True Hope Downtown (Boise, ID) – Senior Pastor - LancasterSearch

True Hope Downtown (Boise, ID) – Senior Pastor

The Big Picture

True Hope Downtown (truehopedowntown.com) is seeking a full-time Senior Pastor. 

Requirements

The Church

As a church we are striving to be a multiplying community of people transformed by the Gospel, devoted to God’s Word, committed in community, and relentless in prayer UNTIL our families, our neighbors, our city, and our world know that Jesus is True Hope. 

We are affiliated with Mission Northwest and we are associated with 135 churches in the Northwest. 

As a church we have been deeply committed to missions. We have planted from scratch, rescued from dying and significantly participated in starting 8 churches in the last 70 years.  Most have been in the last 15 years.  

We are a giving church, and we prioritize changing the world with our resources. We are a church that is known for how well we love people and meet real needs in our community. We always ask ourselves, if True Hope disappeared tomorrow would our community notice a change or loss? Through our time, skill sets and resources, we believe living generously is the avenue through which God can use us to change the world. 

Instead of building our own little kingdom we believe strongly in creating partnership with organizations that are working among different people groups. 

Presently, we have two Sunday services (9:00 am and 10:30 am). Sunday attendance 456 (of which some watch online) Pre-Covid attendance was 464

True Hope has many small groups for men, women, couples and seniors. There is also a strong emphasis on helping people take the next step in their Christian journey through our process of Connect lunch, baptism, small groups and ’and a 10 week life-changing group experience call “Rooted”.

 

The Candidate 

The Senior Pastor is the primary leader of True Hope Church Downtown and works to ensure that the mission, vision, and core values of the church are lived out in our congregation. The Senior Pastor is responsible for providing spiritual guidance, care, and instruction to the congregation, unbelievers, and the community. TheSenior Pastor oversees all regular services, is responsible for the spiritual welfare of the church, and provides leadership in all areas of church life.

 

The Qualifications

-Meet qualifications as set forth in I Timothy 3:1-5 and Titus 1:5-9

-Have a minimum of a Seminary Degree

-Demonstrate interpersonal skills

-Be an effective leader

-Demonstrate administrative and management skills

-Provide a role-model for members of the congregation, staff and community

-Have teaching and public speaking skills

 

Benefits

The Process

Please look over this job description and the church website. Along with your resume please answer these questions:

 

Why do you believe that you might be a good fit as the Senior Pastor at True Hope Church?

 

Describe your experiences in ministry and how you may be qualified to serve as the Senior Pastor of True Hope Church?

 

In just a few sentences please give a summary of your theology and how that is in line with the doctrine of True Hope Church?

 

Please send your resume, the answers to these questions and a link to at least one online sermon to

The expectation of this minister is to nurture the middle school and high school teenagers in the areas of worship, fellowship, outreach and discipleship. The minister is required to assess the needs of the youth, set the vision, plan and execute curriculum and events, preach and teach the word of God, and review the ministry progress with the board, the youth ministry team, and the parents. It is expected that the minister will be a team player and a communicator; it is not expected that the youth minister will do everything him/herself, but he/she must be able to work with the youth ministry deacon, the adult and youth volunteers and delegate responsibilities. It is expected that the youth minister may spend time with the youth outside the church in more casual or fun settings. Outside of the heart of a shepherd, organizational skills are very important for the position. It is expected that in the interview process, the prospective youth minister provides a self-evaluation on his/her strengths and weaknesses as a youth minister and team player. There is a part-time pastor’s assistant who supports the Mandarin ministry pastor, the English ministry pastor (open position), the children minister, and the youth minister. Founded in 1981, Wilmington Community Evangelical Church (WCEC) is a bi-cultural and bilingual (Mandarin Chinese and English) church committed to building up the kingdom of God in Northern Delaware and the surrounding Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Average Sunday attendance is around 250 of which ~40-60 people attend the English Sunday service, with the remainder attending the Mandarin Sunday service. A typical English Sunday service includes youth, parents of the youth, college students, young professionals, and adults. The church currently has a Mandarin ministry pastor and a full time children’s minister. The average attendance of the weekly youth ministry Friday night activity is between 40 and 60. The church is currently in the process of searching for an English ministry pastor who is expected to be a close coworker with the youth minister. Knowledge of Chinese Culture and Mandarin Chinese is an advantage but not a qualification for the candidate. The vision of the church is “Mission and Planting 宣教與拓植”. Two churches have been planted: One in West Chester, PA [West Chester Chinese Evangelical Church 威徹斯特主恩堂] and another in Bear, DE [New Castle Chinese Evangelical Church 新城主恩堂/Gospel Christ for All Nations] in 2000 and 2007, respectively, with steady growth witnessed in both. The mission of the English Ministry is “Empowering people to serve God in a cross-cultural community through transformed living”. General Qualifications Evangelical faith Education: Bible college graduate or Master’s of Divinity Shepherding experience preferred Spiritual Qualifications Living a life of faith in Jesus Christ Demonstrating a passion for shepherding students Ministry Qualifications A vision for youth ministry Able to recruit and if needed train adult volunteers in youth ministry Able to communicate with youth and parents General Responsibilities Preach and teach Conduct ordinances, e.g., baptism, Holy Communion, etc. Conduct visitation and counseling Collaborate with youth ministry leaders of nearby churches for joint youth ministries Specific Responsibilities -Plan and lead the development of a comprehensive youth ministry in accordance with the long range ministry vision. -Set annual ministry goals and develop plans to achieve such goals -Organize and/or lead weekly Sunday School classes for youths -Recruit and train a ministry team of youth leaders (Student Ministry Team) -Organize an adult youth ministry leadership team (and train if needed) -Organize and/or lead weekly youth ministry events on Friday nights, or additional days as required -Organize special Youth Ministry events, e.g., youth-parent seminars, youth retreat, 30-hrs Famine, Gospel Jam, etc. -Involvement with in-campus ministries in local high schools -Develop and oversee the annual budget for youth ministries Participate in ministry meetings, such as monthly meetings of the church Elder and Deacon Board, and the English Ministry Team -Share responsibility preaching in the Sunday Morning Worship Service