Associate Pastor

The Christian and Missionary Alliance; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Chinese Alliance Church of Westchester (CACW) in Port Chester, NY is seeking a full-time Associate Pastor passionate about cultivating the life of Christ in our church and community. This role focuses on youth ministry alongside other church responsibilities.

You will work with youth leaders, teach biblical principles, mentor students, and partner with parents. The position involves coordinating events such as retreats and CMA-related conferences, and supporting outreach through the church's

Qualifications

• Born-again Christian who believes in the infallibility of the Bible and willing to abide by CMA doctrines.
• Passion to work with youth and cross-cultural ministry.
• Youth Ministry experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree with a relevant focus; seminary/bible college preferred.
• Willingness to pursue CMA licensing.
• Spanish language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate weekly Youth Group gatherings and related events.
• Teach biblical precepts to youth in Youth Group, Sunday School, Bible studies, and related activities.
• Mentor and disciple Youth group members personally and spiritually.
• Engage parents in their parenting and host youth/parent events.
• Collaborate with pastoral staff to plan and coordinate church ministries and gospel outreach.
• Preach as needed and support children’s ministry including camps and mission weekends.
• Assist with community outreach: bi-weekly food pantry and after-school program; build relationships with local families.

Skills

Youth ministry

Cross-cultural ministry

Spanish language

Education

Bachelor’s degree in ministry/theology or related field

Master’s degree in ministry or seminary (preferred)

Job description

Associate Pastor -- Responsibilities

Chinese Alliance Church of Westchester (CACW) is seeking a full time Associate Pastor with a passion to cultivate the life of Christ in our church and community.

A Christian and Missionary Alliance(“CMA”) church located in Port Chester, New York, CACW is a community of believers seeking to love God and others. We are a Chinese- and English-speaking church with two congregations and a combined total of about 120-150 attendees.

Responsibilities in connection with the Youth Ministry will include:

• • Leading and working collaboratively with our highly engaged lay youth leaders to plan, coordinate and lead the weekly Youth Group gatherings as well as other special events such annual youth retreats, triannual CMA national youth conferences, short term missions and other community outreach.
  • Teaching and exemplifying biblical precepts and concepts to these young people in weekly Youth Group gatherings, Youth Sunday School, Bible studies/devotionals and other occasional events.
  • Mentoring and discipling members of the Youth group personally and spiritually.
  • Finding ways to encourage and equip parents in their parenting, hosting occasional youth/parent events, etc.
• Other responsibilities include:
  • Work with the pastoral staff and governing board to plan, pray, and coordinate various ministries within the church.
  • Preaching (frequency will vary depending on the experience of the individual), support children ministry including the annual Vacation Bible Camp, support church mission or evangelical efforts such as annual mission weekend, annual church picnic.
• Help with community outreach. As a church in diverse neighborhood, we seek to reach out to our local community in a variety of ways; opportunities for the Associate Pastor include:
  • Assist with the church’s bi-weekly food pantry to the community in Port Chester.
  • Assist with our after school program (currently on hiatus, but which has historically met once a week).
  • Connect and build relationship with the families and youth from our local community.

Qualifications:

• Passion for God: a born-again Christian who believes in the infallibility of the Bible and is willing to abide by the doctrines and traditions of the Christian and Missionary Alliance denomination. (See our our denomination website).
• Passion to work with youth and cross-cultural ministry.
• Youth Ministry experience (preferred).
• A ministry-focused Masters degree is preferred, but we will consider candidates with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree with a relevant focus, preferably from an accredited seminary, Bible college or equivalent.
• Readiness to pursue C&MA licensing.
• Fluency in Spanish would be a plus (in order to support our current neighborhood outreach).

Feel free to check out our website www.cacw.org for more information on our church.

For more information about C&MA, please go to https://cmalliance.org/

This position requires licensing with The Christian & Missionary Alliance. To learn more about The Alliance and requirements for licensing, please visit our website

Please do not contact the church directly.