Covenant Community Presbyterian Church in Wexford, PA is seeking an assistant pastor to support our growing bi-lingual and cross-cultural congregation. This position will minister to all members, and guests of Covenant, with a special emphasis of ministering alongside our Spanish speaking folks.

Purpose: Cultivate a deep and growing community of faith and service at Covenant Community, helping the church grow inside and out.

Looking for: A bi-lingual pastor with good interpersonal skills, visionary leadership, organization,
and communication skills. Someone who aligns with Covenant’s cross-cultural, bi-lingual, multiethnic vision with a personal passion to actively pursue it.

Compensation: commensurate with experience Time: Full Time Exempt

Reports to: Session & Senior Pastor Works with: Staff and ministry leaders

Oversees: Various ministries as gifting and graces direct, with special emphasis on Spanish Speaking ministry, and those listed below

Job Description
Discipleship & Leadership
• Lead Outreach
o Cultivate culture of reaching our communities with the gospel of Jesus Christ
o Disciple our people with an “all of life” vision of discipleship, that our work is integral, not incidental to living as disciples of Christ
o Create and cast vision for an effective ministry that seeks to serve others, and by God’s
grace, welcome into the life of the church

• Lead Assimilation
o Cultivate culture of radical hospitality from the moment a visitor walks in the door until they get plugged in
o Disciple and recruit Assimilation ministry leaders and volunteers
o Create and cast vision for an effective, outward-facing assimilation strategy
o Help cultivate the unity we have in Christ across lingual and cultural differences

• Lead Groups
o Develop Bible studies for Spanish speakers
o Help establish c-groups that are either bi-lingual, or Spanish speaking
• Provide pastoral care as needed, especially for our Spanish speaking members
• Attend all staff meeting and share ministry vision, needs, and desires
• Attend all Session meetings, sharing insight and giving input
• Work closely with the Deacons and Helping Hands ministry, identifying needs and appropriate ways
to meet those needs
• Work closely with ESL, focused on connecting with folks, building relationships, and evangelism

Preaching/ Teaching & Communication
• Preach on Sunday morning at least 5-10 times/year
• Regularly lead Sunday morning liturgy
• Verbal translation for Worship services on a rotating basis
• Dedicate time each week to continued education and professional development
• Translate written and verbal communication of ministry vision and updates to engage our Spanish
speaking members and guests

Administrative
• General translation needs
• Organize and maintain outreach needs
• Organize and maintain policies and procedures for Assimilation Ministry
• Manage ministry budgets as appropriate
• Prompt response to all communication from church leadership and congregation

Qualifications/ Skills
• Active faith and walk with the Lord
• Demonstrate a passion for the gospel
• Proficient speaking and writing in both English and Spanish
• Ordained, or ordainable as a teaching elder in Presbyterian Church in America
• Accessible and affable staff member, with a heart for building up saints to do the work of the ministry
• Has a passion for spending time with people both in one-on-one and group settings
• Active member of the community outside the church, building relationships in the Hispanic community and beyond
• Desire to learn and grow
• Works well in an in-person office setting
• Collaborative team-player with church staff and fully supportive of the senior pastor
• A deep understanding of his own daily dependence on God’s grace and a desire to spread this grace to others

Benefits
• Family coverage: Major Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
• Retirement
• Life insurance
• Disability
• FICA contribution
• Travel & Communication contribution
• 4 weeks of vacation & 2 weeks of study leave
• Sabbatical policy for full-time ministry staff
• Counseling benefit
• Moving allowance

Interested Candidates: Please submit resume (or CV), cover letter, MDF, 2 sermon samples (English & Spanish), short verbal translation example and philosophy of ministry by email.