Associate Priest - Holy Trinity w St Augustine, Upper Tooting

Introduction

Holy Trinity with St Augustine, Upper Tooting, is seeking to appoint a Non-Stipendiary Associate Priest 

Are you prayerful, outgoing and passionate about the gospel?
 Do you have a heart for mission and a commitment to sacramental ministry?
Might God be calling you to Tooting Bec and Tooting Broadway? 

 
Current priorities at Holy Trinity:

• Grow fruitful: pioneer new mission, practise evangelism, and make new disciples of Jesus
• Grow in friendship: build up and encourage a broader, inclusive, committed congregation through social outreach activities/projects and excellent pastoral care.
• Grow faithful: nurture & strengthen faith through a varied programme of learning and prayer for seekers, newcomers and seasoned believers
• Grow family: gather & sustain families, children, and young people to begin a journey with God.

Current priorities at St Augustine’s:

• Reconnect with our geographical parish and build local relationships
• Promote excellence in worship on Sundays
• Encourage and support a new set of Churchwardens and lay leaders 
• Extend ministry to families, children and young people
• Launch a Leading Your Church Into Growth course as a foundation for developing a Mission Action Plan.

Locations:

We are looking for someone who is:

• committed to daily prayer
• faithful in sacramental ministry, preaching and teaching
• passionate and driven to see the hungry fed and the lost saved
• fun; bringing warmth, humour, and joy to ministry
• able to offer the Benefice 6-8 hours each week, including 2-3 Sunday mornings each month
• a flexible team-player, able to join an existing ministry team of clergy and lay-leaders
• available to attend monthly ministry team meetings and share in the wider pastoral life of the church.

We offer:

• encouragement from a supportive, collaborative ministry team
• freedom to pioneer and develop missional projects
• a warm welcome from two churches, sacramental, and catholic, both keen to develop lay ministries
• a commitment to your well-being; we’re multicultural, inclusive and accessible 
• liberty from incumbency, freedom from governance, and good coffee

Expenses will be reimbursed. Enhanced DBS, Leadership Safeguarding & Confidential Declaration required.
This is a non-stipendiary (unpaid) post.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor a visa for this role.

For a conversation about the role, please phone The Revd Angela Rayner on 07385 181103

Closing Date: Sunday 7 September
Interviews: Thursday 2 October