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Vision Church

Assistant Pastor Job Description 

About the Job

Vision Church is looking for a full-time Assistant Pastor to join our leadership team. In this position, the primary responsibility will be to provide leadership and oversight to several ministries with a focus on discipleship. This staff member will report to the Senior Pastor.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a vision and structure for Vision Church’s discipleship ministry that helps spark spiritual maturity and create a contagious discipleship culture.
• Connect members to ministries that enable them to serve both the church—and those outside the church—through their spiritual gifts and skill sets.
• Train leaders across multiple ministries for greater effectiveness.
• Provide spiritual care to members.
• Work with Senior Pastor and elders to provide spiritual oversight and direction for the church.
• Collaborate with Senior Pastor in developing and teaching Christian Education classes.
• Preach up to 6 Sunday sermons over the course of a year.
• Attend monthly church leadership meetings.
• Provide guidance and/or planning support for the church’s leadership retreat and annual retreat.

Qualifications and characteristics:

• A leader with a strong walk and relationship with Jesus.
• Solid relational and discipleship skills and spiritual giftings in leadership, pastoring, training, teaching, administration, and exhortation.
• A heart for New York City and deep understanding of the City’s unique dynamics and challenges.
• Experience conducting spiritual counseling and discipleship required.
• Asian-American ministry experience required.
• Preferred:
  • Proficient in building and leading at least one of the following ministry categories: fellowship groups, family ministry, singles ministry, small group ministry.
  • Urban church background.
• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master of Divinity Degree or equivalent preferred.

About Vision Church

Vision Church is a non-denominational, Asian-American Christian church in New York City planted in 1997 by Oversea Chinese Mission Church. Approximately a hundred individuals gather for worship each Sunday and a large number of these congregants are involved in small groups (called growth groups). Our congregation is comprised of young and middle-aged professionals, couples, and young children.

Our Vision:

• Pursue our relationship with God both personally and collectively by making Bible reflection and corporate prayer integral aspects of our church life.
• Serve our Vision community by exercising our primary giftings and strengths and discipling specific individuals that God has put on our hearts.
• Cultivate a missional outlook by looking for opportunities to share and reflect Jesus and by being intentionally missional with specific individuals outside of the church.