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Saint Mark's, Kempshott PARISH PROFILE FOR A PRIEST IN CHARGE SAINT MARK’S, KEMPSHOTT BASINGSTOKE Jesus at the heart, inspired by the Holy Spirit to serve, share and support www.saintmarks.org.uk Homesteads Road, Kempshott, Basingstoke RG22 5LQ Saint Mark’s, Kempshott | Parish Profile and Role Description Page 1 of 23 c Welcome to this Benefice Profile and Role Description…and welcome to the Diocese of Winchester! At the heart of our life here is the desire to be always Living the Mission of Jesus. We are engaged in a strategic process to deliver a mission-shaped Diocese, in which parochial, pastoral and new forms of pioneering and radical ministry all flourish. Infused with God’s missionary Spirit we want three character traits to be clearly visible in how we live: ▪ Passionate personal spirituality; ▪ Pioneering faith communities; ▪ Prophetic global citizens. The Diocese of Winchester is an exciting place to be at the moment. We wait with eager anticipation to see how this process will unfold. We pray that, if God is calling you to join us in his mission in this part of the world, he will make his will abundantly clear to you. “As the Father sent me so I send you … Receive the Spirit” (John 20:21) www.winchester.anglican.org/resources-archive/?s=&resourcecategory=mission-action-planning Basingstoke Deanery Basingstoke is ranked 11th best place to live in the country. The major town of Basingstoke has a population of 105k and around it lies some of the most beautiful villages and countryside in Hampshire, with a population of 65k. The town is planning to increase its population by 40k in the next 15 years. Employment is amongst the highest in the country. Different communities get on well together. This is the context of our mission and ministry. The Deanery chapter is amongst the largest in the Diocese. A new leadership team is seeking to support renewal and growth across the Deanery and strengthen our ecumenical links. An area wide "Who Cares?" mission is planned for 2017. We have a strong Town Centre Chaplaincy, and good links with hospital chaplains, street pastors and foodbank. We are focussed on applying the Strategic Priorities of the Diocese in our context, with particular emphasis on ministry in schools, sharing resources across the Deanery and developing new forms of mission and ministry in places where the population is growing. We want enterprising clergy, who are team players, to join our chapter. We offer a rich depth of experienced leaders, great lay leadership, clusters as well as chapter meetings, and a generous and diverse spiritual life. We have challenging times ahead, but a strong willingness to support our clergy in the demands of ministry. Richard Harlow Area Dean of Basingstoke Deanery Saint Mark’s, Kempshott | Parish Profile and Role Description Page 2 of 23 Contents The Parish of Saint Mark, Kempshott, Basingstoke ................................................................................ 4 Parish Map .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Our Vision and Priorities ......................................................................................................................... 7 Our priorities for the next 3-5 years ................................................................................................... 7 Our short-term objectives................................................................................................................... 7 The Parish, its Mission and Life ............................................................................................................... 8 Worship at Saint Mark’s .......................................................................................................................... 9 Meet the Team ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Church Finances .................................................................................................................................... 11 Living in Basingstoke ............................................................................................................................. 13 Basingstoke ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Kempshott ......................................................................................................................................... 13 The Vicarage .......................................................................................................................................... 15 The Person ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Role description for the Priest In Charge of Saint Mark’s, Kempshott. ........................................ 17 Appendices ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Appendix One – Parish Mission Action Plan April 2017 (extract) ......................................................... 20 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Appendix Two – Saint Mark’s Church History and Building .................................................................. 21 Appendix Three - Useful Web Sites ...................................................................................................... 23 Saint Mark’s, Kempshott | Parish Profile and Role Description Page 3 of 23 The Parish of Saint Mark, Kempshott, Basingstoke www.saintmarks.org.uk Our vision and mission: Jesus at the heart; inspired by the Holy Spirit to serve, share and support. Saint Mark’s is a vibrant Christian community that offers a broad range of worshipping experience. We are committed to being a parish church – a focal point which is accessible to the whole community, offering pastoral care and a variety of outreach activities. We hope that everyone who visits Saint Mark’s will feel they have been personally welcomed and valued, and that they will have encountered God in some way. While we are an Anglican church, within the congregation at Saint Mark’s are those from a range of church traditions including Roman Catholics and Methodists, as well as those who are unsure about faith, those who are of an Evangelical persuasion and those who belong to groups such as Inclusive Church and the Progressive Christian Network. Our members also value connections with other churches, and outreach and social justice activities. Saint Mark’s Church successfully includes a breadth of worship opportunities, which happen at various times throughout the week, enabling people from a variety of traditions (and none!) to worship in a style which is helpful to them. A significant number of lay members of the church are leaders of our different ministries and you can read more about these in our Parish Mission Action Plan, which can be found on the church’s website at this address http://docs-eu.livesiteadmin.com/ab65e3db-e12f-46a1-a3bd- f6fdf47c5f38/pmap-2016-2017.pdf Saint Mark’s is a young church, not constrained by tradition, with an openness to encountering God in a variety of ways and offering the new Priest in Charge the opportunity to deepen and develop areas of our broad worship and outreach activities. Saint Mark’s, Kempshott | Parish Profile and Role Description Page 4 of 23 We have a culture of encouraging members (both lay and ordained) to discover and use their gifts and talents. This has led to three members of the church being selected for training to the ordained ministry within the past 15 years and several members becoming Licensed Lay Ministers. We have previously been a training parish and are keen to become one again. In 1997 the Methodist, URC and Anglican churches agreed to establish a church in Hatch Warren through the creation of a Local Ecumenical Partnership. Saint Mark’s appointed a Curate with responsibility for Hatch Warren and the other churches appointed Ministers. The new church, Immanuel, meets in the buildings of Saint Mark’s School, which we were also instrumental in setting up. Over time, as Hatch Warren and Beggarwood developed, the Parish of Saint Mark’s became too large and the dynamics of the LEP changed so, in October 2007, Immanuel was established as a separate Parish of the Church of England and now has a full-time Priest. Ordained ministers within the church have been supported and encouraged as they have developed ministries both within and outside the parish, and we would anticipate giving the new priest in charge similar support. We have warmly valued and encouraged our clergy families both as individuals and as members of the church. Saint Mark’s, Kempshott | Parish Profile and Role Description Page 5 of 23 Parish Map Saint Mark’s, Kempshott | Parish Profile and Role Description Page 6 of 23 Our Vision and Priorities Our vision is of a church with Jesus at the heart of everything we do: we are grateful for all that God has already done with us and for us. We create space for the Holy Spirit to inspire us, to work in and through us; releasing us out into the community to meet the needs of God’s children as we encounter them. We aim to be inclusive, accessible, and visible to our Parish, showing the relevance of God's
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