Pilgrimage Development Lead
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BeSpace is seeking an innovative and faith-filled leader to pioneer a new national initiative that reimagines Christian pilgrimage for children and young people in schools.
As our Pilgrimage Development Lead, you will design, test and grow creative pilgrimage models that help children explore faith, encounter God and develop spiritually through contemplative Christian practice. Working with churches, schools, dioceses and Christian organisations, you will develop resources, create training, build partnerships and identify opportunities to scale successful models across the UK.
This is a unique opportunity to shape an emerging area of ministry from the ground up. We are looking for someone with experience in children's spirituality, Christian faith development and project leadership who is excited by innovation and motivated by impact. You will be comfortable developing new ideas, building strong relationships and creating practical tools that equip others to deliver high-quality experiences.
BeSpace is a growing Christian charity with a vision to see every child joyful, resilient and growing spiritually for life. Having supported over 69,000 children through prayer and reflection spaces in schools, we are now expanding our work nationally and developing new ways for churches to engage children through contemplative Christian practices.
If you're passionate about helping children encounter God, equipping churches and developing innovative approaches to spiritual formation, we'd love to hear from you.
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BeSpace is a growing Christian charity with a big vision: to see every child joyful, resilient and growing spiritually for life. We encourage and equip Christians to provide space in schools where children grow spiritually through contemplative Christian practices.
Children today are growing up in a culture marked by constant distraction, overstimulation and rising anxiety, leaving little space for spiritual growth or reflection (Highlighted in social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s book The Anxious Generation, 2024). He outlines the urgent need for practices that foster stillness, attention and emotional regulation to countering the trends we see in society. 76% of people who come to faith do so before age 18 (Talking Jesus Report, Evangelical Alliance, 2022). Children raised in families of faith are more likely to continue that faith as adults, yet fewer children today encounter the Christian faith at home. Schools therefore represent a crucial missional opportunity for the Church, they are a vital point of connection between home, schools and church.
There is a clear need for Christian practices that:
- Nurture spiritual growth at a formative age
- Reconnect children with God and stillness.
- Support wellbeing
BeSpace responds to this need by equipping churches to offer distinctly Christian contemplative practices for schools that foster prayer, stillness and reflection. Through these, children are enabled to encounter God and explore their relationship with Him, the world, themselves and others, developing
lifelong spiritual foundations that support both faith and wellbeing.
We have seen incredible impact through developing prayer and reflection spaces in schools across Oxfordshire. Since 2010, over 70,000 children have experienced them, led by local churches, trained and resourced by us, with over 60 schools hosting a space each year. Building on this momentum, we are now expanding the ways we support children’s spiritual journey by encouraging
and equipping churches nationally to offer a wider range of contemplative Christian practices in schools.