Team Rector of the Dewsbury Team Parish - United Kingdom - Church of England

Description

Dewsbury sits in West Yorkshire, within easy reach of the cities of Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield and the towns of Halifax and Huddersfield.

There are excellent links further afield via the M62/M1 motorways and the rail network with good train services to London, Manchester and Leeds.

We are looking for a priest who is committed to helping our churches to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment to God and in service to the local community as we deepen and strengthen the relationships across our team parish of 3 churches.

In return we will offer you our support, prayers and practical help from the multi-talented people in our congregations who are, in true Yorkshire style, welcoming and friendly.

If you require further information including copies of the accounts or would like a conversation about this post please do not hesitate to contact The Ven Bill Braviner, Archdeacon of Halifax by email initially on archdeacon.

He will then arrange to have a telephone or Zoom conversation with you.

The present day community of Christians in Dewsbury seeks to carry on this inspiring legacy, and reach out to the parish with the love of God.

Following the retirement of the previous Team Rector following a period of ill health, the parish is seeking new leadership and encouragement from its next Team Rector, and promises commitment, support, openness and willingness to move forward in mission and ministry together.

Lead the development and strengthening of discipleship among the congregations, inspiring growth in numbers, spiritual depth, and responsiveness to God's call in ministry and mission, nurturing new Christians and the existing congregations into a deeper sense of the presence and purposes of God in their lives;
offering fresh leadership as the benefice seeks to move forward in serving its community;
Support the Destination 211 outreach ministry;
Lead the parish in rebuilding its work with children, young people, their families and carers;
build relationships with other Ministers, and promote the wellbeing of the community.

Please see the Person Specification attached for further details of the essential and desirable qualities we are seeking in relation to this post.

This is now one of the largest Dioceses in the country and its creation in 2014 is unprecedented in the history of the Church of England.

The Diocese comprises major cities (Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield) large industrial and post-industrial towns (Halifax, Huddersfield and Dewsbury), market towns (Todmorden, Harrogate, Skipton, Richmond, Ripon and Wetherby) and deeply rural areas especially in the Dales.

The whole of life is here, along with all the richness, diversity and complexities of a changing world.

Five area bishops (Bradford, Huddersfield, Kirkstall, Ripon and Wakefield) and five archdeacons (Bradford, Halifax, Leeds, Richmond and Craven and Wakefield) assist the Diocesan Bishop (The Rt.

These three churches lie in the Dewsbury & Birstall Deanery of the Huddersfield Episcopal Area, in the Archdeaconry of Halifax.

The Archdeacon of Halifax is The Venerable Bill Braviner.

Our vision as a Diocese is about confident clergy equipping confident Christians to live and tell the Good News of Jesus Christ, growing churches and transforming communities Pathways Information.