Wilmington Community Evangelical Church (Hockessin, DE) Assistant

Wilmington Community Evangelical Church (Hockessin, DE)

Assistant English Pastor/Minister

The Big Picture

Wilmington Community Evangelical Church (em.wcec.church/home) is searching for a full time Assistant English Pastor/Minister.

Requirements

Church: WCEC is a Chinese-heritage, evangelical church established in 1981, now serving 350 English and Mandarin speaking members on 10 acres in suburban Wilmington, Delaware, a 20-minute drive from the University of Delaware. We are cross-cultural, cross-generational and cross-denominational.

Purpose: Our English Ministry exists to model a healthy Chinese-American evangelical church, with curiosity, optimism and harmony. Our distinctives include creativity, patience, and leadership by consensus.

Position: Assistant English Pastor/Minister, with a compensation package of $70,000-$80,000, including salary and benefits, depending on qualifications.

Role: WCEC is looking for an energetic servant of God, with demonstrated ability to build up the family of God, to share the workload with the English Pastor in ministering to a congregation of about 60 adults and 40 youth.

Relationship: Reports to the English Pastor and works closely with the ministry staff (which includes two Mandarin ministry pastors, a Children's Director and an administrative assistant).

Education: Prefer Master of Divinity (in hand or in progress) or other relevant graduate degree.

Experience: Ministerial experience in North America and familiarity with Asian culture.

Convictions: Affirms WCEC Articles of Faith, Constitution, Mission, and Core Values

Character Traits:

• Teachable

• Self-starter

• Relational

• Team player

• Optimistic

Skills & Qualifications:

• Well versed in the scriptures, Old and New Testaments

• Experienced in more than one culture.

• Experienced in more than one church tradition/denomination.

• Experienced in evangelism and discipleship

• Able to work with volunteers

Responsibilities: The Assistant Pastor will share responsibility for oversight of the English-speaking congregation with the English Ministry pastor, in accordance with their relative strengths, potentially taking over as EM pastor in 7-10 years.

At present, the main ministries are:

• Sunday Services at 9:30 a.m.

• Youth (7th-12th grades), Sunday 11-12 a.m. and Friday evenings 7-9 p.m.

• A variety of midweek small groups.

• Community service and events.

• Semi-annual offsite retreats.

The main pastoral duties include:

• maintain healthy intimacy with God

• care for, visit with and pay attention to the people

• teach and preach God's word

• train, mentor, counsel and lead by example

administration of communion, baptisms, weddings and funerals

Benefits

The Process

Please look over this job description and the church website. Along with your resume please answer these three questions:

Why do you believe that you might be a good fit as the Assistant English Pastor for WCEC?

Describe your experiences in ministry and how you may be qualified to serve as the Assitant English Pastor of WCEC ?

In just a few sentences please give a summary of your theology and how that is in line with the doctrine of WCEC

Please send your resume, a sermon link, and the answers to these questions to