Assistant Pastor (Youth Children & Families OR Outreach focus)

Bethel Baptist Church is a medium-sized growing FIEC church situated in Upper Hale, Farnham, Surrey. Our vision is for people to believe, belong and grow in Jesus. Around 120 attend our service on a Sunday morning with church activities taking place almost every day of the week. Our church is made up of a range of ages and various backgrounds and a good number of families. We also meet to worship twice a month on a Sunday afternoon at a Community Centre on the nearby estate. Our website: www.bethelbaptist.org.uk..

Role Overview

Bethel Baptist Church is seeking to appoint a servant-hearted Christian brother as assistant pastor on a permanent basis. We're more interested in your gifts, character and how you would fit with Bethel than in covering fixed tasks or responsibilities. We're aiming to be flexible.

Responsibilities: Our main goals are to ensure that:1. we are doing a good job of loving and glorifying God;2. our church family is well cared for and growing spiritually; and3. we are all thoughtful and enthusiastic in our outreach.

Other details:

Accommodation: may be available as part of total remuneration.

Pension: appropriate occupational pension provided.

Annual leave: 5 weeks leave, in addition to UK Bank Holidays.

For a full job description and application form, please send a CV and covering letter to [email protected]. We reserve the right to call candidates for interview before the closing date for applications.

Required Skills

Your responsibility would be to work and worship alongside other leaders and members, using your gifts in helping us to live out our vision and to meet these goals. 

However, we have recognised that someone who can preach will free others to exercise their gifts, so we are looking for a man who:

* can join the preaching team and preach regularly; and is able and willing to take on another significant area of church life or ministry. There is room for growth in ministries other than youth, children and families or outreach, which might present opportunities for candidates who have different or additional gifts.

Candidate Profile

Who we are looking for:

• A prayerful, godly Christian who is in full agreement with Bethel's Statement of Faith.

• Someone enthusiastic about our vision as a church and about living out their faith with us.

• Someone who fits well with Bethel's culture and whose gifts and abilities complement ours.

• Someone who can take a flexible and creative approach to sharing the gospel and teaching the Bible (formally and informally), recognising the importance of local context and culture.

• A leader who can inspire a team of volunteers, plan ahead, and work as part of a team.

Formal theological training is highly desirable but not necessary.