Vacancies

The Parish of Lickey with Blackwell (the Parish) is a busy Church of England community which covers the residential areas surrounding the Lickey Hills country park and the village of Blackwell, both of which lie between the southern border of the City of Birmingham and the village of Barnt Green, which is a separate parish. The Parish has two churches – Holy Trinity, Lickey and St Catherine’s in Blackwell. Our Vicar is the Revd. Sheri Gidney. This is a request for proposals for general maintenance services relating to the two churches, their associated buildings and grounds.

The diocese of Birmingham is an area that is young, culturally diverse, creative, dynamic and constantly changing. In the midst of the political, economic, social and environmental changes, God is at work, inside and outside the church. Since 2009, our Transforming Church strategy has been shaping our vision across the Church of England in Birmingham, guiding us to be a more inclusive Church that is growing ‘larger, wider, deeper and younger’: a Church that is a transforming presence at the heart of our communities. Our Transforming Church strategy has its heart in local parishes and in all forms of growth: numerical, spiritual and transformational. We have identified seven Areas of Transformation, alongside Ten Diocesan Goals.

Building on our learning from our first cohort of Children and Families Missioners and responding to the innovative changes across the Diocese of Birmingham through our People and Places Framework we offer an exciting opportunity to be part of our second cohort of CFMs.

To manage and coordinate all aspects of looking after St John’s Church buildings complex, along with the Crossway and The Old Sewing Factory.

To provide administrative support to the staff team and volunteer ministry leads Coordinate life events; weddings, funerals, baptism and thanksgiving services

Can you lead this lively, well-resourced church in connecting still further with the community in the wake of COVID? Our aim is to help people of all ages explore and grow in a relationship with Jesus Christ, deepen their love for God and for one another and be equipped to serve in every area of their lives.

As part of our People and Places framework, we are radically re-imagining what missional leadership (ordained and lay) looks like across our diocese. We are transitioning to a greater degree of oversight leadership at local level and we have also committed ourselves to fostering deeper discipleship leading to “more and more confident Christians�, equipped to live out and witness to their faith daily.

Morning, afternoon/evening, night shifts and weekend shifts

A New Vicar for the Parish of Aston & Nechells The Bishop of Birmingham and the Aston Patronage Trust, seek a new incumbent for the parish of Aston and Nechells in the heart of urban Birmingham.

We are seeking an experienced individual to strengthen the support and supervision of the boy and girl choristers and the safeguarding and pastoral wellbeing of all members of the Cathedral Music Department.