Clergy Employment Opportunities

  • St. Mark's, Little Rock

    Full-Time Associate Rector

    Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, Little Rock (Membership 1200; ASA 320) seeks a full-time Associate Rector. The Associate Rector serves sacramentally and participates in the preaching rotation on Sundays at 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 5:00 p.m. and on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. The Associate Rector participates in the teaching rotation for the 9:15 a.m. Sunday Adult Forum and participates in the facilitation of weekly bible studies. A primary area of responsibility is pastoral care and the coordination of pastoral care, including home and hospital visits, in-office pastoral consultation with parishioners, and participation in programming including the Mourner's Path and Community of Hope. The Associate Rector will also be tasked with vitalizing Saint Mark’s small group ministries. Saint Mark’s is an expanding parish, and some responsibilities likely will be flexible over time.

    Saint Mark's is a multi-clergy staff, with a Rector, two full-time Associate Rectors, and a Deacon. Additionally, Saint Mark's has multiple professional lay staff and robust and active lay leadership. Saint Mark’s is the largest Episcopal parish in Little Rock and second largest in the Diocese of Arkansas. The Diocese of Arkansas is healthy and vibrant, open and affirming, and newly under the leadership of the Rt. Rev. John Harmon. Livibility.com recently ranked Little Rock, Arkansas’ capital city, among the twenty-five most livable cities in the United States. Saint Mark’s website can be found at https://lovesaintmarks.org/.

    Interested applicants should contact the Reverend Barkley Thompson at bthompson@st-marks.com.

  • St Mary's, El Dorado

    Full-Time Rector
    No longer receiving names.

    St. Mary’s in El Dorado is seeking our next rector to join us as we celebrate over 150 years of faith, worship and service in southern Arkansas. We have reverent and moving worship services focusing on the liturgy and each individual’s relationship to God. We are blessed with a gifted organist and grand music. While our history and tradition are important to us, our primary goals are to glorify God through worship and service to others.

    For generations, the men and women of St. Mary’s have come together to host events that bring people together to build bonds of friendship and continue a legacy of service to the wider community. We share our time and talents, and encourage others to do the same through active involvement in our lay ministries (lectors, chalice bearers, ushers, acolytes, altar guild), organizations such as the Episcopal Church Women and Daughters of the King, and through outreach ministries in the community.

  • St. Andrew's, Mountain Home

    Full-Time Rector
    Accepting nominees.

    St. Andrew's is a welcoming and affirming small-town congregation located between Bull Shoals Lake and Lake Norfork, both well known for their great recreational and fishing opportunities in the beautiful Ozark Mountains. Our worship is intentional, reverent, creative, and joyful. We celebrate God’s presence in our lives, in the broader community, and in the beauty of the landscape we inhabit.

    We open our church to the community in a variety of ways and also host programs in the series "The Arts at St. Andrew’s" that include concerts and history lectures. We are actively seeking more ways to promote ecological sustainability including solar panels and a public bee, bird, and butterfly-friendly meditation garden.

    We are seeking a full-time rector who is outgoing and compassionate, an effective administrator, and a creative preacher and teacher who finds joy in working with older church members. We would consider emerging models of ministry, such as part-time, and will negotiate on salary.

    Serving in partnership with our new priest, we hope to develop lay leadership, revitalize adult formation, and connect actively with religious seekers in the Mountain Home area.

    Mountain Home is a great community with outstanding schools and a progressive city government. We have been named one of the 50 Best Small Towns in the South 2023 by Southern Living Magazine. Our two lakes offer some of the best fishing around, and there is easy access to the Buffalo National River.

  • St. John's, Helena-West Helena

    Full-Time Rector
    Accepting nominees.

    St. John's in Helena believes our most important work is providing a place where all people can grow in their relationship with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. In keeping with our Baptismal Covenant we seek to “proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ.” Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you will find St. John’s to be a place where you are welcomed, respected and valued. St. John’s is proud to be a place where all are welcome.

  • Trinity, Pine Bluff

    Full-Time Rector
    Accepting nominees.

    Trinity Church in Pine Bluff is a diverse, caring parish family. We see great hope, and great need, all around us, and we are deeply committed to reaching out to those beyond our walls in proclaiming the Gospel and sharing the love of Jesus Christ. Our members are open to energetic leadership that will attract new families, engage in pastoral care, connect with our community, and prepare for the Church of the future.

  • Episcopal Collegiate School

    Full-Time Chaplain

    Episcopal Collegiate School is seeking a full-time Lower School (Pre-K3 - 5th grade) Chaplain for the 2024/25 academic year. Episcopal Collegiate is an independent school serving approximately 815 students from Pre-K3 through 12th grade in Little Rock, AR. As the only Episcopal school in the state and diocese of Arkansas, we offer a unique approach to the education and formation of children and young people. Read the position description to learn more.

Learn more.

For additional information, contact the Rev. Canon Jason Alexander, Canon to the Ordinary, at 501-372-2168 or jalexander@episcopalarkansas.org.