City Deanery

Job Spec: Lay Missioner-Evangelist for Parish

St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe

Prepared by: The Rev. Guy Treweek

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe Corner of Queen Victoria Street & St Andrew’s Hill, London EC4V 5DE T 020 7248 7546 [email protected] ST ANDREW BY THE WARDROBE

Executive Summary

St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe wishes to appoint a Lay Missioner-Evangelist to reach out to a large midweek working community.

Context To properly understand where this submission fits in achieving St Andrew’s wider strategic aims, it is important that this application be read together with our overarching strategy document, A Growing Vision: Towards a Mission Action Plan (attached). Term Three years.

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Supporting Detail

Background St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe is a parish church in the City of London. It encompasses the area to the south of St Paul’s Cathedral and north of the . Two underground & mainline stations are in the parish (Blackfriars & City Thameslink) giving massive throughput of City workers (c. 25 million entries & exits in a year). This is expected to increase yet further as Crossrail comes online. The parish contains the northern end of the Millennium Bridge, which is now the largest entry point into the City (overtaking St Paul’s underground station). In the north of the parish, the Carter Lane / Ludgate Hill area is seeing considerable development as a “go to” destination for night-time socialising, with new bars, restaurants and a five-star hotel.

Rev. Guy Treweek has been Priest-in-Charge since September 2011 following a long fallow period and hollowing-out of a largely gathered congregation. Much work has already been done to improve the administrative and financial situation, and the (small) PCC is supportive of new plans to reach out to the surrounding community -- the vast majority of whom are non-residents working in the area. Guy is half-time in the parish & half-time in the parish directly to the east, St James Garlickhythe.

The current PCC, whilst faithful supporters, are unable to actively support the new vision due to physical distance and frailty. They have held the parish up over a difficult last few years but recognise that a new chapter is needed.

As is more fully outlined in A Growing Vision, and following intentional discussions over a number of months, a charity (“Suited & Booted”), which works to help the long-term unemployed back into work, has recently moved into the church. Ample synergistic opportunities are materializing as a result.

Furthermore, St Andrew’s is also in the early stages of a partnership with two church entities in the East End -- St Peter’s Bethnal Green (“SPBG”) and the Contextual Theology Centre (“CTC”).

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The overarching vision of this joint venture is to share the relative strengths and opportunities of our very different, yet nearby, parishes; supporting and enriching each other in our common mission. In the past the City has been much more active in sharing its bounty in areas like the East End. Together we seek to reclaim this.

The first project scheduled is the establishment & marketing of a City collection hub for the Hackney Foodbank.

Other likely joint projects have been identified and are being developed further. These include:

• outreach to the City night-time economy, especially those on low/minimum wages such as cleaners, restaurant porters & security staff. CTC’s contacts with TELCO (London Citizens) may provide an effective entry point for this work;

• a social enterprise bike repair business and coffee stall; and

• a Financial Advice clinic (enhanced debt counselling).

We expect all of these projects to assist St Andrew’s in building relationships with City businesses, workers & residents who we would not otherwise come into contact with, as well as serve the practical needs of others needing help. The envisaged Missioner-Evangelist would develop these relationships yet further.

Inheritance St Andrew’s benefits from a good-sized church building, which is under-used and with capacity for alteration should there be demonstrated need. The parish has two disused churchyards nearby, currently used by office workers at break time. These provide excellent opportunities for outdoor mission activities.

St Andrew’s and its sister church, St James Garlickhythe, have deep-rooted relationships with over a dozen City Livery Companies and the Corporation of London. It is in an excellent position to access this donor-base/funding once momentum is gathered.

History

The parish’s history in the 18th & 19th centuries was intimately involved with mission. Rev. William Romaine, described by Bishop J C Ryle as one of the four most important evangelicals of

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the 18th century, was Rector between 1766~1795. Ryle described his ministry like this: “Man after man, and family after family, gathered around his pulpit, until his congregation became the nucleus of a vast amount of good in the metropolis. His constant, unflinching declaration of Christ’s whole truth insensibly produced a powerful impression on men’s minds.”

At the end of the same century, the Rev. William Goode, another incumbent of the parish, together with the Rev. John Venn, William The Reverend William Romaine Rector 1766~1795 Wilberforce and others founded the Church Missionary Society (“CMS”) with its fundamental commitment to three great enterprises: the abolition of the slave trade, social reform at home, and world evangelisation. CMS held its management meetings in the Rectory at St Andrew’s for twelve years, and appointed its very first overseas missionaries from what is now the kitchen.

This is the inheritance we intend to claim Plaque at St Andrew’s House back: acting justly and loving mercy (Micah 6.8) and trusting that when we do so unflinchingly, God will bring transformation.

Tradition

Over the centuries St Andrew’s churchmanship has spanned the whole breadth of the , from Puritan to Anglo-Catholic. What we hope has been consistent has been a love for the Lord Jesus Christ and a passion for seeing His Kingdom come. This is very much the case now.

Regular services are traditional (BCP), and cater to a very small existing congregation. As things develop, other forms of worship and spirituality are expected to evolve. We are not precious about churchmanship, but expect that all our prayer and worship must be authentic. Holy Communion is celebrated each week and Morning Prayer said publicly on weekdays.

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The Missioner-Evangelist Post

Objectives

1. To take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the large nearby working population;

2. To make St Andrew’s a blessing to the people of the area;

3. To share that blessing with the wider City -- re-connecting the Parish to the inner city that surrounds it and from which it draws so much of its talent. Goals To establish and manage a diverse set of projects, run from the church, which

a. add value through provision of services or opportunities to local workers and residents (“loving our neighbour as ourself”);

b. draw new people into the church, or other places of concentration within the parish, where evangelism can more readily take place;

c. give those working in the parish a convincing & convicting encounter with Jesus Christ;

d. provide a safe & welcoming space for newcomers to worship, reflect and pray; and

e. offer opportunities for City workers to use their God-given gifts & talents in the service of others, and to deepen their own discipleship. “Measurables” A key part of the role is focussed on relationship-building, which is not easily quantifiable. However, within the first 12-months of appointment we would expect the following outcomes to have been achieved.

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• Twelve of the twenty should have contributed to the church’s social gospel projects or core mission (i.e. one effective relationship each month)

• At least three of whom to remain ongoing supporters

• Twenty newcomers brought to acts of worship, spirituality or Christian teaching

• Planning and executing two outdoor/offsite events, at least one of which is to be held jointly with a local business

• Production of a plan for effective use of social media in helping achieve the core strategy

In the event that these “measurables” are met earlier in the year, we would expect to review upwards for the full year. In a similar manner, we plan to set the targets for Year 2 after we have evidence of 9~12 months activity -- and in the light of new projects which may have come into being during the first year. Likewise Year 3.

Funding A sizeable proportion of the funding for this post will come from the Bishop of London’s Mission Fund (BLMF approval received). For the remainder, St Andrew’s intends to fund this post from (a) historic reserves and (b) through the rent of pitches in its various churchyards for the sale of high quality, healthy Street Food. This, in itself, is an excellent mission opportunity.

In the event that this third party supplementary funding is not available in a timely manner, the parish would fund the difference from its (finite) reserves. We expect this is likely to be the case for the first 6 months.

Sustainability

We believe that this post or a follow-on one is sustainable beyond three years. Once capacity and competence in delivery are visible, supplementary funding -- of specific social gospel / outreach projects -- is likely to be accessible from local businesses, livery companies, charities affiliated to the Corporation of London, Church Urban Fund etc.

However, beyond three years, we believe that the work envisaged for this particular post can be accomplished in a smaller number of hours each week (and hence be easier to sustain). I.e. after three years all the major businesses should have been visited, the role from that point would be Lay Missioner-Evangelist Job Spec 6 ST ANDREW BY THE WARDROBE

maintenance and targeting newcomer institutions (which in the City is considerable due to high turnover). The individual projects which we expect to be up and running at that point will need personnel resourcing, but these may require a different skill set and/or be appropriate for a greater contribution from volunteers.

Thus whilst there may be possibility of work past three years, this is by no means clear, and may not be full time. Applicants for the post should be aware that this is likely to be a three-year term position.

Major Expense Liability & Capacity Constraint

The state-of-the-art (in 1961) underfloor electric heating system has now totally failed. At present the only heating in the church comes from portable appliances which is unsustainable in the longer- term. Professional advice received is that a thorough solution will likely cost over £250K. The PCC has decided not to proceed with any replacement until a clear need has been demonstrated, and a good understanding of likely patterns of use within the church building is gained (e.g. which rooms, and at what times of day). The work of the Missioner-Evangelist will be vital in building up activities that demonstrate such a need; and consequently will be critical in helping St Andrew’s access funding. However, this post is not intended to be a largely fund-raising one.

Some other building work is likely to take place at the same time, similarly shaped by need. For example, face-lifting the Parish Room, enclosing the balconies, creating hot-desk or flexible meeting spaces. Income generation to support the post

As already mentioned, the proportion of this post not covered by any BLMF grant received is intended to be funded by the rental of space in the churchyards for food stalls serving nearby office workers. We are looking for someone to run this project. It may be attractive for some candidates to take this on too -- at least in the short term. We estimate that the likely time required to manage this project would be 1 day per week (0.2 FTE).

The food/hospitality model is likely to provide strong missional opportunities amongst the stall vendors and their customers.

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Passions, Gifts & Skills The ideal candidate(s) should have a mix of the following passions, gifts and skill. However, there is no expectation that the successful candidate will have (or need) all of these, and it may be possible (even optimal) to split the various tasks between more than one candidate.

Essential

Natural evangelist -- track record of bringing people to faith Prayerful Good organisational & administrative skills Team player, but able to work independently much of the time Comfortable and credible when visiting local businesses and speaking to senior executives -- and encouraging them to support our activities Authentically caring and relaxed when working with people in need and pain from all social or educational backgrounds Self starter Attentive -- able to plan new activities that scratch where people are itching; be it matching their passions to things we can offer, teaching the faith, deepening prayer/spirituality, or authentic & appropriate worship Welcoming & hospitable Willing to support traditional services of worship & prayer

General

Particular affinity to the age range most prevalent in the parish (mid 20s ~ late 30s) Familiarity with the City and its particular strains and stresses Infectious sense of humour Capable of using social media / web for mission Ability to grow and develop leaders from within Experience of making funding applications

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Talents & experience more appropriate to specific outreach projects (in no particular order).

Project specific

Food stalls -- Prior experience in managing food stalls, cafés, supervising volunteers & interns/apprentices Economic Ethics -- Interest in economics and social responsibility Outreach to Cleaners, Porters & Security staff -- Experience or ability to work with recent immigrants with limited English skills -- esp. in the nighttime economy Running Club -- Interest in health & fitness... and gardening! (An outside space is available for sturdy public exercise equipment, but needs work) Unemployment to Employment project -- Comfortable alongside people in places of vulnerability & weakness Others -- Experience working with: financial advice clinics, sex worker projects, alcohol/substance abuse support programmes.

Salary package

On the basis that accommodation is not provided, the salary package will be in the range £21~24K p.a. with supplementary pension contributions. Work-related expenses will be reimbursed in full (subject to appropriate authorisation).

The full-time post includes one day a week allocated to the Food Stall project (0.2 FTE). Should the successful candidate not be able to administer this, the PCC would seek to find another candidate to do so. In this case the salary of the Missioner-Evangelist would be adjusted pro-rata (0.8 FTE).

This is a 3-year fixed term contract. The employer will be the Parochial Church Council of St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe. There will be 4 weeks (20 days) paid leave each year. Occupational requirements

It is an occupational requirement (under the Equality Act 2010 and Regulation 7(2) of the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003) that this post holder be a committed,

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worshipping Christian. The core of this job is bringing people to a faithful, convicted relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ; to do so your faith needs to be transparently authentic.

As St Andrew’s is a parish of the , applicants should (at the least) be in sympathy with the doctrine and practice of the Church of England. Safeguarding

Appointment will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the by the Disclosure and Barring Service. Housing

No housing is available with this job. Management & supervision

The line manager for the post will be the Priest-in-Charge, Rev. Guy Treweek. There will be a staff meeting weekly to review and reflect on recent events and to set new objectives for the future. Application Process

Deadline for submission of application forms is Wednesday, 26th June 2013.

References for short-listed candidates will be taken in July ahead of interviews during the week commencing 22nd July 2013.

Contact details If you have any supplementary questions, please speak to Guy Treweek (020 7248 7546 or [email protected]).

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Appendix: Job Advertisement

Pioneer / Lay Missioner-Evangelist: St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, City of London EC4

St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe is a parish church in the City of London. Three underground & main- line stations are in the parish giving massive throughput of City workers. It sits in the heart of The Square Mile with many banks, investment managers, law firms etc, surrounding the church building.

St Andrew’s vision is to reconnect local business workers with the church -- and through us to some of the poorest parts of Inner London. Multiple collaborative projects are under development with partners in the East End. All address Gospel imperatives.

This is an immensely exciting opportunity and we are seeking the right person to bring it to life.

The successful candidate will be able to work comfortably and confidently with the powerless and the powerful, and be ever-ready to seize the opportunity to speak of the Good News of Christ in a way relevant to the person before them.

Salary: £21-24K (f/t) plus pension contribution

Term: 3-year contract.

Further details

For more information, a job spec, and application form, please contact Guy Treweek at [email protected] or 020 7248 7546.

It is an occupational requirement that this post holder be a committed Christian. Appointment will be subject to clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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