Senior Minister for Orchard Road Presbyterian Church (Singapore)
The English Congregation of Orchard Road Presbyterian Church (ORPC) seeks a Senior Minister for an initial 4-year term commencing July 2012.
ORPC is a family-oriented church in an inner-city location which draws people from all over Singapore. We have a multi- generational and multi-racial congregation of about 1,000 which includes international workers and students. Our church has a history which spans over 150 years. For more details of ORPC please visit our website at www.orpc.sg.
We are prayerfully seeking God’s person to lead ORPC. He/She ideally will be one whose life is based upon God’s word and is able to provide a strong bible-based expository preaching from the pulpit. He/She should also have (1) the vision and leadership skills for both world mission and local outreach programmes (2) the heart and experience to initiate and manage an effective pastoral care ministry for the congregation and (3) a good understanding of cross cultural differences, sensitivities and communication.
The Senior Minister leads a pastoral staff of 5 full-time ministers and preachers and 6 administrative personnel.
Ordained Presbyterian Ministers with at least 10 years’ pastoral experience and a degree from an accredited theological institution are preferred. Ideally, the candidate should have had experience of pastoring a congregation of at least 500.
A clearly defined job description, salary and other benefits will be discussed and agreed upon before employment commences.