Diverse Stream Clergy Lead: Antioch Network
A demanding and deeply rewarding opportunity to lead a church, raise diverse leaders and plant new communities across Greater Manchester, helping shape the next chapter of a growing movement.
The Antioch Network is a growing church-planting network within the Diocese of Manchester, committed to seeing new worshipping communities flourish through evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, and mission. Rooted in the life of the Church of England and shaped by a pioneering spirit, the network seeks to serve diverse communities across Greater Manchester and beyond. The vision is to make disciples by planting churches.
The Diverse Stream Lead will provide strategic and spiritual leadership for the network’s work among diverse communities, helping to develop healthy, growing, intercultural churches led by evangelists and church planters.
This is an exciting opportunity for a gifted pioneering leader to shape mission in one of the UK’s most culturally diverse urban contexts.
Please see the Job Pack, Profile and Statement of Needs for full details.
For further information about the Antioch Network, please visit the website:
For further information or to arrange an informal conversation about this post, please contact: antiochnetworkmcr@gmail.com
Closing Date: Thursday, 22 October 2026
Interviews: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
We are Recruiting!
Antioch Network is partnering with the EDEN Network to offer a Full Time role based in the Ridge Hill Estate in Stalybridge.
The role combines 2 x responsibilities:
• EDEN Team Leader…………… 3 days per week
• Church Planter………………… 2 days per week
Click below to find out more about the role and how to apply:
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For anyone who doesn't know, Antioch is a "Bishop's Mission Order" in the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, we are part of the Diocese's strategy of Church Planting and Revitalisation.
We exist to make disciples by planting small-ish churches, both in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods and on housing estates across the The Diocese of Manchester.
For more details, please go to www.antiochnetwork.org.uk.
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