Associate Priest - Fountain of Life (Network Church)

Introduction

Associate Minister – Fountain of Life Network Church: Belong | Believe | Become

Fountain of Life seeks an ordained Associate Minister with a genuine passion for mission and ministry among children, young people and families.

This is a key leadership role, designed to support and strengthen the continued growth of our church across Ashill and Swaffham, helping us to ‘grow younger’, deepen discipleship and broaden our reach into the wider community for the long term.

Fountain of Life are a Spirit led charismatic evangelical church with 2 locations. Ashill is an Extra-Parochial Place (EPP) and Swaffham has a Bishop’s Mission Order (BMO) that serves the region of mid-Norfolk located between Swaffham, Watton and Dereham.

Fountain strives to be a welcoming church family that is missional at heart, courageous in stepping out, and values the gifts and talents of its members. We value scripture, the power and presence of the Holy Spirit, and desires to extend the Kingdom of God in the communities they serve.

The ideal candidate will

• Work with the Senior Minister and staff to continually develop the

vision for the churches.

• Line manage the children, youth and family’s team – staff and

volunteers

• Lead, develop and manage the kid’s church team

• Recruit and train volunteers for the kid’s church team

• Lead on curriculum design and implementation for kid’s church

• Facilitate family worship events

• Facilitate family celebration and outreach events.

• Equip parents in parenting for faith through resourcing and training

• Produce, develop and review operational policies and procedures

• Lead/Preach/Minister at worship services and occasional offices

alongside other staff and voluntary leaders

• Support the Pastoral Team, Homegroups, Prayer Ministry, Welcome

Team and the Visiting Team

• Contribute to Sunday afternoon/evening services (Closer, Higher,

Wider and Deeper)

• Assist and develop other ministries as opportunities arise

• Contribute to the FoL church publications including FoL News, the

Prayer Diary and Bible Notes

• Lead or assist with other duties as required by the Senior Minister

• Follow FoL Church’s Safeguarding and associated Policies and ensure

completion of safeguarding training as required

• Follow FoL Church’s Health and Safety Policy and complete risk

assessments

• Maintain and be responsible for overseeing the Children, Youth and

Families Ministry budgets

For an informal conversation, please contact Archdeacon Catherine archdeacon.lynn@dioceseofnorwich.org

To find out more, please see the attached Parish Profile, Role Description and Bishop’s letter in the Application Link below.

Closing date: 8th January 2026

Interviews will be held on 30th January 2026

Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/62677/9569