Associate Minister: St Peter, Halliwell

The Parish of St. Peter's Halliwell in Bolton Bolton, England, United Kingdom

Description of Job

St Peter’s is a flourishing parish in Bolton of around five hundred people across four church families and sites with a passion to see everyone fulfil their God-given potential as disciples of Jesus Christ. We are looking for someone with a heart for God and a love of people who is Spirit-led, immersed in prayer and rooted in the Bible.

We are seeking an Associate Minister to work with the Vicar to help nurture, shape and lead the growth we believe God wants to give. In particular, we are looking for someone to grow:

• Servant leaders within a parish family where everyone is called to serve.
• Our network of small groups so that people of all ages can learn and grow in faithtogether as disciples of Jesus.
• Our prayer ministry so that it underpins all that we do and are.
• Our pastoral ministries so that people are supported, cared for and loved.
• Our mission and vision to transform our town in Jesus’ name, working with a wide range of partners to build God’s Kingdom in Bolton.

We are seeking someone who will be:

• A motivated, prayerful, faith-led self-starter who will be a teamleader and player –collaborative, pastoral, encouraging, and eager to get things done!
• Relational and organised – able tosupport leaders and ministry teams across the churches, tolead and manage pastoral, operational and administrative teams and to be the first port of call for pastoral offices – and ideally experienced in these areas in a larger church context.
• A thoughtful, engagingandinsightfulpreacher and teacher of the Bible to groups of different sizes, ages and stages of faith.
• Passionate aboutgrowing Christian disciples,engaging and serving the widerlocalcommunity,and encouraging all to explore their vocations.
• Energised by seeing new things grow – and bringing experience of leading missional activities which have seen measurable growth
• Deeply committed to the spiritual and general well-being of all, including their own personal life of faith.

The successful candidate will receive a warm welcome and ongoing support from the Vicar and a large group of lay leaders across our four congregations, committed to collaborative ministry and excited about all that God has in store for the parish.

Jesus’ Family on Jesus’ Mission

St. Peter’s is a vibrant, flourishing, evangelical church, which is passionate about living the Gospel message in the heart of Smithills, Halliwell and across Bolton. We believe that God has called us into partnership with Him to see our parish and wider community transformed by His love.

This is achieved by the five areas of commitment. To achieve our God-given vision to transform Bolton together we need to unlock resources and encourage everyone in their giving. We invest in teaching and opportunities to enable people to give.

At the heart of our strategy for growth is growing people through small groups, which are the engine room of the parish. Small groups are places where people can really grow in their faith, discern God’s will and receive prayer and support from trusted friends.

Our passion is that every member of St. Peter’s parish is engaged at some level in the mission and ministry of the church.

The heart of our faith is our obedience to Christ’s call to share our faith with others. Not all are called to be evangelists but we are all called to share our faith and bring people to baptism.

Prayer is at the centre of everything we do. We desire to be at the centre of God’s will in all our ministry and mission, and it is fundamental that we are guided by Him through our prayer.