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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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