Families and Outreach Minister

We are seeking to hire somebody to help us develop two key areas of growth for us as a church family: Our youth, children's and families work, and our outreach to the local area.

Responsibilities

- Our Children's and Youth work. Currently, this consists of a Creche and Sunday school on Sundays, two monthly Friday youth groups (years 5-8 and 9-12) and a mid-week toddlers' group, as well as our regular involvement in the local school. - We are also looking to develop our outreach into the local area. We have a small door knocking ministry to local residents, and run Christianity Explored courses a couple of times a year. We would like to take these forward, and think more creatively about mission in this area. There will be the opportunity to get involved in other ministries, which might include: helping to run and grow our evening service; supporting our outreach to local businesses; leading a Home group and occasional preaching, as well as some administrative tasks.

Required skills

We would want you to prepare materials for our children's groups, to recruit and train leaders and to take initiative in developing our programme. Ability to think creatively and proactively about mission in our area, taking forward existing initiatives and considering whether there might be other ways to reach out.

Other

We are looking for somebody who: - Is flexible: our church includes many different ministries in various contexts: from the office blocks of the Paddington Basin regeneration area to the white stucco fronted housing of Notting Hill, and the local housing estates. - Is loving: we are a local church rather than a gathered church. We lovingly seek to point people to Jesus whilst respecting our different characters and backgrounds. - Can take initiative: A number of our ministries are at the early stages of development and we need to explore different ways to take them forwards. - Is an evangelical, with a warm-hearted love of Christ who delights in the scriptures, and longs to see the gospel spread. They should be able to commit to the Church of England Evangelical Council doctrinal statement and supporting statements.