English Ministry Associate Pastor

You have been called to ministry. And the questions you might be asking now are: who are the people you have been called to serve and what form does your ministry take?

We find ourselves asking similar questions at Vaughan Community Church (VCC). As Christians, we know that we are called to be disciples of Christ, but we often wonder how we live this out in the time and places we find ourselves in. What does it look like for the young, emerging adult grappling with freedom of choice and expression? How has it changed and shifted for those that find a newly empty nest? What thread is God weaving amongst these groups, and everyone in between, that binds us into a loving community?

If you have a passion to unfold and discover what this means with a team of pastors and a congregation eager to learn, grow, and live out the gospel truth, VCC might be where God wants to place you.

VCC English Ministry Associate Pastor Overview
The Associate Pastor would be called to serve the English Ministry of VCC with a specific focus on life stage discipleship for young to mature families. Additional areas of ministry would include: occasional preaching and related teaching, leading worship service, participation in the regular life of the church and events alongside congregational members.

The Associate Pastor would be called to serve under the direction of our current English Ministry Lead Pastor, and also alongside an existing Young Adults Ministry Pastor.

Core Responsibilities

• Work with church leadership to build upon the church’s vision of discipleship, and to establish what this looks like for the young and mature family life stage groups.
• Build out a ministry framework and team to support ongoing discipleship ministry work, both within the family life stages and in collaboration with other life stages within the congregation.
• Lead and coordinate pastoral care outreach with congregational members in target life stages groups.

Skills/Abilities

• Building and implementation of discipleship framework
• Build effective and trusting relationships to foster collaboration amongst
  various ministries.
• Strong leadership abilities and experience in building, training and
  maintaining teams.
• A shepherd’s heart, love for others, a gift for listening, empathy, and remaining
  calm in a crisis.
• Ability to work unsupervised often, and yet function as a part of our larger staff
  and pastoral team.
• Organized and able to juggle multiple tasks/priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication in English (Korean or additional
  languages an asset).
• Comfortable engaging in large and small social settings with appropriate
  levels of confidence/intimacy.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office Suite and Google Products (i.e., Gmail,
  Google Drive, Forms, Hangout, etc.) are preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of ministry experience in discipleship/small group/family ministries.
• Preference for a completed MTS/MDiv/MRE from an ATS seminary, optionally
  eligible for ordination within the Presbyterian Church of Canada.

At this time we are opening the position to those seeking either bi-vocational or part time ministry, with possible expansion in the future. The nature of the responsibilities does not allow for significant remote or hybrid engagement.

Email application to admin [at] vccem [dot] com