Community of Evangelists Facilitator

We are the Diocese of Manchester, serving a vibrant, dynamic and creative community in the North-West of England. Our vision is to be a worshipping, growing, transforming Christian presence at the heart of every community. Our work is about building a culture of hope and an expectation of growth in our parishes, schools and chaplaincies. We are looking for talented and innovative people to bring fresh ideas, diversity and inspiration to help us achieve this.

The Community of Evangelists is an important part of our ongoing vision, bringing together those who have both a gift for drawing others into faith and a proven ability to encourage and equip others to exercise their evangelistic giftings.

We are looking for someone to support the community by planning and arranging mission events, developing resources for creative engagement and providing coaching and mentoring to ordained and lay leaders from across cultures and backgrounds to grow confidence in evangelism.    

It is important to us that the new Community of Evangelists Facilitator is committed to diversity, inclusion and racial justice. We are also looking for someone who is generous in working with a breadth of traditions and spirituality in the Church of England. In particular, we welcome female candidates and candidates of global majority heritage to help ensure the diversity of our senior team. 

Candidates should be mature in faith and spirituality with a prayerful approach to life and have experience of developing and growing the Church. They should have knowledge of safeguarding best practice and be an advocate for developing a strong and embedded culture of safeguarding throughout the diocese.

There is an occupational requirement for the post-holder to be a practising Christian and member of the Anglican Church, in accordance with Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

An enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for the successful candidate.

To apply, please click the APPLY button. For full details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification. We recommend completing your application on a laptop or desktop.

Closing date: Monday, 28 September 2026 at 5pm. 

Interview date: Friday, 16 October 2026 at St John’s House, 155 – 163 The Rock, Bury BL9 0ND.