Wilmington Community Evangelical Church; Hockessin, DE Assistant English Pastor​/Minister

Wilmington Community Evangelical Church (Hockessin, DE) is seeking a full-time Assistant English Pastor/Minister. The church is a Chinese-heritage evangelical church established in 1981, serving about 350 English- and Mandarin-speaking members on 10 acres in suburban Wilmington, Delaware. We are cross-cultural, cross-generational and cross-denominational.

Assistant English Pastor/Minister, with a compensation package of 70, dollars, including salary and benefits, depending on qualifications.

• Reports to the English Pastor and works closely with the ministry staff (two Mandarin ministry pastors, a Children s Director and an administrative assistant).
• Serves to minister to a congregation of about 60 adults and 40 youth.

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

Ministerial experience in North America and familiarity with Asian culture.

Affirms WCEC Articles of Faith, Constitution, Mission, and Core Values.

• Teachable
• Self-starter
• Relational
• Team player
• Optimistic

• 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

The Assistant Pastor shares responsibility for oversight of the English-speaking congregation with the English Ministry pastor, in accordance with their relative strengths, with potential to take over as EM pastor in 7-10 years.

Current main ministries include:

• 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

Main pastoral duties include:

• Maintain healthy intimacy with God
• Caret and visit with and attend to the people
• Teach and preach God s word
• Train, mentor, counsel and lead by example
• Administer communion, baptisms, weddings and funerals

Please review this job description and the church website. Along with your resume, please answer these 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 Assistant English Pastor of WCEC.
• In a few sentences please summarize your theology and how that aligns with the doctrine of WCEC.

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