Assistant Pastor

THE FELLOWSHIP OF INDEPENDENT EVANGELICAL CHURCHES; Woodbridge, Harborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Grace Church Rendlesham, a rural independent Baptist church in Suffolk, invites applications for an Assistant Pastor to work alongside our pastor. The role focuses on teaching and preaching in various settings, providing pastoral care, and developing ministry areas according to gifting.

You will join a small leadership team and contribute to a growing church family affiliated with FIEC and East Anglia Grace Baptist Churches.

Qualifications

• Must be recognised by a Church as called by God to be a pastor/teacher.
• Demonstrates love for the Lord, for His people and the lost.
• Has undergone some form of theological training; further training will be available.
• UK passport holder.

Responsibilities

• Part of a small leadership team.
• Teaching and preaching in a variety of settings.
• Providing pastoral care.
• Taking on and developing ministry areas according to gifting.

Skills

Called by God as pastor/teacher

Love for the Lord and people

Theological understanding

UK Passport holder

Education

Theological training

Job description

Assistant Pastor

Grace Church Rendlesham

We are a growing independent Baptist Church in a rural area of Suffolk and are looking to appoint an assistant to work alongside our pastor.

Church Description

• Theologically - evangelical reformed baptist
• Culturally contemporary (or at least trying to be!)
• Membership around 60
• Regular attendees around 130 (if they all come together (which they don’t!))
• Typical morning congregation between 80 - 100
• Wide spread of ages from babies to 80’s with every age group in between. Biggest grouping is families
• Morning services held in local primary school, weekday activities held in homes and chapel buildings
• Affiliated to FIEC and Association of Grace Baptist Churches (East Anglia)
• See our website for more information - www.gracerendlesham.org

Area Description

• Rural, new large and growing village surrounded by several smaller older villages
• Population of catchment area approximately 8000.

Role description

• Part of a small leadership team
• Teaching and preaching in a variety of settings,
• Providing pastoral care
• Taking on and developing ministry areas according to gifting

Required Skills

A man who:

• Has been recognised by a Church as being called by God to be a pastor/teacher
• Has a real and clear love for the Lord, for His people and the lost
• Has undergone some form of theological training, further training will be available
• Is a UK Passport holder