Interim Associate Vicar of Tong, Holmewood and Laisterdyke

2 weeks ago


United Kingdom Church of England Full time

We are looking for a creative and energetic parish priest with a passion for Jesus and a love for people to help us explore, shape, agree and enable mission and ministry to flourish across our parish

The parishincludes the huge housing estate of Holmewood with serious levels of multiple deprivation, a small church set in Laisterdyke, one of the most deprived areas in England, and the small and delightful village community of Tong with a historic listed church building. There is long history of creativity and innovation in the parish, and the congregations are “up for it” in terms of engaging enthusiastically with new initiatives. Ministry in this parish has happily married a holistic, practical and effective love for people in their context with a clear Christian commitment to help people come to personal faith in Christ. The post holder will need to continue to hold these aspects together as people are helped to come to faith. Alongside the experienced Vicar, this is a good moment to join in the development of new ways of proclaiming the Kingdom of God, building on the best of the former praxis and also identifying new ways forward.

For an informal conversation about this role please contact the vicar, Gary Hodgson or the Archdeacon of Bradford, Andy Jolley

This is an exciting and pioneering parish, punching well above its weight, with opportunities for developing good practice to be shared nationally.

This is a fascinating challenge for someone with a heart for mission and a passion to stand alongside the very poor and work with them to address both the causes and consequences of poverty, as well as helping the more affluent to value and engage in their communities and grow in faith. Experience of working in deprived contexts before applying for this post is invaluable. This missional appointment requires whole-hearted immersion in the life of the local churches.

This is an Interim post, initially for a three year period.

The person appointed will take forward two particular specific interim objectives:

1. Grow contextually appropriate worshipping communities / fresh expressions of faith in the urban priority areas of Laisterdyke and Tyersal, building relationships with contacts developed through the church’s community ministries as well as other organisations in the parish, exploring the good news of Jesus Christ with them to help them and others embrace the fullness of life available in Him.

2. Have specific responsibility for the church of St James Tong, supporting and nurturing the community and being part of the St James Restoration Team, and particularly to explore how mission and ministry can best flourish in Tong, including possible partnership with the neighbouring Benefice of Drighlington and Gildersome.

(S)he will also:

1. Facilitate with the Vicar of Tong and Laisterdyke and other leaders the identification of God’s vision and new initiatives for ministry and mission in Tong and Laisterdyke, building upon the experience and achievements so far;

2. Work under the overall leadership of the Vicar of Tong and Laisterdyke, and be the lead Anglican priest at St Mary’s Laisterdyke, and St James’ Tong;

3. Share in the worshipping life of the congregations across the Parish, usually leading 2 Sunday congregations each Sunday and sharing in the leadership of the missional congregations throughout the month.

4. Sharing in the variety of Occasional Offices across the Parish.

5. A range of other leadership possibilities exist, to be negotiated with the incumbent dependent on interest, ability and experience.

Amongst other things we are looking for a person with:

  • A proven track record of commitment to and delivery of church growth particularly through relational mission and utilising a range of links with the community.
  • Experience of developing and growing contextually appropriate fresh expressions of church
  • A track record of leadership which empowers others and grows the confidence and gifts of God’s people
  • A track record of negotiating and managing change well, enabling people to make wise and bold decisions about future ministry.
  • A track record of creative, out of the box, solution focussed thinking that is delivered ways that empower people
  • Experience of fruitful ministry in a parish with high levels of deprivation

Our vision as the Diocese is about confident clergy equipping confident Christians to live and tell the good news of Jesus Christ. For all of our appointments we are seeking clergy who have a joyful and confident faith which has inspired a track record of church growth.

The Diocese of Leeds was formed at Easter 2014. It is one of the largest dioceses in the country covering an area of around 2425 square miles and a population of around 2642400 people. The diocese comprises five Episcopal areas, each served by a suffragan Bishop. Each Episcopal Area is coterminous with an Archdeaconry.

The Diocesan Vision is ‘confident Christians, growing churches, transforming communities and so helping share the Good News of Jesus Christ across our Diocese’. This Vision is embedded into the Diocesan Strategy and Goals.

The Diocese is a mix of urban and rural. The area includes the major cities of Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield; the large industrial and post-industrial towns of Halifax, Huddersfield and Dewsbury; the market towns of Harrogate, Skipton, Ripon, Richmond and Wetherby; and the deeply rural area of the Yorkshire Dales. More information can be found on the Diocesan Website

The Diocese in unique in having three cathedrals; Bradford, Ripon and Wakefield. The Deans of the Cathedrals work together to provide key diocesan services.

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