11th June 2019
Presbytery agreed to move to the following Structure of Working Groups
- Business Committee
- Ministry and Resourcing
- Mission and Community
New groups take effect 1st July. Presbytery members are asked to indicate to the Clerk any preference by 30th June before membership lists are drawn up. Sub Groups may be formed to deal with particular areas of work as decided by M&R and M&C Working Groups.
Business Committee
will be largely unchanged and will include 3 sub groups which may report directly to Presbytery, or for routine matters through Business Committee. They are: Safeguarding, Property & Health and Safety, Presbytery Planning and Deployment
Business Committee membership is: Convener and Vice Convener, Clerk, Treasurer, Working Group Conveners M&R, M&C, SG, Property, Planning & Deployment, Parish Ministers, OLMs and Readers in Presbytery appointments.
- Ministries
- Study leave requests
- Stewardship & Finance
- Presbytery Finances
- M&M allocations
- Nominations
- GA Commissions
- Presbytery Appointments
- Vacancy Procedure Committee
- Liaison with neighbouring presbyteries
- Superintendence
- LCR
- Discipline
- Inspection of records
Property (inc Health & Safety)
- GTs Consultation process
Safeguarding
Planning & Deployment
- Develop hub/ team ministry
Ministry and Resourcing
Children’s ministry
Family ministry
Messy church
Cafe church
Fresh Expressions/ emerging church
Training/ resourcing
For Ministries
Readership
CWLs
Discipleship
Pastoral support
Worship
Radical Action Plan implementation
Administration of the Education Fund
Mission and Community
Emmasdale Twinning
Mafuwa funds.
World mission
Local mission
Ecumenical
Interfaith dialogue
Support Lochaber Guilds Together
Church and society
Nursing Homes Poster/ info.
Mental Heath contacts
State education liaison
ASN cuts etc
Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office
CrossReach liason
Administration of the Mission Fund