Senior Pastor

New Life Christian Alliance Whittier CASenior Pastor About Our Church

New Life Christian Alliance desires to become a thriving multi generational congregation with a steady influx of new people who reflect the demographics of the surrounding community The church seeks to lead people along a pathway toward becoming fully devoted followers of Christ Jesus The church envisions becoming a united church family marked by Biblical faithfulness Spiritual maturity Authentic relationships Evangelism Discipleship Community engagement Multiplication of disciples leaders and ministries Potentially planting another church within five years We are One Church in two languages The English congregation is multi ethnic and multi generational with approximately one third Chinese one third other Asian ethnicities and one third other non Asian ethnicities The Chinese congregation consists of ethnically Chinese Mandarin speaking immigrants and is also multi generational The congregations strengths include faithfulness genuine love service generosity particularly toward mission sand a strong biblical foundation Members care for one another in practical ways and the healthy relationship between the English and Chinese congregations is viewed as a meaningful expression of unity in Christ The church desires continued growth in spiritual depth and biblical maturity leadership development and member engagement intentional investment in the next generation evangelism and community involvement There is a desire to see members move from comfort and passive participation toward greater spiritual hunger ownership leadership service and intentional discipleship

The Senior Pastor will serve as the primary spiritual shepherd and leader of our diverse bilingual church family guiding people of all ages as they grow in their relationship with Christ Through prayer teaching encouragement and collaborative leadership the pastor will help foster a culture of discipleship equip believers to serve and lead reach others with the Gospel and strengthen the churchs presence and ministry within the broader community

• Providing leadership and vision
• Communicating the Word of God through inspiration instruction exhortation and correction
• Managing conflict biblically
• Recruiting and mentoring lay leaders
• Modeling and mobilizing one on one discipleship
• Mobilizing the congregation for evangelistic outreach
• Pastoral care including visitation and counseling
• Ministering to families

The expected average workload is 4550 hours per week including services meetings Bible studies and other ministry responsibilities.

• Be godly confident in Christ disciplined and Spirit filled
• Have at least 10 years of ministry experience
• Preferably be in his late 40s or early 50s
• Hold a Master of Divinity degree
• Demonstrate strong leadership and vision
• Communicate the Word of God effectively
• Be capable of managing conflict biblically
• Be committed to discipleship and evangelistic outreach
• Have the ability to recruit and mentor lay leaders
  
  Demonstrate pastoral care and a heart for families

This position requires licensing with The Christian & Missionary Alliance

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