Diocese of Derby
The benefice of Eyam with Foolow and Baslow, and the benefice of Curbar and Stoney Middleton lie in the beautiful Peak district National Park. The area has hundreds of thousands of visitors exploring the story of self-sacrifice during the plague at Eyam, remembering the battle of Agincourt, visiting Chatsworth House or climbing, walking and cycling in the wild moors and gritstone edges.
The churches are coming together and seek an enthusiastic, pastorally hearted, missional priest to work with them to:
- continue to grow the churches making new disciples and deepening the faith of existing church members
- develop the ministry and mission already taking place, and develop and deliver new initiatives in response to identified needs and missional opportunities
- support, and lead where currently missing, a strong ethos of pastoral care.
- nurture a rich variety of church experience and worship tradition across the churches
- develop existing community partnerships, form new ones and explore opportunities to create new worshipping communities with those partners
- maintain and further develop strong relationships with families, schools, children and youth organisations based on and developing the principles of Growing Faith
- further develop and build on the churches’ offer to visitors and pilgrims
- develop a culture of financial and missional generosity considering how they might resource to the wider Church
- support Stoney Middleton in moving to a sustainable model of governance
You would be supported by a strong team and the church members are ready to pledge their support to you and commit themselves to looking after your well-being, ensuring you do not take on unrealistic levels of work.
Closing date: Noon, Friday 25th July 2025
Interview date: Tuesday 2nd September 2025
To apply for this job please visit derby.anglican.org.