Associate Rector for the Parish of with Wormley May 2016

Are you the person God is calling to come and serve as Associate Rector in this exciting parish, who can deepen our discipleship and outreach, so we can continue to flourish and grow? Table of Contents

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1 Welcome to our parish ...... 3

2 Our vision and priorities ...... 3

3 The opportunity ...... 4

4 Meet the team ...... 5

5 The parish ...... 7

6 Churches Together ...... 10

7 Pattern of Sunday worship ...... 10

8 Occasional offices ...... 11

9 Finances ...... 12

10 Housing ...... 13

11 Living in Broxbourne and Wormley and surrounding area ...... 14

12 Parish boundaries – taken from A Church Near You ...... 15

13 The Diocese of ...... 16

14 New River Group and Deanery ...... 17

Page 2 1 Welcome to our parish

Welcome to our Parish Profile and thank you for taking time to read about us. We are praying that, as you read these pages, God will help you to know whether this post is one he wants you to explore further. We know that searching for a clergy post can be time-consuming and sometimes emotionally draining, but we pray that the pages that follow will encourage you as you seek God’s calling for your next move.

This parish is at an exciting moment in its life. We are seeing new people join our churches and our leadership teams. By God’s grace we are seeing lives being changed and many good things are happening. We are still very much a ‘work in progress’, but we face the future with great hope, anticipation and faith.

We believe God is preparing somebody to come and deepen our discipleship and outreach, so that we can continue to flourish and grow. If, having read these pages, you think it might be you, please take the next step and get in touch to explore things further. We look forward to welcoming you! And whether you join this parish or somewhere else, we pray you will soon experience the joy of finding the place God has already been preparing for you.

Yours in Christ,

Charles Hudson, Rector

2 Our vision and priorities

In 2012, a parish survey showed that, although high proportions of those who responded saw the parish as ‘friendly’ and ‘accessible’, a much smaller proportion saw it as ‘alive’. In response, we identified three key priorities that we would pursue (each of which corresponds to one of the elements of the Diocesan vision, Living God’s Love):

1. Developing our worship services, so that they are an engaging and inspiring experience for all;

2. Developing our evangelism and discipleship; and

3. Developing our missional outreach, particularly in the more deprived Wormley end of the parish.

We have made considerable progress over the last four years (see section 5 below), but now find ourselves at a critical juncture. After much discussion and prayer, we see the appointment of a full- time Associate Rector as crucial to the continuing growth and development of our churches.

Page 3 3 The opportunity This is an outstanding opportunity for a gifted and enthusiastic leader to join a high-potential team at an early stage of its development.

We are looking for an ordained Anglican priest who has successfully completed Initial Ministerial Education (or equivalent) and who has:

 A love for Jesus and a commitment to personal discipleship;  A biblically and theologically mature faith;  Strong leadership and teaching gifts;  An ability to promote Christian discipleship in faithful and creative ways;  An ability to build, equip, lead and work within teams;  A capacity to think strategically and implement plans effectively;  A facility to operate in a variety of liturgical settings and breathe life into a range of traditions;  Motivation, determination, self-awareness and a sense of perspective; and  Experience of leading spiritual and numerical growth.

The role offers real responsibility for church leadership, together with the support and collegiality of working in a team. It comprises:

 Sharing, with the Rector, in the strategic leadership of the parish, including attendance at PCC and (as appropriate) DCC meetings, and Ministry Team meetings;  Playing a key role in developing and implementing a strategy for spiritual growth and finding new ways to engage people early on in their journey of faith;

 Service planning and leading, and preaching, including taking primary responsibility for the growth and care of two of our four Sunday services;  Sharing in occasional offices in the parish, including co-ordinating and leading the development of our wedding and funeral ministry;  Leading the development of our mid-week teaching and small group ministry, including co-ordinating and training the leaders of our mid-week discipleship groups;  Overseeing our pastoral ministry and pastoral care team, including home and hospital visiting and residential home services.  Playing an active part in the life of both our church primary schools (assemblies, visits, services), and acting as a Foundation Governor at one of them.  Involvement in the life of the wider Group, Deanery and Churches Together.

In summary, we are looking for the person God is calling to come and serve as Associate Rector in this exciting parish, who can deepen our discipleship and outreach, so we can continue to flourish and grow.

Page 4 4 Meet the team

Revd Charles Hudson - Rector

Charles has been Rector of Broxbourne with Wormley since 2011. Growing up, his family were not churchgoers and his first encounter with living Christian faith came through friends at university. The pivotal moment was experiencing Christ’s love in the power of the Holy Spirit, aged 21, in an Anglican church in Paris. His formative experiences of ministry were at Holy Trinity Brompton, where he was a lay leader for ten years, before training for ordination at Wycliffe Hall. He served his curacy at All Souls St Margarets, in south-west . Before ordination, he worked as a commercial lawyer in the City of London for eight years. He is married to Charlie and has two primary-aged daughters. When he finds the time, he plays most sports badly.

Revd Dr James Webster – Curate

Before being ordained in 2013, James worked for over 25 years in rural community development in the water and sanitation sector, primarily living with his family in East Africa, working with Tearfund. Latterly, he lectured at Cranfield University, training and capacity building others to work in the sector. James is married to Debs and has three daughters, who fluctuate between keeping him young and making him feel old.

James’s curacy will come to an end sometime between June 2016 and January 2017. We would hope to welcome another training curate in June 2017.

Ross Davies – Reader

Ross was licensed as a reader in 2010 and joined the parish in 2014. She has been a part-time honorary chaplain at Princess Alexandra Hospital for the last 18 months. Ross is a past member of the Diocesan Board for Church and Society and currently a member of the Diocesan HIV/AIDS support group. She is also a Trustee of a local Christian charity, The Friends of Osborne House (supporting those with issues relating to homelessness). Ross is married to Rob, a cardiologist. They have two grown-up daughters. Ross’ exercise levels are maintained by brisk walks in the local woods with family pets, Oakley, a Dalmatian, and Labrador, Dwyn and a lot of weeding in the garden.

Ray Slade – Reader

After retiring from the headships of two Church of comprehensive schools in south-east London, Ray worked as a Diocesan education adviser and trained as a reader in our parish, a role he has had for just over 10 years, preaching, teaching and leading services. In his spare time, Ray tries to keep up with his four children and two grandchildren, travel, read (particularly, history, theology and physics, which he taught), play golf and watch rugby and cricket.

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Ali Burt – Youth and Worship Minister

Ali is the most recent addition to the team, having moved to the area after getting married to Lara last summer. Prior to married life, Ali was part of the Youth and Children's Team at St Stephen's, Tonbridge, and he also worked at St John's, Hildenborough. In his spare time Ali is a petrol head and dreams of being a sound technician.

Lynda Dray – Parish Administrator

Lynda grew up locally and has been worshipping in the parish for about 13 years. After teaching in Further Education, Lynda swapped the classroom for the Parish Office, where she has been for nine years, providing administrative support to the clergy team, particularly with occasional offices.

In addition, we have two students from All Nations College in Ware, Jahnn and Ara Cooper, who have been on placement with us for the last three years, and four members of our congregation have recently been trained as Licensed Lay Leaders of Worship authorised to lead services in the parish.

Page 6 5 The parish The parish of Broxbourne with Wormley is located in the of Broxbourne (see section 11 below), and forms the center of a ribbon development running north from the M25 along the A10 corridor. The parish has a population of 14,000. While Broxbourne in the north is affluent, parts of Wormley to the south are among the most deprived areas in the Borough.

The parish comprises two churches:

St Augustine’s, Broxbourne is a Grade I-listed building, completed around 1460. Although the chancel was reordered in 1980, the church retains many historical features. It seats around 320 and has a Parish Centre attached to it. The church is prominently situated, and is a daily sight for commuters heading to and from Broxbourne station.

St Laurence, Wormley is a Grade II*-listed building, in the style of a small country church, parts of which date back to the 12th century. The church features a beautiful 16th century altar piece of the Last Supper by Bassano. It is about two-thirds of a mile from the centre of Wormley. The Church Room, which is licensed for occasional worship, lies in Wormley itself.

Page 7 In recent years, the parish has been experiencing sustained and significant growth:

In particular, between 2011 and 2015, usual Sunday attendance has grown from 158 to 266. The main area of growth has been among young families. Our congregations are now much more representative of the wider community, though we continue to under-represent teenagers and young adults.

There is considerable scope for future growth. Most of our congregation are not weekly attenders. Our Electoral Roll stands at 322 and our worshipping community numbers around 600.

We have made considerable strides in engaging our wider community at major festivals:

As well as higher Christmas attendances, we now draw in large sections of our local community at other times of year such as Harvest and Remembrance (when up to 1,200 people congregate on the Recreation Ground opposite St Augustine’s). That said, the growth in our Easter attendances has been less pronounced.

Occasional offices remain popular (see section 8 below). We estimate that, each year, they attract around 5,000 visitors to our churches, very few of whom are regular attenders.

Page 8 We enjoy a close relationship with both our church primary schools, Broxbourne C of E (VA) Primary School (one-form entry) and Wormley (VC) C of E Primary School (two-form entry). As well as regular visits throughout the year from classes from both schools, Broxbourne Primary hold a Harvest service, Christmas performances and end of term services in St Augustine’s, while Wormley Primary School hold a Harvest and an Easter service at the church, as well as visiting St Laurence for Mothering Sunday and at Christmas. Clergy lead weekly assemblies in both schools.

We also have strong civic and community links. As well as hosting the Mayor of Broxbourne’s Civic Service in recent years, a range of local community groups use our Parish Centre and we organise a major community event in St Augustine’s each year.

The main areas of development in the past four years have been:

Children’s ministry: In the period from 2011 to 2015, child usual Sunday attendance has grown from 24 to 64. In that time, we have expanded the number of groups, so that there is now provision for children at three different services on a Sunday morning. We have also developed our very popular toddler group, Rhyme Time, and started a Bumps and Babes group for babies, toddlers and mums to be.

Baptism ministry and Alpha: Our baptism ministry has grown considerably from 25 adults and infants in 2010 to 60 in 2015. We ask parents who are seeking baptism for their child to complete the first three weeks of our termly Alpha course. We have seen a significant number of people come to faith in Christ in that time. In the last three-and-a-half years, 46 people have been confirmed, 24 in the last twelve months.

New contemporary service: Having installed projectors and screens in St Augustine’s earlier in the year, we launched a new contemporary service in September 2014. The service has been a great success, and is now our largest Sunday service.

Youth ministry: In July 2015, having developed youth work both on a Sunday morning and mid- week, we appointed a full-time Youth and Worship Minister, Ali Burt, to develop our youth work. We have provision for youth at two of our Sunday services.

During the week, we have an early morning prayer meeting and seven fortnightly home groups (typically, with 6-12 members each). Periodically, we run short courses on a variety of subjects, which tend to be well-supported. We have recently launched Aroma, a women’s brunch event on a Saturday morning a few times a year, alongside our occasional men’s breakfasts. However, as we grow, there is a clear need for us to expand our mid-week discipleship groups and courses.

Page 9 In terms of our outreach to our wider parish, we run an after-school club for 7-11 year olds in conjunction with the United Reformed Church, as well as an annual Holiday Club for up to 150 children. We have a long-running women’s group and a monthly Sunday lunch (both of which draw in people from outside our congregations). We also offer a bereavement support group and newly-launched pastoral outreach group, both of which meet monthly. We have a pastoral care team, and visit three residential homes in our parish.

By and large, however, most of these activities are based in and around St Augustine’s and there is a real need for missional engagement at the Wormley end of our parish.

For more information on our different groups and activities, please see our websites: www.staugustinesbroxbourne.org.uk www.stlaurencewormley.org.uk

6 Churches Together

Churches Together in , Broxbourne and Wormley is very active, involving all the denominations in the area (Baptist, Elim, Free Church, Methodist, Roman Catholic and United Reformed Church, as well as the Anglican churches). The leaders meet monthly to pray and have a lunch together. There is a close spirit of co-operation and strong relationships between the leaders. Together, we support the local Broxbourne Foodbank (with centres in four churches in the Borough), a team of Street Pastors and a winter shelter programme based in Enfield. Through Churches Together, we also support Young Life, a non-denominational Christian ministry that works to build positive relationships with teenagers, and aims to introduce them to Christ and help them grow in their faith. As well as an annual Unity Service, the churches also put on a Big Picnic fun-day and open-air service for the local community on the Recreation Ground opposite St Augustine’s. 7 Pattern of Sunday worship

There are four services in the parish on a Sunday morning:

Service Location Forms of service Usual Sunday attendance 8am 1st: St Laurence 1st & 2nd: HC (BCP) 21 adults Rest: St Augustine’s 3rd & 4th: HC (CW) 9.30am St Laurence 1st: FS 39 adults + 7 children 2nd & 3rd: HC (CW) 4th: FC 9.30am St Augustine’s 1st: FS 68 adults + 43 children 2nd & 4th: SoW 3rd: HC 11am St Augustine’s 1st & 3rd: HC (CW) 74 adults + 14 children 2nd & 4th: MP (CW) Figures exclude baptisms, which take place once or twice a month in a Sunday service and attract large numbers of visitors.

The 8am is a said Holy Communion service. The 9.30am at St Laurence is a traditional service, with organ, choir and hymns. The first and fourth Sunday of the month are all-age Family Service and Family Communion services respectively, and there is a children’s group on the other two Sundays.

Page 10 The 9.30am at St Augustine’s is an informal service, with band-led contemporary worship and full children’s groups for ages 0-9, and youth work for 10-18 year olds. The first Sunday of the month is an all-age Family Service. This is also the service in which most morning baptisms take place. The 11am at St Augustine’s is a more traditonal service, with organ, choir and hymns, as well as children and youth groups.

The 8am service is stable and the 9.30am service at St Laurence, although it grew strongly in 2013, appears to have stabilised. However, both the 9.30am and 11.00am services at St Augustine’s now have considerable room for expansion. Further, the potential for afternoon or evening services remains completely unexplored.

8 Occasional offices

In 2015, clergy and readers conducted the following occasional offices:

Baptisms 60 (Under 12s: 49; Over 12s: 11)

Weddings 18

Funerals 24 (Church: 9; Crematorium: 15)

Page 11 9 Finances

In 2014, the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) showed an excess of income over expenditure of £4,029 before the revaluation of investment assets. The annual revaluation of our investment assets showed a gain of £23,033. At the end of 2014, unrestricted reserves stood at £175,836. Detailed accounts are available on request.

From a low base, planned giving (including Gift Aid) has increased significantly in recent years:

The Associate Rector post will be on Limited Common Tenure for three years. The PCC’s clear intention, however, is that the post becomes fully-funded within the annual budget within those three years. The parish pledges 10 per cent of planned giving each year to a number of mission partners, both locally and internationally, including All Nations College, CMS, MAF, Mission to Seafarers, Tearfund and Young Life.

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10 Housing

The Diocesan-owned house is at 11 Wharf Road, Wormley, in a predominantly residential area off the High Road. Built in the 1930s, the accommodation (1,500 square feet) is on two floors.

On the ground floor, an entrance area leads to a sitting room/dining room area (off which is the kitchen), a cloakroom, study and utility room. The first floor landing leads to four bedrooms and a family-size bathroom and loo.

Outside, there is a car port to the side of the house and a good-sized garden to the rear.

The property has been renovated in 2008, 2013 and 2015.

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11 Living in Broxbourne and Wormley and surrounding area

The Parish of Broxbourne with Wormley forms part of the Borough of Broxbourne (see map) which has a population of 100,000. It is situated in south-east bordering the London Borough of Enfield to the south and to the east.

Transport. Broxbourne and Wormley are five miles from junction 25 of the M25. In the other direction on the A10 are (15 minutes) and (50 minutes). There is a main-line station at Broxbourne, with a regular service to Tottenham Hale (Victoria Line - Broxbourne to Victoria: 49 minutes), Liverpool Street (27 minutes) and Stratford (28 minutes). Approximately 20 per cent of working residents commute by train. Stansted Airport is less than a 45-minute drive away.

Retail, Industry and Commerce. The main local retail centres are the High Street in Hoddesdon and Brookfield Farm in Cheshunt. Further afield, the Stratford Westfield shopping centre is half an hour from Broxbourne station by train. There are four supermarkets (Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and Aldi) in Hoddesdon and a Extra in Cheshunt. Major local employers include Tesco and News International.

Schools and Education. There are three primary schools in the parish, two of which are church schools: Broxbourne Primary (Ofsted 2012: Outstanding) and Wormley Primary (Ofsted 2011: Good). There are two secondary schools, The Broxbourne School (one of the highest-performing secondary schools in Hertfordshire) and Sheredes Secondary School. The Broxbourne campus of Hertford Regional College, a medium-sized FE college, also lies within the parish.

Leisure. There are many opportunities for leisure pursuits. There is a wide range of gyms, swimming pools, leisure centres and sports clubs in the area. Walking and cycling are popular in the , which runs alongside the eastern edge of the parish, and Broxbourne Wood. There are several other parks and historic houses. Paradise Wildlife Park lies within the parish.

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12 Parish boundaries – taken from A Church Near You

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13 The Diocese of St Albans The Diocese of St Albans covers , Hertfordshire, and Barnet. Over 35,000 people worship in its churches across the week and its 400 churches bring a Christian presence in every community of the diocese. There 240 stipendiary clergy, 64 self-supporting clergy and 175 readers and 11 deacons and 11 priests were ordained last year to serve their communities. The Diocese’s 135 schools and academies educate more than 27,500 students and there are chaplains in schools, universities, prisons, hospitals, the armed forces and the workplace. The statutory work of the Diocese and support to the parishes is provided by the staff of the Diocesan Office, located in Holywell Hill, St Albans.

The Diocesan strategy, Living God's Love, was launched by the Bishop of St Albans, the Rt Revd Dr Alan Smith, in January 2011. Living God’s Love is an invitation to the Diocese of St Albans to walk together on a journey in:

Going Deeper into God Transforming Communities; and Making New Disciples.

The suffragan bishop is the Bishop of Hertford, the Rt Revd Dr Michael Beazley, formerly Director of Mission in the Diocese of Oxford, who was consecrated in May 2015.

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14 New River Group and Cheshunt Deanery

The parish is part of the New River Group, along with Hoddesdon and Rye Park to the north. The clergy serve their own parishes, but have permission to officiate in each other’s. The clergy and others regularly meet and pray together.

The Cheshunt Deanery is broadly coterminous with the Borough of Broxbourne. As well as the parishes of the New River Group to the north, it comprises the Cheshunt Team (with four parishes: Cheshunt, , Turnford and ) to the south and the parish of to the west. Each parish has a full-time stipendiary incumbent. There are three training curates in the deanery and seven readers. The Rural Dean is Revd Rachel Phillips.

Each parish in the deanery has a Mission Action Plan and the deanery is beginning to work on a Deanery Mission Action Plan. This will focus on areas of mission which can be done more effectively together than at a parish level and may include strategies to enable parishes to share best practice with each other. The clergy chapter meets about five times a year and the Deanery Synod three times a year.

If you would like to know more about the post, the parish or the area before making a formal application, please contact the Revd Charles Hudson, Rector on 07809 770105.

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