Priest in Charge

Priest in Charge - Maidstone All Saints w St Phillip & St Stephen Tovil

The benefice of Maidstone All Saints w St Phillip & St Stephen Tovil is a united parish seeking a skilled and experienced priest, familiar with leading a complex civic church. We are a people ready to be led by the Spirit into a new and exciting chapter, placing All Saints at the heart of a bustling county town and working across the benefice to create disciples of Jesus to the 20,000 people who live and work here. We are seeking a Priest for the benefice who:

  • Emphasises prayer, and makes time to reflect and pursue their own discipleship
  • Recognises that worship is the beating heart of our common life
  • Will encourage all of us to be disciples of Jesus
  • Is creative and imaginative in ministry
  • Can navigate and lead change sensitively and embraces conflict maturely and skilfully
  • Discern, encourage and enable everyone to use their gifts
  • Is a strategic thinker and can identify priorities for the benefice
  • Understands the complexities of a civic church as part of a united parish
  • Will actively play their part in the Deanery and Diocese.

Closing date: 10 August 2025

Interviews: 11 September 2025

Parish and vicarage visits: 9 or 10 September 2025

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