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塔城华人基督教会
The Tallahassee Chinese Christian Church (TCCC) is seeking an English Pastor. To apply, please email the following to psctccc@gmail.com: resume, three letters of recommendation, personal statements of faith and testimony, and audio/video recordings of sermons.

The English Pastor will have a heart to reach and equip English-speaking adults, youth, and children to deepen their relationship with Christ. The successful candidate will provide vision, develop strategies, inspire volunteers, and build a teaching curriculum to grow and support ministries at Tallahassee Chinese Christian Church (TCCC). He will effectively teach the English-speaking congregation to know God, and work with parents to be engaged in their youth's and children's spiritual growth through networking and opportunities to serve.

English Pastor (for Adults, Youth and Children) Qualifications:

  1. Accepts TCCC statement of faith and by-laws.
  2. Loves God, loves spending time with God, never ceases to study and receive training to be a better pastor.
  3. Loves people, loves the youth and the children, and is able to communicate well with parents.
  4. Required to have a college degree and possesses some comparable training and experience with pastoring adults, youth, and children.
  5. Able to demonstrate systematic understanding of the Bible.
  6. Able to demonstrate Spiritual character in accordance to 1 Timothy 3:1-6 & Titus 1:6-9.
  7. Preferably a married man with children.

Scripturally-based qualifications:

  1. Aspires to be an overseer and desires a noble task (1 Tim 3:1).
  2. Temperate, self-controlled, respectable, upright, not given to drunkenness (1 Tim 3:2-3, Titus 1:8).
  3. Not a recent convert (1 Tim 3:6).
  4. Not a lover of money (1 Tim 3:3, 1 Peter 5:2).
  5. Above reproach (1 Tim 3:2, Titus 1:6).
  6. Hospitable, one who loves what is good (1 Tim 3:2, Titus 1:8).
  7. Have good reputation with outsiders (1 Tim 3:7).
  8. Must manage his own family well (1 Tim 3:4).
  9. See that his children obey him (1 Tim 3:4).

Job description:

  1. Preach weekly Sunday English Service to English speaking adults, youth and children.
  2. Regularly teach youth Sunday school and / or Friday night Bible Study.
  3. Provide Biblically-based spiritual leadership and counsel for the parents, youth, and children with the goal of building Christ-centered families.
  4. Oversee and coordinate parents and other adults' involvement in the youth and children's programs, including AWANA, Sunday school, and Friday night Bible study, with a focus on Jesus Christ.
  5. Develop curriculum, teach, and train teachers in Bible education, for English Ministry including the adults, youth and children classes.
  6. Coordinate and train coworkers for the English Ministry, including the adults, youth and children groups.
  7. Organize and coordinate parents/adults involvement in youth and children's activities, including service missions, retreats, fellowship events, and involvement in external events and ministries.
  8. Act as liaison among the board of deacons, parents, youth, other members of the church, and other churches to integrate and strengthen the Body of Christ.
  9. Work with the senior pastor of Chinese Ministry to build up the ministries of TCCC.