Paid elder/pastor

Aigburth Community Church is looking for a paid elder to work with our existing elders in leading and shaping our church life together. Start date is flexible.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities The post holder will work with the other elders to lead the church in order to equip the congregation in spiritual growth and more effective outreach. We believe in a functional plurality of elders and that a paid elder's precise responsibilities will depend on their own gifts and how they fit alongside the gifts of the existing elders. Central to the role will be the prayerful proclamation of Jesus from the Scriptures in various contexts.

Required skills

The person in this post will need to be: - of godly character, as set out in the Scriptures - an able teacher in formal and informal settings. We are looking for someone committed to expository preaching of the Scriptures who is able to teach in a way that engages the heart. We believe that a sermon that has not affected the preacher is unlikely to affect the hearer either. - prayerful - committed to the truths set out in our Statement of Faith and Doctrinal Distinctives (these will be sent on request to those who we consider potentially suitable) - able to lead, equip and empower a small staff team - committed to discipling and training of church members We are open to consideration of men with any level of experience who meet the above requirements, we will also consider a less than full time role. Salary indicated above is indicative only and dependent upon hours/experience.

Other

We have advertised in each of the past 2 years without finding the right man, this year our recruitment process is a little different and we are looking for expressions of interest and informal enquiries rather than formal applications in the first instance. Therefore, while the stated closing date is in March 2026, we may end our process sooner than that. To express interest please send a CV and brief covering letter to jeremy@aigburthcommunitychurch.org All enquiries will receive a prompt response, and those who we consider to be potentially suitable will be sent more information with a view to further discussion. We are not able to consider enquiries from those who do not have the right to work in the UK.