Leadership & Workers

Pastors & Church Workers

The leadership of Street Baptist Church consists of a Pastor, Elders and Deacons.

Pastor

Tristan is from London and has had pastorates at Mitcham, Walthamstow, Cheam (Surrey) and Market Harborough. He is married to Jo and they have four children. Tristan is a Word and Spirit man, passionate about Jesus, the Bible and the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.

Elders

As a church we follow the Biblical pattern of having both Elders and Deacons forming the Leadership of the church.

There are currently two Elders (in addition to the Pastor who is part of the Eldership) who have been elected for four year terms of office by the members of the fellowship.

Responsibilities

The role of the Elders is divided into eight areas of responsibility

1. Doctrinal – to discern the winds of doctrine that can so easily lead us astray, and hold the fellowship closely to the doctrinal basis of the fellowship whilst keeping secondary matters in their place
2. Teaching – to lead the Eldership in its discussion and planning in regard to the taught Sunday ministry, and to have oversight of the word ministry opportunities across the church in such a way that the needs of God’s people in growing to maturity are provided for through the teaching ministries of the church
3. Pastoral – to discern the spiritual needs (as distinct from health or practical needs) of those within the fellowship and coordinate the work of the fellowship, alongside the Pastor, in ministering to those who are young or weak in the faith, and those struggling in their walk with God
4. Training – to consider the training needs within the fellowship and identify training opportunities so that God’s people are equipped to walk with Him and for the works of service God has for them and so that leaders are equipped to lead
5. Discipleship – to discern the range of discipleship needs across the fellowship, from first contact through to increasing maturity in Christ, and to provide direction and leadership in addressing these needs
6. Evangelism – to have a vision for the spread of the gospel in Street and the mid-Somerset area; insight into opportunities to make Christ known in the area; and provide vision, leadership and direction to God’s people so that they are used effectively by God to spread the gospel daily
7. Vision – to look ahead to the future development of the fellowship, and discern God’s will for what should be the fellowship priorities and direction
8. Strategy – to provide leadership on the steps needed to be effective as a church in using every opportunity that God leads us into, so that together we might fulfil God’s purposes for the church.

The Eldership visit each of these areas in their deliberations on a rotating basis so that they are all prayerfully considered twice a year.

If you are a member of the church or a regular attendee and have any ideas, suggestions or questions about any matter relating to these areas, please do talk to any one of the Eldership team.  We are pleased to hear from you and happy to answer questions!

Deacons

In the Bible the Deacons were those of particular gift and spirit life who oversaw the practical needs of the fellowship so that other leaders could dedicate themselves to word ministry and prayer (Acts 6:1-7).

The Deaconate have the following particular areas of responsibility:

1. Treasurer: Budgeting, Reporting, Gift Aid, Missionary Giving & Payroll
2. Administrator: Church Diary, Events & Meetings, Notice Sheets, Guest Speakers, Members’ Meetings and Rotas
3. Communications: ‘Brand’ & logo, Literature, Website, Advertising, PR & publicity, Communications, Leaflets & Flyers, Churchsuite App
4. Health & Safety: H&S, Kitchen and Food Hygiene
5. Premises: Maintenance, Security, Grounds, Parking & Cleaning
6. Technical:  IT, AV, Sound & Music equipment, Telephone
7. Legal: Contracts, Insurance, Charity Commission, CAP, Data Protection and DBS