Gas Street Church, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom Description of Job In this exciting and richly diverse city, we are looking for a priest to serve under and alongside the Vicar Tim Hughes and Rachel Hughes (Co-Senior Pastor), and the leadership team, to help energise people in living and sharing the Gospel. Working across Gas Street locations (Central, St Luke’s, South & Longbridge) with a specific focus on Gas Street St Luke’s (Great Colmore Street), the person appointed will serve the congregation of Gas Street St Luke’s, having spiritual and pastoral oversight of the community and working as part of a team to engage in mission and outreach in the parish. S/he will ensure that the Location runs smoothly on a day-to-day basis, as well as working under the Exec leadership team to implement the vision and values for the church as a whole, with an expectation to lead and hold responsibility in certain areas throughout the whole church. Interview Date — First Round:
Monday 22 April Interview Date — Second Round:
Tuesday 30 April We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, particularly those under-represented including persons of Global Majority Heritage. The Church of England Birmingham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment. All appointments to roles undertaking regulated activity are subject to pre-appointment checks, including references and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check. The Bishop of Birmingham looks for priests to serve as incumbents who have the capacity to grow local church in spiritual depth, in numbers, in confident witness, and in serious engagement with their community. Central to this is the task of identifying, encouraging and endorsing the ministry of others and entrusting them with real responsibility in the work of mission and outreach. The priest appointed to this role must have been ordained in the Church of England or a church in communion with it and must have exercised at least three years of ordained ministry. Those applying must have the right to work in the UK as this vacancy does not yet qualify to sponsor a visa. The priest appointed will be an office holder under Common Tenure, and the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations will apply. It is important that the priest appointed plays a full part in the life of the deanery, particularly Chapter and Synod, and in the wider programmes of the Diocese. Opportunities for ecumenical collaboration should also be pursued, and good relationships sought with other faith communities. An anglican resourcing church in the centre of Birmingham, with a vision to be 'Light for the City & Beyond'.
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