POST: Priest in Charge (House for Duty) Wayland Group

A rewarding opportunity for a priest to serve as Priest in Charge of the Wayland Benefice in rural south-west Norfolk with good access to the A11/M11 and the market town of Watton.

We are looking for a priest confident in their love of God who can lead and encourage the church to grow and develop its mission to the communities it serves.

Following the successful establishment of a single worshipping congregation across six of the seven parishes, the parishes now seek to discover ways of working more closely together.

There is a particular desire to encourage and enable lay ministry and to communicate well with families living in the villages. The parishes of the Group already work well together, moving from church to church for Sunday services and collaborating in the mission and ministry.

They are aware that their new priest will have limited time available and are committed to working with their new priest to enable all to flourish.

POST: Priest in Charge (House for Duty) Wayland Group

A rewarding opportunity for a priest to serve as Priest in Charge of the Wayland Benefice in rural south-west Norfolk with good access to the A11/M11 and the market town of Watton.

We are looking for a priest confident in their love of God who can lead and encourage the church to grow and develop its mission to the communities it serves.

Following the successful establishment of a single worshipping congregation across six of the seven parishes, the parishes now seek to discover ways of working more closely together.

There is a particular desire to encourage and enable lay ministry and to communicate well with families living in the villages. The parishes of the Group already work well together, moving from church to church for Sunday services and collaborating in the mission and ministry.

They are aware that their new priest will have limited time available and are committed to working with their new priest to enable all to flourish.

We are praying for someone who will:

• Lead us forward and feed us spiritually.
• Guide us and help us take risks
• Focus on links in our 3 village schools and with young families
• Help us to grow in faith in all our traditions and worship style
• Lead us as well as listen to us
• Help us to meet our financial challenges
• Introduce change where change would be beneficial
• See and be seen in all our villages
• Help us to develop lay-led involvement and ministry within the benefice
• Help us to explore and develop our response to the Diocesan Mission Strategy.
• develop new teams for key roles

Key characteristics of post-holder:

• An ordained priest in the Church of England, or a Church in communion with the Church of England with a desire to see lives transformed by Christ
• Personally rooted and confident in their love of God and God’s love for others
• A pastoral heart
• A visible presence in the communities
• An able preacher willing to engage with young people
• A practical and pastoral enabler who can lead by example
• A good and open communicator
• Well organised
• Compassionate with a touch of humility, enthusiastic, creative, energetic and with a sense of humour