English Minister

Westminster Theological Seminary; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Westminster Theological Seminary invites applications for a pastoral leadership role focused on preaching, teaching, and spiritual leadership within the English congregation and broader CCC community in Cincinnati. The role emphasizes Gospel-centered ministry across services, Bible studies, and discipleship, with a strong aim to connect faith, career, and culture.

Responsibilities include strategic ministry development, campus oversight, and cross-cultural collaboration with Chinese leadership

Responsibilities

• Pulpit & Teaching Ministry: Provide primary spiritual leadership by delivering gospel-centered, teaching across Sunday services, Bible studies, and discipleship classes to connect faith, career, and culture.
• Education, Prayer, & Shepherding: Direct key spiritual initiatives—including Sunday School, baptism classes, and prayer ministries—while providing dedicated pastoral care, counseling, and shepherding to the English congregation.
• Vision, Planning, & Mobilization: Align ministry priorities with the overarching mission and actively deploying congregants' spiritual gifts to serve the church.
• Cross-Cultural Partnership: Collaborate with leadership to maintain church unity while effectively advocating for the English congregation.

Job description

Responsibilities

1. Preaching, Teaching, & Spiritual Leadership

• Pulpit & Teaching Ministry: Provide primary spiritual leadership by delivering gospel-centered, teaching across Sunday services, Bible studies, and discipleship classes to connect faith, career, and culture.
• Education, Prayer, & Shepherding: Direct key spiritual initiatives—including Sunday School, baptism classes, and prayer ministries—while providing dedicated pastoral care, counseling, and shepherding to the English congregation.

2. Strategic Ministry Development & Campus Oversight

• Vision, Planning, & Mobilization: Align ministry priorities with the overarching mission of CCC (factoring in the Church planting for English Ministry in 3-5 years, spiritual gifts, demographics, and logistics) and actively deploying congregants' spiritual gifts to serve the church.

3. Intergenerational Leadership & Structural Unity

• Cross-Cultural Partnership: Collaborate closely with first-generation Chinese leadership (Elders, Pastors, Deacons, Staff) to maintain church unity while effectively advocating for the English congregation.
• Identity & Bridging: Partner with the leadership team to define the Youth/English Ministry’s identity within CCC, proactively guiding the congregation through cross-cultural and generational dynamics to build a healthy intergenerational bridge.

4. Community Outreach & Global Mobilization

• Strategic Evangelism & Integration: Develop targeted outreach initiatives to welcome and engage local families in the Greater Cincinnati area.
• Fellowship & Missions: Cultivate a vibrant community culture by organizing regular fellowship events and mobilizing trained teams for local and global missions.