Vicar: St Columba's and St James w Holy Trinity, Scarborough

Overview

Our United Benefice is seeking a Vicar who will thrive as they lead our two churches with distinctive cultures, church traditions and share spiritualities but shared priorities.  Based in the coastal town of Scarborough, we have in common a desire to reach our parishes, much of which are quite deprived, in mission and evangelism and do so valuing and enabling lay leadership and ministry.  We've learned much about being a Benefice and recognise there is more to learn.

Further details can be found in our Parish Profile and Role Description.

Informal enquiries are welcome, please contact:

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

Closing Date:  Monday 29th January 2024

Interviews:  Wednesday 28th February 2024

Introduction

We understand the pressures of ministry and are committed to supporting you in this.  We offer you a prayerful community with an active team of laity in each church and two happy and very welcoming congregations. We also offer a beautiful seaside town in lovely Yorkshire - come and join us!

Main Responsibilities

1. To maximise the missional opportunities that exist and lead both churches in evangelism
2. To lead collaboratively, building up lay leadership and ministry in both churches.
3. To deepen the shared vision of the benefice, maximising what can be done together.
4. To ensure good pastoral care is in place
5. To value the breadth of worship styles and traditions, deepening the congregations experience of God.
6. To bring leadership to St Columba's building project.
7. To play an active part in deanery life.

The Ideal Candidate

Working across both churches you will:

• Enjoy leading in mission and evangelism in a sensitive manner
• Exhibit a collaborative approach to leadership
• Relate well and warmly to all ages bringing a genuine sense of care and compassion
• Be a person of prayer
• Value both eucharistic liturgy and more informal styles of worship
• Have a good sense of humour.

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.

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS disclosure