existing relationships in order answered. If I know don’t to serve the wider community something, there is always and to develop the profile of a somebody who will help; I am family-centred church in the surrounded by people who heart of the village. pray for me and my work and I in all the The first few months have feel God’s presence work I do, which brings the been wonderfully busy. As a sort of job satisfaction you just Church we have been blessed by so many opportunities that can’t quantify! God has brought before us. I have spent most of my time Ministry role for building relationships with the local head teachers and Northampton priest meeting children and families Canon Jonathan Kimber, the in our community. Vicar of church St. Benedict’s In addition I have also Northampton for the past nine developed a questionnaire years, has been appointed as that asks how we can best the next Director of Ministry serve the community and and Discipleship in Worcester helps identify what might bring Diocese. The role them more readily into church; concentrates on helping to Conducted a two day prayer develop the ministry of people workshop in a local school; in churches across Made links with Bridgebuilder Worcestershire and Dudley. Trust to come and run a Jonathan has considerable Christian assembly in a local experience, as a parish priest, school; Planned a movie night in training including curate for the school Christmas training in the diocese. He holiday; Helped make chaired the planning group for changes to the church Sunday the 2011 Bishop’s Conference school groups and established for clergy and lay ministers. and ran a crèche for the to the broad “I really warm village school whilst they held and rich Kingdom People their Christmas performances vision that has already been at church. developed, and look forward The best part of my job is to learning from the definitely the people I am understanding and wisdom of surrounded by. The children I those already in the have met have all been Worcester Diocese,” said wonderful. Every call for Jonathan. to “I hope volunteers has been contribute to our growth in
existing relationships in order to serve the wider community and to develop the profile of a family-centred church in the heart of the village. The first few months have been wonderfully busy. As a Church we have been blessed by so many opportunities that God has brought before us. I have spent most of my time building relationships with the local head teachers and meeting children and families in our community. In addition I have also developed a questionnaire that asks how we can best serve the community and helps identify what might bring them more readily into church; Conducted a two day prayer workshop in a local school; Made links with Bridgebuilder Trust to come and run a Christian assembly in a local school; Planned a movie night for the school Christmas holiday; Helped make changes to the church Sunday school groups and established and ran a crèche for the village school whilst they held their Christmas performances at church. The best part of my job is definitely the people I am surrounded by. The children I have met have all been wonderful. Every call for volunteers has been answered. If I don’t know something, there is always somebody who will help; I am surrounded by people who pray for me and my work and I feel God’s presence in all the work I do, which brings the sort of job satisfaction you just can’t quantify! Ministry role for Northampton priest Canon Jonathan Kimber, the Vicar of St. Benedict’s church Northampton for the past nine years, has been appointed as the next Director of Ministry and Discipleship in Worcester Diocese. The role concentrates on helping to develop the ministry of people in churches across Worcestershire and Dudley. Jonathan has considerable experience, as a parish priest, in training including curate training in the diocese. He chaired the planning group for the 2011 Bishop’s Conference for clergy and lay ministers. “I really warm to the broad and rich Kingdom People vision that has already been developed, and look forward to learning from the understanding and wisdom of those already in the Worcester Diocese,” said Jonathan. “I hope to contribute to our growth in