Discipleship development fund
The Missional Discipleship Development committee encourages church and individuals to look for ways to deepen their discipleship. The Discipleship Development Fund (DFF) is administered centrally by the URC, using proceeds from the sale of the Windermere Centre. The DDF is able to make small grants to those who are not ordained as Ministers of Word and Sacraments or commissioned as Church-Related Community Workers. Grants of up to £200 per person are available to contribute towards costs of training courses. Please contact the Revd Stuart Scott, our Training and Development Officer, to discuss how you might be able to access a grant through this route.
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Missional Discipleship Development Committee
The Missional Discipleship Development Committee will incorporate concerns previous covered by the Ecumenical, Children’s & Youth Work Committees and the Evangelist & Mission Enabler’s Vision & Strategy Group.
The main focus of the Committee is developing discipleship across the whole people of God, leading to a deeper engagement in mission.
The Functions of the Committee are: -
The Missional Discipleship Development Committee will incorporate concerns previous covered by the Ecumenical, Children’s & Youth Work Committees and the Evangelist & Mission Enabler’s Vision & Strategy Group.
The main focus of the Committee is developing discipleship across the whole people of God, leading to a deeper engagement in mission.
The Functions of the Committee are: -
- Discipleship development
- Mission development
- Ecumenical relationships
- Oversight of Local Ministry and Mission Review (LMMR)
- Advocating full engagement with Walking the way: living the life of Jesus today
- Deepening personal and corporate engagement with God
- Overseeing work with youth and children
- Implementing the discipleship development strategy & delivering the Stepwise programme
- Implementing the LMMR programme
- Promoting involvement with and good practice in mission & evangelism at home and abroad
- Fostering social responsibility in our churches (e.g. Commitment For Life, Eco Church, etc.)
- Convenor (appointed by Synod)
- Synod Evangelist
- Children’s & Youth Development Officer
- Synod Youth Executive chair or other representative
- Silence & Retreats Coordinator
- Synod Ecumenical Officer
- Training & Development Officer
- Up to two other members co-opted by the committee
- Moderator
- Clerk
- Synod Youth Executive, Synod Eco Group, Area Ecumenical Officers