Vicar of Newland St John

Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/5367/7743

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Contract Type:

Office Holder

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Location:

Kingston-upon-Hull

Closing Date:

08/12/2024

Vacancy Category:

Clergy

Business Unit:

Diocese of York

Organizational Unit:

Benefice

Introduction

We are a newly re-formed, growing, diverse and informal church seeking a Vicar to lead us into the next exciting chapter of our life and mission. We are focussed on being ‘church as family’, celebrating our diversity and valuing the importance of unity. We seek to be a church that demonstrates ‘simplicity, humility and boldness’ in our shared experience and to see them lived out in our individual lives. We enjoy our informality – people and community are more important to us than organisations or structures.

The last four years have seen significant growth from a small congregation of just 10 to now average 70 each week with much of the growth being from those new to church. Our very varied parish is important to us – we love our community and are committed to them. We have an active student ministry, close links with the University and we are committed to our Church School.

We thank God for all He has done amongst us recently and we are excited about what He will do through the leadership of our next Vicar. There’s a wide range of gifts and experiences they might have that are ‘desirable’ but loving Jesus and sharing that love with our community is ‘essential’.

Main Responsibilities

To continue St John’s journey in discovering their vision for the future and developing a shape for church life that enables growth, health and holiness
To live out your own discipleship openly and model a missional outlook and ministry
To deepen the congregation’s personal discipleship through preaching and teaching on Sundays and developing midweek opportunities, where appropriate
To lead the church in their experience of the work of the Holy Spirit in all his manifestations
To embody the values and aspirations of the church, ensuring that all that has been developed recently is built upon and not lost
To listen to the community and enable the church to engage meaningfully with its Parish
To re-establish the chaplaincy at the University
To grow personal giving in the church and ensure their Free Will Offer is in excess of their ministry costs
To value the links with St John’s Church School and give time to this
To act as Training Incumbent for Rev’d Jenny Rankin
To be a collaborative colleague with others in the Deanery and Archdeaconry, and ecumenically.

Person Specification

Faith-filled and expectant that God will grow our church
A prayerful disciple who loves to tell others about Jesus
Open to the work, guidance and empowering of the Holy Spirit
A preacher and teacher who values the bible
Welcoming and inclusive in their approach to people
A careful listener, to the needs of the church, community and prompting of the Spirit
A capable training Incumbent
A commitment to Church Schools and University Chaplaincy

About Us

The Diocese of York, led and guided by Archbishop Stephen Cottrell, takes in much of North and East Yorkshire. As the largest diocese in England, geographically, the area is very diverse, featuring a multitude of needs and opportunities. This includes the bustling urban centres of York, Hull and Middlesbrough, the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors National Park, and the incomparable Yorkshire Coast; as well as areas of deprivation in some of our urban and smaller rural and coastal communities.

Our mission and ministry relies on thousands of people - lay and ordained, volunteer and paid. Our diocesan teams provide a wide range of support services to our mission and ministry, including lifelong learning for ministry, the care of church buildings, and safeguarding. Together, we are striving to be a people who are ‘Living Christ’s Story’. We want to be a simpler, bolder, humbler church which in its diversity reflects the communities it serves. We are bringing renewed focus and fresh energy to achieving our aims:

Becoming more like Christ
Reaching those we currently don't
Growing in discipleship, influence and numbers
Transforming our finances and structures

Our approach is aligned with a commitment to the best of our parochial inheritance, to the poorest communities, and to the financial realities we face.

Under current immigration rules, it is not generally possible for us to appoint clergy who are not already eligible to work in the UK.

Informal enquiries are welcome:

The Archdeacon of the East Riding, the Ven Andy Broom | ader@yorkdiocese.org |
01482 881659

Closing date for applications: Sunday 8 December

Interviews (over 2 days): Friday 24 & Saturday 25 January

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure

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