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Description
If you desire to see children & young people meet Jesus and grow in their relationship with Him, then you might be the perfect person to join our team while you undertake your training with SWYM.
Our youth & children's ministries are all about creating a movement of disciple making disciples in Corsham and around the world. We seek to do this by introducing children & young people to Jesus, building them up in Jesus & sending them out for Jesus.
We would love to take on a trainee to help develop our ministry to young people and/or children, working alongside the youth pastor Dan & children's worker Rhiannon.
The role itself can be tailored to the needs, gifting and heart of the trainee. The role would provide a breadth of opportunity to work in a number of ministry settings – schools, community & church.
We can also adapt the role with a focus on youth or children's ministry.
We are a Baptist church in a small town in Wiltshire, about 15 minutes from the city of Bath.
Essential Criteria
- Active personal Christian faith
- Cares for children & young people
- Willingness to work as part of a team
- Reliable & Teachable
- Ability to drive
Preferred Criteria
- Ability to use initiative & take responsibility
- Ability to manage own time & workload
Accommodation Details
· Will be accommodated with a Host family
Week Overview
This is flexible based on what would most benefit you as the trainee. There will be opportunities to get involved in as many aspects of church life as you wish, but these can be explored together once we get to know you. An example plan exclusively for youth work, could look something like:
- Monday
Morning – Cluster
Afternoon - Personal Study/Preparation Time
Evening – Free
- Tuesday
Morning – Personal Study/Preparation Time
Afternoon – School Lunchtime Club / Mentor - Team Meeting
Evening - Free
- Wednesday
Morning – Free
Afternoon – School Lunchtime Club
Evening – Youth Study Groups
- Thursday
Morning – Free
Afternoon – School Lunchtime Club / Youth Mentoring
Evening – Church Plant, Youth Club
- Friday
Morning - Free
Afternoon – School Lunchtime Club
Evening – Community Youth Club
- Saturday
DAY OFF
- Sunday
Morning – Church Service/Junior Church Groups
Afternoon – Free / Youth Outreach Course
Evening – Church Youth Club
A reminder that this timetable is only an example. We want to be flexible enough to tailor your hours to what is helpful to you. We also run events not included above, such as youth retreat & summer camp.
Should you wish to explore opportunities in children's work, we also run children’s outreach & holiday clubs, toddlers Group & various children’s groups, and so we could accommodate this for you.
We fully recognise that there is more ministry opportunities available than you would be expected or hope to be involved in.
For an informal discussion about the placement church or if you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.