Looking for a new Bishop

From the Diocese of Newcastle website

Vacancy in See Committee

Helping to find the twelfth Bishop of Newcastle

The Vacancy in See Committee is charged with writing a Statement of Need which will be used to help to find the next Bishop of Newcastle. To help to inform the Committee with its work a survey has been created and this provides you with an opportunity to highlight the qualities and skills you would expect to find in the next Bishop of Newcastle.

Use this link to complete the survey: www.surveymonkey.com/s/newbishop

The survey will be closed at midnight on Sunday 7th December 2014.

Some information about the Survey

There are five sections to the survey:

1. Spirituality, Theology and Faith
2. People Skills
3. Leadership
4. A Voice for the North
5. A Practical Bishop

The survey is anonymous but participants are asked to complete some general information about themselves (eg age range, gender, rural/suburban/urban location) before the completed survey can be submitted. The data collected through the survey will be used to help to inform the Committee's work. Please note, the Committee will not enter into communication or dialogue about the questions it has posed and data collected through the survey will be stored securely and deleted after the Committee has completed its work.

The Committee would like to thank all participants for their contributions to the survey and for taking the time to respond to this survey.

The survey will be closed at midnight on Sunday 7th December 2014.