Diocese of Dunedin OTAGO PENINSULA PARISH - FULL-TIME PRIEST

The Otago Peninsula Anglican Parish is seeking a permanent full-time Priest. The post is open to any Priest in Anglican Orders who is entitled to live and work in New Zealand. The appointment is for a three-year term in the first instance. Accommodation or an accommodation allowance would be arranged with the successful applicant.

The Otago Peninsula is on the edge of Dunedin City, which provides rich experiences of arts, sports, academic and other cultural benefits. The parish includes suburban and scattered rural communities and has reflected that diversity over its long history. The story of the parish since its conception has been one of creative and adventurous approaches to ministry and mission. The parish has a strong record of exploring creative and inclusive models of ministry, empowering lay-leadership, engaging actively in social justice issues, affirming women’s priestly and other ministries, all underpinned by often innovative yet always faithful sacramental and liturgical worship.

In July 2019 the parish voted to consolidate its ministry, mission and outreach and its liturgical life at St Michael and All Angels’ Church in Andersons Bay. This cooperative merging of the individual faith communities (and their differing traditions) has now largely been achieved. Building on its ongoing connections with the various communities that form the demographic of the Otago Peninsula, the Parish seeks now to develop its outward-facing ministry to the wider community with the leadership of a Priest with a heart for mission and outreach who will share this vision. The appointee would be ably supported by a strong team of lay-leaders, two Local Priests and a number of retired clergy. The appointee would be a person who values this leadership and works collegially to enable and enhance it.

To request a Parish Profile or to make informal enquiries please contact:

The Right Reverend Steven Benford (Bishop of Dunedin)

PO Box 13170, Dunedin 9052. Email: bishops.pa@calledsouth.org.nz Phone: (03) 488 0826

To apply, please send a formal letter of application, your CV/Resume, and the details of two Referees to the above address. The closing date for applications is 7 October 2022.

The Bishop of Dunedin is looking to appoint Priests who are practising and modelling lives of prayer, a commitment to the Bible, and witnessing to the risen life of Jesus Christ.

The Right Reverend Steven Benford (Bishop of Dunedin)

(03) 488 0826

bishops.paSPAMFILTER@calledsouth.org.nz

31/08/2022

07/10/2022