Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec has many opportunities for you to care for your Canadian Baptist family, to grow in your faith and make a difference in the present and future of CBOQ. Each year we rely on about 200 volunteers to help us help our churches. Many serve on our board or committees and at our youth retreats or events. Still others are trained by our staff to help churches in specific areas of need. Some help us at CBOQ Assembly each year to ensure a smooth and successful event for our church leaders. Our volunteers help shape who we are.
If you’re passionate about your Canadian Baptist family and want to find out about how you can be involved, or if you’d like to nominate someone that you think will help us achieve our vision and advance our mission, we encourage you to take a look at the opportunities below.
Below you will find a list of current opportunities to serve, along with how to connect with us. We hope to hear from you soon!
These positions are elected by Assembly. For positions starting in June 2025, we have the following vacancies that you can submit nominations for. Read the descriptions below, then you can suggest a candidate here.
One position to be filled.
Desired skill set: funding development, human resources, visionary thinkers, corporate law, non-profit sector, development sector, futurists/in tune with trends, accounting/finance, real estate, communications, theological education, key influences in our constituency, ministry leaders, Camp Kwasind affiliation.
Duties: The Board governs, administers, manages and gives oversight to the spiritual, temporal and administrative affairs, activities, business and property of CBOQ. The position of 2nd Vice President forms part of the Executive Committee of the Board.
Expectations: Attend all CBOQ Board meetings (September, November, February, April) as well as all Executive Committee meetings. All Executive Committee meetings are online and are typically 2 hours in length. They happen between board meetings, in August, October, January, March and May. Attend a meeting prior to Assembly in early June. Attend and represent the Board at Assembly in June every year (3 days, in person).
Two positions to be filled.
Desired skill set: Importance of understanding CBOQ polity.
Duties: To advise and assist the Ministerial Resources Committee regarding standards and regulations for ordination and accreditation; to review and examine the spiritual, moral and academic qualifications and ministry experience of all persons applying for accreditation and ordination by CBOQ for professional ministry, and to grant final approval for candidates to proceed to an ordinations examining council at the call of a Local Church in accordance with the policies and procedures of CBOQ.
Expectations: Attend 2 in-person, all-day meetings a year, typically in April/May and October. These meetings are held in the GTA.
One position to be filled.
Desired skill set: Knowledgeable of people in our constituency.
Duties: To prepare and submit a slate of nominations of qualified persons to be considered for positions within CBOQ, including members of the CBOQ Board and committees and CBOQ’s representatives to all Partners in Mission for which CBOQ has the responsibility of electing representatives; to ensure that all persons being nominated for a position in CBOQ are qualified, and to obtain the consent of all nominees before presenting their names for election by the Members at the annual Meeting of Members.
Expectations: Attend 2-3 online meetings a year. Each meeting is 1-2 hours in length and typically takes place in September, early December and January.
One position to be filled.
Desired skill set: Strategic planning experience, knowledge of CBOQ.
Duties: To advise and assist the CBOQ Board in the development of a strategic plan for CBOQ.
Expectations: Attend 2-3 online and/or in person meetings a year in the Fall and Winter in a year where the Strategic Plan is being renewed. Each meeting is approximately 2 hours in length, though may be longer in a year the Plan is being renewed. Typically only 1 meeting is held in years the Plan is not being renewed.
Two positions to be filled.
Desired skill set: Candidates will demonstrate wisdom, vision and mature judgment in governing the affairs of the College. Candidates must be fully and actively supportive of the evangelical stance of the College and of its mission: To develop effective evangelical Christian leadership for the 21st century through university-level education, professional training and on-going support.
Duties: To regularly attend Board meetings (usually three per year) and be prepared to be involved in either the Senate and/or other committees of the College and such development sessions as may be determined. To be willing to support the financial mission of the College either directly or through personal contacts, and to promote the recruitment of students for the College through their spheres of influence.
Expectations: Attend 3 Board meetings per year (June, October, March). The meetings are hybrid (in person or online) from 9am – 1pm. Meetings are held at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton (if attending in person). Board members are also asked to sit on one or more Board Committees (which meet on the day of or the day before Board meetings).
Currently no vacancies.
Desired skill set: Candidates should demonstrate wisdom, vision, and mature judgment, and be able to engage in conceptual and strategic-level thinking in a policy governance framework. A passion for cross-cultural ministry is important.
Duties: To assist the organization in developing strategies to accomplish its mission and to be the “guardians” of its operations, ensuring the employment of standard practices, ethical behaviour and effective use of funds.
Expectations: Attend 2 in-person meetings a year (in Mississauga, 2 full days each) in May and October.
One position to be filled.
Desired skill set: Funding development, human resources, visionary thinkers, corporate law, non-profit sector, development sector, futurists/in tune with trends, accounting/finance, real estate, communications, theological education, key influences in our constituency.
Duties: The Board governs, administers, manages and gives oversight to the spiritual, temporal and administrative affairs, activities, business and property of CBOQ.
Expectations: Attend 4 regular full day board meetings a year. Two are in person (September and April) and are two days in length. Two are online (February and November) and are one day in length. Attend and represent the Board at Assembly in June every year (3 days, in person).
Desired skill set: Financial expertise,creative, missional thinkers, knowledge of CBOQ.
Duties: To advise and assist the CBOQ Board in overseeing the grants application and the approval of funds, and in the development of its guidelines and strategy.
Desired skill set: Investment experience.
Duties: To advise and assist the CBOQ Board in the investment of the funds of CBOQ in accordance with any investment policy of CBOQ and to advise and assist the CBOQ Board in the development of an investment policy and strategy.
Desired skill set: Financial and accounting experience, knowledge of CBOQ.
Duties: To review the annual financial statements, to ensure compliance with accounting principles and to develop and recommend accounting policies.
Desired skill set: Pastoral experience, knowledge of CBOQ.
Duties: To advise and assist the CBOQ Board in the development of policies and procedures related to ordination, accreditation, pastoral benefits and maintenance of pastoral records and files, and to review the credentials of pastors, where necessary, for disciplinary or other reasons in accordance with the policies and procedures of CBOQ.
For more information on how committee members are appointed, contact Emma Elshaw, Executive Assistant.
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