Central Matters September 2019

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September 2019

Farewell Rebecca

It's with sadness we farewell one of our valued Regional Youth Enablers, Rebecca Wilcox. She has worked so hard behind the scenes to support the incredible leaders supporting youth ministry in Wellington and Wairarapa. Some of the things she has also done is taken on challenging roles like creating our Health and Safety policy for Easter Camp, written up all those duty lists at camp, pulled together our very special prayer station evenings, plus she's created us a website for Easter Camp! How will we do without her! She also has been a key voice to our wrestlings with how to create discipleship and missional communities in our parishes. These are only a tiny handful of the things she has touched while being with us but gives you a picture of how clever she is, working on such a broad range of challenges. We will miss her but are excited to support her leaving as she looks further into the ministry God is calling her too. Catch up with her if you'd like to know more.

Come join our team!

Presbytery Central is seeking a Wellington Region Youth Ministry Facilitator to join the Presbytery Youth Ministry Team.
This 16 hour a week position
The successful applicants will be part of a team of Regional Youth Ministry Facilitators charged with creating and developing an environment where youth leaders in the Presbytery are nurtured, supported and assisted to build healthy youth ministries, which offer young people the opportunity to grow their faith in God. Part of the role is also to encourage and assist the development of new youth ministries in the Presbytery.
The applicant will already have:
·         An awareness of, and be committed to the mission of Presbyterian and Uniting       churches.
·         A strong background in Christian youth work.
·         A facilitative style of leadership.
·         A community builder and a team player.
·         Good organisational, administrative and time management skills.
·         Good written and oral communication skills.
.          An ability to self-start and show initiative.
These are roles that requires some travel and a passion to see youth ministry flourish in Presbytery Central.
Applications close: 22 September 2019
For a complete job description please contact  Amy Finiki.
Amy.Finiki@ccdhb.org.nz

Matt is now our key speaker at the Gathering!
Can't wait to hear more of our National Director of PYM's wise reflections on discipleship next week at the Gathering in Hawkes Bay! Come wrestle on what this looks like for our whole parish to be engaged with. Register here.

WOF Now available online
Video based Safety WOF Training
We are delighted to announce that the online, videobased version of the PCANZ Safety Warrant of Fitness is ready for your church to use. The training is divided into three sessions, which we
suggest are run over three evenings, but could be done over one day:
1.Ethical Practices
2. Health and Safety
3. Recognising and Responding to Child Abuse
For each session, there is a video, facilitators guide and a participant’s workbook. The training works like an alpha course; participants watch a video, pausing it periodically for group discussions or a group exercise.

Check it out here.

Looking for Leaders to help in Roles at Easter Camp 2020

If you are interested in taking on a leadership role in some form at Easter Camp 2020 get in touch now. We have roles like the ones below, but we can also in some instances create new roles to suit what your are interested in. So ask your leaders and get in touch with us. Taking on a role is an awesome way to grow further in your leadership skills, learn more about who you are and how understand how you can use the giftings God's given you to further his Kingdom work.

Full a full list of roles available contact Nga.

Examples of roles; free time coordinator, elective coordinator, sports/art/dance/music/drama/singing etc group leader, duty master, first aid, mc team, av, sound, etc.

Youth Leader Survey: Closes 12th Sep

We want to learn more about your experience supporting young people who are struggling with their
mental health so we’re supporting Zeal who are doing a nationwide survey as part of their mental health project, Live For Tomorrow. PYM and 46 other organisations in New Zealand are taking part, representing thousands of youth workers, leaders and mentors.

Can you set aside a few mins to take the survey?

By doing so, you will go into a draw to win $50
Take the survey here.
Survey closes: Thursday 12 September, 10pm.

YOUTH COMMUNITY WORKER WANTED

St. Barnabas Church (Plimmerton Presbyterian Parish) is looking for a full-time staff member to focus on two specific and related areas of ministry on a 50/50 basis of time allocation, namely:
•             to actively lead, encourage and develop all aspects of Christian life with and for youth and their families/whanau in alignment with the St Barnabas mission plan; and
•             to be actively engaged with and in the community of northern Porirua, providing missional outreach to youth and their families/whanau through the Schools, sports clubs and other locations where youth gather.

Applicants should possess appropriate attributes including: a strong Christian faith; boundless enthusiasm, integrity and honesty; initiative, confidence and self-motivation; strong communication and interpersonal skills; competent administrative skills; ability to function both as a team leader and team member; and flexibility of hours.

To apply for the position, or to enquire about the role or receive a full job description, please contact Rev. Richard McLean,richard@ppp.org.nz.  Applications close 30 September 2019.