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Part Time Vicar of Blundellsands St Michael
Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/61196/7150
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Office Holder
Salary/Stipend:
30,638 (FTE)
Location:
Blundellsands St Michael
Closing Date:
31/12/2024
Vacancy Category:
Clergy
Business Unit:
Diocese of Liverpool
Organizational Unit:
Benefice
Introduction
Overview
We are a church which has been transformed by the Leading Your Church into Growth programme and we would wish to continue to build our church on its inspirational and motivational principles: welcoming young and old, encouraging a love of Bible reading and flexibly planning ahead under God’s guidance through widening our vision for his people in this place.
We are looking for a passionate and energetic vicar who will recognise gifts in others and encourage them to use them for God’s purposes and lead teams of volunteers to reach out to all ages and grow St Michael’s in the community. We want a vicar who will lead us to a deeper love of God and His Son, Jesus Christ.
We are offering you a warm, welcoming and growing congregation who will support you both in prayer and practical aspects. We love to be actively involved in church services and events within and outside the church walls. We have a highly experienced PCC and team of Lay Readers, Church Wardens, Pastoral Assistant and Parish Administrator. We will be flexible in how you organise your week and know you need to take holidays and time off.
This is a part-time post equivalent to 3 days + Sundays without housing but with housing allowance provided pro rata. Blundellsands is close to Crosby beach and Antony Gormley’s Another Place. Sports enthusiasts find amenities close to the church, including Waterloo Rugby Club, The Campion Lawn Tennis Club and the renowned West Lancashire Golf Club. There are very good transport links to Liverpool city centre and Southport.
Closing Date: TBC
Interview Dates: TBC
For more information please contact: Ven Pete Spiers. Archdeacon of Knowsley and Sefton
Mob: 07590690780 or email: pete.spiers@liverpool.anglican.org.uk
Being part of the Clergy Team in Liverpool Diocese
For many years we have been working to achieve growth in our diocese. We have used different ways to express this but the aim and direction of travel has remained the same – consistent with the whole of the Church of England. We have articulated a vision for this growth by saying
we are asking God for a bigger church so that we can make a bigger difference: more people knowing Jesus and more justice in the world.
In our diocesan vision we have identified four priority areas for our work in mission in this season:
- Introducing people to God through Jesus Christ
- Deepening discipleship, especially by means of our Rule of Life
- Developing Christian leaders in every place
- Working for justice
Like everyone entering a new role in the Diocese, you will accept the priority of these areas, and will measure your ministry by effectiveness in these areas. You will be supported and expected to be accountable (through the Ministerial Development Review as well as through regular meetings with your colleagues) for how they are being implemented within your area of responsibility.
In common with all clergy in the diocese, you will work together with others to:-
- Establish a culture of invitation in evangelism within the local church.
- Start new worshipping communities and maintain existing healthy worshipping communities that are accessible to all.
- Establish a culture in the local church of expecting a deepening of discipleship and putting into practice the 6 disciplines of the Rule of Life.
- Develop prayerfully a strategy for mission and church growth and aligning it with the Diocesan strategy Fit for Mission.
- Identify, train, release and support new Christian leaders and teams.
- Encourage vocations by identifying the gifts of others and assisting people to seek God’s calling for their lives.
- Develop the distinctive ministry of the local Church within the wider context of the Diocese, Deanery and local ecumenical setting by establishing and maintaining good collaborative working relationships with clergy and lay colleagues.
- Lead your congregations both to pray for justice in the Church and the world and to recognize how, working with others, your congregations can work for more justice in the Church, your local communities, and the world.
- Ensure that safeguarding, financial and other governance disciplines are followed.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
