Vicar

St Mary’s Longfleet (SML) is a growing charismatic evangelical church seeking a new vicar to join us as we step into our next season of life and mission.

We are a large, multigenerational church family, united by a love of Scripture, sung worship and the work of the Holy Spirit. Gathering across three Sunday services, we value deep Bible teaching, warm community life and a culture of prayer. Children, youth and young adults are a significant part of our church, and Life Groups sit at the heart of our discipleship and pastoral care work. SML is recognised as a Diocesan Mission Hub; we aim to develop leaders and serve as a Diocesan resourcing church, supported by ten-year Strategic Mission & Ministry Investment funding.

We are seeking a leader of leaders, who is prayerful, theologically grounded, collaborative and can lead a large and diverse congregation. They will need to be able to steward complexity, develop leaders and staff, delegate effectively and hold a broad charismatic evangelical congregation together with grace and integrity while guiding the church faithfully through growth and change.

This is a significant call, bringing both challenge and joy, and offering the opportunity to lead a healthy, prayer centred and expectant church with the resources and headroom to shape the next season, not merely maintain the present.

Please click the 'apply for this job' button below for an application pack or contact the Patronage Team • patronage@cpas.org.uk

Closing: noon 26th May

Visits & Interviews: 16th & 17th June

This post is subject to enhanced disclosure from the DBS