Associate Minister - St Peter, Halliwell

Church of England; Bolton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

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Job summary

Church of England in Bolton seeks an Associate Minister (Incumbent Status) to work with the Vicar, nurture growth across four church families, and lead missional activity in the parish. The role emphasizes prayer, pastoral care, and collaborative ministry under wide partnerships.

The successful candidate will be Spirit-led, deeply rooted in Scripture, and able to support leaders, manage teams, and engage the local community for transformative Kingdom work in Bolton.

Qualifications

• Heart for God and love of people; Spirit-led and prayerful.
• Experience in leading pastoral and administrative teams.
• Ability to grow networks, groups and prayer ministry.

Responsibilities

• Nurture, shape and lead growth in the parish networks and church families.
• Grow servant leadership and oversee small groups and missional activities.
• Strengthen prayer ministry and pastoral ministries across sites.
• Help transform Bolton town in Jesus’ name with partners to build God’s Kingdom.

Skills

Prayerful

Team leadership

Pastoral care

Biblical teaching

Job description

Are you called to serve Jesus’ family on Jesus’ Mission...?

The Bishopof Manchesterwishesto appoint an:

Associate Minister (Incumbent Status): St Peter, Halliwell

St Peter’s is a flourishing parish in Bolton of around five hundred people across four church families and sites with a passion to see everyone fulfil their God-given potential as disciples of Jesus Christ. We are looking for someone with a heart for God and a love of people who is Spirit-led, immersed in prayer and rooted in the Bible.

We are seeking an Associate Minister to work with the Vicar to help nurture, shape and lead the growth we believe God wants to give. In particular, we are looking for someone to grow:

• servant leaders within a parish family where everyone is called to serve.
• our network of small groups so that people of all ages can learn and grow in faithtogether as disciples of Jesus.
• our prayer ministry so that it underpins all that we do and are.
• our pastoral ministries so that people aresupported, cared for and loved.
• our mission and vision to transform our town in Jesus’ name, working with a wide range of partners to build God’s Kingdom in Bolton.

We are seeking someone who will be:

• A motivated, prayerful, faith-led self-starter who will be a teamleader and player –collaborative, pastoral, encouraging, and eager to get things done!
• Relational and organised – able tosupport leaders andministry teamsacross the churches, tolead and manage pastoral, operational and administrative teams and to be the first port of call for pastoral offices – and ideally experienced in these areas in a larger church context.
• A thoughtful, engagingandinsightfulpreacher and teacher of the Bible to groups of different sizes, ages and stages of faith.
• Passionate aboutgrowing Christian disciples,engagingand serving the widerlocalcommunity,and encouraging all to explore their vocations.
• Energised by seeing new things grow – and bringing experience of leading missional activities which have seen measurable growth
• Deeply committed to the spiritual and general well-being of all, including their own personal life of faith.

The successful candidate will receive a warm welcome and ongoing support from the Vicar and a large group of lay leaders across our four congregations, committed to collaborative ministry and excited about all that God has in store for the parish.

For furtherinformationcontact the Archdeacon ofSalford &Bolton:

e-mail: [e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

Closing date: Wednesday, 7thOctober 2026

Interview date: Wednesday, 25th November2026

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