Assistant Priest for Congregational Life and Community Engagement, Cathedral Church of All Saints

The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Halifax / Deadline February 28, 2025

**Our Mission**

We are called to be a place of hope in God’s world: where God is worshipped with heart, mind and voice; where Christ’s peace and justice are sought; and where strangers can become friends. We are delighted to have you consider joining our ministry team. We, at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, are a diverse lot, from many Christian backgrounds, non-Christian backgrounds, and no faith backgrounds. We come for Christian community, to find God in relationships with neighbours and new friends. We come for lessons from the incredible life of Jesus Christ. We come for spiritual rest, time to think, pray, and center on God, for comfort in hard times, and gratitude in good times. We come to serve God, each other, and the world. We’re not perfect. We trust in God’s gentle grace and unconditional love. We seek meaning for the life God has gifted us. We welcome each other, no matter who we are, or what we look like, or what labels the world puts on us. We dare to welcome all because God, and not any human authority, extends this gracious invitation. (Galatians 3:28-29)

**Parish Summary**

The Cathedral Church of All Saints is the Cathedral Church for the Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Canada, located on the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people. We strive to be an inclusive downtown Halifax church. Our services, both online and in-person, cover traditional and contemporary Anglican worship, prayer, and music with a world-class choir.
- Our parish community of over 315 individuals and families supports and advocates for a number of critical outreach programs. With a rich history of worship, music, education and outreach to the community, we serve a thriving, varied and vibrant multicultural city. The Cathedral also provides a quiet contemplative space open to all in the heart of the city.

**Position Summary**

We are looking forward to welcoming a full-time Assistant Priest to equip and empower our thriving church community, to ignite faithful imagination and sustain inspired innovation, to support the pastoral care of the congregation and to help us grow as an inclusive, connected community of faith in action. (Micah 6: 8)

We are seeking someone who will join the team and take responsibility for the important work of engagement, education and formation to enrich the life of the congregation. This is an opportunity for someone with parish experience to focus on the people-centred aspects of church life who can draw out the many strengths in our community to build our capacity as a welcoming, affirming parish.

The Assistant Priest, in partnership with our ministry team, Cathedral Council, the congregation as a whole and the broader community, will support us in the next steps of our Rising Up Plan with the overall intention of growing the reach and impact of the Cathedral Church of All Saints:

- As an integral member of the clergy team in Anglican worship and faith formation in preaching, teaching and pastoral care
- Engaging the congregation and the wider community with opportunities to deepen our faith and sense of connection to God and each other.
- Supporting worship in different forms, from traditional to contemporary
- Providing pastoral care to our growing parish.
- Providing vision and leadership for engagement and outreach
- Effectively communicating internally to connect individuals and families within the Cathedral community.
- Promoting an inclusive community with deliberate and sustained efforts to welcome new members into parish life, regardless of faith background or identity.
- Reaching beyond the Cathedral to foster relationships with the broader community.
- Building our future through stewardship and partnership
- Understanding and lifting up the gifts of time, talent and treasure within the congregation and beyond.
- Seeking opportunities to fulfil the Cathedral vision, mission and strategic objectives.
- Engaging with other faith and community organizations to further the mission of the Church.
- Equipping our community to be advocates for inclusion, belonging and justice
- Creating a welcoming space to worship that is open and attractive to newcomers and to our current worshipping community.
- Collectively confronting systemic barriers and inequities and promoting reconciliation and healing.
- Listening to the wider community to learn what our neighbours may be seeking or hoping for from us.

**Responsibilities include, and are not limited to**:

- Participating in the full life and worship of our Anglican community, including preaching, presiding and pastoral care.
- Nurturing a safer, welcoming and inclusive environment for all members and the wider community, integrating, expanding and celebrating growth while honouring our heritage.
- Supporting faith formation and education for the community as a whole, including children, youth and family ministries.
- Ensuring that t