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Associate Priest
Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/135177/9971
Introduction
St Peter’s Church
St Peter’s is a city centre church at the heart of St Albans. We are an inclusive and friendly church family with the vision to be part of God’s transforming work among us and in our community. Our desire is to see all ages grow in faith and to reach out to others with the love of God. Along with St Michael’s and St Stephen’s we are one of the three pilgrim churches surrounding the Cathedral. We value our strong music with choir and all age orchestra led by our director of music. We also benefit from a well supported admin team who manage forward planning and day to day matters. We have a ministry team which includes 4 Readers and an associate minister who volunteers time around a diocesan post.
Role Statement
As Associate Priest, the person appointed would be a colleague to the vicar, and involved in the wider mission and worship life of the church. They will lead ministry in church life and outreach and may want to develop a particular focus (see below).
Some key activities of this role (alongside the incumbent and the ministry team):
- to share in strategic development of the life and aims of St Peter’s.
- To develop St Peter’s significant network of contacts, enabling and encouraging people to come to faith and grow in discipleship.
- To work with the incumbent, ministry team, and others, to strengthen outreach into our local community, particularly schools within the parish (3 primary schools, 1 secondary)
- To develop and extend St Peter’s enquirers’ courses and discipleship programmes.
- To support the volunteer leaders of the various activities at church.
- To participate in staff/management/ministry team meetings as necessary.
- To attend/take part Sunday and mid-week services, and weekday Morning Prayer when possible.
- To manage the necessary admin in relation to this role.
- To fully adhere to Church of England Safeguarding procedures as adopted in St Peter’s PCC Safeguarding policy.
- Examples of a particular focus may include, ministry to the city centre, ministry to local schools, ministry among children/families, working with the director of music on developing the musical life of St Peter’s.
Person Specification
The person filling this role will:
- Have an active Christian faith, confident to share encouragements and questions in our ongoing shared journey of learning.
- Have a willingness to discern God’s plans for St Peter’s.
- Be a confident and motivated leader and team player who can inspire others and is able to develop and support volunteers in a collaborative style.
- Be able to work with sensitivity, tact and maturity and to hold and keep confidential information. This person will also be able to give pastoral care and to relate warmly to people of all ages.
- Be in agreement with, and willing to support, the vision, values and objectives of St Peter’s Church outlined in our Mission Action Plan.
- Be a good communicator, both written and oral, be IT and social media literate and able to devise and deliver sessions with creativity and imagination.
- Be ordained as a priest in the Church of England.
For an informal conversation, please contact the Archdeacon of St Albans, Charles Hudson: archd@stalbans.anglican.org
Tel: 01727 818121
Potential candidates need to contact Mrs Natalia Deas, PA to the Archdeacon of St Albans, from whom an application pack can be obtained.
Email: archdstapa@stalbans.anglican.org