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We’re looking for a leader to lead our 10-year-old church plant and help our experienced team make the most of the opportunities ahead. Good character and proven leadership skills are essential, being an accredited minister is not.
About Barton
Barton is a council estate at the edge of Oxford ranking in the bottom 20% on the indices of deprivation, and ranking in the bottom 10% for Children and Young People’s education. But to simply judge Barton based on the indices of deprivation or on its reputation is inadequate. This is a beautiful community brimming with talent and kindness, made up of loyal, caring, resilient folk. It’s a community full of potential.
The Church
Barton Community Church (BCC) was planted by Headington Baptist Church (HBC) in 2010 to be an authentic community bringing hope to the heart of Barton through making Jesus known.
We have four values:
- We welcome you: Whatever your story, there is space for you. We want you to feel welcomed, included and to know that you belong here.
- We care for each other: If you need a lift, jump in; if you need help, we’re there; if it’s your birthday, here’s a cake
- We are family: We don’t wait until Sunday to see each other. Each of us has something to contribute. We’re sticking together.
- We eat together: If we’re meeting together, we’re normally eating together
Aims and Key Tasks
- Leads the leadership team towards a clear vision of what BCC could be.
- Strengthens the core team, discipling and developing them and creating space for their gifts to be released.
- Builds relationships with those in the community and those on the fringe of church, meeting practical needs and sharing life and the gospel.
- Demonstrates incarnational mission through living in Barton, making it your home, being part of the community and displaying hospitality at home, whilst maintaining healthy boundaries and modelling a sustainable pace of mission.
- Strengthens key relationships in the community and in the city of Oxford through alliances that benefit the people of Barton.
- Oversees The Hub (in lieu of a Hub Manager) and the missional activities that take place from there.
- Is one of the key people leading Sunday gatherings through service leading and teaching
- Promotes and represents BCC at HBC, through involvement with the HBC staff team, preaching at HBC, and as one of HBC’s Trustees, the charity which BCC is a part of.
Who we're looking for
The candidate for this full-time role should be a woman or a man who is:
- Of good character: mature, secure, humble.
- Deeply committed to the gracious wisdom of Scripture and its power to change lives.
- Convinced of the importance of prayer.
- Committed to the proclamation of the Christian gospel and to engaging with social needs.
- Proven in their leadership skills either inside or outside the Church, and has experience of leading in some capacity within the church.
- Experienced in discipling others.
- Experienced in living and/or working amongst a disadvantaged community.
- Able to get on with just about everyone: the ability to relate to people from a wide range of backgrounds is essential.
- Able to be the point leader who leads a team of leaders; someone who can build, motivate and release a team.
- Able to develop both vision and strategy, working with the leadership team in the process.
- Able to organise themselves, and the team.
- A skilled communicator and a competent teacher, though teaching is usually shared amongst the team.
- Committed to incarnational mission.
- Able and willing to listen to the Holy Spirit, and to listen to Barton’s context, recognising that church models built for middle class environments may not work here.
Essential
- There is a genuine occupational requirement for the holder of this post to be a practising Christian. We are a part of the Baptist Union of Great Britain.
- The successful postholder is expected to abide by Headington Baptist Church’s Beliefs, Values and Code of Conduct – a copy of which is available upon request.
- This post requires an enhanced DBS check.
- There is an expectation that the minister will live in Barton. A 4-bed house has been purchased for this purpose.
- Right to work in the UK.
Desirable
- A driving licence and access to a car may be useful, but is not necessary.
- Though we are a Baptist church, you don’t need to be a Baptist Minister. It’s desirable that you have a theological education, and that you show a willingness to working towards Baptist Union accreditation or entering appropriate training.
Terms
Full-time
£24,500 (Baptist stipend) plus expenses
4-bed manse provided, including gas, electric, water bills
10% employer pension contribution
Location: Barton, Oxford
To register your interest in this position, email Robin Peake on the BCC Leadership Team with a letter stating how you meet the person specification along with your CV.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A new role has opened up in the Mission Education team as the Pioneer Hub Facilitator for the South Central Region Training Partnership (SCRTP).
In 2011 the SCRTP working with CMS developed a Pioneer Hub, focused around a Pioneer Hub Facilitator role based with Church Mission Society. This role has significantly contributed to the development of pioneer ministry in the South Central Region and has grown a network of pioneers throughout the South of England.
To date the role of the Pioneer Hub Facilitator has largely focussed on working with pioneers themselves but has also raised awareness and understanding of pioneer ministry across the region and enabled collaboration and the sharing of good practice. When the role began very few partner churches and dioceses had developed approaches to working with and supporting pioneers. This situation has gradually changed and is continuing to change with encouraging new strategic developments. The Region now has a flourishing pioneer hub and this role will be able to continue to develop that. But the focus will shift to also include supporting developments at the strategic level through offering a consultative type of support and through enabling collaboration and the sharing of wisdom across partner churches and dioceses. The role will continue to be based at CMS.
The Pioneer Hub Facilitator is a fixed-term (18 months), part-time (14 hours per week), role with a starting salary of £12,522 per annum (£31,305 full-time equivalent), and a generous pension scheme contribution. The role can be home-based/flexible.
This is a varied role; as such the post holder will need to be flexible and practical in their approach. The key aspects of this role include networking and support of current pioneers; learning and training, including identifying training and development needs; and engagement and advocacy in pioneer ministry with dioceses and individuals.
It is essential that the successful candidate be educated to degree level or equivalent in practical theology or missiology, and experience of pioneering, networking, and training. The ability to contribute to theological thinking and policy formation is crucial, as is a solid understanding of the Church of England, Methodist, and United Reformed Church. It is also a requirement for this post holder to be committed to the aims and values of CMS, which are detailed on the CMS website. The post is subject to safeguarding checks.
Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download.
Closing date for receipt of completed applications:
Midnight on Monday 17 May 2021
Interviews will be held on Friday 11 June 2021 at CMS house Oxford or by Zoom depending on the government’s guidelines.
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We are looking for a passionate and persuasive Senior Key Relationship Executive to join our successful and growing Advancement team. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and build the fundraising program at IFES. You will be joining us at an exciting time as we prepare to launch our new strategic plan under the leadership of our new General Secretary.
Previous experience in fundraising is not essential, as a full induction and on-the-job training will be provided by an experienced major donor fundraiser, so if you are looking for a change or a new challenge this could be the perfect opportunity.
Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer, you will initiate, develop, and manage high value relationships with major donors, presenting the needs of IFES in a compelling way to ensure effective engagement. You will oversee the creation of personalized donor development plans, using your analytical skills to identify individual goals and identify ways to engage donors based on their values and passions. You will be diplomatic, persuasive, and credible at a senior level, with a warm and professional demeanour that motivates and inspires confidence in colleagues and major donors.
As part of our UK International Services team, you will be based in our modern offices in the heart of Oxford, overlooking Christchurch college. We offer:
- a full induction and ongoing training
- flexitime around core working hours
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
If you recognise the importance of evangelical student ministry, are confident in your ability to work internationally, and are looking for a challenging role in a forward-thinking team we would love to hear from you.
For further information and details of how to apply please refer to our website.
This role is available for an immediate start. Applications will be considered, and interviews held on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
IFES is an organisation with a distinctive Christian ethos. This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement under provisions made in the Equality Act 2010. Applicants should therefore demonstrate a firm Christian commitment and agree with the IFES doctrinal basis and ethos statement.
This job will not constitute a Certificate of Sponsorship so you will have to prove you have other means to work legally in the UK before we would consider your application.
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