Dear Prospective Pastor and Church Leaders,

The Southern Oklahoma Chinese Baptist Church had it’s beginnings in the early 1970s, as a few University of Oklahoma Chinese-speaking students desired to have a Christian fellowship. As the group slowly grew into more students and families, their needs for a Chinese church grew. In 1984, the Lord began to put together a team who would assist in planting the first Chinese church in Oklahoma south of Oklahoma City.

Since then, the congregation has moved to within 2 miles north of the OU campus. We have small group meetings around Norman. God is working in the hearts of many Chinese students – some of them accept Christ as Savior and Lord and are being trained to be His disciples. We faithfully sow the seeds of the Gospel and trust Him for the harvest. Indeed, the harvest in Norman, Oklahoma, is plentiful!

In 2003, our former Pastor received God’s call to be a church planter/missionary in Asia. He and his family obediently followed His call and left Norman in fall of 2003. Since then we have been praying to our Lord to provide us a pastor who will continue to lead SOCBC in fulfilling the Great Commandment and Great Commission. We request that you pray to our Lord on our behalf and refer to us any prospective pastors that you may know of.

Basic Information about SOCBC:

- Multi-ethnic congregation – members born in China, Taiwan, S.E. Asia, USA

- Membership make-up: career professionals, professors & students, seniors, youth

- Majority are married couples with young and elementary children

- Newly Baptized believers in 2007-2008: China students and seniors

- Main events: Chinese New Year, Vacation Bible School, Evangelistic meeting, Thanksgiving

- Organized in 1985 as Calvary Chinese Mission & moved to our current location in 1998

- Bilingual worship service, attendance ~100

- Small groups – 4 student-focused, 3 family-focused and 1 seniors’ group

- Sunday Bible Study classes – 4 in Chinese, 1 in English, 4 children/youth, Junior Church

- Bible-themed playground, 2 basketball courts, church van, Nursery

- Affiliated with Union Baptist Association, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, & Southern Baptist Convention

- Debt free

Profile of Prospective Pastor

- Called to Shepherd the local church

- Spiritual Leader gifted in preaching, teaching, counseling

- Evangelical or Southern Baptist in faith and practices

- Preach fluently in Mandarin Chinese and able to preach in English language

- Married, ordained, with Pastoral ministry experience in North America Chinese Church

- Seminary graduate with Master’s in Divinity

We thank you in advance for your partnership in Christ’s Kingdom.

For His Glory,

Stuart L.

Pastor Search Team – Leader Attn: Pastoral Search Team, 625 E. Frank St. Norman, Ok 73071 405-360-0123, www.socbc.org