Greenhills Christian Fellowship

Greenhills Christian Fellowship
VANCOUVER
POSITION : SENIOR PASTOR
Ministry Name and Address:
Greenhills Christian Fellowship Vancouver
7175 Royal Oak Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5J 4J3
Vision:
Know Christ and Make Him known
Mission:
For the glory of God, we commit ourselves to Evangelize and Enlist people into our
fellowship, to Edify and Equip them for spiritual maturity and service, and to exalt God together
in worship.
General Position Description:
Greenhills Christian Fellowship Vancouver is a multi-ethnic community of Christfollowers whose mission is all about knowing Jesus and making Him known by living lives that are
changed through the power of God's love and grace. We believe life in Christ should never look
like a life without Him. We are all about serving those around us, giving sacrificially, gathering
with other believers to study the Word of God, celebrating our lives in Jesus and reaching out
from wherever God puts us so that others might know Christ’s love in our city, region, province,
country and around the world.
We have an average Sunday morning attendance of 60, with about 50 percent composed
of kids, youth and young adults that signify a visible ministry opportunity that is promising for
the next generations. We are a proud supporter of three children through Compassion
International that is being funded by Sunday School giving. A regular lunch is being served after
the worship service to encourage sharings and fellowship among the body of believers.
Our weekdays activities revolves around Bible Study meetings and Sports activities.
Annual activities include a garage sale with the proceeds going to local organizations, a four day
summer camp, VBS, Church Anniversary celebration, special Christmas celebrations and other
similar gatherings.
Overall Responsibility
To spiritually and skillfully shepherd the members and attendees of GCF-Vancouver in
worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry and outreach toward those who live in the Lower
Mainland and area.
Main Duties;
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To lead in fulfilling the strategic vision of the church.
To develop spiritual leaders in the church.
To provide systematic education for the church.
To ensure sustainable sowing through the church.
To perform other pastoral tasks as follows;
i.
Preach weekly message
ii.
Visit/lead/facilitate growth groups (Bible Study groups) and
people, especially the sick and grieving
iii.
Counsel people with hurts, habits, and hang-ups
iv.
Officiate weddings and funerals
v.
Lead the ordinances of communion and baptism
vi.
Facilitate church discipline and conflict management in the
church.
vii.
Oversee stewardship and organizational matters.
viii.
Leads/organizes the staff/volunteer team of the church.
ix.
Champion the training programs of the congregation through
teaching, coaching, and mentoring
x.
Represent the church within the structure of GCF Canada and
CBWC and attend various conferences when possible.
Qualifications:
Education:
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Bachelor degree in Theology or other acceptable pastoral degree (Masters
Degree is an asset but not required)
Ordination (or eligibility) for ministry with the CBWC
Character Qualities:
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Shall be those found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9.
Possess strong leadership skills with gentleness and with respect
Entertain new ideas for continuous development of the Church and its members
Shows humility and servant-like attitude
Have excellent interpersonal and communications skills
Desire to plant churches locally and beyond
Experience:
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2 to 5 years pastoral leadership role in a multicultural environment (experience
working with Filipino community is an asset but not required)
Exemplary preaching
Working with youth and young adults
Counselling (Family, Spiritual faith, Educational, etc.)
Commitment:
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Adherence to CBWC, GCF Canada and other GCF satellite churches locally and
abroad
Plant churches locally and beyond
Develop Spiritual leaders
Remunerations:
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This is a full time salaried position based on 40 hours per work week and flexible
to congregational needs.
Compensation is commensurate with 2015 CBWC scale based on education and
experience.
Other information:
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Visit www.gcfvancouver.org for more details. Please send email to
gcfvancouver@gmail.com located in our website for enquiry.
Application Instruction:
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We invite you to apply with cover letter and a completed CBWC Ministry
Information Profile (MIP) downloaded from http://cbwc.ca/leaders/pastors/
then returned to CBWC Settlement Coordinator at pastoralsettlement@cbwc.ca
and to gcfvancouver@gmail.com
Closing Date: Open until position filled