ASSISTANT PASTOR (full-time) FOR CONNECTIONS AND WOMEN’S MINISTRY

Christian Careers Canada; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

New Hope Fellowship in Mississauga is seeking an Assistant Pastor (Full-Time) for Connections and Women’s Ministry. You will provide vision and pastoral oversight for the Connections and Women’s Ministry, lead hospitality and newcomer assimilation, and partner with staff to advance outreach and leadership development across campuses.

The role emphasizes interpersonal leadership, gifts-based volunteer development, and creating welcoming environments for guests, with a focus on missional

Qualifications

• M.Div. or equivalent seminary training preferred.
• At least 3 years of ministry experience.
• Experience with church management software (Planning Center), Microsoft Office or Google Workspace, and digital communication tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee connections ministry to help people connect to Christ and the church.
• Oversee women’s ministry with vision and pastoral oversight.
• Lead hospitality and welcome teams, and oversee newcomer assimilation.
• Collaborate with staff on church-wide outreach and leadership development.

Skills

Hospitality leadership

Outreach

Small groups leadership

Volunteer leadership

Pastoral care

Education

M.Div. or equivalent seminary training

Tools

Planning Center

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Tyndale’s Christmas in the Chapel returns for its 16th year on Saturday December 5! We are delighted to present the Tyndale Community Choir and the TCC Band, directed by Dr. Melissa Davis. We are also excited to have Saj McKenley, Jackie Benford, and a dynamic String Quartet join us for this year’s event.

Assistant Pastor (Full-Time) for Connections and Women’s Ministry

New Hope Fellowship is an English Ministry of Light Presbyterian Church and has a network of threecampuses in the Greater Toronto Area. Mississauga Campus is a growing church community (currentSunday attendance of around 300 adults and 150 children with over 120 members actively serving invarious ministries). We exist to glorify God by helping all people move towards Christ together. We aredevoted to prayer and God’s word to guide and fuel our life and ministry. We value authentic fellowship,teamwork, and every-member-ministry through which the body of Christ is built up to the fullness ofChrist. We endeavor to spread the glory of God through our missions locally and globally.

Position Summary

With a growing number of new people joining our church, the assistant pastor joining our team will beoverseeing various aspect of connections ministry and women’s ministry. Overseeing connectionsministry will include helping people connect to Christ, to our church, to the next steps in their faith, andto ministries where they are called and gifted to serve. Overseeing women’s ministry will includeproviding vision, planning, and pastoral oversight in partnership with a team of women leaders.

Key Responsibilities

A. Welcome and Hospitality Teams

• Team leadership: Recruit, train, schedule, and shepherd the Welcome Team (greeters, ushers,welcome/information desk, newcomers table) and the Hospitality Team (fellowship time,refreshments, and shared meals).
• Structure and training: Develop a clear and relational pathway from first contact → first visit →follow-up → connection → participation → next step. Recruit, train, schedule, equip, encourage,and pastor volunteers serving in greeting, hospitality, welcome, information, and newcomerconnection roles.
• Welcome environment: Maintain a clearly marked welcome area and newcomer experience eachSunday, including connection cards, welcome gifts, and introductions to staff and ministry leaders.
• Pastoral presence: Be a visible, approachable pastoral presence before and after each service,personally greeting newcomers and key families and intentionally looking for people who are new,alone, confused, or in need of connection.
• Conference hospitality: Serve as the coordinator for hosting various conferences at our church toserve the greater body of Christ in the city.

B. Newcomer Follow-Up and Assimilation

• Assimilation pathway: Design, implement, and continually refine a clear pathway from first visitto belonging (e.g., connection card, personal follow-up, newcomer lunch or class, membership,small group, serving team).
• Timely follow-up: Ensure every first-time guest receives personal contact (call, text, email, orvisit) within 48 hours, and that returning guests receive further personal invitations.
• Warm hand-offs: Partner closely with children’s, youth, young adult, adult, and small-groupministry leaders so that every individual and family is personally introduced to an age-appropriateministry—not merely given information about it.
• Newcomer gatherings: Host regular newcomer lunches or receptions; lead a short small groupexperience for newcomers.
• Records and care: Maintain accurate records of guests, follow-up, and ministry involvement in thechurch management system, and flag pastoral care needs to the appropriate staff. Track newcomerengagement so that people do not “fall through the cracks.” Continually evaluate the newcomerjourney and identify places where people may be getting lost, overlooked, or disconnected.

C. Spiritual Gifts and Serving Opportunities

• Cross-ministry connection: Build strong working relationships with children’s, youth, adult,discipleship, worship, missions, and other ministry leaders.
• Gifts discovery: Develop and lead a regular gifts-discovery process (e.g., a class, assessment, andpersonal conversation) that helps newcomers and existing members understand how God has giftedthem for the building up of the body (Romans 12:3–8; 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4:11–16).
• Serving placement: Lead annual (or semi-annual) ministry fair to showcase various ministries ofthe church. Work with ministry leaders to create clear serving pathways and appropriateopportunities for people to use their gifts across New Hope.
• Serving opportunities directory: Work with ministry leaders to maintain a current list of servingneeds and role descriptions across the church (worship, children, youth, hospitality, outreach,missions, administration, facilities, and more).
• Volunteer health: Track serving involvement, watch for both under-involvement and burnout, andhelp members serve in sustainable, life-giving ways.
• Celebrate and equip: Regularly celebrate volunteers and partner with ministry leaders to provide ongoing training and appreciation.

D. Relational Outreach Ministry (Alpha and Sports)

• Develop additional relational environments where seekers, skeptics, newcomers, and spirituallycurious people can explore faith and encounter the Christian community.
• Provide pastoral oversight and leadership for Alpha, working with a team of dedicated Alpha coreteam to run regular Alpha courses throughout the year.
• Oversee the sports ministry (e.g., softball, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, hiking, or otherrecreation) as important social spaces for members as well as relational outreach into thecommunity.
• Raise up lay coordinators and team captains who keep each ministry gospel-intentional throughprayer, fellowship, and invitations to church events and Alpha.
• Ensure that friends and family members reached through sports ministries are welcomed andfollowed up through the assimilation pathway.

E. Women’s Ministry

• Oversee New Hope Fellowship’s Women’s Ministry, providing vision, planning, and pastoraloversight in partnership with a team of women leaders.
• Ensure Women’s Ministry contributes to the larger discipleship pathway of New Hope rather thanfunctioning as a disconnected ministry.
• Coordinate women’s gatherings, Bible studies, discipleship opportunities, retreats, mentoring, and otherministry initiatives in collaboration with the pastoral team.
• Raise up, equip, and shepherd women leaders to lead Bible studies, mentoring relationships,retreats, and fellowship gatherings.
• Foster discipleship and intergenerational relationships among women (Titus 2:3–5), includingconnecting newly arrived women to the community.

F. Leadership, Collaboration, and General Pastoral Duties

• Identify, equip, and shepherd volunteer leaders across all Connections ministries, building teamsrather than doing ministry alone.
• Collaborate with staff on church-wide outreach events (e.g., Easter, Christmas, VBS, communityevents) to ensure guests are welcomed and followed up.
• Ensure all volunteers comply with church policies, including background checks and child-safetyprocedures.
• Participate in general pastoral ministry as assigned: occasional preaching or teaching, pastoral careand visitation, and assisting with various pastoral ministries.

Qualities

A. Spiritual Character

• A mature and growing follower of Jesus Christ whose life reflects the qualifications for pastoralleadership described in 1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9.
• A genuine heart for the lost and the stranger, embodying the biblical call to hospitality (Romans12:13; Hebrews 13:2; 1 Peter 4:9).
• Humble, teachable, prayerful, and marked by servant leadership.
• Wholehearted agreement with New Hope Fellowship’s Statement of Faith, mission, vision, andvalues.

B. Relational and Pastoral Gifts

• Warm, approachable, and relationally intentional; remembers names and helps people feel known.
• Evangelistic gifting; comfortable engaging those who are exploring faith or returning to church.
• Able to connect across generations and cultures—with young families, students, young adults, andseniors alike—and sensitive to the multigenerational dynamics of our congregation.
• Discerning eye for people’s gifts, with joy in helping others find where they fit in the bodyofChrist.
• Ability to shepherd and empower women leaders and to build a healthy, discipling Women’sMinistry.
• Enjoys informal community settings; interest in sports and recreation is a plus.

C. Leadership and Organizational Strengths

• Proven ability to recruit, train, empower, and retain volunteers.
• Systems thinker who builds clear processes and follows through on details.
• Clear, timely, and gracious communicator, both in person and in writing.
• Collaborative team player who works well with staff and lay leaders.

D. Education and Experience

• M.Div. or equivalent seminary training preferred.
• At least 3 years of ministry experience, ideally in hospitality, outreach, small groups, or volunteerleadership.
• Proficiency with church management software (e.g., Planning Center), Microsoft Office or GoogleWorkspace, and digital communication tools.
• Experience with spiritual gifts assessment, volunteer placement, Alpha and/or women’s ministryleadership is a plus.

A. Measures of Fruitfulness (First Year)

• A documented newcomer pathway is in place and communicated to staff and leaders within the firstsix months.
• Every first-time newcomer receives personal contact within 48 hours.
• Welcome and Hospitality teams are fully staffed each Sunday with trained team leaders.
• A gifts-discovery class or process is offered at least once a year, and a current serving-opportunitiesdirectory is maintained.
• A growing percentage of members are actively serving in an area that fits their gifts.
• At least two Alpha courses are offered during the year, with guests followed into next steps.
• A growing percentage of newcomers are connected to a ministry, small group, or serving teamwithin three to six months of their first visit.
• Sports ministries are led by trained lay captains with regular, intentional gospel touchpoints.
• Women’s Ministry has an established leadership team and an annual plan of Bible studies,fellowship, and outreach.

B. Personal and Spiritual Health

• Active membership and participation in the worship and community life of New Hope Fellowship.
• Faithful practice of spiritual disciplines and attentiveness to the health of family and personal life.
• Commitment to ongoing growth through reading, training, and relevant conferences.

Compensation will be commensurable with qualifications and experience.

Application

• Testimony (sharing how you came to faith and how you were called into pastoral ministry)
• C/V (highlighting ministry experiences and educational background)
• Ministry philosophy and vision for Connections and Women’s ministry
• Two references