Chinese Pastor-in-Training

leadership of Living Water Baptist Church to guide personal and ministry development

• Pastor-in-Training will serve in various Pastoral Ministry roles in Living Water Baptist Church

including but not limited to : Preaching, Teaching, Church Administration, Care and Counseling,

Pastoral Visitations, Outreach, Worship Planning, and any other duties deemed beneficial by the

Pastoral Staff of Living Water Baptist Church. Being Licensed to the Gospel Ministry affords the

Pastor-in-Training the rights and responsibilities to these duties.

• Pastor-in-Training will work to identify and engage Chinese speaking residents in / around Horry

County, SC and submit quarterly reports to Living Water Baptist Church leadership and South

Carolina Baptist Convention Church Planting Team concerning contacts with Chinese speaking

people in the area as well as Pastoral Ministry involvement to provide progress updates.

• Pastor-in-Training will participate in ongoing training opportunities with other church planters

and residents provided through the ministry of the partnering churches of the Southern Baptist

Convention, the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the Waccamaw Baptist as Association well

as meeting with other pastors / church planters in the state / region as well as other Chinese

speaking churches and pastors. This will assist with growth as a pastor / church planter

• Pastor-in-Training will work to satisfy the necessary steps defined by the South Carolina Baptist

Convention Church Planting team and Living Water Baptist Church to prepare for launch of the

church plant (i.e. Church Planter Training, Church Planter Coaching, and any items identified in

the Church Planter Assessment for attention) Pastor-in-Training will lead / partner with Chinese

speaking Christians already involved in Bible study together to lead them through the process of

starting a Chinese speaking Church.

• Pastor-in-Training will identify Chinese speaking residents throughout Horry County in hopes of

sharing the Gospel and inviting them to learn more about the potential church plant.

• Pastor-in-Training will participate in the 11 Training Sessions provided by the SCBC / NAMB

covering 12 competencies

• Pastor-in-Training will work to grow in the areas defined by the Church Planting Assessment.

The Coaching and Mentoring by the Living Water Baptist Church Staff as well as the Church

Planting Team of the South Carolina Baptist Convention will help determine a specific plan to

grow in these defined areas

• Pastor-in-Training will begin to develop a prayer list of pastors, potential individual

partners / team members, and churches to prepare for the potential Church Plant

• Pastor-in-Training will attend staff meetings with the Living Water Baptist Church Pastoral Staff

and meetings with various leadership / staff members at Living Water Baptist Church (at the

request of church staff)

• Pastor-in-Training will prepare weekly sermons / lessons during the duration of the position. This

will give the candidate valuable experience in Bible study, sermon preparation, teaching

preparation, and create a library of sermons / lessons for both current and future use.

• Pastor-in-Training will meet consistently with designated staff member (Associate Pastor) for

coaching / mentoring

• Pastor-in-Training will keep consistent office hours at Living Water Baptist Church as part of a

40-hour work week

• Pastor-in-Training will spend some (not to exceed 50%) work hours a week networking with

other churches and building relationships with other Chinese speaking residents.

• Pastor-in-Training will provide a detailed timeline for the potential Chinese church plant

beginning with God’s call on his life and culminating with launch of church plant)

• Pastor-in-Training will develop a budgeting strategy & work on a budget for the first year / 5

years of the church plant for financial growth

Requirements :

• Masters of Divinity, Theology, or Pastoral Studies
• South Carolina Baptist Convention / North American Board Training Sessions (11 total)
• Licensed and / or Ordained to the Gospel Ministry
• Fluent in Chinese

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