As a job description, it sounds nothing short of heavenly.
The Church of Scotland is advertising for a new minister to lead the flock in one of their most exotic parishes – Bermuda.
Among the perks for the successful candidate are glorious beaches, year-round sunshine and a low tax annual salary of around £32,000, plus various benefits and accommodation.
Although the kirk has been established on the sub-tropical island for nearly 300 years, it has only had 29 ministers.
Now the church is expecting a rush of applicants to become number 30.
An advert for the job – showing Bermuda’s blue skies and crystal clear waters – occupies most of a page in the latest edition of the kirk’s in-house magazine Life and Work.
Information for prospective candidates says: “Should you be successful in being appointed the minister of Christ Church, Warwick, Bermuda, we hope it will lead to one of the happiest periods of your life.”
The church’s former minister, Rev Barry Dunsmore, left Bermuda in February after nine years to take up a position at St Machar’s Cathedral in Aberdeen.
“The congregation are very friendly – full of lovely people,” he said. “Bermuda is a beautiful place, but that is not to say it does not have problems.”
The minister did however warn potential candidates about the high cost of living on the island, and the sub-tropical weather conditions.
He also said the distance from home may also be an issue – but revealed coming back to Scotland had not been too much of a culture shock.
“There is the issue of being a long way away from home – you are over 3000 miles away,” Rev Dunsmore said. “But we had nine very happy years there. The congregation is almost entirely Bermudian with a lot of young people.
“They are very socially aware and caring.
“Coming home to Scotland was not so much of a shock. I was brought up in a house that said there was no such thing as bad weather, just wrong clothes.”
A Church of Scotland spokeswoman said: “In Bermuda more than one in 10 people live below the poverty line. The mission and witness of the congregation in Bermuda includes support for those living in poverty and bringing hope and comfort to the community through the Christian message of love, justice, and kindness.”