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 Vicar 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.
For more information and to apply, visit this vacancy on Pathways. If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, please contact the Archdeacon of Maidstone's office on lbourne@diocant.org.
Closing date: 6 February 2026
Interviews: 10 March 2026