Minister

Are you passionate about integrating those of all ages and backgrounds into church life?

Can you preach and teach the Bible in a way that's engaging, and accessible, to all?

If you’re excited to connect with our community and lead a friendly church to share Jesus' love with its neighbourhood, we’d love to hear from you! 

Here’s what we see as our ideal candidate, but we know God will send us His person, so are open-minded:

Ideally, you will be:

• passionate about integrating those of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds into church life
• able to preach and teach the Bible in an engaging, and accessible, way to our diverse community
• excited to connect with our community and lead us to share Jesus' love with our neighbourhood
• a visionary, Spirit-filled, leader with a willingness to learn, and grow, with us
• someone with good Bible knowledge, sound theological understanding, and, preferably, some theological training.

Also, we’d hope you would have:

• a minimum of 3 years of church leadership experience, preferably as a Minister or Assistant Minister
• experience of work, or ministry, with those of a wide range of ages and backgrounds
• experience of, and/or training in, taking funerals, weddings, and believers’ baptisms.

Some essentials:

To do this job you will need to:

• be a committed Christian* who shares our beliefs (click here)
• pass an Enhanced DBS check for children and adults with care and support needs
• have a valid driving licence and your own transport
• be prepared to live within 5 miles of Gateway Christian Church
• be a UK citizen or have Settled Status, as we are not able to sponsor visa applications.

*This role has an Occupational Requirement to be a Christian, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.