Young Nak Church of Los Angeles (YNC) is a presbyterian Korean-American church located in Los Angeles (Lincoln Heights).  Our church is searching for a FULL-TIME lead pastor to serve alongside lay leaders, deacons, and elders to shepherd and lead the next generation of students.

Job Description: Duties and responsibilities

·        Lead a bilingual (English and Korean) team made of pastors (full-time and part-time) overseeing 10 ministries, which include Korean School, and AWANA, as well as the traditional age groups of Christian education

·        Work together with Education Pastors as well as English Ministry Pastor to develop effective programs for our students by:

o   Overseeing & organizing the programs as a whole

o   Overseeing the leaders involved

o   Connecting with the students to further expand discipleship

·        Cooperate with the department elder who leads a team of 6 ordained deacons, the PTA, and other volunteer church officers focusing primarily on administrative and financial matters

·        Spearhead efforts for all Friday nights, retreats and other major events such as Palm Sunday, Easter, VBS, grad banquets, leaders’ appreciation, fall festival, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and etc.

·        Collaborate with a team of full-time associate pastors to provide comprehensive family ministry focusing on excellent student care, teacher unity and parent communication

·        Participate in monthly session (or its equivalent supervisory board) meetings and ad-hoc session meetings as requested

·        Report directly to the Senior Pastor for supervision, guidance and counseling

·       Other duties and responsibilities as required by the ministry

Eligibility:

·        Strong administrative, organizational, communicative, and leadership skills

·        Minimum 3 years of full-time local church ministry in similar context

·        MDiv completed and ordained; Presbyterian

·        Fluent in English;

·        Able to communicate in Korean

·       Authorized to work in the United States

Compensation:

·       Annual compensation range, including parsonage and ministry allowances:  $00,000 (depends on experience)

·        Medical and life insurance benefits (premiums fully paid by YNC)

·        Dental allowance

·       Paid time-off

·       Annual defined benefit accrual

Required Documents:

·       Resume/ CV

·       Your photo

·       Testimony of faith

·       2 letters of recommendation

·        Video of recent sermon (YouTube & Vimeo links are also acceptable)

Website

www.youngnak.com