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Our approach to mission can be summarised by four activity headings:
Worship God | Make Disciples | Share Jesus | Transform Hoxton.
We aim to ensure that all of our activities and resources are aligned with enabling these core priorities. We recognise that the work required to make the vision a reality will be hard and costly – and we seek to recruit people to our team who thrive in exciting and challenging environments where mission and ministry can be reimagined and developed in innovative ways.
We are developing a professional while also relational working environment. We expect ministry leaders – whether paid staff or volunteers – to lead others by example. We are a developing and growing church, and we foster an entrepreneurial approach to ministry. Although we plan our work carefully, we also experiment and evaluate. We care about measuring outcomes and fruitfulness, but we’re more concerned with ensuring that our inputs are carefully considered and applied. We commend effort more than attainment.
Any current employment opportunities will be listed below.
All appointments are subject to Safer Recruitment procedures.
For further information of an informal discussion about a role, please use the ‘Email Vicar’ button.
If you wish to apply for a role, click on the ‘Application Form’ button, and be clear to specify which role you’re applying for.
Additional information relevant to all employment opportunities is available with the ‘Employment Information’ button.
There may be scope for some part time roles to be combined to create a full time employment post. Please email the Vicar if you’d like to explore this option.
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We’re currently recruiting for someone to join the team as a Music & Worship Minister to help support, develop and lead the amazing volunteers who serve as musicians, singers and production team for our worship services.
The role is flexible, and can be adapted to suit the gifts and needs of the gift person. However, it will include:
Youth development: a significant number of our team are secondary school age young people, and they lead their own monthly worship service (Friday Youth Night). They need encouragement, support and coaching.
Music coaching: many of our team are enthusiastic but inexperienced singers and musicians, and they need someone who can help them develop and grow.
Technical and administrative responsibility: setting up and packing away AV equipment, such as mics, stands, instruments and leads is part of the regular work. As is programming the sound desk and ProPresenter 7 for weekly services.
Prayerful and pastoral leadership: most of all we want someone who will have a passion for prayer and worship, and who will be excited by the vision of the church as we seek to be ‘a beacon of hope for Hoxton’.
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We're recruiting a Church Manager to work full-time (40 hours per week, Monday to Friday). You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of church operations, facilities and administration, helping to ensure that St John's remains a welcoming, well-run and mission-focused church.
Income Generation & Financial Administration
Managing premises hire enquiries and bookings; developing rental income from the church site; managing car parking operations; raising invoices; basic bookkeeping; supporting the Treasurer and Finance Manager with routine financial administration.Facilities Management
Leading the Premises Team; managing contractors and maintenance schedules; overseeing health and safety compliance; coordinating repairs and servicing; managing room bookings and ensuring the church site is safe, welcoming and well maintained.Church Administration
Managing parish registers and annual returns; administering baptisms, marriages and banns; maintaining ChurchSuite records; ordering ministry and office supplies; managing public enquiries by email, telephone and in person.Site Presentation & Ministry Support
Maintaining noticeboards, signage and information displays; supporting the delivery of special services and events; arranging staff retreats and socials; participating in and occasionally leading staff prayers and devotions.
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We’re recruiting a Youth Minister to work 20 hours per week to support our Head of Kids & Youth with the development and delivery of our Hoxton Youth Minster.
Midweek Ministry
Developing a new midweek toddler stay-and-play group; developing youth bible study spaces; leading youth alpha course.General
Supporting the Head of Kids & Youth with special events and projects; engaging with local primary and secondary schools as opportunities arise; playing an active part in the wider ministry team of the church.
JOB DESCRIPTION (Coming Soon)
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We’re always open to a conversation about Ordinand Placements and other ministry experience here at St John’s.
We’ve supported a significant number of people in discerning their calling in ministry, and giving them space to develop and grow before moving on to more formal roles in other churches.
Email the Vicar for a conversation.
One of the mottos of our church family is ‘by everyone, for everyone’.
All the activities we undertake as a church are made possible because of volunteers who are willing to serve on mission and ministry teams. There are a wide variety of different ways to get involved with serving on a team, and we’re always open to new ideas.
Ministry Teams | Work With Us | Vocations
Some of our current teams are as follow:
Creative team - resourcing our worship services with amazing music, art, drama and production.
Welcome team - greeting people at Sunday services and other midweek events
Cafe team - serving refreshments at a Sunday service or special event
SJH Kids team - helping to resource our work with 0-11s on Sundays and midweek
SJH Youth team - leading our work with 11-18s on Sundays and midweek
Pastoral Care team - phoning and visiting church members through the week and in times of special need.
If you’re interested in joining one of our existing teams please click the button below and let us know how you’d like to be involved.
Vocation
a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation. late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin vocatio(n- ), from vocare ‘to call’.
All those who are baptised in the name Jesus have a fundamental vocation to be children of God and followers of Jesus. Indeed, this is a simple definition of discipleship: becoming children of God and followers of Jesus Christ. But in addition, we also have vocations - or callings - in life concerning relationships, family, work and purpose.
The Church of England encourages all Christians to explore their vocation in life, but in particular, helps its members explore their vocation in the mission and ministry of the church. This could include being called to an Ordained ministry, such as Deacon or Priest, but also encompasses a calling to Licensed Lay Ministry, Commissioned Pastoral Assistants, Children’s Ministers and many more.
To explore whether God is calling you to serve in an recognised and authorised role in the church, we undertake a process of discernment - meeting with an advisor for conversation, reflection and prayer. If you’d like to find out more about this process, please contact one of the Clergy.