Youth Pastor CGCM Youth

The Chinese Gospel Church of Massachusetts (CGCM) is a nondenominational evangelical Christian church located approximately 30 miles west of Boston. The church is composed of Mandarin, Cantonese, and English congregants and worship services.

CGCM is looking to hire a full-time Youth Minister/Pastor to shepherd 30-40 high school and middle school students (majority Asian American background) within the church body in their faith journey from being believers to becoming disciples of Jesus Christ. The mission of the CGCM Youth Ministry is to help youth live life as disciples of Christ in four unique ways:
Know, Go, Show, Grow.

• Know:
  To come to know God in a saving relationship by trusting in the finished work of Jesus on the cross for the forgiveness of sins.
• Go:
  To continue to grow in that relationship with God by: studying His Word, praying, worshiping together, and sharing the good news with others.
• Show:
  To show the reality of that relationship through changed lives that show love to all.
• Grow:
  To take the message of the Gospel wherever they go and to live in a way that shows that God is real.

The CGCM Youth Ministry is part of the English Ministry congregation (Life Light).

• Undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university (Christian education, theology, or related fields a plus)
• M.Div. Degree or equivalent from an accredited seminary
• Experience working cross-culturally (volunteer or staff)
• Served in a Chinese Heritage Church or similar type of background with at least 2 years of experience with Youth Ministry.

• Fluency in English, knowledge of Mandarin a strong plus

• Senior Pastor
• Accountable to the Church Council and Elder Board with monthly ministry reports.

• Disciple and work with the team of Youth Ministry Core Leaders (adults) and other coworkers in setting the vision and goals of the Youth Ministry within the larger context and the vision of CGCM.
• Lead and shepherd the youth by overseeing and planning weekly Friday Youth Fellowships in the evening.
• Lead and oversee the Youth Sunday School Program (curriculum and teachers).
• Share in the pulpit ministry of the CGCM English Worship Service with the English Pastor.
• Work with the English Pastor on the logistics of Sunday English Worship Service (preaching, worship, ordinances).
• Plan, lead, or participate in special Youth Ministry activities such as local outreach events, WorkcampNE, VBS training, youth retreats, summer short-term missions trips, and new activities that benefit spiritual growth.
• Build mentoring relationships with youth for strong discipleship.
• Mentor youths on ministry teams such as Worship Team, Programming Team (Games), and any others that may be developed, alongside with coworkers.
• Provide pastoral counseling and visitation to youth and their families.
• Communicate with parents regularly through chat groups and quarterly parents meetings to help parents understand current youth culture and be updated on Youth Ministry activities.
• Participate and serve in other church-related ministries as needs arise.
• Manage administrative tasks including updating the youth rosters, youth/parent mailing lists, managing chat groups, spreadsheets for events, budgeting, and others to support the Youth Ministry.

• Profession of faith and demonstration of a committed follower of Jesus Christ.
• Has a call from God to whole-heartedly serve and disciple Youth within an Asian-American context in partnership with their parents.
• In agreement with the CGCM Statement of Faith
• Meets 1 Timothy 3 qualification of a church leader
• Ability to work cross-culturally
• Highly relational

• Ability to communicate well
• Team player with pastoral staff
• Willingness to be trained and submit to authority
• Ability to manage time
• Supportive family