Tyndale’s Christmas in the Chapel returns for its 16th year on Saturday December 5 We are delighted to present the Tyndale Community Choir and the TCC Band, directed by Dr. Melissa Davis. We are also excited to have Saj McKenley, Jackie Benford, and a agile String Quartet join us for this year’s event.

Assistant Pastor (Full-Time) for Connections and Women’s Ministry

New Hope Fellowship is an English Ministry of Light Presbyterian Church and has a network of threecampuses in the Greater Toronto Area. Mississauga Campus is a growing church community (currentSunday attendance of around 300 adults and 150 children with over 120 members actively serving invarious ministries). We exist to glorify God by helping all people move towards Christ together. We aredevoted to prayer and God’s word to guide and fuel our life and ministry. We value authentic fellowship,teamwork, and every-member-ministry through which the body of Christ is built up to the fullness ofChrist. We endeavor to spread the glory of God through our missions locally and globally.

Position Summary

With a growing number of new people joining our church, the assistant pastor joining our team will beoverseeing various aspect of connections ministry and women’s ministry. Overseeing connectionsministry will include helping people connect to Christ, to our church, to the next steps in their faith, andto ministries where they are called and gifted to serve. Overseeing women’s ministry will includeproviding vision, planning, and pastoral oversight in partnership with a team of women leaders.

Key Responsibilities

A. Welcome and Hospitality Teams

- Team leadership: Recruit, train, schedule, and shepherd the Welcome Team (greeters, ushers,welcome/information desk,



newcomers table) and the Hospitality Team (fellowship time,refreshments, and shared meals).
- Structure and training: Develop a clear and relational pathway from first contact → first visit →follow-up → connection → participation → next step. Recruit, train, schedule, equip, encourage,and pastor volunteers serving in greeting, hospitality, welcome, information, and newcomerconnection roles.
- Welcome environment: Maintain a clearly marked welcome area and newcomer experience eachSunday, including connection cards, welcome gifts, and introductions to staff and ministry leaders.
- Pastoral presence: Be a visible, approachable pastoral presence before and after each service,personally greeting newcomers and key families and intentionally looking for people who are new,alone, confused, or in need of connection.
- Conference hospitality: Serve as the coordinator for hosting various conferences at our church toserve the greater body of Christ in the city.

B. Newcomer Follow-Up and Assimilation

- Assimilation pathway: Design, implement, and continually refine a clear pathway from first visitto belonging (e.g., connection card, personal follow-up, newcomer lunch or class, membership,small group, serving team).
- Timely follow-up: Ensure every first-time guest receives personal contact (call, text, email, orvisit) within 48 hours,



and that returning guests receive further personal invitations.
- Warm hand-offs: Partner closely with children’s, youth, young adult, adult, and small-groupministry leaders so that every individual and family is personally introduced to an age-appropriateministry—not merely given information about it.
- Newcomer gatherings: Host regular newcomer lunches or receptions; lead a short small groupexperience for newcomers.
- Records and care: Maintain accurate records of guests, follow-up, and ministry involvement in thechurch management system, and flag pastoral care needs to the appropriate staff. Track newcomerengagement so that people do not “fall through the cracks.” Continually evaluate the newcomerjourney and identify places where people may be getting lost, overlooked, or disconnected.

C. Spiritual Gifts and Serving Opportunities

- Cross-ministry connection: Build strong working relationships with children’s, youth, adult,discipleship, worship, missions, and other ministry leaders.
- Gifts discovery: Develop and lead a regular gifts-discovery process (e.g., a class, assessment, andpersonal conversation) that helps newcomers and existing members understand how God has giftedthem for the building up of the body (Romans 12:3–8; 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4:11–16).
- Serving placement: Lead annual (or semi-annual) ministry fair to showcase various ministries ofthe church. Work with ministry leaders to create clear serving pathways and appropriateopportunities for people to use their gifts across New Hope.
- Serving opportunities directory: Work with ministry leaders to maintain a current lis

📌 ASSISTANT PASTOR (Mississauga)
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