Details of paid and unpaid vacancies around the Vineyard movement in the UK & Ireland.
Please note that candidates must respond directly to the church who is advertising the post, not to VCUKI.
Assistant Pastor – Operations & Communications
Riverside Vineyard Church Whitstable
Hi, we’re Simon & Keely and it is our great privilege to lead the team at Riverside Vineyard Church Whitstable. We were called by God from Birmingham Vineyard in October 2015 to take over leadership of Riverside. In 2016 the church moved into its new premises and in May 2018 we were adopted into the Vineyard church family.
Riverside is an exciting, and challenging environment, and we want to find trusted companions to help us move into all that we feel God has for us. We have a vision to see the transformation of our coastland communities through the goodness of Jesus and we need help to fulfil this vision. We are looking to expand our staff team by employing a full-time Assistant Pastor to develop our growing operations and ministries and help with preaching and discipleship.
We are looking for a follower of Jesus, who feels called to work alongside us and who can give their best, modelling servant leadership and passionate commitment to the vision of the church.
Email Keely Bateson at [email protected] for an application form.
Closing date for applications is 8 February 2019
Team Administrator
Vineyard Church Cardiff
Vineyard Church Cardiff is one church in two locations across Cardiff. We are a lively and relevant outward looking community, who passionately worship God and seek to serve those who have less. Our vision is to see God work through us as a church community to restore this city and renew the nation; to see people come to know Jesus and to see lives transformed in Cardiff and beyond.
We are looking for someone to join our team for 20 hours a week, assisting with the administration of the office and ministries, supporting the Operations Manager, as well as offering PA support to the Associate Pastor. Full details of the job can be found in the job description attached.
Email [email protected] for an application form or to ask any questions.
Closing date for applications is 7th December.
Storehouse Co-ordinator Maternity Cover
Melton Vineyard
Melton Vineyard Church is seeking to appoint maternity cover for our Storehouse Co-ordinator, 3 days per week, to be responsible for overseeing this vital ministry area.
Storehouse is part of Melton Vineyard’s compassion ministry. We put together food bags for those who are most in need; for example, those who are waiting for a benefit payment to arrive or students struggling to survive on a limited income.
Storehouse is supported by Churches Together in Melton and the surrounding area, and is based at the Fox, Leicester Street, Melton Mowbray.
Whilst this role is administrative/project management in nature, it is a Church ministry position, which involves the job holder, working alongside other Ministry Leaders within the Church to pray together, set direction, and work with other stakeholders to uphold the values and ethos of the project and the Church. It is therefore considered a genuine occupational requirement that applicants are practising Christians, and fully supportive of the aims and values of Storehouse and the Christian values of Melton Vineyard.
Hours Part-time, 0.6 FTE (22.5 hours per week)
Salary £20,000– £22,500 p.a. pro rata
Job status Temporary: maternity cover
Please apply using the job application form with accompanying CV to Neal Swettenham, Phoenix House, Nottingham Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0UL
Operations Assistant
South West London Vineyard
We are looking for an Operations Assistant to join our team on a part-time basis.
We are looking for someone who likes to get stuck into the details of a project and enjoys a varied role. The role will include assisting the team with communications, event preparation, administrating the Small Groups cycle, assisting the VKids Leadership team with events and Sunday preparation, supporting the safeguarding co-ordinators and general office admin.
To apply for the role, please could you send a CV and covering letter to Helen Kite at [email protected] no later than Friday 30th November.
Download the person specification here.
Assistant Pastor – Children & Youth
St Albans Vineyard
If you’re a leader who is passionate about discipleship and has a vision to see young people walking in their gifts and leading others, read on. We’re looking for a full-time assistant pastor, focusing on our children and youth, who has a deep personal faith and spiritual maturity to work as part of our pastoral team. You must have previous relevant experience, a driving licence and a clear DBS.
Please read the person specification and job description before completing the application form. We also ask that you submit a covering letter with your application.
Application Deadline: 15 December 2018
For more details, head here.
Senior Pastor
Wells Vineyard
Wells Vineyard Wells Vineyard is looking for a passionate energetic new Senior Pastor couple for the next stage of our mission, health and growth, due to the proposed retirement of our Senior Pastors. The church has just moved into an industrial unit, which enables Sunday worship as wells as mid-week space to serve the community.
Wells, in Somerset, is a medieval city nestling on the southern side of the Mendip Hills. It is the smallest city in England with about 12,000 inhabitants and can call itself a city because of the famous 13th century cathedral.
Wells Vineyard has a heart for worship and serving the poor, with our Foodbank and Storehouse Furniture projects. We are a church of all ages, currently with about 50 people, with a family feel.
Ideally, the successful candidate will be able to inspire, grow leaders, have sound Biblical knowledge and some Biblical training (possibly through HUB programme) and have been in a leadership position (paid or voluntary) in a Vineyard Church. You will have a strong moral character and share Vineyard’s values and culture.
If you feel that God is leading you to Wells Vineyard and have the gifts and passion to see the Kingdom extended in the Mid-Somerset area, please contact:
Don Hart, 01749 679870, [email protected] for further details, and send a CV and covering letter explaining your sense of calling and why you believe you would be right for this post. We look forward to hearing from you!
Applications would be welcomed at any time.
Senior Pastor
Vineyard Brussels
Vineyard Brussels in a growing international church of the Vineyard movement located in Brussels, Belgium. With a congregation of about 400 members from over 50 nationalities, and a newly purchased facility in the heart of the European Capital, we are looking for an experienced senior pastor who senses the call of God to lead this church forward in this challenging multicultural environment.
The successful candidate will be a visionary and collaborative team-builder who will take up the baton from the retiring Senior Pastor. You will be a skilled communicator with a sound biblical knowledge and theological training, who can inspire and equip the church to fulfil its mission. You will possess strong moral character, authenticity and humility. As a relational person, you will enjoy excellent interpersonal skills and the challenge of relating to the wide range of social, demographic and cultural backgrounds. And pack your sense of humour: it’ll fit right in.
You will share Vineyard’s values and culture. It would be an advantage for you to have at least ten years’ experience of professional ministry experience in church leadership, and at least seven years working in the Vineyard movement, as well as a proven track record of leading in a mid-size church of 300+. You will be fluent in written and spoken English and it will also be a plus if you have solid notions of French and Dutch. Business and commercial acumen will also be an advantage.
If you have a clear sense that God is calling you to this nation and you have the gifts and passion fitting the Vineyard Brussels mission, vision, and location, please contact Dinah at [email protected] and send us a resume and a cover letter explaining your sense of calling including why you believe that you meet the requirements for this job. We look forward to hearing from you!
