Associate Vicar

Employed by:

LPC Parochial Church Council (PCC)

Reports to:

Rector

Direct Reports:

Kids Pastor, Curate, ministry leaders, and volunteers

Location:

Leatherhead Parish Church and Lighthouse, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8BD

Contract Type:

Permanent

Salary:

Clergy & Housing (a large 4-bedroom house within walking distance of the church)

Leatherhead Parish Church (LPC) is in a season of exciting growth following a revitalisation in partnership with HTB in 2022.We are an evangelical, charismatic Anglican church with a vision to love God, love people, and make disciples of Jesus
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Since revitalisation, LPC has grown to three Sunday morning services with 350+ attending weekly, over 170 in groups and with 135 guests on Alpha in 2025.Our Kids’ ministry is thriving with near 150 registered and around 60+ each Sunday across two services in six groups, and a younger youth group at the 11:30 service.

We are passionate about raising a new generation of disciples, equipping families to follow Jesus, and planting new churches.

We are Jesus centred, bible based and led by the Holy Spirit, and passionate about raising generations of passionate Jesus followers.

As LPC looks ahead, we are sending our current associate with a Team to lead a revitalisation locally in Autumn 2026, and so this role represents an exciting opportunity to step into a vital area as a senior leader at the heart of LPC’s vision and growth.

The Associate Minister will be a key member of the senior leadership team at LPC, with responsibility for leading on Sundays, either evangelism or discipleship (depending on gifting) and playing a major role in the preaching, and pastoral life of the whole church.

This role combines:

• Pastoring of one of LPC’s main Sunday congregations
  as Service Pastor;
• Shared responsibility for preaching, teaching, pastoral oversight, and leadership development
  across the church;
• Drive growth at Alpha or in our Discipleship groups at LPC;
• Oversight of rising generation ministry
  and strategic leadership of all family ministry;
• Acting as a
  key deputy to the Rector
  for staff and PCC leadership.

The Associate Minister will be both a person who leads in prayer and preaching as well as a strategic overseer, helping ensure that LPC continues to grow in depth, breadth, and reach in the years to come.

The Associate Minister will join and help lead a gifted and expanding staff team:

• Associate Minister (planting in late 2026)
• Head of Operations
• Operations Manager
• Head of Kids
• Head of Prayer & Social Transformation
• Church Executive Assistant

The Associate Minister will be a senior staff member , working closely with the Rector and Sophie, and Head of Operations to provide leadership, vision, and cohesion across this team.

• Serve as Service Pastor for one of LPC’s main morning congregations, carrying pastoral and leadership responsibility for its health, growth, and mission impact;
• Drive the growth across Sundays, building a dynamic, Spirit-filled community where people meet Jesus and step into lifelong discipleship;
• Provide visible, faith-filled pastoring on Sundays through preaching, leading, ministry, and relational connection - ensuring every gathering is welcoming, Jesus centred, prayerful, and transformational;
• Oversee Sundays (welcome, worship, rising generation, hospitality, integration) supported by the Operations Manager to ensure services are excellent, accessible, and welcoming;
• Establish clear pathways for newcomers to move from first visit to full belonging and discipleship;
• Foster a culture of collaboration and excellence among staff and volunteer teams so that Sundays consistently embody LPC’s vision and values.

• Share in the preaching and teaching ministry of the church across services and ministries;
• Contribute to training of leaders, discipleship and courses;
• Provide pastoral oversight to group leaders and key ministry leads to enable effective pastoral ministry across the church;
• Act as a senior leader within LPC, deputising for the Rector when appropriate.

• Depending on gifting and…