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The Diocese of Chelmsford Role Description Role description signed off on The Bishop of Bradwell behalf of: Signature, name and title: Date: Summer 2015 SECTION 1 – Role Details The information here must be consistent with the Statement of Particulars and License issued to the post holder. Name of appointed candidate: Role title (as on licence): Priest in Charge Proportion of time given to this role, if not full-time? Please list Full time other roles or appointments: Orsett St Giles & All Saints and Bulphan St Mary the Name of benefice: Virgin and Horndon-on-the-Hill St Peter & St Paul Deanery: Thurrock Archdeaconry: Southend Date you started in this role: Date of this Role Description: Summer 2015 SECTION 2 – Role Purpose See the appendix for an outline of expectations for an incumbent in the Diocese of Chelmsford (i) General Statement of Purpose To reimagine ministry in the three parishes, so that 1. The discipleship of the congregations is grown and developed through nurture, worship, teaching and pastoral care 2. Those who live in the benefice are served in such a way as to make the gospel intriguing, challenging and appealing 3. There is good leadership as the churches learn to live distinctively, evangelise effectively and be accountable for its Christian life in the context of the Bradwell Episcopal Area and of the Diocese of Chelmsford Reimagine ministry in collaboration with the deanery and the PCCs and congregations of neighbouring parishes, so that good partnerships are established and new Mission and Ministry Units formed (ii) Specific Statement of Purpose and Key Responsibilities What follows is specific to this role and should be read alongside the Specific Statement of Purpose of an incumbent in the Diocese of Chelmsford as set out in the appendix The balance between what is done personally and what is delegated will vary according to the gifts, experience and skills of the incumbent, but in every case the responsibility for ensuring these things are addressed lies with the incumbent (in some cases jointly with the PCCs). Mission, Service and Outreach Find ways to deepen the existing strong links with the three Benefice church schools Help the churches reach out to those who live in their villages; especially the 20‐40 year age groups, their children and teenagers Help the churches acknowledge that our changing culture requires new ideas and fresh approaches to mission in addition to our regular Sunday services Leadership and working collaboratively Continue and further develop the ministry among children and young people through and beyond the church schools Worship, prayer, preaching and teaching Build up worship teams and introduce new styles of worship into the churches alongside current practices Develop new ways for people to learn about their faith Discipleship, Vocation and Stewardship Discern and empower church members to identify and effectively use their gifts in the life of the Benefice and the village communities Parish Organisation and Communication Effectively lead a team and improve communication within the churches Wider Ministry Engage positively with the Re‐Imagining Ministry agenda SECTION 3 – Key Contacts and Relationships Generic or Churchwardens, PCCs; their officers and committees Required Thurrock deanery synod and chapter Specific to The Associate Priest this role Orsett CE Primary School (Aided) Bulphan CE Primary School (Controlled) Horndon-on-the-Hill CE Primary School (Foundation) Kidz K’nexion (children’s holiday club), M.A.D. (Making A Difference) Youth Group Orsett Friends Group Orsett Edward Bear Club, Sunday School and children’s workshops Orsett choir, organists team and bell ringers Mothers Union Horndon-on-the-Hill Sunday School, robed choir and organists team Bulphan Sunday School Speculative Users of Orsett Church Centre Users of Bulphan Parish Room Orsett Congregational Church, Horndon-on-the-Hill Methodist Church and Bulphan Zion Interdenominational Chapel Users of the Woolmarket and Village Hall in Horndon-on-the-Hill Users of the Village Hall in Bulphan Uniformed organisations and pre-school provision across the parishes Whitecroft residential home Orsett hospital; Orsett Hall Hotel; shops and businesses in Orsett Horndon-on-the-Hill shops and businesses; social groups and societies Bulphan Village Community Forum Supportive The Bishop of Bradwell; the Archdeacon of Southend; the Bradwell Area Team and Voluntary Officers and Advisers; The Diocesan Support Teams (finance, property, mission and ministry, communication, education); The Rural Dean and Lay Chair of Thurrock deanery SECTION 4 – Role Context Describe the role context and any other relevant information here Internal Role Context One person is in training as a Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) to be licensed in October 2015 Regular services are held at Whitecroft residential home, either lay-led, or led by the previous incumbent External Role Context The diocese is working to the vision set out in Bishop Stephen Cottrell’s paper Transforming Presence and to the strategy paper, Reimagining Ministry, passed by the diocesan synod in March 2013. The parishes are actively engaged on forming a cluster with the neighbouring parish of Corringham and Fobbing in response to Reimagining Ministry SECTION 5 – Benefice Summary Number of Parishes: Three The Bishop of Chelmsford and Dean and Chapter of St Paul’s Patron(s): (joint) Number of PCCs/DCCs: Three Number of Six Churchwardens: Licensed and Commissioned ministers (list number of clergy, readers, pastoral One associate priest, one reader assistants, evangelists, MLT members etc by category). Parish paid/employed staff (e.g. Administrator or Five organists Organist) Parish unpaid staff (this is likely to include all those with a job There is an administrator for the parish room at Bulphan description). List roles and number. Buildings (churches, halls, Three churches (all Grade I listed); one parish room at Bulphan; etc, including details of one church centre at Orsett (jointly owned with the Orsett listed buildings) Congregational Church that has a chapel in the building) Churchyards (specify Three (all open) open or closed) 2011 census: Orsett – 3,332 Population: Bulphan – 1,032 Horndon-on-the-Hill – 2,100 2014 C of E Membership Return: Average Sunday Orsett – 28 adults, 4 children Attendance: Bulphan – 24 adults, 10 children Horndon-on-the-Hill – 35 adults, 8 children 2014 Parish share: (specify both Orsett – £38,043 (70%) amount requested and Bulphan – £16,596 (100%) percentage paid) Horndon-on-the-Hill – £25,646 (100%) Are ministerial expenses paid in full (if not, what Yes percentage) Are resolution A and/or B None and/or C in place? Church tradition: Middle of the Road Pastoral reorganisation The deanery is working on a plan for Mission and Ministry Units proposals: in line with Reimagining Ministry Outreach/service to the wider community by the The three church schools in the Benefice; Horndon-on-the-Hill parish (e.g. schools, Feast and Fayre; Orsett in Bloom and Bulphan's Lent Lunches chaplaincies): Business element (e.g. major building Bulphan Parish Room provides income for Bulphan church project or hall used by variety of tenants) Other: V2 12 July 2011 Appendix Generic Role Purpose and Responsibilities for Benefice Incumbents This document sets out some expectations for an incumbent in the Diocese of Chelmsford. All role descriptions are expected to develop over time with changes approved with the authority of the Bishop through the MDR process. Role Purpose and Key Responsibilities Section 2 of the Role Description aims to answer the following questions: • What is the role intended to achieve? • What would not get done if the role did not exist? The purpose of the role is to be stated in two parts, (i) general and (ii) specific. (i) General Statement of Purpose All incumbents are Priests in the Church of England whose responsibilities and duties are set out in the Ordinal. Incumbents are additionally licensed by the Bishop to exercise a shared ministry of leadership in a particular context where they will usually be the representative, public face of the church. The general statement of purpose in the document is phrased according to the tradition of the church. It includes reference to any Diocesan, Deanery or Benefice vision, mission or purpose statements, and the following: 4. The provision of worship, administration of the Sacraments, preaching, education, pastoral care, nurture, service, evangelism and leadership that is both Kingdom focussed and a locally relevant response to the Five Marks of Mission in order that: a. each worshipping congregation is a transforming presence in and for their local community and is connected with the wider church and world, and b. the vocational gifts and ministries of the whole people of God are discerned, developed and deployed. 5. The collaborative exercise of leadership with the Bishop, other clergy and lay people in the benefice, deanery and diocese to further God’s mission and ministry. 6. The blend of congregational, local community, and wider civic, social and/or church involvement that every licensed clergy person is expected to exercise. (ii) Specific Statement of Purpose and Key Responsibilities The following eight sections summarise the main duties and responsibilities of an incumbent. The balance between what is done personally and what is delegated will vary widely but in every case the responsibility for ensuring these things are addressed lies with the incumbent (in some cases jointly with