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Senior Pastor

The Christian and Missionary Alliance National Office
Whittier, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/19/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/18/2026
New Life Christian Alliance - Whittier, CA Senior Pastor

The Senior Pastor will provide spiritual and organizational leadership to a multi-generational, bilingual congregation and help lead the church toward its vision for spiritual maturity, discipleship, evangelism, leadership development, and community engagement.

About Our Church

New Life Christian Alliance desires to become a thriving, multi-generational congregation with a steady influx of new people who reflect the demographics of the surrounding community. The church seeks to lead people along a pathway toward becoming fully devoted followers of Christ Jesus.

The church envisions becoming a united church family marked by:

  • Biblical faithfulness

  • Spiritual maturity

  • Authentic relationships

  • Evangelism

  • Discipleship

  • Community engagement

  • Multiplication of disciples, leaders, and ministries

  • Potentially planting another church within five years

We are One Church in two languages. The English congregation is multi-ethnic and multi-generational, with approximately one-third Chinese, one-third other Asian ethnicities, and one-third other non-Asian ethnicities. The Chinese congregation consists of ethnically Chinese, Mandarin-speaking immigrants and is also multi-generational.

The congregation's strengths include faithfulness, genuine love, service, generosityparticularly toward missionsand a strong biblical foundation. Members care for one another in practical ways, and the healthy relationship between the English and Chinese congregations is viewed as a meaningful expression of unity in Christ.

The church desires continued growth in spiritual depth and biblical maturity, leadership development and member engagement, intentional investment in the next generation, evangelism, and community involvement. There is a desire to see members move from comfort and passive participation toward greater spiritual hunger, ownership, leadership, service, and intentional discipleship.

Position Description

The Senior Pastor will serve as the primary spiritual shepherd and leader of our diverse, bilingual church family, guiding people of all ages as they grow in their relationship with Christ. Through prayer, teaching, encouragement, and collaborative leadership, the pastor will help foster a culture of discipleship, equip believers to serve and lead, reach others with the Gospel, and strengthen the churchs presence and ministry within the broader community.

Key areas of pastoral ministry include:

  • Providing leadership and vision

  • Communicating the Word of God through inspiration, instruction, exhortation, and correction

  • Managing conflict biblically

  • Recruiting and mentoring lay leaders

  • Modeling and mobilizing one-on-one discipleship

  • Mobilizing the congregation for evangelistic outreach

  • Pastoral care, including visitation and counseling

  • Ministering to families

The expected average workload is 4550 hours per week, including services, meetings, Bible studies, and other ministry responsibilities.

Qualifications

The preferred candidate will:

  • Be godly, confident in Christ, disciplined, and Spirit-filled.

  • Have at least 10 years of ministry experience.

  • Preferably be in his late 40s or early 50s.

  • Hold a Master of Divinity degree.

  • Demonstrate strong leadership and vision.

  • Communicate the Word of God effectively.

  • Be capable of managing conflict biblically.

  • Be committed to discipleship and evangelistic outreach.

  • Have the ability to recruit and mentor lay leaders.

  • Demonstrate pastoral care and a heart for families.

Compensation & Benefits

Between 75k - 95k


To be considered for this position, please complete the application to include your testimony, resume and other background information related to the position.

If the district office has reviewed your application and they think you may be a potential match for the position, that the hiring manager will reach out to you for next steps.

This position requires licensing with The Christian & Missionary Alliance. To learn more about The Alliance and requirements for licensing, please visit our website

Please do not contact the church directly.

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