Minister for Discipleship and Pastoral Care

Working closely with the Minister for Women and Pastoral Care and the leaders of two congregations you will provide discipleship and pastoral care to the women in those congregations and take responsibility for a significant ministry across the church.

Responsibilities

ASSISTING THE CONGREGATION LEADER IN: - Identifying how best to provide pastoral care to the congregation. - Serving, loving and praying particularly for the women within the congregation, helping them to make progress towards maturity in Christ by encouraging them to feed on God's word, pray, join a small group, serve the church family, reach out to unbelievers. - Ensuring the bereaved, sick and those with particular needs are identified and supported. - Ensuring newcomers are welcomed and integrated into the church family. - Keeping track of attendance, encourage those who haven't been at church for a while. - Leading Sunday Services. - Leading a Congregation Oversight Team and providing support to the Growth Group leaders. - Reading the Bible one to one. DISCIPLESHIP - To take responsibility for specific discipleship ministries across the church. According to gifts and experience this would include some, but not all, of: training and resourcing our Growth Group leaders, teaching Christian doctrine in our Pop-Up Theology seminars, teaching Christian discipleship in our Life Matters seminars, leading our 20s-30s ministry, leading our Christian Foundations course, mentoring graduates of the Ministry Training Course in their voluntary ministry across the church. - Regular meetings with individual women, discipling younger believers, applying the gospel to practical Christian living, and equipping women to teach and disciple each other. EVANGELISM - To take responsibility for specific evangelistic ministries across the church. According to gifts and experience this could include: leading Christianity Explored, Toddler Groups, or evangelistic events. OTHER Depending on gifts, passion and experience the possibility of playing a role in our ministry to internationals or adults and children with special educational needs.

Required skills

- A committed Christian with a mature faith in Jesus, seeking to live in obedience to him, with Christ-like character, attitude and behaviour. - Gifted in warm pastoral care, with a heart to disciple women and reach unbelievers with the gospel. - Good knowledge of the Bible, with the ability to think theologically. - Significant previous experience in Christian ministry (paid or voluntary). - Having had formal biblical training for example theological studies, theological college or the Cornhill Training Course. - Ability to engage with people, building trust, gaining respect and maintaining good relationships. - Ability to work well as part of a team, supporting, serving and working alongside others. - Ability to deal with the needs of different individuals, understanding when and how to seek additional support. - Teachable and eager to learn from others with an ability to take direction well. - Resilient, able to deal with challenges while maintaining performance. - Ability to self-motivate, plan and manage own workload. - Taking an active involvement in all key aspects of the life of the church and in agreement with St Mary's vision and values.

Other

St Mary's is a large evangelical Anglican church with five Sunday services. Our vision is to know Jesus and make Jesus known.?Within that vision we have three essentials: Dependent prayer, Biblical teaching and Loving one another. As well as three priorities: Engaging Maidenhead with the gospel, Growing mature disciples of Jesus of all ages and backgrounds, and Partnering with other churches to make Jesus better known. The Minister for Discipleship and Pastoral Care will work closely with the Minister for Women and Pastoral Care and will report in to her. PAY AND BENEFITS - Salary £34,934pa - Housing Allowance £13,474pa - 6 weeks holiday (including six Sundays) and leave to attend a relevant conference 5% pension contribution HOW TO APPLY Please email Dick West (dick.west@stmarysmaidenhead.org) attaching a CV, spiritual biography, contact details for two references and why you are applying for this role. Informal enquiries welcomed by Jon Drake, Vicar (Jon.drake@stmarysmaidenhead.org) Closing date for application; Friday 15th January 2027 Interview date: Thursday 4th February 2027 Start date: Negotiable