We are looking for a Pioneer Minister, ordained or lay, with the following attributes:
- A visionary thinker with the ability to inspire others to share that vision
- A passion for evangelism and for reaching others with the good news of Jesus Christ
- A heart to serve the needs of the people of Priorslee
- Previous experience of incarnational mission and of establishing new congregations
- An ability to sensitively offer leadership and direction to a small yet diverse team with potential for growth, and to release others to lead
- A desire and ability to speak with conviction from the Bible to a range of different audiences
- An ability to communicate effectively, and build relationships, with a variety of different people and groups within the local community and with other Churches and denominations in Telford
- An ability to take risks and learn from mistakes
- An active prayer life that will sustain the Leader in a challenging ministry
To work with a small and committed core team, under a second Bishop’s Mission Order to continue to establish and grow a Fresh Expression of Church in Priorslee, a large and growing suburb on the eastern edge of Telford, Shropshire. This second Bishop’s Mission Order will be for up to five years.
The appointment is 0.5 stipend, housing and condition of employment in accordance with Lichfield Diocesan standard terms.
Details of this post can be found http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/ourdiocese/job-vacancies