CsP Music Missioner - Contemporary Christian Music Lead

Sheffield Cathedral • Temporary • Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom • £30.05k / year • 1d ago

Sheffield Cathedral is inviting applications for the role of CsP Music Missioner, a new post within the Community of St Paulinus, at an exciting moment in the Cathedral’s mission and worshipping life.

At the heart of a changing and creative city, Sheffield Cathedral is both an ancient holy place and a living centre of worship, music, culture and public engagement. We are seeking to become the first Cathedral in England to be a resourcing and planting church in the inclusive Catholic tradition, supporting new worshipping communities and churches across the Diocese of Sheffield.

This new role is for a creative, faith-filled musician who is passionate about contemporary Christian music, able to lead worship with skill and warmth, and eager to grow in strength, confidence and scope in their calling. The Music Missioner will help people encounter the Christian faith through singing, sacrament and worship, with a particular focus on developing contemporary praise and worship within a sacramental setting.

Closing date for applications: 2pm on Friday 31 July 2026
Interviews: Thursday 13 August 2026

About the role

The CsP Music Missioner will help shape contemporary praise and worship within the Community of St Paulinus, especially as we seek to plant a Charismatic Catholic new worshipping community at the Cathedral and with a parish partner.

This is a role for someone who wants to:

lead contemporary Christian music in a sacramental and Eucharistic setting

create worship that helps people encounter God, pray deeply and grow in faith

build confidence in congregational singing

recruit, train and encourage other musicians

grow as a musician, worship leader and missioner

take part in formation, supervision, mentoring and training, including opportunities such as the One Hope Project Academy

We are looking for someone with solid musical skill, sincere Christian faith and a heart for worship. Cathedral or church-planting experience is not essential. We are more interested in calling, potential, creativity and a desire to grow.

This is a 28 hours/week role*, usually worked Sunday to Thursday, including Sundays and Tuesdays. It could suit a musician who also teaches, performs, freelances or studies, and who wants a meaningful part-time role at the heart of cathedral worship and mission.
[Salary: £22750 for 28 hours/week (FTE £30,053), plus Cathedral Pension]

To download an information pack or application form, please visit the website of Sheffield Cathedral.

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