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Lincoln Application Pack

Chancellor

Dear applicant

Thank you for your interest in the role of of Lincoln.

Lincoln Cathedral is beginning a very exciting era in its life. A number of significant appointments are currently being made, and Connected, a new multi- million-pound visitor and education project is well underway. The Chapter is in the process of formulating and implementing a shared vision for the next phase of the Cathedral’s life and mission.

The key priorities are: • Ensuring a culture of shared endeavour within a varied cathedral community • Discerning the possibilities for mission and ministry in an historic cathedral setting • Continuing to develop a wide and diverse network of partnerships with the of Lincoln and across the counties of Greater and the East Midlands • Enabling staff and volunteers better to understand the cathedral context with its primary role as a place of worship and mission • Enriching the depth of spiritual encounter

The Chancellor will have an important contribution to make to this journey as a theologian, and will bring the skills needed to lead the cathedral’s work of public theology and Christian education. A particular area for development is the cathedral’s role in the public square and as a champion for a social justice agenda.

Should you decide to apply for this post we look forward to receiving your application.

Please use the diocesan application form which is available on the diocesan website alongside this application pack.

The deadline for applications is 17.00 on Friday 6th October 2017.

Interviews will be held on 24th and 25th October 2017 in Lincoln.

If you would like an informal conversation about the post, please contact the Revd David Dadswell ([email protected]).

The Very Reverend Christine Wilson The Right Revd of Lincoln

The Cathedral in Mission

The is characterised primarily as an agricultural region because the historic county of Lincolnshire produces a significant proportion of the nation’s food. Though it has a number of market towns, many villages and dispersed rural communities, it includes the industrial centres of and in the north of the diocese, and the city of Lincoln itself. Together these urban centres account for more than 40% of the population. Lincolnshire also has a significant military presence, predominantly through the Royal Air Force with significant bases as Waddington, and . The southern part of the diocese has been drawn into the London commuter belt, thanks to the east coast mainline railway and the recently improved A1 trunk road.

Lincoln Cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Lincoln and a centre of the diocese’s worship and mission. It sits on top of the escarpment above the city of Lincoln and is a powerful religious symbol and a natural focal point for Christian aspiration as well as a source of local pride and distinction in a wider world. Being a cathedral for communities across such a wide geographical area is an exciting challenge. Worship, celebration and commemoration are provided to many county and city groups.

Greater Lincoln itself is a city of some 130,000 people. It is a growing tourist destination with the cathedral, and the nearby Norman castle as the most prominent attractions.

The nineteenth and twentieth centuries witnessed growing industrialisation and, although heavy industry declined towards the end of the 20th century, manufacturing remains significant in the local economy. In addition, the development of the University of Lincoln and Bishop Grosseteste University over recent years has emphasised the importance of the learning and education sector.

Though residents speak of “uphill” and “downhill” – the cathedral and the historic centre being separated from the commercial city centre by a rather steep walk. This is an unhelpful demarcation. Lincoln has a vision for its future to be known as one of ’s most vibrant historic cities, an intellectual and intimate city, rich in culture, innovation and heritage as well as creating a positive environment for residents. The cathedral is a key player and partner in this strategy.

Lincoln Cathedral Connected is an exciting £16m project that is intended to transform the Cathedral’s visitor and community offer. The Cathedral has been awarded Stage 1 and Stage 2 funds by the Heritage Lottery Fund and a total grant award of £12.4m. There are many facets to the project but a primary aim of Connected is to increase visitor numbers and to reconnect those who visit with the history and stories of the building. The plans include a new interpretation centre, shop and café/restaurant, improved landscaping and creation of garden space for enjoyment and quiet contemplation as well as conservation of the cathedral’s west front and the historic Exchequergate Arch, an historic gateway from the cathedral precincts to castle square.

Lincoln Cathedral Connected is overseen by the Subdean and further details are available on the cathedral’s website at www.lincolncathedral.com. Like all , one of the challenges is the interpretation of the building not simply as a heritage project and tourist destination, but as a place to encounter the living God. The aspiration of Connected is to provide a journey of encounter and learning, from tourist to pilgrim, enabling all visitors to discover more of our Christian heritage and faith.

Putting the Christian faith into the context of the public square has been a focus for Lincoln Cathedral, and a series of lectures over several years has sought to do this, including the 2015 lecture series, and the annual Magna Carta lecture.

The cathedral has an active events programme including “Community Theatre in the Nave”; for the last two years, there have been sell-out performances of Jesus Christ Superstar. In August 2017 Jekyll and Hyde, the musical, offered plenty of opportunity to engage in debate about good and evil, punishment and atonement.

A new Precentor, installed in September 2017, has been invited to explore creatively the liturgical possibilities within an historic cathedral setting. While preserving the classical cathedral tradition and the dependable liturgical framework at the heart of this holy space, the liturgy needs to develop so that worship enables those who come as visitors and pilgrims to continue to experience a profound sense of the presence of God. The Precentor will play a key role in the preservation of excellence in worship as mission and the development of additional less traditional forms of liturgy that can speak to young people and spiritual seekers.

With colleagues, the Chancellor will share in the work of developing the community of faith in discipleship, deepening the focus on the formation and involvement of the laity, and drawing staff, volunteers and congregations together in their vocation to live as a flourishing Christian community.

In addition to his responsibilities as Master of the Fabric and as the residentiary overseeing Lincoln Cathedral Connected, the Subdean undertakes the role of canon pastor with a pastoral team.

In summary, within the Diocese of Lincoln the cathedral is a much-loved symbol of history and continuity as well as a place of gathering for celebration and encouragement. It offers a large venue for mission events and seeks to provide many opportunities for encounter with the presence of God through a variety of means.

The Life of the Foundation

The Cathedral is governed by its Constitution and Statutes under the provisions of the Cathedrals Measure 1999. The Cathedral Chapter is the governing body of the Cathedral, directing and overseeing the administration of its affairs. The Chapter presents an annual report to the Cathedral Council, a body representing the interests of the wider church and

community, which offers support and advice. These two bodies, together with the College of Canons, form the legal entity of Lincoln Cathedral.

Residentiary members of the Chapter are the Dean and three canons. The Chapter also includes five non-residentiary members: a diocesan and four lay canons with expertise in finance, business, logistics and farming. The Chancellor will be expected to contribute actively to this creative and professional body corporate.

The Cathedral Library

The Chancellor oversees the work of the library and education on behalf of Chapter.

The cathedral has an extensive and renowned collection of books and documents housed in the Wren Library, Canons' Library and Exchequergate Arch. It is cared for and maintained by the Librarian and Assistant Librarian.

The 15th century Medieval Library was originally built as a chained library and housed the Cathedral’s collection of early handwritten manuscripts. Although mostly theological in nature to suit the needs of scholars and the Cathedral clergy at the time, there are also treasures such as Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and the Thornton Manuscript.

The 17th century Wren Library contains approximately half of the Cathedral’s early printed books, many of which belonged to Dean Michael Honywood who paid for the building and design of the library. The collection includes 100 “incunabula” or, books printed before 1501. Amongst the library's considerable manuscript treasures is one of the four remaining exemplars of the 1215 Magna Carta.

Education

Lincoln Cathedral has been a focal point for Christian witness for hundreds of years. An essential part of this witness is the way in which it serves the children and young people who visit. Education is a key opportunity for the cathedral to engage with children and young people from Lincoln and beyond, and the cathedral offers children and young people the chance to explore art and design, citizenship, history, mathematics, RE, science, and so much more.

The cathedral’s current educational provision comprises a mixture of guided tours and self- guided trails. Along with our cathedral explorer pack and general children’s tour, the guided tours and self-guided trails meet the National Curriculum expectations for mathematics at Key Stage 1, science at Key Stage 1, RE at Key Stage 2 (in line with the Lincolnshire Locally Agreed Syllabus for RE) and history at Key Stage 3. In addition to this, we offer bespoke tours, trails and workshops at the request of schools. We introduced a refreshed safari and storytelling guided tour for early years groups in September 2016. We hope to develop the Norman story with Lincoln Castle and crucially Lincoln Cathedral Connected, our Heritage Lottery funded project, has a key focus on our educational offer. We will also be taking part in the Sandford Cascade Project in partnership with Bishop Grosseteste University, with the outcome of achieving the prestigious Sandford Award.

The Cathedral Choirs

The cathedral has a very strong choral tradition with both a boys’ choir and a girls’ choir singing alongside the lay vicars and choral scholars, all employed directly by the cathedral. The reputation of the choirs is excellent and there are regular broadcasts on BBC Radios 3 and 4. As a positive expression of musical outreach, the cathedral chapter recently made the decision to open the boys’ and girls’ choirs to talented children from any school in Lincoln and beyond.

People

The cathedral is a living wage employer with over 100 permanent staff. 86 people work for the cathedral directly and 26 for Lincoln Shops (a wholly owned subsidiary company). It is anticipated that nine new posts will be created as a result of Lincoln Cathedral Connected. The cathedral is one of eight cathedrals to maintain its own works department.

To support the residentiary canons with the demanding pattern of services and pastoral care there are three readers and a team of duty , ordained and lay.

The chapter office is led by the Chapter Clerk & Administrator. The operational work of the cathedral is being steadily strengthened and restructured to meet the demands of the future, and specifically to capitalise on the investment of Lincoln Cathedral Connected. We are currently recruiting for this role and an interim Chapter Clerk and Administrator has been appointed from early September during this vacancy.

The music department is overseen on behalf of chapter by the Precentor and consists of the Organist and Master of the Choristers (Director of Music); an Assistant Director of Music; an Organist Laureate and an Assistant Organist.

The fabric of the cathedral and its 80 properties are maintained and cared for by a works department of some 30 people. This is overseen on behalf of chapter by the Subdean.

The cathedral is extremely fortunate in having over 650 volunteers deployed across the whole range of activities, many of whom travel some distance to offer their assistance. In common with many other cathedrals Lincoln would be a much poorer place and key elements of our service provision would grind to a halt without this band of dedicated people who give their time so generously.

Worship

Worship lies at the heart of the cathedral's life and mission.

The cathedral has a lively and committed congregation of Sunday and weekday worshippers. The average Sunday attendance at the Eucharist is 193 and 257 people attend the other services. It has one of the larger congregations in the diocese. Services during the

week attract an average of 71 people. The vocation of a cathedral congregation is a particular one and some members make a contribution to the life of the diocese and to the life of the cathedral including as volunteers.

A large number of groups and organisations such as the county council and the city's universities are hosted by the cathedral each year for various ceremonies and events. The cathedral is adept at responding to their various needs. It lies in two adjoining but very different parishes in a city which is significantly over-provided with churches. The canon-in- residence and duty chaplains ensure that a priest is available throughout the day and the dependability of its liturgical framework means that many avail themselves of worship, time for reflection or spiritual advice during the working week, who would not describe themselves as members of the cathedral congregation.

Morning and Evening prayer are said or sung daily and the Eucharist celebrated twice a day. The attendance of the Dean and clergy chapter at this is an important sign of prayer for the diocese, the Church and the world. The tradition is liberal catholic and formal, which sustains and enables a regular congregation of widely differing ecclesial backgrounds. Holy Week is celebrated in its entirety and is increasingly drawing a congregation much wider than the cathedral's own.

Currently the normal services on a Sunday are:

7.45am The Litany 8.00am Holy Communion (Order Two) 9.30am Sung Eucharist (Order One) 11.15am Choral Mattins 12:30pm Holy Communion (Order One Traditional Language) 3.45pm Choral Evensong

The chapter is keen to preserve and develop excellence in worship and imagine new ways to engage with those exploring faith in the context of the prayer, history and beauty which this iconic cathedral offers. Enriching the depth of spiritual encounter, reaching out beyond existing contacts and leading the mission and outreach of the cathedral are all areas for development in the life and worship of the cathedral.

Overall purpose of the role

As a residentiary canon of the cathedral, the Chancellor will take overall responsibility and lead the cathedral’s work of public theology, theological reflection and Christian education. The Chancellor is a member of the cathedral chapter, sharing fully the responsibility for all aspects of the cathedral’s life. Day-to-day responsibility for particular aspects of that life is delegated to individual members of chapter and through them to senior members of staff.

• Accountable to the Chapter • Directly reporting to the post holder: Librarian and Education Outreach Officer

Main duties

Chapter To share in the responsibilities of chapter, to lead in areas of responsibility and to serve on committees as required. Specific duties include: • To be committed, as required by statute, to Morning and Evening Prayer in the cathedral and to share fully in the liturgical life of the cathedral • Act as canon-in-residence for the prescribed periods, discussed and allocated annually, usually in September each year • Attend and participate fully in chapter meetings • Share in the preaching and teaching ministry of the cathedral

General • To maintain and develop the tradition of scholarship and learning associated with Lincoln Cathedral for the benefit and furtherance of its mission • To make a contribution to the theological work of the wider church through preaching, lecturing and writing. • To inspire and oversee the interpretation of the cathedral and its mission to those who visit, enabling them to discover more of the Christian faith • To ensure effective management of the budget for the education and library departments • To encourage good relationships with immediate colleagues, other staff, volunteers and external contacts • To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably asked by the Dean and Chapter and agreed with the Chancellor.

Library • To encourage the wider use of the cathedral library and to be responsible for the management and curations of the portable collections • To act as Chair for the Publications Committee • To be a member of the Library Advisory Committee

Education • To develop the role of education within the cathedral. This will include working with the Lincoln Cathedral Connected project team on an improved interpretation scheme. • To develop and deliver appropriate programmes of study for the cathedral community and beyond • To deepen links with the University of Lincoln, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln College and develop links with other places of learning and research, both at home and abroad • To engage with the diocese in theological education and training wherever appropriate • To develop public lectures and debate on matters of faith and social concern, enabling the cathedral to be a place of open and honest debate • To act as a mentor to those volunteers engaged in educational outreach in the cathedral • To participate in the appointment of an annual artist and/or poet in residence.

Person specification

An experienced priest, with a wide range of skills, experience and personal qualities and a keen interest in the church’s worship.

You will: • Be a priest in the or a church in full communion with it and in holy orders for at least six years • Be a person of prayer • Be a team player • Have demonstrable record of theological reflection in a way that is relevant to this post. • Have experience (or a willingness to learn about) the interpretation of the Cathedral and its mission. • Have experience of management • Have a keen awareness of safeguarding adults at risk and children in the church environment • Have the ability to plan proactively, work to strict deadlines and have time management skills • Have excellent oral and written communication skills • Have a knowledge of financial systems and budgets • Have the ability to plan proactively, work to strict deadlines and have good personal and time management skills • Have excellent oral and written communication skills • Be energetic and capable of handling a complex and heavy workload • Be able to perform well under pressure • Be able to work with flexibility and imagination

• Be committed to working collaboratively with other colleagues on Chapter and of providing leadership where appropriate • Relate well to people of all backgrounds • Be competent in the use of IT • Have the right to work in the .

Other information

• The Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009 (Common Tenure) applies to this post • An enhanced DBS check and Safeguarding Training will be required • The Dean and two residentiary canons are paid by the Church Commissioners. The current stipend for a residentiary canon is £27,060 pa. • Accommodation will be provided in a cathedral property free of rent and council tax • A 75% contribution towards heating, lighting, cleaning and gardening costs • Agreed working expenses will be reimbursed in full, upon production of receipts.