Jobs

We're happy to post details of jobs in fresh expressions of church here. Please send them to resources@freshexpressions.org.uk.

Pioneer Minister, South Chesterfield

The Parishes of St Mark Brampton and SS Augustine Chesterfield are looking for a Pioneer to reach out with the Good News of Jesus Christ to the radically unchurched children and families of South Chesterfield in innovative and imaginative ways.

The successful candidate will be someone familiar with fresh expressions and able to engage easily with children and families in the parishes, which contain three large council estates and areas of multiple deprivation. They will work cooperatively with colleagues, carefully researching the area with a view to establishing a family-friendly fresh expression of church.The post is open to clergy or lay. Stipend and housing at Incumbent level for an ordained Pioneer, with comparable salaried package if a lay appointment is made.

Further details

Please contact the Bishop of Derby's Office on pa@bishopofderby.org or 01332 840132 or download an application pack and further details from the Diocese of Derby website.

Key dates

Closing date for applications: Thursday 26th January 2012
Interviews: Friday 10th February 2012

Pioneer Minister, Barking Riverside

Churches Together in Barking Riverside (Diocese of Chelmsford) are seeking a pioneer minister, ordained or lay, who has proven experience of the following:

• thinking outside the box - serving people outside the church;
• incarnational - listening to people and entering their culture;
• educational - making discipleship a priority;
• ecclesial - forming new ways of being church;
• ecumenical - able to work collaboratively with other denominations;
• a ministry to all-ages - experience of working with children and youth an asset.

You will be working with our mission partners from the Salvation Army and Methodist Church.

Phase 1 of the Barking Riverside building project is well underway, the new Church of England School opened in September 2011 and the new residence is now moving on to the estate. You will be part of the Barking Team of St Margaret's, St Patrick's and Christ Church. The Team Vicar of Christ Church will be your line manager.

A house will be provided rent free, 3 years of initial funding is secured and the salary is from £21,600 to 23,390 +expenses, depending on the experience and training of the applicant.

Further details

Please download the job description and person specification from the foot of the page or from the Christ Church website.

Revd Mina Smallman
minaexp@hotmail.com
020 8594 1505

Key dates

Closing date for applications: 6th February 2012 (may be extended)

Administrator to the core team, Moot, London

Consultant, 10hrs per week, 43hrs per calendar month.

The Moot Community in London is a new monastic and fresh expression of church based at the Guild Church of St Mary Aldermary in the heart of the City of London. We are seeking to appoint a consultant to work 43 hours per calendar month helping the core team to administrate the Guild Church of St Mary Aldermary regarding church hire bookings, banking, event planning, team meetings and other administration tasks.

The Postholder will be responsible for helping the Moot Community and Core Team to meet the challenge of ordering and running events and services of a new monastic community in a guild church well.

Ideally we are seeking a consultant to work on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and Thursday mornings.

Further details

If you are interested in applying and wish to see the role description and expected competencies, please email info@moot.uk.net.

For more information about the Moot Community, please see the Moot website.

Key dates

Closing date for applications: End of January 2012