Chair of the Methodist Heritage Committee
4 weeks ago
Volunteer Position
Job Title: Chair of the Methodist Heritage Committee
Are you passionate about mission? Do you value the Church’s varied heritage? Could you help us to grow how Methodism’s heritage is used as a tool for contemporary mission, and enthuse others with your vision? If you have a professional background with historic buildings or collections, museum or archive management, heritage funding or opening churches for visitors, you may be the ideal candidate to be the next chair of the Methodist Heritage Committee. Leading a group of expert volunteers, your role would be to support the conservation of our Connexional heritage and guide its interpretation and promotion to support the Church in responding to our calling and engaging in God’s mission.
About the role
The Methodist Heritage Committee was established by the Methodist Conference in 2008 to ‘bring into one body the Church’s responsibility both for preserving its heritage and for using it for mission’. The committee is accountable to the Connexional Council via the Mission Committee.
The chair will lead this expert voluntary committee to advocate for Methodist heritage throughout the Connexion. The chair’s key initial work will be to lead on shaping, propose and keep under review, the latest iteration of planning for the development of the various strands of Methodist heritage as tools for achieving the contemporary mission aims of the Methodist Church, as outlined in Church strategies such as God for All.
The Heritage Committee gives general support for the development, interpretation and promotion of sites of historic importance to the Church (most but not all of which are chapels), and specifically for four accredited Methodist museums. They support the museums and local churches to make decisions about the disposal or conservation and interpretation of historic art and artefacts. Through a specialist sub-group, the Committee oversees all Methodist archives and other historical material and advises ministers and managing trustees responsible for such records. Members of staff in the Connexional Team, in particular the Heritage & Collections Officer, support the chair and work of this committee.
About You
We are looking for an experienced, committed person who is:
In sympathy with the ethos of the Methodist Church Aware of the strategies[1] adopted recently by the Methodist Conference that will be shaping mission in the Methodist Church over the next 5-10 years A leader able to encourage collaboration, bring discussions to points of resolution, show humility in offering direction and exercise sound judgement in decision making Has some understanding of the organisational arrangements and governance of the Methodist Church Has the ability to engage diplomatically on sensitive and controversial issues Preferably, has previous experience of serving as the chair of a trustee body or committee Has demonstrable professional experience in the heritage sector Has an awareness of the variety of heritage contexts that exist within the Methodist Church Has the ability to think strategically and reflect theologically, for example to propose appropriate solutions for heritage conservation issues, or connect into mission opportunities using heritage assetsWe advise you to review the candidate pack, the role description and person specification ahead of completing and submitting your online expression of interest form. The candidate pack includes some useful information about our processes.
Please note that where appropriate, successful nominees will be asked to undertake further checks, including references and make requires a DBS check.
If you have questions about the role or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please email hr@methodistchurch.org.uk.
Indicative Recruitment Timetable:
Closing date: Wednesday 12 June 2024 @ 23:59
Shortlisting Date: Monday 17 June 2024
Interviews Date – in person in London: Thursday 20 June 2024
Provisional appointment start date: 4 October 2024, when your nomination can be approved by the Mission Committee. However, you will be invited to a handover meeting with the out-going chair, and offered induction and opportunities to engage with the work of the committee as soon as you are able after a successful interview.
This is a voluntary unpaid position; however, expenses will be paid.
[1] The Methodist Conference has adopted a number of significant strategies to shape the life of the Church since 2020/2021. These include re-establishing the vision statement, Our Calling, as the strategic driver for the Church (2021), and adopting the Justice, Dignity and Solidarity strategy (for EDI, 2021); God for All (for evangelism and church growth and development, 2022), and Walking with Micah (for social justice and social action, 2023). In addition, we expect the 2024 Conference to consider the next phase of development for the God for All strategy, which will reference the Heritage as a setting/tool for evangelism.
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