Trainee/Assistant Pastor – Grace Church Rendlesham

We are a growing independent Baptist Church in a rural area of Suffolk and are looking to appoint a trainee or assistant to work alongside our pastor.

Church Description

• Theologically reformed
• Culturally contemporary (or at least trying to be!)
• Membership around 50
• Regular attendees around 120 (if they all come together (which they don’t!))
• Typical morning congregation between 80 – 100
• Wide spread of ages from babies to 80’s with every age group in between. Biggest grouping is families
• Morning services held in local primary school
• Weekday activities held in homes and chapel buildings
• Affiliated to FIEC and Association of Grace Baptist Churches (East Anglia)
• See our website for more information – www.gracerendlesham.org

Area Description

• Rural, new large and growing village surrounded by several smaller older villages
• Population of catchment area approximately 8000.

Role description

• Part of a small leadership team
• Teaching and preaching in a variety of settings,
• Providing pastoral care
• Taking on and developing ministry areas according to gifting
• 3 Year contract

Person description

We have tried to leave this vague at the moment as we don’t want to exclude people unnecessarily but the following describes in general terms the sort of person we are hoping to bring to the church.

A man who:

• Has been recognised by a Church as being called by God to be a pastor/teacher
• Has a real and clear love for the Lord, for His people and the lost
• Has undergone some form of theological training or is willing to undergo training If you would be interested in coming to preach and getting to know us, please contact Dave Rushbrook – Email – pastor@gracerendlesham.org