Our website gives more details of the role www.allsaints-church.net/vacancies/
All Saints has for a long time been a church which prioritises youth and children's work. We have a vibrant youth ministry including apprenticeships, mentoring, life groups, student led schools ministry, cafe church and Sunday morning groups. Annually we go to a festival, and every couple years take the young people on mission trips, of which the most recent one was to Mexico.
The church is charismastic, evangelical, has a strong history of affiliation with New Wine, is friendly and full of energy. We are one of the few churches in Durham Diocese with significant numbers of young people on a Sunday and during the week and we love to see young people grow to love Jesus and to see all he can do in and through them. Have a look at our website to get more of a feel (www.allsaints-church.net)
In this next season of the life of the church we want to grow in evangelism and discipleship, reaching out to more young people through more involvement in schools and potentially youth kintsugi and kick. We are looking to build on the detached skate park outreach to do as Jesus did and go to those who need him. If this is the role God has for you, he will lead you in innovating how else we might reach young people well.
Discipleship is also key to core to the minstry here. The tag line so far for the youth ministry has been 'Becoming life long followers of Jesus'. We would love to see the successful candidate take our boys deeper in faith as well as helping all to discver and flourish in their gifts.
In addition, through Durham diocese we have applied to be a Youth Hub and await a decision which would allow you to help appoint an assistant youth pastor so that there is capacity to coach other youth pastors and volunteers in other churches as well as growing our provision and community impact.
A great benefit of the ministry here is our partnership with Tees Valley Youth For Christ. We have worked with them in providing Doulos (area wide discipleship scheme), and TVYFC staff often help in our youth ministry. We have had an intern through them most years and the current intern is for the first time from the UK having come up through our youth ministry.
As you can hear, there has been strong foundations laid, and we are looking for someone to innovate, to lead the team in reaching more young people with the life changing news of Jesus, and to help those who know/come to know Him, to become all he wants them to be. We are a church which cares deeply for it's staff, and our staff tell us they are well supported, and have what they need in prayer, encouragement and training to enable them to grow. The salary is part of a pay scale and is subject to experience and this is a permanent role.
If you have a deep and vibrant relationship with Jesus, are innovative, can share the gospel well, have a passion to disciple young people, and enjoy leading and motivating teams this may well be where God is leading you to be.
For more information do ring Matt our vicar who will be pleased to answer any questions you may have. His number is at the end of the role description.
All Saints Church is a lively evangelical church in Durham Diocese affiliated with New Wine. We are passionate about reaching young people with the life changing news of Jesus, and helping them grow to be all God wants them to become.
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