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Vicar of St Stephen, Preston
Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/70992/7702
The job has expired.
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Office Holder
Salary/Stipend:
Stipend £30371
Location:
Preston
Closing Date:
12/11/2024
Vacancy Category:
Clergy: Archdeacon
Business Unit:
Diocese of Blackburn
Organizational Unit:
Benefice
Introduction
St Stephen’s is a vibrantly diverse Anglican church located close to Preston City Centre and the beautiful River Ribble. Through a strong evangelical tradition grounded in the word of God, we endeavour to live lives transformed by Jesus and to share that amazing reality with others.
Our church family is formed of people of diverse ages, cultures and ethnicities who come together because we love Jesus. Our worship is informal, contemporary and purposeful; we seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit to help us learn and grow in faith together.
Our desire as a church is to be a Spirit-filled community of disciples, confidently sharing the good news about Jesus to people of all faiths and none through word and action in the community and beyond.
We are looking and praying for a vicar who will
- Help us to seek the heart of God through prayer in order that we may serve our community with the life-changing message of the Gospel.
- Look to develop and grow our existing congregation in their God given giftings.
- Work with lay and ordained colleagues to develop worship, mission and ministry across the parish, whilst looking for opportunities to innovate and refresh.
- Help us to continue to share the light of Christ in our community.
- Develop and strengthen the existing ministry to schools.
- Work with the church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to establish a new worshipping congregation in another part of the parish.
We are NOT wanting the perfect vicar, such a person doesn’t exist. We are praying for someone who will love us and journey with us, and who is keen to develop their own ministry.
Closing date: 12th November 2024
Interviews will be held on: 4th December 2024
For an informal conversation about the post, please contact the Archdeacon of Lancaster, Ven David Picken david.picken@blackburn.anglican.org
The Diocese of Blackburn believes that diversity enables us to thrive and develop and is committed to race equality, welcoming applications from UK Minority Ethnic/ Global Majority Heritage backgrounds
The Diocese of Blackburn is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
For information about Blackburn diocese please follow this link https://jobs.churchofengland.org/blackburn/vision-2026/
For information on making an application through Pathways please follow this link https://jobs.churchofengland.org/HELP/candidate-faq/
