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Ministry Team section of Church Council Agenda for 15 Feb 2016

See a downloadable .pdf version here here: Alanee_Extension_Proposal.pdf

See presentation to Congregational meeting

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT GWUC CHURCH COUNCIL RECOMMENDS TO THE CONGREGATION THAT PRESBYTERY IS REQUESTED TO EXTEND THE POSITION OF ALANEE HEARNSHAW FOR UP TO 5 YEARS. Over the past 2 years GWUC council has spent considerable time contemplating the make up of the ministry team and its workings. It is currently going through a consultation process with the congregation to identify the key positions and can be summarised as follows:

Relationships ministry:

Full time or two half time roles plus 0.3 pastoral care

Faith formation:

Full time or two part time roles

Cross-cultural/external ministry:

half time

Administration:

0.7 role

Over the past 10 years, Alanee Hearnshaw has been providing ministry to the GWUC congregation under the title of ‘Ministry to Youth and Young Adults. Her gifts have provided GWUC with the following blessingss:-

The members of the task group that have considered the renewed ministry team believe Alanee to have the gifts and passion for the Faith formation and Cross-cultural ministry roles. She has already demonstrated the ability to undertake key aspects of both of these roles:-

Furthermore, we took into consideration the issues over the last 12 months with the appointment of the Children’s and Family Worker, where Alanee has taken on the role of a facilitator of the Children and Families activities for approximately 9 out of 12 months.

She has also been a key initiator of ideas and actions in engaging us with Kingsway through the Chinese New Year festival and Christmas Carols as well as with Christmas activities involving the playgroup children and parents.

Given this, we are proposing the following break-up of Alanee’s time:-

Whilst this does cut the ministry team slightly differently than originally proposed (leaving a 0.2 cross-cultural, 0.3 faith formation and a 0.3 pastoral ministry as the fractional roles), it fits in very well with Alanee’s gifts and abilities and allows us to be creative with other part time roles.

Furthermore, with the resignation of two Ministers of the Word during 2013, it is clear that GWUC is now benefitting from a more stable, well-functioning ministry team mostly due to the good relationship between the members of the team. It is therefore important for the time being there is a continuing stability in the team. The recommendation for up to 5-year extension will mean that the ministry team should be in a good place for Alanee to leave from a position of strength.

Finally, Alanee has been a part of the conversation of putting this proposal together. She is very supportive of GWUC’s vision and the discussions on the ministry team make up and is open to extending her position at GWUC. Alanee would like to make it clear that if she was to continue that she would like an inclusion of a covenant with the congregation to enable her to negotiate her role should there be a change in direction within the vision of the church and congregation. Therefore our recommendation for up to 5-year term will include ongoing discernment.

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