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Archdeacon of Lynn's Letter The Ven Ian Bentley Archdeacon of Lynn Holly Tree House Sparham, Norfolk NR9 5PN 24th February 2021 Tel: 01362 688032 [email protected] www.dioceseofnorwich.org Team Rector, King’s Lynn St. Margaret with Saint Nicholas (King’s Lynn Minster) Dear colleague, Thank you for your interest in this post, as together we seek to discern who God may be calling to serve as the next Team Rector in the St. Margaret with St. Nicholas benefice (Kings Lynn Minster). These notes are intended to supplement the information given in the Parish Profile, adding a slightly wider perspective with some further information. The Parishes and this ministry This is a senior incumbency of one of two Minster Churches in the diocese. Kings Lynn Minster is part of the Greater Churches network and the incumbent will become an Honorary Canonry to Norwich Cathedral. We would hope to see links with the Cathedral grow and flourish. We are seeking a person who will develop the role of the Minster both in the growing town of Kings Lynn and also in the deanery so that it looks outwards and offers the love of Christ to its community. Whilst working with the tradition of the church, the new Rector must be mission minded, seeking to grow the congregation in prayerfulness and discipleship, and looking to exploit the outreach potential. The Minster fulfils a civic role as well as a community one, so a new priest must be able to engage with all sections of the community. With God all things are possible and we are seeking someone who is both prayerful and energetic, prepared to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in. This is not a role for the vanity conscious or those seeking grandeur! It would, though, give someone good experience of senior incumbency leadership in a Diocese that is moving forward into a new chapter with a still relatively new Diocesan Bishop. We would love to hear from you if you feel that God might be calling you to this new role. Diocese and Deanery Under the leadership of the Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, a vision is emerging for the Diocese – Transformed by Christ: Prayerfully, Pastorally and Prophetically. Work is currently underway on the strategies that will help us live out and deliver this vision. Continued overleaf Bishop Graham has written an Ethos and Culture Statement, available on the diocesan website - https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/app/uploads/2020/12/Our-Life-Together-2021.pdf - which gives details of our structures and the character of the Diocese. The benefice of St Margaret with St. Nicholas is within the Archdeaconry of Lynn, and so under the care of the Bishop of Lynn, (currently vacant) and myself. The benefice is in the Lynn Deanery whose Rural Dean is the Rev’d Canon James Nash who is the incumbent of The Church in the Woottons benefice. There are 7 benefices in the deanery with 19 licensed clergy, 15 clergy with PtO, 4 Licensed Lay Ministers (Readers) and 3 Authorised Worship Assistants. Attendance at Deanery Synod and Chapter is an expectation, and all diocesan clergy are encouraged to give some part of their time and energies to the wider life of the Diocese. Housing The house is in King’s Lynn, opposite the Minster and is described in the Parish Profile. Questions about the house should be directed to me. Patronage St. Margaret with St. Nicholas and St. Edmunds, King’s Lynn Team Ministry Patronage Board. Enquiries, Applications and Interviews An application form can be downloaded from the diocesan website: https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/about/vacancies/ and should be sent to the Bishop’s PA, Ann Whittet, Whitehall, Commercial Road, Dereham NR19 1AE and email [email protected] . The form, after we have removed the confidential declarations for safeguarding and other purposes (Section 7 to the end), will be forwarded to the Patron(s) if appropriate. The closing date for applications is 12th April, with interviews to be held on 25th/26th April. Any priest wanting an informal discussion before deciding whether to apply is welcome to be in touch with me by telephone. 01362-688032. Yours faithfully, The Ven Ian Bentley Archdeacon of Lynn Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd Registered Office: Diocesan House, 109 Dereham Road, Easton, Norwich NR9 5ES Company no: 88175 Charity no: 249318 Tel: 01603 880853 www.dioceseofnorwich.org .
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