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An exciting
opportunity exists to exercise ministry alongside warm and responsive
people, supported by a friendly Team, and in an area of outstanding
natural beauty. The Team Ministry was established in 2000 and
is a benefice of seventeen parishes with eighteen churches. It
is a large but well-defined geographical area bounded by the Deben,
Alde and Ore rivers and the North Sea. The three and a half stipendiary
priests each have pastoral responsibility for clusters within
the Team, which are as follows:
•
Orford, Sudbourne, Chillesford, Butley and Iken. (The Revd David
Murdoch, Team Rector)
• Rendlesham, Eyke, Tunstall and Wantisden. (Rendlesham
cluster vacancy)
• Hollesley, Boyton, Ramsholt, Alderton and Bawdsey. (See
Hollesley cluster vacancy)
• Bromeswell, Shottisham and Sutton. (Half-time post)
(The Revd Judith Andrews:from 3/11/08)
Personal
Qualities sought
1) Above
all, a lover of God and of people.
2) A prayerful and spiritual leader with good preaching and
teaching skills. Able to give strong and inspiring guidance
whilst also enabling and delegating to others.
3) A pastoral, human and caring person who will relate well
to others, be a visible presence in the communities, a visitor
and listener.
4) A promoter of the Church's mission, especially to the young,
families and schools, with which we have promising links.
5) Understanding of, or willingness to learn about the rural
context.
6) Willing to collaborate both within the cluster and across
the Team.
7) Flexible and adaptable enough for a diverse and widespread
ministry, including openness to different approaches and churchmanship;
patient with a good sense of humour.
8) Driver essential, basic computer skills desirable.
Job priorities
1)
To discern, develop and share a mission strategy for this cluster
of churches within the Team, giving a strong lead yet encouraging
the involvement of others.
2) To lead and develop varied and flexible patterns of worship
and music ranging from the evangelical and expanding St. Felix
(Rendlesham) with its contemporary worship style and the more
formal churchmanship of the other cluster churches.
3) To enable the sharing of the Good News with all, especially
seekers and young families, building on links with the church
and state schools.
4) To relate to whole communities by being present at public
events and by pastoral visiting.
Description of Rendlesham Cluster area
This cluster post offers a great opportunity to mix both modern
(evangelical) and traditional styles of churchmanship.
The smaller cluster villages of Eyke, Tunstall and Wantisden each
have their own unique and very different rural characters, whereas
Rendlesham ‘village’ itself has expanded rapidly over
the last 10 years and is now home to around 2500 people. The cluster
is in an area of outstanding natural beauty which is also home
to the world famous Snape maltings. The post would suit a younger
minister with the energy required to build God’s work in
this very distinctive and dynamic area which is not typical of
Suffolk.
Housing
A new (2006) vicarage next to St.Felix Rendlesham.
For
further details, informal discussion, visits and applications,
please contact;
The Team Rector: The Revd David Murdoch
The Rectory
Orford
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 2NN
01394 450336 murdochs4@btinternet.com
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