The Diocese of Durham is seeking a creative, proactive and relational team player with a passion for discipleship and prayer to take on a key new role in the Diocesan team as Missional Discipleship Enabler.
As Missional Discipleship Enabler, you will be part of the Growing Churches Team and work collaboratively to implement the Missional Discipleship strategy, with a special focus on growing prayer and intercession throughout the Diocese.
The successful candidate will develop discipleship resources that support individuals to grow in their faith and equip leaders to become local enablers of discipleship, and also inspire, grow and connect networks of volunteer Discipleship champions and intercessors from across the Diocese.
The successful candidate must:
- Have a deep commitment to a personal Christian faith with a motivation to see that grow in others, and a prayerful and hopeful response to challenge.
- Be an excellent organiser with great initiative.
- Have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to nurture skills and gifts in others, and excellent creative and persuasive written and oral communication skills.
- Be experienced in developing resources and managing projects.
- Have good Biblical knowledge and a passion for discipleship and prayer.
- Be able to travel widely throughout the Diocese of Durham.
Job Description / Person Specification
Interested candidates are welcome to request an informal conversation with the Growing Churches Strategic Lead, Ali Bianchi, at ali.bianchi@durham.anglican.org. To apply, please send completed application forms to human.resources@durham.anglican.org before the deadline.
Closing date: 9am Thursday 4th July
Interviews: Friday 12th July