Pray each day
Each month, you’re invited to pray for church and all that is happening with our monthly Prayer Calendar. You can view and download the calendar below as a PDF.
Jesus Stories Series
Jesus Stories Series
Unpacking Jesus’ teaching on the Kingdom
Jesus was a master storyteller. Twenty-one centuries on, his stories are still timeless and provocative, but they were also deeply relevant and challenging in the surrounding culture of his day.
Our series Jesus Stories highlights five well known parables told by Jesus to explain the unique dynamics of the kingdom of God. It's teaching that is designed to both reassure us and get under our skin!
The purpose of this series is to explore the teaching of Jesus on what it means to be a disciple and a citizen of His Kingdom. Here’s what we’ll be talking about each week on Sunday…
1st September: Seeds of Faith
8th September: On This Rock
15th September: Lost Sheep & Little Ones
22nd September: Unmerciful Servant
29th September: The Kingdom of God is a Party
Download our discussion notes to go deeper with the topics each week. This also includes recommended reading and videos to watch as well:
MESSAGES FROM THIS SERIES
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Summer Bible School: Session 2 - Romans
This August, we are running Woodlands Bible School every Tuesday evening in the Foyer, looking at the book of Romans. All are welcome. We had 90 guests turn up for our first one!
13th August 2024
Listen to the session below:
Summer Bible School: Session 2 - Romans (WAV)
Summer Bible School: Session 1 - Romans
This August, we are running Woodlands Bible School every Tuesday evening in the Foyer, looking at the book of Romans. All are welcome. We had 90 guests turn up for our first one!
6th August 2024
Listen to the session below:
Influencers: Ruth | Fatima Sibanda | 4th August 2024 at 6.30pm
This August, we are looking at stories of extraordinary women in the Bible who shaped the course of human history by their faith, strength and courage. This series invites us to read their stories and be challenged and inspired into greater devotion towards the God they loved and served.
We were blessed to have Pastor Fatima Sibanda join us a guest speaker, sharing her testimony with us in this service. Fatima and her husband Osian are the Senior Pastors of God’s House International Centre.
Come on the journey with us either in person or on the weekly livestream.
Watch Fatima’s preach: https://www.youtube.com/live/UVTzWXHFzDY
Influencers: Ruth | Dave Mitchell | 4th August 2024 at 11am
This August, we are looking at stories of extraordinary women in the Bible who shaped the course of human history by their faith, strength and courage. This series invites us to read their stories and be challenged and inspired into greater devotion towards the God they loved and served.
Come on the journey with us either in person or on the weekly livestream.
All In: Transformed | Dave Mitchell | 28th July 2024 at 6.30pm
This July we’re looking at what it means to be all in for Jesus! Our vision for the Woodlands Church Family is to see our city transformed by the love and power of God. In order to realise this shared mission, each of us needs to feel empowered, equipped and understand the vital part we each play in God’s unfolding plans for our city. This series will unpack our Woodies value of ‘every member a minister’ and the radical call of discipleship from the Bible.
Come on the journey with us either in person or on the weekly livestream.
Bible School Tim Dobson: Intro to reading Romans well
Once a month, we run Woodlands Bible School during our 6.30pm service. We are joined by Tim Dobson, speaking on reading Romans well. All are welcome.
21st July 2024
Listen to the session below:
Influencers Series
Influencers Series
FIVE EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN WHO SHAPED HISTORY
This August, we are looking at stories of women in the Bible who shaped the course of human history by their faith, strength and courage. This series invites us to read their stories and be challenged and inspired into greater devotion towards the God they loved and served.
Here’s what our messages will be looking at each week…
4th August: Ruth
11th August: Esther
18th August: Mary (Mother of Jesus)
25th August: Mary & Martha
Because our midweek groups take a break in August, instead of providing discussion notes, we’re recommending two books that will help you go deeper with the series content.
Tell Her Story by Nijay Gupta
How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church
Better Together by Danielle Strickland
How Women and Men Can Heal the Divide and Work Together to Transform the Future
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August Prayer Calendar
Pray each day
Each month, you’re invited to pray for church and all that is happening with our monthly Prayer Calendar. You can view and download the calendar below as a PDF.
All In: Transformed | Clare Thompson | 28th July 2024 at 11am
This July we’re looking at what it means to be all in for Jesus! Our vision for the Woodlands Church Family is to see our city transformed by the love and power of God. In order to realise this shared mission, each of us needs to feel empowered, equipped and understand the vital part we each play in God’s unfolding plans for our city. This series will unpack our Woodies value of ‘every member a minister’ and the radical call of discipleship from the Bible.
Come on the journey with us either in person or on the weekly livestream.
All In: Gifted | Rob Scott Cook | 21st July 2024 at 6.30pm
This July we’re looking at what it means to be all in for Jesus! Our vision for the Woodlands Church Family is to see our city transformed by the love and power of God. In order to realise this shared mission, each of us needs to feel empowered, equipped and understand the vital part we each play in God’s unfolding plans for our city. This series will unpack our Woodies value of ‘every member a minister’ and the radical call of discipleship from the Bible.
Come on the journey with us either in person or on the weekly livestream.
All In: Gifted | Nigel Savage | 21st July 2024 at 11am
This July we’re looking at what it means to be all in for Jesus! Our vision for the Woodlands Church Family is to see our city transformed by the love and power of God. In order to realise this shared mission, each of us needs to feel empowered, equipped and understand the vital part we each play in God’s unfolding plans for our city. This series will unpack our Woodies value of ‘every member a minister’ and the radical call of discipleship from the Bible.
Come on the journey with us either in person or on the weekly livestream.
Vacancy for Youth Minister (Part Time)
Woodlands Central is a large and vibrant, city centre church that serves the city of Bristol as part of one of six church sites in the Woodlands Church Family. Our vision is to see our city transformed by the love and power of Jesus.
Central to our plans to reach this city for Jesus are young people! In Bristol, there are 90,000 young people who don’t have regular contact with church or faith. We would love to see this change!
The Role
We are looking for someone who can work alongside the youth director, full-time youth minister and established youth team and congregation leaders to help our youth ministry double its impact in the next 5 years. Within this role, the youth minister will inspire and equip the Youth Team within Woodlands Central to share faith, disciple and equip young people to live lives of whole-hearted devotion and commitment to Jesus.
When undertaking this role there may be times when you come across confidential information, therefore it is imperative that you are highly discreet and maintain confidentiality.
Terms
This is a part time, permanent contract at 2.5 days per week.
The salary for this role is £23,500.00 – £24,250.00 pro rata, depending on experience. We give a generous leave allowance of 33 days including bank holidays.
The role will be primarily based at Woodlands Church in Clifton, Bristol with flexible and home working available by arrangement. The working pattern can be negotiated and a term time only contract may be considered for this role.
The detailed terms and conditions will be contained in the post-holders Contract of Employment and the staff handbook.
There will be a three-month probationary period with a review point after six weeks. An appraisal will take place to confirm completion of the probationary period and appraisals will take place annually thereafter.
The post is subject to satisfactory references and DBS check.
We have a legal responsibility to ensure that all our employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, please only apply if you are eligible to work in the UK as we will have to verify this before you can start work.
Occupational Requirement
As a group of churches our vision is to continually reproduce the life of Jesus. We therefore seek to create a culture and environment in our churches where every team member and volunteer is able to encourage and challenge one another and the many people who pass through the doors each day, to pursue that vision.
The role is primarily based at Woodlands Church in Clifton, Bristol. As a member of the staff team, you will be joining a faith community that meets to worship and pray together every week and we share prayer and worship moments throughout the day. Around the building, you’ll often come across teams or individuals praying over their work and really speaking the language of faith.
Therefore, the role has an occupational requirement that the post holder be a follower of Jesus and a worshipping member of either Woodlands Church Family or another local church to ensure protection of our strong Christian ethos and values, and our charitable objective of advancing the Christian faith. We also want to ensure all team members thrive and flourish in this environment.
How to Apply
JOB DESCRIPTION
You can read the full Job Description for Youth Minister online as a PDF.QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about the role and would like an informal chat, please contact Jack Saunders, our Senior Youth Director at jack.saunders@woodlandschurch.net.APPLICATION FORM
For an application form, please email Jenny Hanley, our HR Administrator at jenny.hanley@woodlandschurch.net.CLOSING DATE
The closing date for applications is midnight on Saturday, 31st August 2024. This vacancy will close once we have sufficient applications.EMAIL YOUR APPLICATION
Please send completed applications to our Senior Youth Director Jack Saunders at jack.saunders@woodlandschurch.net and copy them to Julia Shrimpton, our HR Lead at julia.shrimpton@woodlandschurch.netINTERVIEW DATES
If shortlisted, interviews will take place at Woodlands Church on the afternoon of Friday, 6th September 2024.
All In: Equipped | Matt Dobson | 14th July 2024 at 6.30pm
This July we’re looking at what it means to be all in for Jesus! Our vision for the Woodlands Church Family is to see our city transformed by the love and power of God. In order to realise this shared mission, each of us needs to feel empowered, equipped and understand the vital part we each play in God’s unfolding plans for our city. This series will unpack our Woodies value of ‘every member a minister’ and the radical call of discipleship from the Bible.
Come on the journey with us either in person or on the weekly livestream.
All In: Equipped | Angela Moseley | 14th July 2024 at 11am
This July we’re looking at what it means to be all in for Jesus! Our vision for the Woodlands Church Family is to see our city transformed by the love and power of God. In order to realise this shared mission, each of us needs to feel empowered, equipped and understand the vital part we each play in God’s unfolding plans for our city. This series will unpack our Woodies value of ‘every member a minister’ and the radical call of discipleship from the Bible.
Come on the journey with us either in person or on the weekly livestream.
All In: Called | Clare Thompson | 7th July 2024 at 6.30pm
This July we’re looking at what it means to be all in for Jesus! Our vision for the Woodlands Church Family is to see our city transformed by the love and power of God. In order to realise this shared mission, each of us needs to feel empowered, equipped and understand the vital part we each play in God’s unfolding plans for our city. This series will unpack our Woodies value of ‘every member a minister’ and the radical call of discipleship from the Bible.
Come on the journey with us either in person or on the weekly livestream.
All In: Called | Ruth Morgans | 7th July 2024 at 11am
This July we’re looking at what it means to be all in for Jesus! Our vision for the Woodlands Church Family is to see our city transformed by the love and power of God. In order to realise this shared mission, each of us needs to feel empowered, equipped and understand the vital part we each play in God’s unfolding plans for our city. This series will unpack our Woodies value of ‘every member a minister’ and the radical call of discipleship from the Bible.
Come on the journey with us either in person or on the weekly livestream.
July Prayer Calendar
Pray each day
Each month, you’re invited to pray for church and all that is happening with our monthly Prayer Calendar. You can view and download the calendar below as a PDF.
All In Series
All In Series
A call to action
This July we’re looking at what it means to be all in for Jesus! Our vision for the Woodlands Church Family is to see our city transformed by the love and power of God. In order to realise this shared mission, each of us needs to feel empowered, equipped and understand the vital part we each play in God’s unfolding plans for our city. This series will unpack our Woodies value of ‘every member a minister’ and the radical call of discipleship from the Bible.
Here’s what our messages will be looking at each week…
7th July: Called
14th July: Equipped
21th July: Gifted
28rd July: Transformed
You can also go deeper with the topics using the series Discussion Notes….download a PDF copy below.
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