The Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity

Further particulars for the position of Canon Chancellor

May 2018 Confidential

From the Dean The Very Revd Dr David Hoyle

It is Bristol; it is not Barchester. You may think you know about cathedral ministry; you may need to think again. Yes, of course, this is an extraordinary, inspiring building. The music is breath-taking, the worship can be glorious. There is all the benefit (and the proper challenge) of working in a happy and high-functioning collegiate community. There is also, though, one of the country’s great cities and an ambitious , in the midst of a very significant transition. There is a new commitment to social justice and some hard conversations around the old wounds of transatlantic slavery. There is a major fabric programme. There is a deep seriousness about governance and management, but an absolute determination to set hope and faith at the heart of our life. We look for a colleague, a Canon Chancellor, who can share that commitment, help us to build on success. Above all, we want a colleague who can help us to be focussed on our task and still demonstrably enjoy the privilege of working here. The detail follows and there is plenty of opportunity and challenge. The role of the Canon Chancellor is actually quite simple. The Precentor helps us to pray, the Chancellor helps us to follow Christ. We have done some good things, but we want to do better in encouraging people to join us and to grow in faith and hope. We want members of the cathedral community to be more effective as ambassadors for Christ, confident and engaged. We want to see more children doing more in the building, believing it to be theirs. We want students to find generosity of heart and clarity of mind here. We want visitors to learn more and the city and diocese to know this is their place too. We hope you will find questions answered in what follows. If there is more you want to know, we would be delighted to hear from you. I am not much of an enthusiast for straplines; we need all of the gospel, for all of the world, but there is a phrase we use quite often, it comes from St John. Come and see. Yours ever,

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Requirement

The Crown, working with the and the Dean, will appoint a Canon Chancellor to , to take office in the autumn. The Canon Chancellor will have oversight of our life as a community and help us realise our ambition as a place of invitation and welcome. In particular (s)he will sustain the life of our various congregations and encourage those unfamiliar with our life to join us, teaching and guiding us all, as we try to be disciples of Christ. The Canon Chancellor will have oversight of our talented Education Officers, our Cathedral Chaplain, and of our work with visitors and volunteers; (s)he will also be committed to our engagement with social justice. The Canon Chancellor is a member of Chapter and shares in the duties of governance.

The Diocese of Bristol

At the time of writing, we await the announcement of the name of the next Bishop of Bristol. That person will begin episcopal ministry just as this post is filled. The City of Bristol sits right in one corner of a diocese that stretches along the M4 corridor, extending to through and North . It therefore has two major urban centres and a significant rural ‘heart’. There are 165 parishes and 69 church schools.

The Diocesan Strategy, Creating Connections, urges us to make connections with God, with each other and with our communities. The cathedral is committed to this strategy and to the priorities within it: making disciples, growing leaders, engaging younger generations and encouraging generosity. Our strategy document highlights where we deliver against the Diocesan priorities.

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The City of Bristol

Bristol is the largest city in the South West and the cathedral is situated on College Green, at the centre of this modern, vibrant and diverse city. The city has much to celebrate and enjoy – with a vigorous business and cultural life and a strong festival tradition. Originally a trading and merchant port it has become a centre for aerospace, financial and business services, creative industries, distribution and retail. There are two major universities in the city, and the BBC has a significant presence here. There is a very lively arts and music scene and Bristol is something of a foodie’s paradise.

The city is diverse with many different ethnicities and faith groups, and there is a strong culture of activism on the environmental, social and political agendas. At the cathedral we encounter this all the time, as College Green (our precinct) is the centre of political protest in the city; City Hall is on the western boundary. This has given us a unique insight into the needs and concerns of locals and has opened up new areas of ministry; clergy and staff have supported several multi-faith vigils following terror attacks in recent years, including one after the Orlando shootings (for the LGBTQI community). Bristol is anti-Brexit and we have seen a lot of demonstrating in the wake of the referendum, and many anti-Trump rallies. The far-right and the far-left are active in the city.

This dynamic reflects the reality that Bristol, which has much to offer, is also a place of division and frustration. There are significant, deep seated, areas of social deprivation and the city acknowledges that too many of its children live in poverty and that access to higher education, in a city rich in provision, is far too patchy. The city and cathedral have an awkward relationship with our past and there is an energetic debate about the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade in which the cathedral is engaged. We see this contested history in our own fabric; windows and memorials to slave owning families, but also the memorials of those who took a stand on the issue. There is the challenge too of modern forms of slavery.

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Bristol Cathedral Strategy

The cathedral has been a Christian presence in the city for nearly 900 years. We published our own strategy Come and See in 2017. ‘Our mission is to proclaim to every audience that there is one God and one hope for us all.’ It focusses on the challenge to be bolder in Worship, Word and Witness. In particular we want to

 Reach out to the city and make people welcome.  Welcome more people into worship  Develop the work we do in helping people to be disciples of Christ  Build on the efforts of our Education Officers  Encourage young people and families to join our community  To be more effective in promoting justice and peace – addressing the injustices and inequalities in our city and communities

Our strategy is ambitious and will be demanding to deliver. This is a cathedral with a tight budget and small staff team. In a large and vibrant city we have to reach out and be bold and ‘punch above our weight’.

See https://bristol-cathedral.co.uk/about-us/come-and-see-2017-2027-cathedral-strategy-and-fabric- programme/

History The story of Bristol begins with the founding of an Augustinian community c.1140. The abbey was handed over to Henry VIII’s commissioners in 1539 and was closed. In 1542 Henry founded the Diocese of Bristol, the abbey church became the Cathedral of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, and one of the monks became the first Bishop of Bristol (Paul Bush). The Bishopric and Diocese were poor and the boundaries changed a lot over the centuries. It was only in the nineteenth century that the modern boundaries, which included the rapidly growing city of Swindon, took shape.

We can still see remnants of the early abbey in our Norman Chapter house and the Abbot’s Gatehouse (Cathedral office). The Cathedral Schools Trust, which occupies the back part of our site, includes other parts of the original monastic complex. The schools are in and out of the building and very important partners in our life. Because they share the site, we have no Close and staff and clergy housing is scattered. In the Cathedral the Norman east end of the abbey was re-built from the thirteenth century onwards in the innovative ‘hall church’ design from the continent. The ceilings are all the same height – creating large windows and an extraordinary liturgical space. The architectural significance of Bristol is often overlooked. Pevsner said that the hall church was “superior to

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anything else built in England, and indeed, Europe at the same time”. For 300 years we were constrained in a T-shaped building, as we lost our nave (it was being rebuilt at the time of the dissolution). Finally, in the 1860s, a new nave was commissioned and designed by G E Street, which mirrored the east end and new furnishings were put in by J L Pearson at the start of the twentieth century – a pulpit, open screen and reredos, which gives us our modern layout. The organ, which consists of the Renatus Harris case (c.1685) was then re-built by Walkers in 1907, to meet the needs of the new nave.

Liturgical life

We are true to our monastic heritage and worship is at the heart of our daily life. We sustain the worship of the cathedral with confidence. The clergy and others, meet daily for Morning and Evening Prayer and there is a daily (lunchtime) Eucharist. The musical life of the cathedral is currently very strong. There is an adult choir of lay clerks and choral scholars and two parallel choirs of girls and boys. The singing duties are split 50:50. There is also a Cathedral Consort. Evensong is sung six days a week (in term time). The cathedral congregation has grown in recent years, particularly for weekday services, and we have seen remarkable year on year increases at Christmas and Easter and at other festivals. The Sunday Eucharist at 10.00 is attended by round about 200 people. Numbers from 2017 include:  18 special services with over 2,000 attendees  13 services for schools, with over 10,000 attendees  Nearly 2,000 attending during Holy Week  Nearly 12,000 attending between Advent Sunday and 23 December

The worship of the cathedral is, of course, thoroughly Anglican and choral, there is also a catholic tradition here. We have an excellent relationship with Trinity College and have a number of ordinands on placement. We also have a lively role in offering teaching and training to the wider diocese.

There is scope at Bristol to test new services and approaches to worship. In recent years we have started a meditative service for students, and last Christmas put on a Toddler’s carols for the first time, which was so full we had to turn people away. We have extended our education activities to include Christmas and Easter trails and have been one of the few cathedrals to invest in paid support for our Sunday School and activity with families. The new Canon will be able to shape our provision and (in conversation with the Precentor) will have the scope to experiment. This is a city centre cathedral and a small cathedral, we can do ceremony with style but there is also an informal cathedral culture.

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Cathedral governance, operations and finances

Governance

Chapter has a good balance of members in terms of clergy and lay, and we have strong capacity in terms of financial and business expertise in our lay canons, and an academic historian as keeper of the fabric. Chapter meets at least 9 times a year, and that will always include at least one away day to discuss broader strategy and priorities. Chapter is run in a structured way with standing items including finance (management accounts), compliance (safeguarding), and performance reporting, and is good at debating options in a helpful and constructive way. The relationships across the governance structure, with Council, fabric and finance committees are good. We take our commitment to diversity seriously.

We also have related bodies; the Bristol Cathedral Trust, with its Fitzhardinge Society (membership), the Friends (membership) and the Choral Foundation are all independent charities. We work closely together, and Chapter is represented on the governing bodies. Chapter and the Trust have an annual joint meeting.

In 2017 the Dean commissioned a governance and finance review which considered the risks to the delivery of the strategy. The report has been discussed by Chapter and Council and its recommendations will be delivered over 2018/19. The Finance Committee is being strengthened and a new committee will begin operating from May 2018. This work has also reflected the findings and recommendations of the Cathedrals Working Group draft report which was published in December 2017. The new Canon will have a significant role in governance and management and we take that responsibility seriously.

Finance, fabric and infrastructure

Bristol is relatively modest, both in the scale of its finances and its staff resources. We turnover over approximately £1m per annum, and our commercial activity includes a shop and café. We manage our day-to-day expenditure very carefully and are proactive about growing our commercial and events income: but we do this sensitively, and not at the expense of our worshipping life. The 2017 accounts show a healthy surplus and we are in a stable position when the cathedral reserves are taken into account: they have grown 38% in the last five years. If our related charities are taken into account, we have over £5m available as a cushion in crisis (Bacon Review 2017). Over the last five years we have always had clean audits and no significant financial issues have been raised. We have increased our commercial income significantly and turned around the loss in our commercial arm (Bristol Cathedral Enterprises Ltd).

The majority of our fabric programme is funded through grants and giving, and work only takes place when the funds are available. We have a strong track record of attracting grant income. Examples include; the CFCE WWI fund, the CFCE Amenities Fund, the Home Office Vulnerable Places of Worship scheme, local trusts and others. Our Development Director leads on our fundraising efforts. We have an ambitious programme of projects to deliver over the strategy period and a detailed programme of work for the next five years.

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Key points are as follows:

 The next quinquennial review will be completed by June 2018.  The installation of new glass doors and the refurbishment of the lay clerk vestry will be completed this year.  Organ renovation. Our historic organ will require a £2m refurbishment. We are currently seeking CFCE permissions.  New sound and light systems – will improve our worship, but also our visitor experience.  Better access – will be safer and easier for visitors.  Better hospitality – a café revamp is in the planning stages.  After these projects are complete we want to do a major external landscaping project and complete the replacement of our heating systems (phases 4-7).

We are gradually upgrading the Cathedral’s core and critical infrastructure. We completed an ICT upgrade in 2013, rolled out new radios in 2017, and have just replaced and expanded our CCTV system.

Staffing and volunteers

We have one of the smallest staff teams in the country, some of them have been with us for many years. We have 15 FTE and a total of 34 people (including singers). We have four full time Vergers and only four full time administrative staff including the Chapter Clerk and Development Director. We have an annual staff review process and work with a retained HR consultant (CIPD) who provides the technical support on employment law and practice.

A Cathedral Chaplain sustains a lot of our visiting and our sick communions. She works with MU volunteers (who welcome visitors) and with a prayer ministry team. She has oversight of our pastoral work and will report to the Canon Chancellor.

We have over 250 volunteers who offer their time and energy in a number of different roles. Everything from Holy Dusters, to gardening, to stewarding and serving are covered. We also have an embroidery group, welcomers and have been able to offer new opportunities around market research and archives. We need a Canon who will help our effort to recruit and retain new volunteers and to support our current community pastorally.

Marketing and communications

We do not have a dedicated marketing and communications resource, but our team works really hard to make the most of our social media, press and online presence. We have over 3,300 followers on Twitter from a standing start in 2015. In Nov 2017 we got to the final of the Twitter Cathedral world cup, which was no mean feat given our competition was York and Durham. We have had over 300,000 visitors to our website since it was re-launched in 2014. Over 80,000 people have viewed our on-line book of remembrance, as part of our World War One project. We will roll out a new mobile friendly version of our website later this year.

Our profile has grown significantly in recent years, and the Dean and colleagues make regular appearances on the regional TV shows and local Radio Bristol. We have positive relationships with local press. Our choir has been featured on the ‘One Show’ and we have featured in a range of films including ‘Wolf Hall’, ‘The White Princess’ and others.

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Partners

We have long term partners, like the City Council and we are the ceremonial home for the University of the West of England. We work with tourism and business partners and have links with many charities including the Bristol Fairtrade Network, Prince’s Trust and others.

The Cathedral clergy are also involved in the life of the Cathedral Academy Trust. The Dean is a member and trustee of the Trust, the Precentor serves as a local governor, and the Chapter Clerk manages the Landlord relationship.

Compliance

Keeping people safe, in all senses, is a natural extension of our mission of welcome. In safeguarding we have a service level agreement with the Diocese and the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor provides the necessary technical advice and expertise. Our Diocesan Canon is currently the safeguarding lead on Chapter and the Chapter Clerk acts as the safeguarding officer. We work closely with the choir school on all issues relating to the choristers and they are represented on our committee. Our safeguarding policy can be viewed at: https://bristol-cathedral.co.uk/about-us/safeguarding/.

Our health and safety work includes making sure we are prepared to deal with the increased terror threat. In a busy city, our Vergers do have to deal, regularly, with difficult and challenging behaviour from the public, and that is a challenge for clergy too. The Chapter Clerk chairs the health and safety committee which meets quarterly.

We have made good progress on preparations for the implementation of the new General Data Protection Regulation. We are rolling out new policies and a new database.

Achievements and outcomes

Some figures from 2017:  Over 2,000 children visiting for school and education visits  Record numbers at Christmas and Easter  106 public/civic events hosted with over 11,000 attendees  Over 20,000 attending graduation ceremonies.  An increased number of visitors. New people-counting technology suggests our visitor numbers are double what we thought – 250-300,000 per annum.

Examples of our outcomes from 2017 are listed in our annual report in the section on public benefit and in the achievements section. The annual report and accounts are available from the Chapter Clerk ([email protected]).

Equality

Bristol Cathedral celebrates the generosity of God and the richness of creation. Discrimination and victimisation are unacceptable. It is our aim that no one in the cathedral should receive less favourable treatment (either directly or indirectly) on grounds of age, disability, gender/gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

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Principal Responsibilities and Duties

Job title: Canon Chancellor

Job purpose: To oversee and manage: the life of the different cathedral communities; to offer leadership and encouragement to the Cathedral Chaplain and the Education Officers; to have oversight of the ministry of welcome; to have oversight of cathedral volunteers; to share, under the Dean’s direction, in leading worship, preaching and pastoral care.

Responsible to: The Dean

Line Managing: The Education Officers, the Cathedral Chaplain.

Main responsibilities

Strategic Develop and deliver a strategy of invitation and welcome with particular responsibility for:  helping younger people find a home and role in the cathedral  developing and delivering opportunities to grow in discipleship  developing a ministry of welcome to visitors  with other members of Chapter and the cathedral staff developing our capacity to interpret and explain the cathedral  encouraging and developing our work with schools and with children in our congregations  developing our work with volunteers  developing our teaching role to ministerial colleagues in the diocese  promoting and deepening our understanding social justice, sharing in this work which is overseen by the Canon Theologian.

Liturgical All residentiary cathedral clergy are expected to be committed to morning and evening prayer in the cathedral, and to share fully in all our public worship. They take their turn presiding and or preaching at Eucharists on Sunday, midweek and at festivals. All of us are ready to respond to pastoral need and we all promote the mission of God in and beyond the cathedral. All of us play a full part in the life of the cathedral community and we all preach and lead worship in churches within the diocese on a number of Sundays by agreement. This a place that takes preaching and teaching very seriously.  The Canon Chancellor, with the Canon Precentor, will have particular responsibilities for helping us sustain the midweek offices.

Governance  residentiary canons are members of Chapter, attending its meetings as well as meetings of the residentiary canons and some sub-committees of Chapter  Cathedral ministry demands close attention to financial scrutiny and an absolute commitment the highest standards in safeguarding  The Canon Chancellor will exercise proper oversight of the education budget.  to understand and accept the cathedral’s responsibility to assist the Bishop in the exercise of ministry and to promote diocesan strategy

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Pastoral  oversee and encourage the ministry of the Cathedral Chaplain who in turn has pastoral oversight for the cathedral communities

External  with the agreement of the Dean to accept periodic invitations to lead worship and preach in churches in the diocese, or churches in the cathedral’s patronage.  to work on appointments processes in churches within the cathedral’s patronage  undertake press and marketing activity with the agreement of the Dean

Line management • conduct appraisals for the Education Officers and Cathedral Chaplain (please note: Chapter is reviewing staffing, line management responsibilities may change).

Reporting • ensure appropriate reporting to Chapter

The Canon Chancellor would undertake other appropriate responsibilities if reasonable and asked to do so.

Person specification

The post is open to the appointment of a woman or a man. It is a requirement that the person appointed is an ordained priest of the with at least 6 years in Holy Orders. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.

The qualifications, experience, skills and knowledge below are minimum essential requirements

The Canon Chancellor must be a person:  Who is sustained by the routine of the daily office and eucharist and who is nourished by the cathedral’s excellent choral tradition  Who can demonstrate commitment to the principle and practice of the collegiate life of the Chapter and the community life of the cathedral  Who understands the demands of governance and management, able to offer care and oversight to our staff colleagues  Of theological learning and demonstrable ability to communicate Christian faith in a variety of contexts and to a wide range of people  Who can give evidence both of their commitment to Christian mission, and their capacity to adopt an innovative approach  With the energy to sustain a demanding diary and the enthusiasm to engage with the variety of cathedral and city life  With demonstrable experience of working well with volunteers  With knowledge of the world of education  With pastoral skill and the capacity to reflect theologically on pastoral practice  Able to give evidence of an ability to make things happen, change and grow  Of proven administrative competence

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Terms and Conditions

 Appointment: The Canonry will be a Common Tenure appointment under the Clergy Terms of Service Measure.

 Stipend: The Stipend (paid by the Church Commissioners) is that for a Residentiary Canon. The Commissioners refund agreed removal and resettlement costs.

 Pension: Your pension provision will be in accordance with the Church of England’s Pension’s Board’s Funded Pension Scheme. You are entitled to make Additional Voluntary Contributions from your stipend.

 Safeguarding: Under the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 all post holders are required to abide by and promote Church of England Safeguarding regulations and to keep their training up to date. It is expected that a new canon will both promote Safeguarding good practice and seek to make the Cathedral a safe place for everyone.

 Place of work: The Canon will be expected to work primarily in the Cathedral Gatehouse and some administrative support will be available.

 Induction There will be a formal process of induction to help the new Canon settle in.

 Working hours and holidays: Cathedral clergy are expected to keep 24 hours in each week free from their cathedral duties, and to take their full holiday allowance of 6 weeks. The workload for canons is significant, but there is considerable scope within the clergy team for cross cover and flexibility of working hours.

 Training: Training will be provided in a number of areas, including compliance, and safeguarding training for clergy is managed by the Diocese. Clergy can attend conferences relevant to their areas of work and conferences with their peers (usually annual). The Canon will be expected to participate in the Diocesan Ministerial Development Review scheme which is tailored to the role and individual training needs will be discussed.

 Expenses: Necessary expenses relevant to the role will be reimbursed on submission of a claim form in accordance with Diocesan policy.

 Accommodation: The Cathedral Chapter has just accepted a substantial offer for the house previously provided for the Commissioners’ Canon, which was three miles from the cathedral. We are currently looking at three and four bedroom properties much nearer the cathedral. It may be reassuring to candidates to know that, in the very unlikely event that we have not secured a property by September, we will have an empty and sizeable house available – though it too is three miles distant. The Cathedral pays the Council tax, water rates and insurance for each property.

 Staff benefits: All staff enjoy a discount in the Cathedral shop and café. We also provide childcare vouchers if they are required.

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Recruitment Process

Candidates are asked to complete the Cathedral’s application form. It is important for safer recruitment that you provide a complete job history. If there are gaps in your employment history please provide an explanation.

If you would a conversation about the post please contact:  The Dean on 0117 946 8185  Chapter Clerk on 0117 946 8172

Applications should be sent by email to: The Dean’s PA, [email protected]

To arrive not later than 9.30am on Tuesday 29th May 2018

Interviews are expected to be held on Monday 11th June 2018. Candidates will be expected to join the Dean for supper on the evening of Sunday 10th June. Overnight accommodation will be provided.

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