Vicar - St Mary's Longfleet

St Mary’s Longfleet (SML) is a growing charismatic evangelical church seeking a new vicar to join us as we step into our next season of life and mission.

We are a large, multigenerational church family, united by a love of Scripture, sung worship and the work of the Holy Spirit. Gathering across three Sunday services, we value deep Bible teaching, warm community life and a culture of prayer. Children, youth and young adults are a significant part of our church, and Life Groups sit at the heart of our discipleship and pastoral care work. SML is recognised as a Diocesan Mission Hub; we aim to develop leaders and serve as a Diocesan resourcing church, supported by ten-year Strategic Mission & Ministry Investment funding.

We are seeking a leader of leaders, who is prayerful, theologically grounded, collaborative and can lead a large and diverse congregation. They will need to be able to steward complexity, develop leaders and staff, delegate effectively and hold a broad charismatic evangelical congregation together with grace and integrity while guiding the church faithfully through growth and change.

This is a significant call, bringing both challenge and joy, and offering the opportunity to lead a healthy, prayer centred and expectant church with the resources and headroom to shape the next season, not merely maintain the present.