Position Description

Buffalo, NY, USA

Buffalo Chinese Christian Church is an independent, non-denominational evangelical church with two congregations, a Mandarin-Chinese speaking congregation and an English-speaking congregation as well as a growing Cantonese speaking fellowship. Though we have two separate congregations with separate Sunday worships, we strive to be one church as one precious family in God’s love. We serve the greater Buffalo area and are located in a suburb to the north of the city close to the University at Buffalo. Our church is multi-generational with 1st and 2nd generation immigrant families, professionals, students, youth, and children. Though we are a small church of 100-130 people, we are blessed with two full-time pastors, with our Senior Pastor serving for 29 years and associate English pastor serving for 13 years at the church.

We are seeking a full-time staff pastoral position to work primarily alongside our Senior Pastor to serve the Mandarin-speaking congregation and especially focused on our students and young professionals and families within the Mandarin-speaking congregation. This includes attending pastoral staff meetings, church council meetings, pastoral care, preaching for the Mandarin-speaking worship service, leading various adult and youth ministries, and assisting in other areas of the church when called upon and if able. For those applicants not yet ordained, the expectation is that this position would be a path towards ordination.

Job Description

Responsibilities

This is a full-time pastoral position to serve alongside our Senior Pastor and Associate Pastor, ministering primarily to the Mandarin-Chinese speaking congregation of our church

• Expository preaching primarily in the Mandarin-Chinese speaking worship service
• Conduct prayer meetings
• Participation in ministry and leadership meetings including pastoral staff meetings
• Leading various Chinese speaking ministries
• Participate with the staff pastoral team for member care, discipleship, evangelism, and church events.
• Fulfill other responsibilities as ministry needs arise
• Requirements
• Completed M.Div from an accredited seminary
• Obedience to God’s calling in their life
• Vibrant personal faith
• Identifies with the evangelical doctrinal beliefs and the statement of faith of BCCC
• Spiritual maturity: demonstrate the godly character of an overseer and elder (1 Tim 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9)
• Understanding of Chinese and Chinese-American culture
• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and able to communicate in English. Ability to communicate in Cantonese would be a plus