All our Street Pastors and Prayer Support Team should meet the following requirements:
- 18 years old or over
- Someone who is a Christian
- Part of a local Church (a reference is required from your Church Leader)
- Concerned for their community
- Willing to engage with people
- Happy to work in a team
Have a willingness to work in partnership with the police and door staff
If you would like to consider becoming a member of the team then please contact us. After a short meeting, you will be invited out as an Observer on patrol before making a more formal application. There is some paperwork that will need to be completed and all applicants would need to undergo a DBS enhanced check.
There is a series of training sessions that have to be completed prior to commencing as a Street Pastor. Training will provide a full awareness of today’s social problems including:
Roles and responsibilities of a Street Pastor
- Listening skills
- Working with the Police
- Alcohol and drug awareness
- Street safety
- Understanding youth culture
- Understanding mental health issues
- First Aid
- Other topics as the needs are identified