Ordsall and Retford, St Michael – Incumbent

Ordsall and Retford, St Michael – Incumbent

St Michael’s is situated in the vibrant North Nottinghamshire town of Retford and relates to the Hallcroft area. Ordsall is an area of the town that has retained a village feel with its cricket club and views across the open countryside and golf course. There are excellent transport links for commuters to London and to nearby cities. There is a rich heritage in the town connected to the Mayflower Pilgrims. There are many missional opportunities through the schools, community networks, occasional offices and new housing developments. Both parishes value their eucharistic tradition which nourishes their mission in, and service to, the parish.

Our successful candidate will be:

• A visionary leader able to motivate and foster a pattern of shared leadership
• Humble and hopeful,
• Eager to learn and grow in faith and ministry, naturally welcome coaching and mentoring

• Friendly, approachable with a sense of humour and full of love for God and people.

• Welcoming to all people wherever they are in life, and whatever their needs and means.

Priorities of the role will be:

•  To grow the church numerically and spiritually so that it reflects the age and social profile of the parish population especially reaching young families and young adults
• To establish one benefice focussed on mission through prayer, worship, evangelism, social transformation and whole-life discipleship.
• To create new styles of contemporary worship (Eucharistic and non-Eucharistic) to reach a more diverse demographic while respecting and facilitating the Eucharistic tradition.
• To make the most of all opportunities, for example, through occasional offices, online engagement and create a strategy to develop the stages from first enquiry through to full participation and integration in the church.
• To instigate and develop new worshipping communities or new congregations to reach different people in the parish
• To grow a leadership team that reflects a younger, local, demographic including the development and mentoring of local missional leaders
• To focus the resources of the church (financial, buildings and personnel) on the above priorities

For an informal discussion and further information contact:

Archdeacon of Newark – Venerable Tors Ramsey

 [email protected]

We welcome applications from suitably qualified clergy from all sections of the community and we strive to be an equal opportunity employer.  

Enhanced DBS clearance required.