Growing Faith Enabler

We're looking for a Growing Faith Enabler to spiritually and numerically grow the congregations at Emmanuel and The Good Shepherd in line with the church’s mission to plant churches that plant churches, to play our part - in the power of the Holy Spirit - to grow the Kingdom of God in Loughborough. The post holder will create and implement strategies for growth, both within the existing congregations and from the wider local community, and build teams to ensure ongoing sustainability of outcomes. The successful candidate may be lay or ordained. This is a 1-year fixed term role.

Key Responsibilities:

Active member of the Senior Leadership Team.

Reporting regularly and significantly into the PCC.

Responsible to the Rector.

Sharing in the vision and mission of Emmanuel and the Resourcing Church Partnership of Church Planting.

Innovation and implementation of discipleship strategy.

Identify, train/mentor, and support lay leaders

Create and develop discipleship team.

Develop discipleship resources.

Build relationships with congregations, leaders and other stakeholders such as local schools and colleges and neighbouring churches.

Working closely with all other ministry leaders at Emmanuel.

Expectation to speak publicly at church events, and possibility of preaching.

Person Specification:

[Essential]

Previous experience of leading in discipleship of all ages and stages

Innovator

Highly relational

Strategist and practitioner

Lives out their faith demonstrably

Good written and verbal communication skills

Good networker

Commitment to personal and spiritual development

Highly motivated self-starter

[Desirable]

Speaking experience (preaching or other)

A valid full Driving Licence

Education, Qualifications and Experience:

Educated to degree level or equivalent.

Additional requirements:

This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed active Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

Flexibility of hours worked will be required and the post will involve evening and weekend working typical of a church environment.

The post will be offered to the successful candidate subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, satisfactory references and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.