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Vicar of Bamber Bridge St Aidan and Walton-le-Dale St Leonard
Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/70992/7025
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Office Holder
Salary/Stipend:
Location:
Bamber Bridge
Closing Date:
07/07/2024
Vacancy Category:
Clergy
Business Unit:
Diocese of Blackburn
Organizational Unit:
Benefice
Introduction
We have a vision to grow the Church, both numerically and spiritually and will work hard to make “Making Disciples – Transforming Lives” a reality.
To help us with this we are praying for a priest who
- will be a ‘Heart in Heaven and feet on the ground’ person
- is a person of spirituality and resilience and is full of energy and enthusiasm
The Benefice consists of two parishes on the outskirts of Preston. These are the churches of Bamber Bridge, St Aidan and Walton le Dale, St Leonard. The Parishes are situated in the Leyland Deanery in the Diocese of Blackburn. The infrastructure of the locality is well served by rail via Preston, which is only two miles away, and a smaller station on Station Road, Bamber Bridge, and easy access to the M6, M61 and M65 motorways giving links across the county and beyond. The distance between St Leonard’s Church and St Aidan’s is approximately 1.4 miles; five minutes by car.
Our Vision
We are looking for a priest who will:
- lead on our vision towards having ‘Healthy Churches Transforming Communities’ according to the Diocesan Vision for 2026
- provide leadership and support to our PCCs in terms of our MAP and its goals
- build and grow on existing relationships with our schools, children and the community
- support our teams as we grow in terms of spiritual awareness and congregation numbers
- be willing to take risks to develop some modern worship styles in order to achieve the above
Who are we looking and praying for someone who will
- Preach the Gospel and helping the congregation to live it;
- Practice a Collaborative Ministry, appreciating the work and variety presented by our two parishes ensuring that we work together in our United Benefice;
- Be a strong leader and team worker, willing to delegate, with good communication and listening skills, able to relate to churchgoers and nonchurchgoers alike;
- Make use of their life experience and pastoral skills to engage with the community at large, in particular building on the active relationship with our local schools and younger people;
- convey commitment and enthusiasm in their calling conveyed by enjoyment, a sense of humour, having fun, being friendly and approachable;
- Be will take risks in the development of new worship styles within our traditions, whilst taking the time to explain and gain support for the changes that they seek to introduce.
Video of the parishes: https://youtu.be/xsvb8vXU3cE
Closing date: Sunday 7th July
Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 31st July 2024
For an informal conversation about the post, please contact the Area Dean, Andy Meeson on areadean.leyland@blackburn.anglican.org
The Diocese of Blackburn believes that diversity enables us to thrive and develop and is committed to race equality, welcoming applications from UK Minority Ethnic/ Global Majority Heritage backgrounds
The Diocese of Blackburn is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
For information about Blackburn diocese please follow this link https://jobs.churchofengland.org/blackburn/vision-2026/
For information on making an application through Pathways please follow this link https://jobs.churchofengland.org/HELP/candidate-faq/
