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What is a Street Pastor?
A Street Pastor is a Church leader/minister or member with a concern for society - in particular young people who feel themselves to be excluded and marginalised - and who is willing to engage people where they are, in terms of their thinking (i.e. their perspective of life) and location (i.e. where they hang out - be it on the streets, in the pubs and clubs or at parties etc).

Street Pastors will also be willing to work with fellow activists, church and community leaders, and with agencies and projects, both statutory and voluntary, to look at collaborative ways of working on issues affecting youth, and initiatives that will build trust between them and the Street Pastors.


As the Street Pastor gets to know people in the community he/she will find out their needs are and what can be done to help. A presence of Street Pastors will earn credibility in the community, so that people know that the Church is there for them in a practical way. The role is not about preaching heaven and hell, but one of listening, caring and helping - working in an unconditional way


To be a Street Pastor you need to be over 18 (no upper age limit), a church member and able to commit to our training programme.
Each Street Pastor team consists of at least three groups of four, each of which will work a minimum of one night a month, usually from 10pm to around 4am.





The Street Pastor Training Programme


Training sessionOur comprehensive training programme is designed to fully equip new Street Pastors to respond to the needs of all the people that they engage on the streets.

Training normally takes place over a period of 12 days over 5 months.

We have training programmes running locally in all areas where there is a Street Pastor project.

 

Our training will give you a full awareness of today’s social problems including drugs and youth provision.

 

If you would like further information or to register for our next training programme in your area, please contact your local area coordinator or email Ascension Trust.
More Information

Download a leaflet (pdf 180k)
or the new booklet (pdf 924k)


Be One of the Twelve:
A short film about Street Pastors.
Download (11.5 mins; 8.4mb mp4 or mov file). Or watch below.
DVD version available from Ascension Trust.

Les Isaac speaks about Street Pastors.
Play Excerpt (1:31)

Download Full
(41 mins; 9.6mb mp3 file)

Relevant ChurchLes Isaac's book "Relevant Church".
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