Ministry Development Committee
The new Ministry Development Committee will incorporate concerns previously covered by the Education and Learning Committee, Pastoral and Launde Committees, and the Ministries Sub-Committee.
It main focus is developing people's ministries, the main functions of the Committee are: -
The new Ministry Development Committee will incorporate concerns previously covered by the Education and Learning Committee, Pastoral and Launde Committees, and the Ministries Sub-Committee.
It main focus is developing people's ministries, the main functions of the Committee are: -
- Developing ministries for lay and ordained people, equipping the saints to serve in their own contexts
- Candidating for all authorised ministries
- Ongoing and formational development for authorised ministries
- Pastoral care and support for those exercising ministries
- Oversight and support of chaplains
- Dealing with ministerial call and service, vacancy, and deployment
- Ensuring engagement with Education for Ministry Phases 2 & 3
- Ensuring engagement for all training designated mandatory for ministers and others
- Delivering Elders’ training
- Receiving news of & responding to pastoral matters affecting the life of the local church
- Preparing and authorising Lay Presidents for the Sacraments
- Convenor (appointed by Synod)
- Training & Development Officer
- Lay Preaching Commissioner
- Area Ministers
- Up to two other members co-opted by the committee
- Moderator
- Clerk
- Ministers’ Summer School Planning Group
The October 2018 Synod meeting adopted a new policy for authorising lay presidency at the sacraments. The policy document is linked below. Churches wishing to use lay presidents must speak with their Area Minister well in advance so that the proper appointment process is followed. Unless an ordained Minister of Word & Sacraments or a properly authorised lay president ("Authorised Elder") is available to preside, churches are not authorised to celebrate the sacraments, except when there is a genuine short-notice unavailability for someone who was otherwise authorised to preside
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