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Welcome to the DioceseWelcome to the Diocese

A presentation for new arrivalsA presentation for new arrivals

Ministry and Training Ministry and Training

Rev Canon Chris Dench

Ministry and TrainingMinistry and Training

DISCIPLESHIPDISCIPLESHIP LICENSED MINISTRYLICENSED MINISTRY

DiscipleshipDiscipleship

►►Short CoursesShort Courses

►►VocationVocation

►►SpiritualitySpirituality

►► Foundation in Christian MinistryFoundation in Christian Ministry

►► Licensed Lay MinistryLicensed Lay Ministry

Licensed MinistriesLicensed Ministries

►► Pastoral AssistantsPastoral Assistants

►► ReadersReaders

►► IME 4IME 4--77

►► CMDCMD

►► Stages of MinistryStages of Ministry

►► Personal GrantsPersonal Grants

Any Questions ?Any Questions ?

Communications Communications

Lindy Mackenzie

The dark artsThe dark arts……

►► Be proactiveBe proactive

►► Be engagedBe engaged

►► Use social networks!Use social networks!

►► On the recordOn the record

►► Ask for helpAsk for help

►► Guidance on websiteGuidance on website

www.www.

rochester.anglican.orgrochester.anglican.org

Socialnomics3 Socialnomics3

ThereThere’’s no news like bad newss no news like bad news

Diocesan Secretary Diocesan Secretary

Louise Gilbert

Support and Advisory Support and Advisory

teamsteams

Diocesan SurveyorsDiocesan Surveyors

►►Ingoing worksIngoing works

►►QuinquennialsQuinquennials inspectionsinspections

�� ParsonagesParsonages

�� Curate HousesCurate Houses

�� Other DBF propertiesOther DBF properties

►►Day to day repairsDay to day repairs

Diocesan SurveyorDiocesan Surveyor Mark TrevettMark Trevett

PartPart--time secretarytime secretary Sheila PellattSheila Pellatt

DACDAC

►►Changes to buildingChanges to building

►►Repairs to churches, their contents and Repairs to churches, their contents and

churchyardschurchyards

►►Suitable for worshipSuitable for worship

Meets monthlyMeets monthly

DAC SecretaryDAC Secretary Sarah AndersonSarah Anderson

PartPart--time Secretarytime Secretary Beryl MayesBeryl Mayes

SAFEGUARDINGSAFEGUARDING

►►Diocesan Safeguarding AdviserDiocesan Safeguarding Adviser

►►Safeguarding PoliciesSafeguarding Policies

►►CRB AdministrationCRB Administration

►►Risk AssessmentsRisk Assessments

►►Managing offendersManaging offenders

Safeguarding AdviserSafeguarding Adviser Janice KeenJanice Keen

PartPart--time CRB Administrator time CRB Administrator Carol MartinCarol Martin

Legal LiaisonLegal Liaison

►►Custodian Trusteeship issuesCustodian Trusteeship issues

►►Charity Commission issuesCharity Commission issues

►►Trust issuesTrust issues

►►Land RegistrationLand Registration

Land RegistrationLand Registration Melanie ReesMelanie Rees

CustodiaCustodia/CC/Trust/CC/Trust Nikki McVeaghNikki McVeagh

StewardshipStewardship

►►Stewardship Campaigns Stewardship Campaigns –– time, skills, time, skills,

moneymoney

►►““FriendsFriends””

►►Fund raising adviceFund raising advice

►►LegaciesLegacies

Stewardship AdviserStewardship Adviser Alan StrachanAlan Strachan

FinanceFinance

StipendsStipends StatisticsStatistics

InvestmentsInvestments Annual Accounts Annual Accounts

Church Repair Fund Church Repair Fund Accounts AdvisersAccounts Advisers

Diocesan TreasurerDiocesan Treasurer Martyn BurtMartyn Burt

Diocesan AccountantDiocesan Accountant Jerry GwemeJerry Gweme

PartPart--time Accounts Clerktime Accounts Clerk Heather SmithHeather Smith

PartPart--time Adviserstime Advisers Gerry Hughes Alison HookGerry Hughes Alison Hook

Education Education

Alex Tear

The Diocesan Board of The Diocesan Board of

EducationEducation

An introduction to the work of the An introduction to the work of the

Education TeamEducation Team

Core purposeCore purpose

“…“…Church schools stand at the centre Church schools stand at the centre of the Churchof the Church’’s mission to the nations mission to the nation””

Dearing Report 2001 Dearing Report 2001

Our Commitment in the Diocese of Rochester

89 Church of England Schools and Academies educating 22,000 children aged 4 to 19 serving local

communities and parishes across four Local Authorities

CHRISTIANDISTINCTIVENESS

COMMUNICATION

SCHOOL INSPECTION & SUPPORT

GROWINGCOMMUNITY

CHURCH SCHOOLDEVELOPMENT

CHILDREN& YOUTH

WORK

SERVICESTO

SCHOOLS

RDBE

Collaborative Church SchoolPartnerships

Church School ClustersAffiliated

Schools

Multi-AcademyChurch School

Trusts

ChurchSchool

Federations

VA & VC ChurchSchools

ChurchAcademies

Diocesan SchoolsForum

RDBE

Outstanding Church SchoolsOutstanding Church Schools

‘‘The key characteristic of an outstanding church school is The key characteristic of an outstanding church school is that it is a place where the Kingdom of God can be seen that it is a place where the Kingdom of God can be seen

outworking in practical reality. A place where there is outworking in practical reality. A place where there is welcome and hospitality, encouragement and comfort, welcome and hospitality, encouragement and comfort,

trust and understanding, good things happen and trust and understanding, good things happen and everyone enjoys being there; healing and wholeness are everyone enjoys being there; healing and wholeness are present and there is a sense of the present and there is a sense of the ‘‘shalomshalom’’ of heaven. of heaven.

In other words, a place that feels very much alive. In other words, a place that feels very much alive.

Schools like this can do their community good! Schools like this can do their community good! ’’

Derek Holbird (Guildford Diocesan Director of Education)Derek Holbird (Guildford Diocesan Director of Education)

Children & Youth WorkChildren & Youth Work

The RDBE supports the development of ChildrenThe RDBE supports the development of Children’’s and Youth work s and Youth work across the diocese through:across the diocese through:

►► Dedicated Children and Youth Work Advisers who work with parisheDedicated Children and Youth Work Advisers who work with parishes s and schoolsand schools

►► Access to a range of professional resources to support children Access to a range of professional resources to support children and and youth work within parishesyouth work within parishes

►► The Accreditation and commissioning of Children and Youth WorkerThe Accreditation and commissioning of Children and Youth Workers s by the Bishop of Rochesterby the Bishop of Rochester

►► Organising and coOrganising and co--ordinating a range of diocesan events including ordinating a range of diocesan events including Glow, Angel Space, Messy Church and Godly PlayGlow, Angel Space, Messy Church and Godly Play

►► Close liaison with the Mission and Community Engagement Close liaison with the Mission and Community Engagement DepartmentDepartment

The Education Team The Education Team

Diocesan Director of Education

Alex Tear

Deputy Director(School Development)

- John Constanti

Assistant Director(Schools)

- Virginia Corbyn

Associate Consultants

(SIAS Inspections)

Children & Youth Work Advisers

-Elaine Stanford Beale

Administrative Assistant- Teresa Spearink

Administrative Assistant- Sarah Cabella

School EffectivenessAdviser

(from Jan 2013)

The Chadwick ReviewThe Chadwick Review

‘‘The Church School of the FutureThe Church School of the Future’’ reportreport

Commissioned by ArchbishopsCommissioned by Archbishops’’ Council and National SocietyCouncil and National Society

ReRe--affirms the Churchaffirms the Church’’s commitment to education, its Church s commitment to education, its Church

Schools and the 1 million children (and their families) who Schools and the 1 million children (and their families) who

attend Church schoolsattend Church schools

26 key recommendations designed to support DBE26 key recommendations designed to support DBE’’s and s and

Diocese adapt to the new education landscapeDiocese adapt to the new education landscape

Church Schools FestivalChurch Schools Festival

Mission and Unity Mission and Unity

Rev Canon Jean Kerr

Department of Mission and Department of Mission and

( soon to be !) Community Engagement( soon to be !) Community Engagement

The Council of the Archbishop The Council of the Archbishop

First objective is First objective is --

to enhance the Church's mission by:to enhance the Church's mission by:

promoting spiritual and numerical growth promoting spiritual and numerical growth

enabling and supporting the worshipping Church and enabling and supporting the worshipping Church and encouraging and promoting new ways of being encouraging and promoting new ways of being

Church. Church.

►► What the Church of England could do withWhat the Church of England could do with……at present is at present is

an adventure. Settlement may have brought many an adventure. Settlement may have brought many

blessings, but it has left us bored. And bored churches blessings, but it has left us bored. And bored churches

become boring churches. Western secular society is also become boring churches. Western secular society is also

bored. The two are not unrelated . What Christ call us to bored. The two are not unrelated . What Christ call us to

is adventure ,where the risks are real and the stakes are is adventure ,where the risks are real and the stakes are

highhigh…….This adventure grows people up faster than .This adventure grows people up faster than

anything else and stretches them and pushes them into anything else and stretches them and pushes them into

shapes they didnshapes they didn’’t know they could havet know they could have ..

►► Mission Shaped SpiritualityMission Shaped Spirituality

►►All aspects of parish developmentAll aspects of parish development--PCC PCC days, parish weekends ,days, parish weekends ,MAPsMAPs etcetc

►►All aspects of Deanery mission.All aspects of Deanery mission.

►►New Ways of being Church e.g. Fresh New Ways of being Church e.g. Fresh Expressions , Expressions , msm,msimsm,msi etcetc

►►Church growth .LYCIG, Everyone welcome Church growth .LYCIG, Everyone welcome etc etc

►►Evangelism Evangelism –– local and national . Mission local and national . Mission teams . Diocesan Evangelists.teams . Diocesan Evangelists.

►►Back to Church Sunday and other Back to Church Sunday and other national initiatives .national initiatives .

►► EcumenismEcumenism

►► InterfaithInterfaith

►► LiturgyLiturgy

►► Music Music

►► Prayer.Prayer.

►► Soon to include community engagement .Soon to include community engagement .

►► Staff Staff –– Jean Kerr .8 FTE rest Canon Jean Kerr .8 FTE rest Canon MissionerMissioner at the at the

Cathedral Cathedral ( Patronage , Governorship, Cathedral council , chapter, ( Patronage , Governorship, Cathedral council , chapter,

Major town festivals )Major town festivals )

►► Carol Evans Carol Evans –– part time department secretarypart time department secretary

►► Assistant Director for Mission and Community Assistant Director for Mission and Community

engagement engagement –– vacant vacant

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