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Refreshed with Mike Pilavachi

Moseley Community Church are running an area wide youth event we are planning with Mike Pilavachi on Friday 8th May. Its taking place at Esher High School and will be a great night featuring girl band Kyria, the Refresh worship band, youth bus, Mike preaching, and free food!

They are keen to spread the word about the event . Should you want some publicity leaflets email Martin Stringer, Youth Leader, Molesey Community Church on stringers_am@yahoo.comM

Centre for Youth Ministry New Courses

Centre for Youth Ministry new courses that are starting in September:

• BA in Youth and Community Work and Practical Theology (with JNC professional qualification)
• BA in Children and Family Work and Practical Theology and
• BA in Schools, Youth and Community Work and Practical Theology (with JNC professional qualification)

The courses run in Bristol, Cambridge, Nottingham and Oxford and with teaching on two days a fortnight students can be based anywhere they can access these centres from. There is also a centre in Belfast offering just the Youth and Community Work degree.

CYM also offer the Youth Support Worker nationally recognized youth work qualification through Engage which involves six day sessions and assessment tasks and a professionally qualifying Masters as well as a professional development option in Reflective Practice.
For more details on all these courses please see the CYM website: www.centreforyouthministry.ac.uk or email admin@centreforyouthministry.ac.uk

Vacancy: Part time Administrator

St Pauls Kingston Hill Church Administrator (Part time – Job Share)

St Paul’s is a growing, vibrant evangelical Anglican church a stone’s throw from Richmond Park. They are seeking a part time administrator to job share with our current administrator from June 2009 to support the work and witness of the church. As well as having the computer and organizational skills to ensure the smooth running of the church and office, you would also be the first face and voice to greet those contacting St Paul’s, some of them seeking pastoral care.

It is important that the administrators share the vision and values of St Paul’s.

20 hours per week (Mon., Tues-Thurs. pm) £10,938 p.a.

Find out more about St Paul’s at www.stpaulskingston.org.uk

For more details about how to apply, a job description and person specification please contact:

Rev. Simon Coupland, 33 Queens Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7SF.
Tel: 020 8549 8597
E-mail: simon.coupland@stpaulskingston.org.uk

Closing date: 27 February 2009.

Figures confirm growth in UK church attendance

Churchgoers increased in numbers in 2008, with 12.8 million adults in the UK attending church at least once a year – aside from weddings, funerals and baptisms. The figure, representing 26 per cent of the population, is up from 21 per cent in 2007, the Christian relief and development agency Tearfund reported. The agency’s research also showed that 7.3 million are attending church once a month – an increase of two per cent. Tearfund’s Chief Executive Matthew Frost said the figures were ‘immensely encouraging, because it shows that people are associating church and a belief in God with hope and joy, and a positive way to spend their time.’

Sources: Baptist Times (5/2),

VACANCY: Youthworker, St Johns Kingston Vale

Youth Worker £3,900 per annum for 10 hours per week during term time St Johns the Baptist, Kingston Vale in partnership with Oxygen (Kingston YFC) are looking to appoint a Youth worker to take on the coordination and development of the church’s outreach and discipling work amongst 10 – 13 year olds.

The appointed person will be given the challenge of building on the mission links already being established between local young people and the church. The aim will be to encourage those young people in the community who have started to make connections with the church to take these further and involve their friends.

This post is offered at 10 hours per week during term time and so would suit someone seeking flexible working conditions. Deadline for applications is the 5th December with interviews being held on the 18th December. Part of the role includes attendance and involvement at St John’s on at least two Sundays per month. For an information and application pack contact the Oxygen office on 020 8547 0566 or email info@oxygen-online.org.

Deadline for applications Friday 20th February