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.
Full Time Associate Pastor transitioning to Senior Pastor
Bognor Vineyard
Bognor Vineyard Church are looking to appoint an Associate Pastor/s during 2019 with an expectation that there will be a transition to take on the Senior Pastor/s role during or at the end of the first year.
Bognor Vineyard Church was established in 1999. Our Sunday Service takes place in a Secondary School with alternate Sunday Evening Services held on the University Campus. We have offices, a Coffee Shop and a Charity Shop in the town centre.We believe that the church is positioned for growth and there are many exciting opportunities presenting themselves to work and establish Gods Kingdom further. We also believe that this is the season for others to come in, build on the vision and pursue God for the ‘more’ that we believe that there is for Bognor Vineyard.
If God could be calling you to this position and you would like to find out more about us please contact us for an initial chat or send an initial CV and covering letter before the end of January 2019.
Jan and Lisa van Driel (Senior Pastors)
Children and Families Pastor
Vineyard 61 Church
Vineyard 61 Church in South West London is looking for an individual to lead and bring vision to our growing children, youth and families ministry within London and beyond. We have just launched our second site in Battersea, so we are looking for someone who has significant experience in or shows great potential for developing and implementing an exceptional programme across our sites. This pastoral role will work to lead the spiritual formation of children and youth, while also ministering to families. You will be a self starting individual with a strong initiative and a passion for bringing biblical, relevant and Holy Spirit led teaching into our children’s and youth church. You will also be setting vision and leadership in implementing new church-wide strategies to reach UP, reach IN and reach OUT as we bring life to the families in and around our local areas.
Employment: Full-time, 1-year initial contract; 3-month probationary period
Final application date: Monday 28th January
Likely start date: Feb/March 2019
If you are interested and ready for a new challenge, please request a job description and forward your CV and cover letter to Viv Bateman at [email protected]
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
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
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!
