Featured Lighthouse Trainee Pastor Lighthouse West Yorkshire

Contract: Permanent

Closing date for applications: 3rd November 2026

Interview date: 23rd November 2026

We are seeking one, or possibly two, Trainee Pastors for a paid, 18-month immersive programme designed to equip individuals who love Jesus and care for the margins with hands‑on pastoral experience, mentoring, and theological training.

Essentials:

• Commitment to their own discipleship and spiritual growth
• A love for Jesus and a heart to serve some of the most vulnerable and marginalised in society
• Willingness to learn, grow and be formed in pastoral ministry
• Character, integrity, resilience, adaptability and compassion
• Ability to develop healthy pastoral boundaries
• Willingness to work as part of a team and learn from others
• Comfortable working ecumenically and in an Anglican context, alongside those with a charismatic evangelical spirituality
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Some previous experience of working alongside vulnerable or marginalised adults
• Experience with in a church, charity or community setting
• Some theological, pastoral and/or biblical training
• Experience of leading, preaching or teaching
• An interest in exploring ordination or further Christian ministry

As part of the programme, the successful candidate will receive:

• 1:1 and small group mentoring from experienced Lighthouse pastors and practitioners
• An immersive environment of theological reflection, pastoral care and missional praxis
• Opportunities to lead, preach and teach
• Theological education through the Lighthouse School of Missional Theology
• Regular staff development, including access to therapeutic supervision and an annual team retreat

If the successful candidate is exploring ordination through their own denomination, we would be keen to support them in this

25–35 hours per week
Salary: £29,203 (pro rata)

About Lighthouse
We are a Christ‑centred church and charity in Leeds, walking alongside those battered and bruised by the storms of life. We work six days a week across six locations, offering pastoral care, practical support, worship and community to adults experiencing multiple and complex needs.

If you love Jesus and feel called to serve those on the margins, we’d love to hear from you. Whether you already have experience in pastoral ministry or are looking for an opportunity to learn, grow and develop, we’d love you to find out more about joining the Lighthouse team.