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感謝您願意擺上時間來閱讀我們中文聘牧要求。我們希望您可以在禱告中閱讀本文檔。我們也會為您禱告。如果您有任何問題，請聯繫我們。

主要職責

牧師需要負責傳講基督耶穌的福音，教導聖經真理和教義，參與牧養關懷事工，領導教會生活的各個方面。

候選人描述：

我們正在尋找一位中文牧師，與我們下一代/英文牧師以及教會長執，一起服事本教會。

●     符合聖經對牧師的要求（提摩太前書 3:1-7，提多書 1:6-9）

●     對成為牧師有明確呼召

●     擁有至少5年的全職服事經驗

●     年齡至少30歲

●     擁有本科學歷或神學院的更高學歷

具體職責：

1.教導/講道；與英文牧師分擔主持聖禮（受洗和聖餐）。

2. 共同帶領基於聖經的輔導（婚前/婚姻/情感健康/屬靈指導等），舉辦婚禮，舉辦葬禮。
3. 關懷和探訪教會成員和慕道友。
4. 協助執事、教會職員和各委員會完成他們的職責。培養和帶領執事。這一點也包括每周有固定時間在教會辦公：進行管理和與會眾交通的工作。
5. 在教會事工上，與教會長執（牧師、長老、執事）合作來領受異象和制定策略。我們一起致力於為基督得着普渡校園和本地區的華人（包括學生，學者，教授，以及其他華人居民和訪客）。
6. 與教會長執一起監督中文事工，其中中文牧師的重點是成人事工和活動。目前周五成人活動有希望團契和迦南團契，周日有主日學。
7. 能夠在自己與基督的關係，靈修/禱告生活，婚姻和家庭，以及教會事工中保持平衡。
8. 參與宣道會會議以及相關交通。我們隸屬於中西部區會和華聯會。牧師需要參加這兩個機構的年會。

教會描述：

1. 教派 ：我們教派是宣道會（C&MA）。目前有25個區會和10個聯會，包括大約2,000所教會和400,000名會員。我們教會位於中西部區會（伊利諾伊州/印第安納州），同時也屬於華聯會。目前宣道會的主席是John Stumbo博士。Robert (Bob) Petty牧師是中西區會的主管。James Chung牧師是華聯會的執行理事。

●     教會網站：www.glcaconline.org 

●     C&MA 網站：https://cmalliance.org

●     中西部區會網站： https://mwcma.org/

●     華聯會網站：https://www.uscca.org/ 

2. 教會人員組成概況： 我們教會目前有超過130名會員以及更多的基督徒。雖然新冠疫情帶來很多挑戰，但是神從沒有停止作工。我們教會覆蓋多個年齡段，包括兒童和青少年事工，英文事工（Abide基督徒團契），中文校園事工（普渡華人基督徒團契），成人團契（希望團契）以及老年團契（迦南團契）。我們每周三晚上有禱告會，每周五有活動包括查經，每周日有主日學和中英文禮拜，以及其他活動。
3. 職員 ：目前教會全職服事是下一代/英文牧師Chuck Carter。
4. 教會非神職領袖 ：目前的長老是 Michael Lin。執事會成員有Fu Ping弟兄（聯合主席，差傳執事），Luo Zhaoqing弟兄（敬拜執事），Weng Xiaochun姐妹（財務執事），Helen Pai姐妹（兒童事工執事），Zeng Fazhi姐妹（文書執事），Zhang Baozeng弟兄（教堂和後勤執事），Qiu Xiaokang弟兄（校園執事），Liu Chen弟兄（司庫執事）。我們的團隊還包括成人事工領袖，校園學生事工輔導，青少年領袖，以及兒童事工領袖。
5. 章程 ：為了您的方便，我們提供教會 GLCAC 章程 供您閱讀。我們的信仰宣言在章程前幾頁。
6. 教堂： 我們教會在神的帶領下於2015年開始建堂。我們在2017年6月份在新堂進行了第一次主日禮拜。整個過程讓我們教會成長很多，並且增長了對神供應我們的信心。在我們建堂之前，我們教會從1965年開始在西拉法葉不同的地方聚會。神真實地回應了我們建堂的禱告。
7. 更多資料：

●     建堂募捐/教會歷史視頻： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epVJeElS2G0&ab_channel=MediaGlcac

●     中國新年宣道會文章： https://legacy.cmalliance.org/news/2018/07/09/homesick-for-the-holiday/

Thank you for taking your time to look through this brief description of our search for a Chinese pastor. We ask that as you read through this that you would pray through this also. We also commit to praying for you. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.

Principle Function

The pastor is responsible to the church to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, to teach the Biblical Truth and Doctrine, to engage in pastoral care ministries, to provide administrative leadership in all areas of church life.

Description of Candidate:

We are looking for a Chinese Pastor who can serve our congregation along with our Next Gen/English Pastor and Church Leaders.

●     Meet the Biblical requirements for pastor as listed in 1 Tim 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9.

●     Demonstrate a clear calling for pastoral ministry.

●     At least 5 years of full-time ministry experience.

●     Should be at least 30 years old or older.

●     Bachelor's degree or higher degree(s) in Ministry and Seminary.

Specific Responsibilities:

1. Prepare and deliver teaching/preaching; Co-lead in observance of ordinances (Baptisms and Communion).

2. Co-lead in giving Biblical Counseling (e.g. Pre-marriage, Marriage, Emotional Health, Spiritual guidance, etc.), performing wedding ceremonies, and conducting funerals.
3. Care for and visit members and church prospects.
4. Work with deacons, church officers, and committees as they perform their assigned responsibilities; train and lead the deacons in ministry. This also includes consistent/weekly time in the church office working on administration and communication to the congregation.
5. Work together with the church leadership of pastors, elders, and deacons in vision casting and strategic planning for the church and its ministries. We continue to strive to reach and disciple the campus and community of Chinese students, scholars, faculty, professionals, and other Chinese residents and visitors in the Greater Lafayette Area for Christ.
6. Oversee along with the church leadership the Mandarin speaking ministries with a focus in leading the adult ministries and programs. Currently Hope Fellowship, and Canaan Fellowship are the two Friday night adult programs, along with Sunday Schools.
7. Balance personal walk with Christ and devotional/prayer life, marriage and home, and the ministry needs of the church.
8. Participate in Christian and Missionary Alliance Council (conference), and communication. We belong to the Midwest District and the Chinese Church Association. The pastor is expected to attend their annual conferences.

Church Description:

1. Denomination, Our denomination is The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). There are currently 25 districts and 10 associations that comprise nearly 2,000 churches with approximately 400,000 members. Our church resides in the Midwest District (Illinois/Indiana), and we also belong to the Chinese Church Association of the C&MA. Our current president of the C&MA is Dr John Stumbo, the Midwest District Superintendent is Rev Robert (Bob) Petty, Chinese Church Association Executive Director is Rev James Chung.

●     Church Website: www.glcaconline.org 

●     C&MA Website: https://cmalliance.org

●     Midwest District Website: https://mwcma.org/

●     Chinese Church Association: https://www.uscca.org/

2. Church Demographics, Our church currently has around 130+ in members with more in adherents. Although Covid-19 has been challenging, God has not stopped working. We are a church reaching various ages from children and youth ministries, English (Abide Christian Fellowship) and Chinese college ministries (Purdue Chinese Christian Fellowship), to adult fellowships (Hope Fellowship) and senior ministries (Canaan Fellowship). We have weekly Wednesday night prayer gatherings, Friday night programs, Sunday Schools, and Sunday services in English and Chinese, along with other planned events.
3. Staff, Currently on full-time staff Pastor Chuck Carter serves as the Next Generation/English pastor.
4. Church Lay Leaders, Our current elder is Elder Michael Lin. Our current deacon board is Br. Fu Ping (Co-Chair, Missions), Br. Luo Zhaoqing (Worship), Sis. Weng Xiaochun (Financial), Sis. Helen Pai (Children's Ministries), Sis. Zeng Fazhi (Secretary), Br. Zhang Baozeng (Building Logistics), Br Qiu Xiaokang (Campus), and Br. Liu Chen (Treasurer). We also have a great team of adult ministry leaders, campus student ministry mentors, youth leaders, and children's ministry leaders.
5. Bylaws, For your convenience, the GLCAC Bylaws are provided for your viewing. You will find our doctrinal statement within it at the first few pages.
6. Building, In 2015 our church felt led by God to start building our own church building. Our first service in our new building took place in June of 2017. This process took our church through a lot of growth and in trusting in the Lord for provision. Prior to our building our church since 1965 has been meeting in various locations around West Lafayette. God truly answered our prayers in bringing us a church home.

7. Extra resource:

●     Building Fundraiser/ Church History Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epVJeElS2G0&ab_channel=MediaGlcac

●     Chinese New Year Alliance Article: https://legacy.cmalliance.org/news/2018/07/09/homesick-for-the-holiday/