| Diocesan Vacancies |
| Director of Development (Vision & Strategy) |
35 hours per week (this role will require occasional evening and weekend working). Salary £51,104 per annum. This role is Fixed term for 3 years, fully funded by the national church’s capacity fund.
We are looking for someone who is inspired by this vision and our mission purpose, and wants to help us achieve what we believe God is calling us to do.
As Director of Development (Vision & Strategy) you will play a pivotal role in the next phase of Our Shared Future. You must have an awareness of strategy development and the ability to engage senior clergy, lay leaders and parishes across the Diocese of Coventry. This role needs someone who can bring their professional expertise and a strongly relational approach to help us effect the change we need.
Reporting to the Diocesan Secretary & Chief Executive, your main responsibilities would be:
– using our data and engagement to facilitate the development of Our Shared Future
– ensuring we have missional and people plans which align with Our Shared Future
– working with the national vision and strategy team achieve strategic mission and ministry investment funding.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 5th July 2023 at 12 noon. For more information click here.
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| Vicar, St John the Divine, Willenhall, Coventry |
St John the Divine is at the heart of Willenhall with the people of Willenhall engraved on their heart. The many projects developed though St John’s seek to meet real need, are creative, generous and have resulted in a relationship of trust between community and the church. We are a supportive church family with a heart for the community, ready to greet with warmth and welcome any who cross the threshold.
We seek a vicar who will live among us and help us to grow as a church and as individuals. Someone who is prepared to meet people where they are and encourage them to come to know the love of Christ in their lives.
Personal specification:
– Have a strong visible Christian faith rooted in prayer and be a passionate sharer of The Gospel.
– Be a good communicator with the ability to engage all age groups. A gifted listener who will love without prejudice and lead inclusively.
– Be collaborative and enable, empower and encourage others on their faith journey.
– Provide pastoral care in different settings in our local care homes, community hubs and with those who come seeking care and compassion as they encounter problems in daily life.
– Be an enabler of mission and teach discipleship that can be applied to the life of the church through small group teaching, lay leadership and outreach to the wider community.
– Be committed to working with local schools, food bank, local businesses and other churches close to us.
– Be organised – it is a busy parish with lots of occasional offices and involvement in community functions.
– Be someone who has a sense of humour, a love for people and who eats cake.
Closing Date for Applications: Noon 21st July. For more information, click here.
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| Rector, Beaudesert, Henley-in-Arden and Ullenhall |
We look to bring Jesus Christ into the hearts and minds of each and every household and organisation in our Parish through our way of life, our worship of God, our love for the community and by the grace and fellowship of the Holy Spirit.
We are looking for someone who:
– will encourage and inspire all church members in the life of the church and in their personal spiritual journey.
– is able to identify, train, encourage and empower church leaders including our lay readers.
– is approachable, welcoming and inclusive, able to communicate the Christian faith in a way that is contemporary, appealing and inspirational.
– is eager for growth, bringing innovation and ideas for mission and ministry.
– is open to leading a variety of styles of worship, whilst respecting the tradition, identity and existing worship in each church.
– is a good listener, with a keen pastoral care focus and a deep desire to serve.
Closing Date for Applications: Noon Friday 23 June. For more information, click here.
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| Vicar, St Nicholas with St Barnabas, Kenilworth |
St Nicholas with St Barnabas are looking for a priest rooted in prayer with the pastoral and leadership gifts that will continue to build the confidence of this church community to grow its missional capacity.
We are looking for:
– A pastor – with a caring personality who welcomes and includes everyone.
– A leader with a vision – with leadership qualities who can lead a multi generational, multi style church, who can help us be more outward focused.
– An inspiring worship leader – to inspire with different ways to worship. Who understands the needs of older and younger generations.
– Someone to develop our gifts – inspire more people to offer their gifts and skills to God. To encourage new people into leadership.
– Strategic – someone who can join the dots. Who can see the bigger picture and help us focus on being missional. Someone who can put a strategy in place and keep us informed.
This is a Lord Chancellor appointment.
For more information click here.
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| Associate Minister, St Laurence, Foleshill, Coventry |
The Diocese of Coventry is recruiting an Associate Minister, fully funded at incumbent level with housing, for an initial period of four years. This is part of an exciting and adventurous mission strategy to see healthy churches propagate, plant, or graft 150 new worshipping communities over the next ten years.
St Laurence are a community called to worship God, grow as disciples of Jesus and transform the communities of North Coventry in love. The new Associate Minister at St Laurence’s would join a vibrant and committed team who serve the life of the church, to help strengthen our capacity to resource other churches (local & networked).
We are seeking someone from a breadth of traditions who fits the following person specification:
– Self-starter who is good team player, but also has the skills and an ability to take on individual responsibility for key church growth projects.
– Has experience in leadership in a missional church.
– Teaching, enabling and facilitating in evangelism, everyday faith.
– Experience of leading or responsibility in a church plant, fresh expression or re-imagining the mission of the local church.
– Comfortable to work in a breadth of tradition to resource contextual mission.
– Engaging preaching and communication.
– Experience of developing and leading digital church services.
Closing Date for Applications: Noon Friday 7 July. For more information, click here.
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