Chaengwattana Community Church (CCC) is located in the expatriate community of Nichada Thani which is on the northern outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. While our local area has a high percentage of people who would identify themselves as Christians, the religious demographic of Thailand is well over 90% Buddhist. There are many active mission groups working within the country and CCC maintains close relationships with several of these organizations. The current church facilities were constructed in 2002 and they include a sanctuary, classrooms, kitchen, and offices. The Nichada Thani community is focused on supporting expatriate needs and includes Western style housing and amenities.The congregation consists mainly of English speaking expatriates representing many different nationalities and Christian faiths. Most of the expatriates are posted in Thailand for a defined period of time leading to relatively consistent turnover in the congregational makeup. With this in mind, CCC is seeking a new pastor, able to deal with the wide range of challenges resulting from this constantly changing cross-cultural nondenominational congregation.
Principle Function
The principle functions of the pastor position will be; to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, to provide biblically based teaching, to engage in pastoral care ministries, to provide administrative leadership in all areas of church life, and to act as the chief administrator of the paid staff.
General Responsibilities
This position is responsible and accountable to the Governing Board with the following major areas of responsibility:
• Presentation of God’s Word
• Spiritual Leadership
• Christian Education
• Church Administration
• Community Outreach (adults and young people)
• Spiritual Counseling
• Membership on Governing Board and church committees
Basic Job Qualifications
As CCC reviews candidates for this position, the following are items that are considered to be important for success in this position at CCC:
• Eight to 10 years of experience as a leading pastor in a growing church
• Ordination and Masters of Divinity or comparable education or development desirable
• Desire to take an active role in the growth and spreading of God’s Word
• Be able to attract, develop and encourage followers of Christ
• Exposure to the expatriate lifestyle either through work experience or prior work commitments in a country other than home country
If you feel God is calling you to the position, please contact the Pastoral Search Committee at ccc.pastoral.search@gmail.com in order to receive an initial application packet.
