Families' Worker

Families’ Worker

Core Tasks

·    Pioneering new activities to promote the well-being – spiritual, mental, emotional, financial, physical – of families in the community, including working with other community groups to do so.

·    Equipping Christian parents to disciple their own children.

·    Helping the church to become more intergenerational in its services, ministry and mission.

·    Overseeing and developing the ministry of our Toddler Group and thriving Messy Church.

·    Overseeing and developing the ministry of the Sunday & mid-week groups for children.

·    Being involved in our community events eg Easter Funday, Light Party, Holiday Club, Summer Family Fun sessions.

General Responsibilities

·    To be involved in the leadership and ministry of the church, working with the pastor and leadership team.

·    To build good relationships with parents in the Sunday morning church community so as to encourage, support and disciple them.

·    To build good relationships with other parents already part of the wider church community so as to encourage, support, present the gospel to and disciple them.

·    To oversee SBC’s ministry to families and children, including supporting the volunteers involved.

·    To pioneer fresh expressions of ministry to families in the church and in the community.

·    To advocate for families and children to help SBC become a more family-friendly church.

 Person Specification

The successful candidate will be someone who:

·    is a Spirit-filled believer who nurtures his/her own relationship with God through an openness to the Holy Spirit and His gifts in prayer, Bible study and Christian living;

·    has experience in families’ ministry in a local church context (relevant qualifications desirable but not essential);

·    exercises his/her ministry as part of a team;

·    becomes a church member, fully part of the Stoneleigh Baptist Church family;

·    is relational, innovative and pioneering.

Given the nature and context of the work, it is an occupational requirement of this role that the post holder is in agreement with the aims and beliefs stated on our website and the Evangelical Alliance’s Basis of Faith, and holds a traditional view of marriage.