LEAD Education PASTOR (FT) – Young Nak Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

• LEAD EDUCATION PASTOR
• Full-Time
• Young Nak Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles
• 1721 N Broadway, LA, CA 90031
• Denomination:
  Presbyterian
• Posted:
  July 1, 2026

Young Nak Church of Los Angeles (YNC) is a presbyterian Korean-American church located in Los Angeles (Lincoln Heights). Our church is searching for a FULL-TIME Lead Education Pastor to serve alongside lay leaders, deacons, and elders to shepherd and lead the next generation of students.

• Lead a bilingual (English and Korean) team made of pastors (full-time and part-time) overseeing 10
  ministries, which include Korean School, and AWANA, as well as the traditional age groups of Christian
  education
• Work together with Education Pastors as well as English Ministry Pastor to develop effective programs for our students by:
  • Overseeing & organizing the programs as a whole
  • Overseeing the leaders involved
  • Connecting with the students to further expand discipleship
• Cooperate with the department elder who leads a team of 6 ordained deacons, the PTA, and other volunteer church officers focusing primarily on administrative and financial matters
• Spearhead efforts for all Friday nights, retreats and other major events such as Palm Sunday, Easter, VBS, grad banquets, leaders’ appreciation, fall festival, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and etc.
• Collaborate with a team of full-time associate pastors to provide comprehensive family ministry focusing on excellent student care, teacher unity and parent communication
• Participate in monthly session (or its equivalent supervisory board) meetings and ad-hoc session meetings as requested
• Report directly to the Senior Pastor for supervision, guidance and counseling
• Other duties and responsibilities as required by the ministry

• Strong administrative, organizational, communicative, and leadership skills
• Minimum 3 years of full-time local church ministry in similar context
• MDiv completed and ordained;
  Presbyterian
• Fluent in English;
  Able to communicate in Korean
• Authorized to work in the United States

• Annual compensation range, including parsonage and ministry allowances: $63,000 - $73,000 (depends on experience)
• Medical and life insurance benefits (premiums fully paid by YNC)
• Dental allowance
• Paid time-off
• Annual defined benefit accrual

Please submit the following to the attention of Human Resources Committee at

• Resume/ CV
• Your photo
• Testimony of faith
• 2 letters of recommendation
• Video of recent sermon (You Tube & Vimeo links are also acceptable)