About The Role
The successful candidate will ideally be someone who:
● Is a Spirit-led priest whose life is saturated in prayer, with the spiritual discernment, faith,
and courage to lead prophetically in decisions big and small.
● Is a gifted, full-of-faith communicator and preacher who will inspire, equip, and disciple
people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds.
● Has high pastoral and strategic capacity to shepherd a growing congregation, raise up
next-generation leaders, and sustain a healthy, collaborative team.
● Appreciates the power of creativity, music, and the arts in evangelism, supporting
innovative expressions of ministry alongside a dedicated House of Prayer rhythm.
● Will champion both local city-centre outreach and international mission, developing
context-driven community initiatives while engaging collaboratively with wider networks.
● Is culturally sensitive to the Square Mile, adept at encouraging discipleship among local City
workers, families, students, and young professionals alike.
The Diocese of London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults through the use of the Safer Recruitment practice guidance. This role is subject to acceptable pre-appointment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
• Lead an incumbent-level post for a vibrant, charismatic, evangelical church spread across three historic City of London churches.
• Shepherd a dynamic, growing congregation passionate about seeing the city transformed by the gospel.
• Raise up next-generation leaders and sustain a healthy, collaborative team.
• Support innovative expressions of ministry alongside a dedicated House of Prayer rhythm.
• Champion both local city-centre outreach and international mission.
• Develop context-driven community initiatives while engaging collaboratively with wider networks.
• Foster discipleship specifically tailored to local City workers, families, students, and young professionals.
The ideal candidate will be someone who:
• Spirit-Led Leadership: Is a Spirit-led priest whose life is saturated in prayer, with the spiritual discernment, faith, and courage to lead prophetically in decisions big and small.
• Communication & Preaching: Is a gifted, full-of-faith communicator and preacher who will inspire, equip, and disciple people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds.
• Strategic & Pastoral Capacity: Has high pastoral and strategic capacity to shepherd a growing congregation and lead a team.
• Leadership Style: Demonstrates a community-oriented, non-hierarchical, and approachable leadership style that fosters deep local relationships.
• Creativity & the Arts: Appates the power of creativity, music, and the arts in evangelism.
• Cultural Sensitivity: Is culturally sensitive to the Square Mile and adept at encouraging discipleship among local demographics.
Equal Opportunities
The Diocese of London is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents our context and wider community. We are aware that those of Global Majority Heritage/United Kingdom Minority Ethnic (GMH/UKME), women, and disabled people are currently under-represented among our clergy and workforce, and we particularly encourage applications from those with the relevant skills and experience that will increase this representation.