It’s that time of year again! We’re looking for new ministry trainees – two of them in fact. Would you like to join us in the Vicarage after the summer? Our current intrepid attic dwellers are planning to move on before September (God willing) – so we will have space for gospel hearted volunteers who want to serve God’s people and reach out in our small part of the kingdom.
We can guarantee many opportunities to serve in all sorts of capacities – preaching, leading services, gardening, visiting, eating cake, tweaking the sound desk, street evangelism, geocaching with teenagers or hanging out with 80 year olds at lunch club, organising events and teaching the bible 121 for starters. You can live in a flat above our Vicarage and very likely meet Gone, our resident (when he’s not in prison) gentleman of the road. You can eat late night curry from the fabulous tandoori serving pubs up the road and play snooker with Nepali barmen and likely get to sample West African and Jamaican food with some of our church families. You will definitely get to know the Vicarage family well and discuss theology over coffee and ministry over wine and cheese. You’ll experience Vicarage life in all its ups and downs – the joys and sorrows of gospel ministry. You will get a day a week on the Midlands Ministry Training Course and regular supplies of homemade cake. We have an excellent relationship with Lichfield’s Diocesan Director of Ordinands, so if you are thinking of full time ministry in the Church of England, we can help you through that process, or you could just be wanting to do a year or two of Christian service before going on to other things.
The Vicar has posted more details on our church website. One of our current trainees was pointed in our direction by a reader of this blog. He’s off to his BAP for Church of England selection next month. Do you know someone who’d like to eat cake and serve alongside us?
The Vicarage looking pretty – come and join us!
The Vicar's Wife 
The Vicarage looking very pretty. The curry would sell me! The right people will find you, they always do. Must come for cake soon I think. (yes the cake is that good).
Great offer. I love the idea of curry. I am going to BAP next month. Where are you in Black Country?
Hi chrisenwerem. We’re in West Bromwich (Lichfield Diocese). Are you based in Lichfield Diocese too?
Hi thevicarswife, I am from Diocese of Worcester. Currently in Stourbridge
Thanks thevicarswife, I am from Stourbridge (Diocese of Worcester).
Just down the road then! One of our current ministry trainees is from Worcester Diocese.
Great. I will like to know more ministry training program so that I can advise people. So I browse your blog more. It seems very much like a great way to enable young people as they explore their vocation