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Are you an experienced servant leader, with vision and passion for the growth of Gods Kingdom through the people and ministries of the local church?The Chinese and Australian Baptist Church West Ryde (located in 1 Reserve Street, West Ryde) is currently seeking for a Senior Pastor to lead the pastoral team and the church. The church has been established for over 30 years, starting off as a migrant church of Chinese ethnic background, and with Gods grace it has now grown to a multi-ethnic church with over 500 attendees attending 4 congregations and 5 Sunday services in the West Ryde and Meadowbank areas. The Sunday services are held in 3 locations (West Ryde Hall at 1 Reserve Street, West Ryde Community Hall, and Marsden High School). The churchs mission is to follow Jesus, build community, and bring hope to the world. Details about the church can be found via the church website: job description, and roles/responsibilities for the Senior Pastor are listed below:Position: Senior Pastor of CABC-West RydeTitle: Senior PastorResponsible to: The Lord, pastors, church members and church council/leadersPurpose: The key spiritual and leadership role for CABC- West Ryde and team leader of its ministries/congregationsTraining: Theological training with at least a Master degree of Divinity (desirable).Status: Full time StaffExperience: Minimum of eight years experiences of pastoral role in church contextPreferred Language skills: English(required) / Mandarin or Cantonese(preferred)Roles & Responsibilities:The primary caster, driver and recruiter of the church visionOverseer and co-ordinator with the development and implementation of the vision for the churchInspires the staff and the congregation to embrace the visionCo-ordinates strategic and developmental planningA team leader, with the ability to lead the planning process, train and develop a team of ministry leadersAbility to work with Church leadershipNurture and build the other pastoral team membersEncourage, train and support lay leadershipRole model for other pastors, leaders & church membersAccount for own performance and that of the ministry leadersProviding doctrinal stability and advice when dealing with difficult issues.Guides the core ministries of the church worship, teaching, evangelism, community service, fellowship / Pastoral care, administration / leadershipCo-ordinates ministry areas with staff and lay leadersLiaises with and reports to church governance (Church Council)Essential Qualities Required:Deep and strong personal relationship with GodPerson who can handle authority and also be made accountablePossesses a teachable heart and a lifelong learnerA proven team leader to mentor, coach and lead other pastoral team membersA compelling, clear, creative and passionate communicator.Good interpersonal skills including conflict resolution.Work with different cultures.Ministry experience in Australian context.As a minimum language requirement, fluent in English plus Cantonese/Mandarin preferably all three languagesIf youd like to find out more about the position and our church, please contact the Senior Pastorate Search team via email: seniorpastoratesearch@cabc-wr.org. #J-18808-Ljbffr