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“As the leader of one of our flagship churches, the new rector of St. John’s will play an active and vital leadership role in this diocese.”

— The Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel 3rd
Bishop of East Carolina


"St John's is distinctive to me in two ways. It seems to be extremely well organized and managed. Secondly, the people there are warm, involved, and appear happy. The congregation is proud of it's history and confident in it's future. That is my impression."

— The Rev. Gene Wayman

 
     

 

what we are looking for in a rector

We are ready to welcome a new rector with whom we may build on the great foundation laid by our previous clergy, making St. John’s a stronger Christian community than ever before.

The ability to preach is the highest-priority quality that St. John’s parishioners desire in a new rector. We want a strong preacher who can inspire us through words, help us grow as Christians, and introduce positive change into our lives. Younger members of our church particularly emphasized the ability to preach as a highly desired quality.

The second overall quality we seek in a person is a sense of strong pastoral care; we desire someone to whom we can turn in times of need when we lack strength ourselves. Parishioners are looking for someone who has the ability to respond to people at significant points in their lives, such as death, sickness, dying, birth, trauma, success, and so on.

The third quality that the parish ranks as a very high priority is theological ability. St. John’s would like a theologian who can articulate faith using extensive knowledge of the Bible and religious studies to educate our parish.

St. John’s parishioners also desire a rector who can touch the lives of our youth, help us better serve our immediate community, and help those who are struggling.


We seek a rector who will serve as the parish’s spiritual leader to lead and train others in the formation and development of spiritual discipline, a worship leader who can plan and conduct liturgical services of public worship and can lead our parishioners from all walks of life in prayer and help us reflect the love of God in our daily lives. We are a thriving parish looking to grow as Christians and searching for a rector who shares our ideals and can broaden our vision and faith.

Below is a list of attributes and the percentage of the parish respondents who ranked
each attribute as a very high priority.*

Preacher 78% Spiritual Leader 27% Admin. Leader 14%
Crisis Minister 51% Outreach Leader 21% Teacher 13%
Theologian 37% Counselor 20% Stewardship Leader 8%
Youth Leader 31% Visitor-Homes 17% Community Leader 7%
Worship Leader 29% Evangelism Leader 14% Ecumenical Leader 5%

* Respondents of survey conducted in January 2008 were asked to place no more than three or four of the above
attributes in the “very high priority” category.

 

  
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Our Vision
Our traditional Episcopal parish aspires to be a fount of spiritual renewal, a place of reflection and an instrument of God’s work in our local community, our diocese and the world, while honoring the history and heritage that make us who we are.
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Almighty God, giver of all good gifts, unite us in love and open our hearts and minds to your voice. Grant us patience, confidence, and understanding to discern your will for St. John’s. Through your divine guidance, direct the person who will become our next rector to hear your call and to walk with us in living faith. All this we humbly ask in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen

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