Rector

RECTOR OF GARFORTH

St Mary the Virgin

The challenge is to build on a strong, traditional parish ministry to grow the church in this large village (pop. 15,000+) on the outskirts of Leeds. The PCC’s three priorities are:

• Grow the congregation both numerically and spiritually.
• Develop and implement a mission strategy to reach out to young families and teenagers.
• Develop potential lay leaders to achieve this.

The need is for empowering leadership that will go beyond welcome to develop a culture of invitation with the gospel

The foundations include: well re-ordered church and modern parish centre in good condition; healthy finances; strong occasional office ministries; positive profile in the community; ‘central’ churchmanship tradition.

The Diocese of Leeds is committed to supporting confident clergy
enabling confident Christians to live and tell the good news of Jesus Christ.

Full details of the post together with an application form can be
downloaded from the diocesan website www.leeds.anglican.org

For an informal discussion, please contact

The Ven. Paul Ayers, Archdeacon of Leeds 07539 873940

Email: paul.ayers@leeds.anglican.org

Deadline for applications: 27/4/2018

Interviews: 10/5/2018