The of St Michael’s, The Parish of and Colan

The Bishop of seeks a Priest-in-charge to serve initially the Parish of St Michael, Newquay and (at the point of the next vacancy) the Parish of St Columb Minor and Colan. Foreword.

In due course, and in pursuance of the Pydar Deanery Plan, it is intended that the person appointed to this post will lead the process to amalgamate the benefices of St Michael’s, Newquay and St Columb Minor and Colan to form a single benefice covering “Greater Newquay”. The clergy and lay leaders have already been working towards this end since the retirement of the previous Vicar of Newquay and good relationships are being established. It is important that this momentum is maintained. The three Churches, with their varied location, churchmanship and emphases are well-placed to work collaboratively together to serve the varied communities that comprise this vibrant and busy town. The task of leading them to work together to embody the Gospel is a challenging and exciting one.

Newquay is a very significant conurbation which has a substantial, and fast- growing, resident population but also hosts large numbers of visitors especially across the summer season, but also throughout the year. The Priest appointed will, in the first instance have responsibility for St Michael, Newquay, a parish of modern Catholic tradition, and will seek to develop patterns of worship and outreach that build on the foundations laid, but take advantage of the Church’s prominent location and enable ministry to meet the needs of local people and visitors alike. It is expected that all strategic development will be undertaken in conjunction with the leadership of St Columb Minor and Colan and that, increasingly, experience, resources and administration will be shared.

The parish of St Columb Minor has over the years developed significant social outreach projects and the Priest appointed will need the capacity to encourage the development of these ministries. St Colan is a rural church with a small, but committed, gathered congregation, but it is well used for occasional offices.

The person appointed to this role will aspire to the Qualities and Values outlined by the in the attached document and will be able to demonstrate that they are well-matched against this Person Specification prepared by the . The Ven Bill Stuart-White

Archdeacon of [email protected] Person Specification

The Priest appointed to this post will:

 Be committed to the principles at the heart of Accompanied Ministry Development and thus to fostering shared leadership and to releasing the gifts of others.  Have broad experience of leadership, preferably in a multi-church environment.  Have proven ability in the management of change.  Have the ability to celebrate and to develop worship in the broad range of traditions already existing across the 3 churches whilst demonstrating a flexible approach.  Be committed to ecumenical cooperation in the spirit of the Cornwall 2012 “Declaration of Intent” and to supporting Churches Together in Newquay.  Demonstrates physical and spiritual stamina.  Be able to adapt the format of occasional offices in a creative fashion to attract and welcome all who wish to make use of these gifts.  Develop a vision to enable the congregations to reach out in service to the wider community – especially those who are marginalised, deprived, homeless, refugees including those who live in poverty both locally and worldwide.  Be committed to respond to the schools’ requests to be involved in school life eg OTB, assemblies, RE lessons and counselling.  Be committed to meeting the MMF and fundraising to support the work of the Parish.  Have the capacity to nurture what we are already doing and to lead us forward whilst supporting the successful events and activities that already exist.  Have the ability to recognise and foster new ministries.

The Vision for the is to

“Discover God’s Kingdom; Grow the Church”.

To help to achieve this vision, three strategic initiatives (“strands‟) were introduced and agreed at Diocesan Synod in May 2013. These strands which focus on Discipleship, Ministry and Mission form the background to life and ministry of the Diocese. For more details, please check under the appropriate headings on the Diocesan website. www.trurodiocese.org.uk. The PCCs of the five parishes are fully committed to supporting this Vision.

Qualities and Values of those we invite to work with us in achieving our vision

Bishop Tim writes:

‘The Church of , as so often in its history, is facing a period of change in which we are being asked “to proclaim the Gospel afresh to a new generation” (Preface to the Oaths and Declaration). As well as this the Church is facing internal challenges, not least of which is the declining number of stipendiary clergy due mainly to large numbers of retirements.

In the Diocese of Truro we are responding to these challenges by investing in mission- focused initiatives that help us to discover God’s Kingdom, grow the Church, and create flourishing communities.

The ordained ministry will continue to play a crucial role in the delivery of these initiatives, and therefore we are keen to have priests working in the Diocese who are at the forefront of meeting these challenges and achieving this vision.

With this in mind we are seeking to encourage and invite to work and live with us those priests who …’

 are joyful at the demands of the Gospel and live convinced of the importance of hope. We are called to be a joyful and hopeful people;

 can work flexibly and are willing to be adaptable in their methods and approaches and seek partnership with those who work more widely to flourishing communities;

 are innovative and imaginative and strive to be creative and willing to risk failure in order to learn;

 are clear and realistic about their own need to seek repentance regularly and who also look to be those who act as signs and symbols of the reconciling love of God;

 know the value of journeying with others, seeking always to be a pilgrim who learns and grows alongside fellow-travellers;

 nurture and enable a sense of discipleship and vocation in themselves and others;

 live always striving to be people of integrity and authenticity as they seek to become imitators of Christ;

 are eager to see growth in all its dimensions and are aware and excited by the dynamic reality that we are always changing and that change brings opportunities and fresh challenges;

 are convicted of the necessity and virtue of working with others so that they never work alone. In other words they are alert to collaboration with all who work alongside them, clergy and lay and will work to forge good relations with other denominations to further the missio dei (God’s mission);

 are resilient in personal terms with a well-developed and rigorous prayer discipline, mindful of the need to balance their life and work and also resilient and aware of the joys and tensions of being part of the .

The Bishop of Truro 2015