P/T Local Mission Pastor

Blacktown Anglican

Blacktown, NSW
Permanent
Part-time

14 days ago

Blacktown is a growing, multicultural city with endless gospel opportunities.We desire to see more people come to know Jesus as their King and Saviour. To this end, we are seeking to build the local presence and impact of our church community in our city, through a variety of intentional relational, ministry and missional pathways.We would like to appoint a new staff position (part-time 3 days/week or 24 hours a week) that will have responsibility to inspire, equip and lead our church community in this area.Our mission: Blacktown Anglican exists to grow people who Know Jesus, Treasure Jesus, Depend on Jesus, and Represent Jesus.Our vision: We want to see our city flourish in God's good design through a Jesus shaped community.Personal expectationsYou will be someone who has a clear and growing Christian character, including:

A regular practice of personal Bible reading & prayer
A desire to learn and grow in your theological convictions
A generous spirit in relationships
A humble, team-oriented attitude
Excellent self-awareness
A strong pastoral heart

You will be someone who exhibits or is developing necessary leadership skills, including:

Can encourage people to pursue the Mission and Vision of the church
Can inspire, build, and nurture ministry teams
Able to connect and work with people across generations and cultural backgrounds.
Be able to self-start, organise and manage your time efficiently
Be a clear communicator

While advantageous, this role does not require any theological qualification.Role expectationsAs part of the role, your responsibilities will include:

Pastoral oversight of existing ministry leaders (and their teams) who are engaged in local mission and ministry (Mobile Community Pantry, English Classes).
Working with our Kids, Youth and Families Minister to build community connections with families and children alongside our existing ministries to this demographic.
Developing and delivering training to equip our church community to grow in awareness, desire, and ability to have Jesus-shaped conversations in the broader community.
Leading our church to be increasingly accessible to the diversity of people within our city, for the sake of the gospel (including our communication, ministry programs, property).
Developing new pathways for connecting with the city of Blacktown and its people.

You will support our ministry team to lead our church in our mission by:

Being open and honest about your own weakness and mistakes, and seeking help when needed.
Being willing to engage in healthy conflict over ideas as a team member.
Committing to implement and support the decisions of the ministry team.
Being a part of holding the ministry team to account for staying focussed on our priorities.
Pursuing the collective goals and priorities of the ministry team.

You will be supported by our ministry team in your role through:

Developing an annual ministry development plan for your personal growth and your areas of ministry responsibility.
Monthly meeting with the Senior Minister for support and mentoring, and to report on progress and assess priorities for the coming month according to your ministry development plan.
Weekly sharing with the staff team an update on how you are going with your monthly priorities.

It is anticipated that this role will be further shaped around the particular desires and gifts of the suitable candidate, in consideration with those of the existing staff team. There is a degree of flexibility with regard to work hours.For further information, or to express your interest, please contact Rev. Luke Thomson, Senior Minister on or 0402 429 213.Please be aware that this job ad was placed and authorised only for the sydneyanglicans.net website.

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