Following a season of significant growth at St Peter’s Morley, there is a fresh breath of air blowing through the Morley Benefice, giving a coherent and achievable vision to spread the gospel and grow the church in both parishes.
The two Anglican churches in the town, St Peter's and St Andrew's, are coming together with a shared vision for spiritual renewal across the whole town under the new banner of "Morley Anglican Church".
The appointment of an Associate Vicar to spearhead the revitalisation of St Andrew’s is the next step in this exciting journey.
The Role
Church Leadership
- Day-to-day responsibility as the priest of St Andrew's Morley.
- Working in close partnership with the Team Rector and the wider team at St Peter's to establish a cohesive and unified ministry and mission to Morley.
- Contributing fully to the clergy, staff and leadership teams of Morley Anglican Church.
- Overseeing one or two ministry areas across the whole team such as Alpha, Pastoral Ministry, Occasional Offices, Training Courses etc depending on individual gifts
Church Planting
- Spend time at St Peter's absorbing the culture and missional DNA of the church, gathering a team and preparing them to graft into St Andrew's (roughly a dozen people).
- Lead the church plant to St Andrew's, uniting the existing St Andrew's church family and the plant team as one.
- Establishing a vision for growth through mission built on prayer and relationship building in the community.
- Raising and releasing leaders into key roles of responsibility.
- Facilitating worship that is full of life and the joy of the Spirit, honouring the traditions of the existing congregation whilst bringing changes.
Future Vision
- Morley Anglican Church has a vision to establish an estate-based congregation plant in Morley within 3 years. This will be a joint project between both churches overseen by the Team Rector. The Associate Vicar (parish priest) will play a key role in championing and supporting this plant, helping to equip and release members of St Andrew's.
Are you a priest who has:
- a deep love for Jesus that is evident in word and action
- a desire for others to know the transformative love of God for themselves
- a demonstrable love from scripture and commitment to gracious, orthodox teaching of the Bible
- a lively and robust spiritual life rooted in prayer and dependence on the Holy Spirit
- a passion for church planting and up-to-date understanding of the complexities and nuances of church grafts in parish context
- a patient leader who loves people and enjoy working with team
- a commitment to developing and releasing others as disciples and leaders
- proven experience of leading growth in a church context
- ability to inspire others with enthusiasm, passion, joy and a sense of humour
If so, please read the Role Description and Parish Information pack here and take a look at our website here.
For an informal discussion regarding the vacancy, please contact either:
Archdeacon Paul Ayers - paul.ayers@leeds.anglican.org
Revd Phil Harris: - phil.harris@leeds.anglican.org
Closing date: 10/4/25
Interview date: 29/4/24
The Diocese of Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are expected to share this commitment. All appointments to roles undertaking regulated activity are subject to pre-appointment checks, including references and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check