Our Need
We are looking for a senior minister to equip and encourage us toward our vision and mission.
Our Vision
To be Christ’s people from every nation proclaiming, “Jesus is Lord and Saviour.”
Our Mission
As Christ’s people in a multicultural city, led and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we will introduce people from all nations to Jesus and teach them to obey everything He taught.
Our Values
- Scripture: We believe the Word of God is the ultimate authority for our faith and practice.
- Love for God and Neighbour: We want to do what is in the best interests of God and others, both inside the church and out.
- Love for God includes worship, obedience, prayer, teaching and proclamation about Him, and giving our time and talents in service.
- Love for our neighbour includes evangelism, church planting, hospitality, caring for the poor, getting justice for the oppressed, and practicing reconciliation.
Our Neighbourhood
We are in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood, formerly a railway junction and now a walkable area including Victorian homes, low- and high-rise buildings, and people from around the world. Close to High Park, Toronto’s largest. Convenient for public transportation.
Our Congregation
We have an average attendance of 100, mostly Filipino but on many Sundays including representatives from five continents. There is strong support of cross-cultural and international ministry work and (praise God) a stable budget even during COVID lockdowns.
Responsibilities
Preaching and Teaching:
- Preach and teach in the Sunday Service while communicating with the worship committee
- Lead special worship services, e.g., weddings, funerals, etc.
- Equip the congregation for works of service and ministry according to Ephesians 4:11–13
- Lead weekly Bible Studies, both individual and group, depending on need and interest
- Teach others how to properly study God’s Word
- With the elders, vet and approve of teaching materials in Children’s and Adult Sunday Schools, and Bible Studies led by others
Spiritual Leadership
- Study and meditate on God’s Word to become a workman able to correctly handle the Word of Truth (2Tim 4:2)
- Encourage elders and deacons in their service
- Pray and intercede for congregation and ministries while equipping members to do the same
Discipleship and Mentoring
- Equip small group leaders, by training them to preach and teach
- Mentor those showing leadership potential, equipping them to become disciple-makers
Mission and Evangelism
- With the elders, equip congregation to develop outreach ministries
- Keep informed about and promote KSCC’s missions and missionaries
- Encourage congregation members’ participation in local and foreign missions
- Coordinate KSCC’s involvement with the summer camp program of the Ontario Christian Assembly (www.ocainc.ca).
Pastoral Care
- Counsel and give wisdom to congregants entering marriage
- With the elders and deacons, make congregation aware of needs within the church
- With the elders, mediate and give wisdom within the congregation as needed
Church Administration
- Attend monthly Board meeting to report on ministry activities and current needs
- Attend Committees that he is part of
Qualifications
Key qualifications
- Character and life in accordance with Biblical teaching: 1Tim 3:2-7, Titus 1:6-9
- Bachelor’s Degree in theology, divinity or related area of specialisation
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Agreement with Restoration Movement principles; Restoration Movement experience preferred
- Agreement with Keele Street Christian Church’s Statement of Faith
- Cross-cultural experience or training preferred
- At least 3 years experience as pastor in a church
- Able to mentor/ disciple new leaders
Must also have
- Missions, discipleship, church planting, or outreach experience
- Continuous improvement/education and commitment to being a lifelong student of God’s Word
- Willingness to live in the neighborhood
Other
- Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Please E-mail resume, references, cover letter, and sample sermon to: [email protected].