We are seeking a person who has a joyful and confident faith which has inspired a track record of church growth, both numerically and spiritually.
St John’s Clayton is a single church parish within a clearly defined large urban village in West Bradford. It has a growing population through new housing developments. St John’s has strong lay leadership and associated structures. It was designated a Resourcing Church in 2019 and is receiving Strategic Development Funding from 2019-2027 to support revitalisation work in west Bradford. This funding is providing Operations Management support to the Resourcing Churches, and a series of 2-year part-time Mission Apprentices to develop areas of mission and ministry. In return, the Resourcing Churches committed to share resources generously with neighbouring parishes and to send people graciously to help revitalise and plant churches. For St John’s, this originally meant outreach to the Thornaby estate within the parish but the focus has shifted now to offering support to the nearby parishes of St Peter’s Allerton and St Saviour’s Fairweather Green as part of an Interim Ministry scheme.
For an informal chat about this role please contact Ven Dr Andy Jolley, Archdeacon of Bradford on 07973 458403 or andy.jolley@leeds.anglican.org
To apply for this post please go to Pathways Closing date for applications is 28th April with interviews planned for mid May
A Role Description, Person Spec, and brochures for Clayton, Allerton and Fairweather Green are all available by clicking the relevant links. You can also watch a video created by their Mission Apprentice.