Location: Carlton, VIC
Date advertised: 11th June 2022
Job Type: Part time
Closing Date: 3 July 2022
About St Jude’s
St Jude’s is an evangelical Anglican church in inner Melbourne, welcoming all kinds of people: young and old, families and singles, students and workers, internationals and locals. We worship in six congregations.
Our vision is to be a church for the whole person, the whole community, the whole city and the whole world as we proclaim the gospel of Jesus. UniChurch meets at 6pm and is part of the Carlton Campus, along with a 10am congregation and in 2022 a new 4pm congregation.
More about our church can be found at stjudes.org.au
About The Role
UniChurch is reaching Melbourne Uni with the gospel of Jesus, and welcomes a high number of prospective members. We are seeking a female leader who will develop our ministry structures and culture to reach the lost, integrate newcomers into our community and deepen our community life.
The Connections Minister will think theologically about her role and ministry, be well equipped to teach the Bible in a variety of contexts, and have excellent relational skills. She will be a strong discipler with the ability to raise up, train, lead and support team members and leaders, and to develop appropriate systems to maintain and grow ministry.
We are seeking a leader with personal godliness and demonstrated character for Christian leadership, who has demonstrated capacity to equip God’s people for works of service by building ministry teams and systems, and who is theologically trained (or is currently undertaking theological training).
This role is 0.7 FTE (3.5 days per week), or fewer hours by agreement with the successful candidate.
Key Responsibilities
This position has these main areas of responsibility:
- Connect Uni students to Jesus (advancing the evangelistic culture and impact of UniChurch)
- Connect newcomers into the life of UniChurch (building ministry for welcoming, engaging, and integrating newcomers)
- Connect UniChurch members to one another (nurturing the fellowship and life of our church community)
To enquire about this role and obtain a full position description, please contact Sam Oldland (UniChurch Minister) at soldland@stjudes.org.au or 0431 292 097.
