Worship Renewal Engagement Officer (Preaching)

The Methodist Church; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent religious organization in Ontario is seeking a Worship Leader to join their Ministries and Learning Team. This role focuses on facilitating worship renewal and training local preachers and worship leaders. The ideal candidate will have strong worship leading and preaching skills, with a solid theological background, and the ability to develop resources that resonate with a contemporary audience. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and values inclusivity.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Occupational pension scheme

Well-being Adviser service

Qualifications

• Strong ability to facilitate worship renewal across the Methodist Church.
• Highly theologically literate.
• Gifted in resourcing and delivering high-quality training.

Responsibilities

• Grow and nurture a community of local preachers and worship leaders.
• Develop resources for Methodist worship.
• Deliver training online and in local circuits.

Skills

Worship leading

Preaching

Theological literacy

Community development

Job description

London-hybrid (2-3 days in the office) or home-based

Are you passionate about worship leading and preaching in Methodist worship? If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Ministries and Learning Team of The Methodist Church.

This exciting and varied role offers the opportunity to facilitate the preaching aspects of Methodist worship renewal across The Connexion. High-quality preaching is central to Methodist worship and this role will combine a significant amount of resource development, hands-on training and delivery online and in local circuits and Districts.

In this role, you will also have particular responsible for growing, fostering, nurturing and developing the community of local preachers and worship leaders, being responsible for networks, communication and all aspects of training and development.

About You

We are seeking to appoint someone with a strong sense of what excellence in worship leading and preaching looks like, with an ability to translate the best of Methodist tradition for a contemporary setting. The role will require someone who is highly theologically literate, able to work across the broad range of worshipping traditions within The Methodist Church, and a gifted preacher. You will enjoy resourcing, developing and delivering high-quality training, both online and in person, as well as growing and nurturing communities of Local Preachers and Worship Leaders.

The team

The Ministries: Vocation and Worship Team (part of the wider Ministries and Learning Team) in which this role sits, is friendly, supportive, vibrant and passionate. The team is led by The Director of Ministry Development. You will be line-managed by The Connexional Worship Renewal Team Leader and work closely with other teams, such as The Learning Network and Evangelism and Growth, and across The Connexion.

Our Culture, Values and Benefits -

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Well-being Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.

If you have questions about the vacancy or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at: [e-mail]

This post carries an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a Christian (in accordance with the Equality Act 2010).

This role is open to lay candidates only.

Closing Date: 11 September 2025

Interview Date: 22 September at Methodist Church House, London