Fields of
Responsibility:
Sustain and develop an
overall vision for the way the ministry of
the church serves the cause of the gospel in
the Synod: therefore
Coordination of the work of
those responsible for specific aspects of
ministry in the Synod, including lay
preaching, other lay leadership,
contribution of children and young people,
training and care of retired ministers,
their spouses or widows/widowers
Approval on behalf of Synod
of candidates and ordinands for the Ministry
of the Word and Sacraments
and of candidates for CRCW
ministry
Arranging Enquirers’
Conferences
Handling related matters that are
passed for comment or action by a
Partnership/Area of Ecumenical Cooperation,
Synod or General Assembly
Consideration of special
category ministers, CRCWs and deployment
aspects of new church developments
TLS support
Ministerial deployment within target
agreed with Assembly, including management
of the ministerial vacancy process
Oversight and care of local
churches:
Concurrence to proposed
church groupings
Establishing
Partnerships and Areas of Ecumenical
Cooperation
Committee Members:
Core Group:
Convener and Ministries
Director Revd John Proctor
Secretary Mrs Jean McAslan
Advocate for SSMs (Self
Supporting Ministers) - Revd Carole Pearl
Director of Ministerial
Training - Revd
Don Macalister
Training & Development
Officer -
Revd Peter Ball
Training Team Manager
- Revd Ruth Whitehead
Advocate for Lay Preachers
-
Mrs Sue Liddell
Youth & Children's Secretary
- Mrs Kate Hackett
Synod Moderator - Revd
Paul Whittle
Synod Clerk - Mr
Mick Barnes
Synod Treasurer - Mr Ron Wade,
or nominee from Resources
Extended Committee:
As above plus
Pastoral Advocates for all
Partnerships, and HAEBEA representative
Synod Staff in
Attendance -
Mr Henry Playle
(CYDO)
Other
personnel available for consultation and
task group service
Ministerial Self Appraisal
Co-ordinator - Revd Michael Powell
Advocate for Spirituality - Revd Allen
Morton
Advocate for Health &
Healing - Revd Mary Irish
Pilots Officer - Mrs Sylvia Paine
Link Person for Safeguarding - Mrs Gillian
Thomson
Safe Church Advisors - Mrs Sharn Waldron, Mr
Henry Playle
Synod FURY Representative - Miss Victoria
Paulding
Student Representative from Westminster
College - Mr Matthew Stone
Further
Information relating to:-
Children's & Youth Work
Health & Healing
Lay Preaching
Self
Supporting Ministers - to follow
Spirituality -
to follow
Training & Resourcing
Vacancy
Process & Induction/Ordination Service
