wellington Road
Address2:
E.Lindfield
City:
Sydney
State or Province:
other
ZIP Code:
NSW 2070
Country:
Australia
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