Chinese Gospel Church of Massachusetts公告 (Announcement)

Chinese Gospel Church of Massachusetts (CGCM) is an evangelical non-denomination church with 3 congregations (Cantonese, English, and Mandarin which has the biggest congregation) under the same roof, totaling close to 400 people of all ages. Currently, the English congregation holds joint worship service for youths and adults, with average attendance around 50-60 people.

Required qualifications:

Possess an M.Div. degree or equivalent from formal theological education from a seminary of the evangelical tradition.
Has been ordained.
Has experience, in lay/pastoral capacities, serving in a church or other Christian ministries for at least 10 years combined

Has 5 years of experience in serving in the church with ministerial and caring functions
Good understanding of the culture and dynamics of a church with different language congregations

Has demonstrated gifts and enthusiasm in motivating and building up a matured leadership team
High proficiency in the English language (speaking, reading, and writing)
Clear calling to full-time pastoral ministry.

Other requirements:

Has experience in serving in a team leadership church setting, with ability in working together with the leadership in terms of common vision and mission, and can submit and commit to the decision of the church leadership
Experience serving in Chinese churches in North America (a plus)
Ability to work well with, and provide leadership, to lay leaders
Experience in pulpit ministry for English speaking congregation, in accurate Bible exposition and application of the biblical teaching in daily life
Experience working in multicultural ministry, with diverse background of participants, and ability to meet their needs and help them grow spiritually
Agree to the Statement of Faith of our church and to abide by the church’s Bylaws and policies

Required application documentation:

Resume
Personal testimony of own salvation
Personal testimony of calling
Ministry concepts (or Philosophy to ministry the church)
3 references (minimum of 1 from a person you reported to)

Job Responsibility:

Generally, oversee all aspects of the overall English ministry

Preaching, teaching and discipleship training
Preach sermon in the Sunday worship; teach Sunday Bible classes; conduct Bible studies, give workshops and seminars on theological doctrines; discipleship; leadership recruitment, training and equipping; provide spiritual leadership in the English ministry

Be the principal preacher to the English congregation, preaching for at least 2 times a month;
- As long as there is joint worship service with the youth, preach messages that are understandable and applicable to the youths as well as adults
Provide vision and leadership for the English ministry, formulate plan and program for the materialization of such vision, and facilitate their implementation
Develop strategies to strengthen fellowship groups and to help nurture and build up members’ spiritual maturity

Caring and nurturing
Provide pastoral care, regular visitation; counseling to those suffering from personal or family crisis; form caring teams; mentoring believers for spiritual growth.

As a minimum, visit regular members of the English congregation at least once a year

Evangelism & Mission
Promote evangelism and outreach; help members to be mission-minded and encourage participation in missions.

Administration & Others

Provide monthly ministry report to the Board of Elders and Council; and attend their meetings on a regular basis, keeping them fully informed of the general progress in the English ministry and any new initiative, seeking appropriate approval, when required
Participate in pastoral staff meetings; attend church leadership meetings, regional pastors meetings, as needed
Report to the Senior Pastor, or in absence of a Senior Pastor, the Board of Elders, who oversees the English Pastor
All other related ministerial duties

Procedure for Candidacy:
Any qualified candidate interested in this position should apply by sending an email to pastoralsearchcommittee@cgcm.org.

Weijun Huang February 17th, 2018

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Weijun Huang October 26th, 2017

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徐理强教授简介：徐医生出生于香港，祖籍浙江嘉兴。他于1968年在香港大学医学院毕业，获得内外科学士。后在英国伦敦接受精神医学专业训练，且专门研究摄食障碍症，1979年获得医学博士学位。1980年，徐医生到美国Pittsburgh继续研究和学术工作。1993年迁居波士顿，是塔夫茨大学（Tufts）医学院精神科教授。他发表过130多篇学术论文，也是4部教科书的作者或编者。他多次担任NIH美国国家研究基金评审委员，也曾经担任香港大学、香港中文大学、武汉大学医学院以及成都华西医学院访问教授。1993年被GoodHousekeepingMagazine选为美国300个最佳精神科医生之一，1997年被选为英国皇家精神科学院院士。

网站地址：

https://cgcm.org/depression_lecture_georgehsu/

抑郁症系列讲座

《解开抑郁的迷思》（合集）

编者按：

在世界范围内，“精神病”（带有各式各样精神疾患的人群）的数量，很可能严重超过我们的常识认知。以我国为例，根据国家卫健委2018年5月公布的资料，截止2017年底，我国精神障碍患者已达2亿4千多万，占全国总人口的17.5%；其中，失丧正常生活工作能力的重症患者超过1600万，这一数字还在逐年增长。而承受着由这些患者造成的压力和伤害的配偶、亲人、同仁等等的数量，就更加巨大，难以估量。

另一方面，弥漫于全民、全社会中的对于精神疾患的无知、迷信、恐惧、羞耻、歧视等等伤害性、破坏性心态却依然根深蒂固地占据着人心。陈旧的思维观念惯性和淹没性的错误信息混淆视听；全社会精神医学领域的迟缓落后、医疗资源的巨大缺口、医患关系紧张等等因素，使无数病患更加难以得到哪怕是基本的医疗扶助，也让关切患者的周遭人群陷入痛苦甚至绝望。

面对精神疾患，在教会中，还存在独特的障碍和偏见。针对精神疾患常会出现的沮丧灰心、困倦懈怠、躁怒无常、甚至思觉失常等等症状，教会人群中往往有一套所谓“神学正确”的判断和“属灵敬虔”的“医治”手法。结果，不仅错失枉费了基督信仰中本来蕴含的深厚丰富的医治扶持资源，反而造成额外的二度伤害和加重的恐惧绝望。实在令人折腕悲叹！

徐理强教授医师是当今海内外华人世界中顶级杰出的精神科医师和学者。出于深重的忧患意识，浓集自己五十多年的临床经验和前沿科研学识，徐医师写作了这本《解开抑郁的迷思》。本书面向普通民众，深入浅出地阐述关于抑郁症等精神疾患的前沿知识。在其质朴的文字中，我们可以看到作者渊博的学识、严谨的医疗实践、对信仰与医学科学关系的深入思考。《解开抑郁的迷思》这本书给我们提供了精神疾患方面真切的当代医学科学视野；同时也带来令人宽慰的希望。

过去这几十年，普世大脑科学和精神医学已经取得许多革命性的认知突破和长足的实践进步。现代精神医学科学认为，与人类的所有其他疾病一样，精神疾患也是先天基因遗传与是现实生活环境交互作用的结果；在此基本理论前提上，临床医学实践也研发了科学正规的诊治措施和丰富有效的药物资源，并且正在日新月异地提升、完善。抑郁症、双相症、思觉失调症（精神分裂症）的治疗已经程序化、规范化、普及化；只要治疗对症，绝大部分精神病患都有好的疗效预期，可以享有较高的生活质量。“是药三分毒”的口头禅已经被显明是十分无知陈腐而且不负责任的谬见误导。随着一个又一个优良药物的面世，弱小可控的药物副作用，相比药物带来的收益，已经微不足道。

在《解开抑郁的迷思》书中，徐医师向我们解明，精神医学、医药的正当性和有效性是由严谨的实践数据来验证的。而基督信仰对人的心灵层面的丰富作用和她所带来的健康有意义的生活方式也被证明对精神疾患的防治和扶持是确实有效有益的。书中，徐医生还回答了一些令人困扰的教会问题，提供了如何给抑郁症患者提供扶持的方法，介绍了他自己治疗抑郁症患者的一般流程和进阶分析。以这个治疗范式和实践经验为参考，所有关切精神疾患的人们可以消除对疾病和药物的恐惧、谬见，建立抑郁症等疾患治疗的基本概念，了解预期疗效，从而可以主动求医并配合治疗。

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《解开抑郁的迷思》（合集）

Weijun Huang September 21st, 2017

Posted In: 公告 (Announcement)

由于教会退休会（9/8～9/10）的原因，9/10 周日教会中英文堂崇拜取消。

Due to church retreat（9/8～9/10）, both Chinese and English worship services at church are cancelled.

Weijun Huang August 29th, 2017

Posted In: 公告 (Announcement)

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