Diocese of Southwark

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with demonstrable experience of coordinating projects to support the implementation of a new parish revitalisation programme that will enable 70-80 parishes over the next 9 years to grow and flourish through their participation in a two-year programme of learning, reflection and action. This is a new role, giving the opportunity to be involved from the start of the programme and play a key part in supporting its development over time. Key Responsibilities Ensuring the smooth running of the programme , engaging with parishes, trainers and other Diocesan staff teams. Oversee communication and coordination of training weekends , attend the weekends and support ongoing engagement and support for parishes. Contribute to ongoing evaluation of the pilot , ensuring that learnings are captured and applied in the future. We re Looking for Someone Who: Has experience in project coordination and management, able to deal with many and varied tasks and prioritise work to meet timescales. Is a confident organiser, with good interpersonal and social skills, who is flexible and can work with others and remain calm under pressure. Is a gifted communicator, experience in group facilitation and able to deal with a variety of people from differing backgrounds and authorities.

This is a unique opportunity to join our leadership team to help develop and grow the youth ministry at All Saints Church and to build connections with unchurched youth across Merstham. You will play a key role in pioneering and growing youthwork ministry in an area of social and spiritual need. Your work will help young people to live with God at the centre of their lives and support parents in the discipleship of their children. Key Responsibilities Leading and developing youth programmes Building discipline relationships Connecting with and supporting parents in parenting for faith Widen our impact as a church We re Looking for Someone Who: Is a spiritually mature and a growing disciple of Jesus Christ Is a confident leader, a completer-finisher, skilled at building and managing teams and in encouraging and releasing the skills of others. Is a gifted teacher and communicator; able to train, school, encourage and inspire. Has experience in community outreach, children s work, or church ministry and a track record of growing disciples and developing others in leadership. Is excited about pioneering new initiatives and investing in long-term growth. Why Join Us? Be part of a visionary new leadership team. Play a key role in shaping ministry from the ground up. Work in a growing church community with a high-proportion of families with school-aged children. Opportunities for training, development, and spiritual growth. If you re ready to make a lasting impact and help build God s kingdom in Merstham, we d love to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Pioneering Project, as we develop a variety of pathways to faith on the Roundshaw Estate. These include Meal & Meditation , Popcorn & Ponder and Tea & Toast , which give space for a diverse group of people to journey towards faith in Jesus within a relaxed, participative and friendly setting. With significant grant investment from the Church of England, we are now setting up a Pioneering Project to develop these pathways, with new innovative spaces being added along the way. We will then train and support other Estate partner churches across the Southwark Diocese to try out our approach, contextualising our models of mission to their communities if appropriate. This is a really exciting project that will make a huge positive difference to individuals and communities. As such, we are looking for an experienced Project Director to drive forward this project and oversee the team that will be recruited. This role is vital to ensure we deliver on the agreed outcomes of the project over 5 years, which will involve: recruiting and managing the new team members so they can thrive in their roles. developing our finance, IT and communications (inc. new website) processes to support the project. We would love someone in this role to have a passion for Jesus, a drive to make our processes and systems as fruitful as possible, with the ability to nurture a joyful and motivated team. The team includes a Pioneer Curate supporting the training of partner churches, a Children and Families Pioneer, Media consultants, and in 18 months will grow to include a Youth Pioneer, Music & worship Pioneer and additional Pioneer Curate. The team will be part of the existing Springfield staff team overseen by their Pioneer Vicar. You will have significant experience of managing and delivering successful projects and enjoy juggling multiple elements with proactive problem-solving skills. You will have a good understanding of how to manage budgets. You will work from our office in Wallington (SM6 9AA) at least 4 days per week and from home. We are looking for someone who ideally would join our congregation, so the role would best suit someone who lives within reasonable travelling distance of Wallington You can find out more in the information pack, attached below