Evangelist

Hope is a small, loving church (22 members, about two thirds of whom are retired), planted in 1998 (as Truro Evangelical Church), with a passion for evangelism. 

We run a weekly book table and a monthly coffee morning in the city centre, to share the gospel, and have a week's mission and monthly open-air services each summer. 

We have recently moved to meet in the community centre on Malabar estate, eager to reach the community with the gospel. The estate, on the edge of the city, has about 600 homes, with a mix of long-term residents, families, and elderly individuals, and a high proportion of low-income households. The gospel of Christ is sorely needed in this community. 

Truro itself has a population of ca. 23 000, expanding to 60 000 in the working day. This small city is the commercial and administrative hub of Cornwall, and therefore a strategic place for evangelism.

The job is to be involved in outreach and community work to make Christ known in Truro, especially on Malabar estate; and to enthuse, encourage and equip the whole church to love and reach out with the gospel to the people of Truro. 

The person will: 

• seek to build contacts with people in the local community in order to share the gospel;
• be constantly looking for new opportunities to share the gospel in the local community;
• share the gospel proactively through cold-contact evangelism and other creative ways.
   

Required Skills

Essential qualifications:
A heart centred on Christ, his gospel and making him known
A love for the lost
Willing to become a member of Hope Church and enter fully into the life of the church
Willing to be a team player
Able to show initiative and lead the church in reaching out

Desirable qualifications:
Competent basic IT skills
Experience of working in deprived areas