Vicar Saints w St Philip & St Stephen Tovil

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.

if you would like to discuss this vacancy further, please contact the Archdeacon of Maidstone's office - lbourne.>

Closing date: 6th February 2026

Interviews: 10th March 2026