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Operational Report Diocese of Exeter

January – March 2018

Diocese of Exeter: Quarterly Operational Report ~ Q1 2018 P a g e | 2

Contents

Overall Summary ……………………………………………………………… Page 3

Governance …………………………………………………………………... Page 4

Finance ………………………………………………………………………… Page 6

Stewardship ……………………………………………………………………. Page 7

Communications ………………………………………………………………. Page 8

Safeguarding …………………………………………………………………… Page 10

Clergy Housing ………………………………………………………………... Page 13

School Building Projects. ……………………………………………………... Page 14

Church Buildings ………………………………………………………………. Page 14

Mission and Pastoral Office …………………………………………………… Page 15

New Housing Areas …………………………………………………………… Page 17

Growing the Rural Church ……………………………………………………. Page 18

Education ………………………………………………………………………. Page 19

Mission and Ministry …………………………………………...……………… 2

Diocesan Mission Enabler ……………………………………………………... Page 25

Children’s Work Advisor ……………………………………………………... Page 27

Youth Work Advisor ………………………………………………………….. Page 27

Church and Society ……………………………………………………………. Page 28

Mission and Ministry Development Team ……………………………..……… Page 29

Plymouth Strategic Development Fund Project ………………………………. Page 29

Appendix ~ Diocesan Vision and Strategy Driver Diagram. . . ………………. Page 32


Overall Summary

Welcome to the first quarterly operational report of the Diocese of Exeter.

Following my meetings with BDC and Synod members, Lay Chairs, Deanery Chapters and others across the diocese, it was clear that we need to share good news stories and let everyone know of the work we do to support the mission and ministry of the Church in Devon. We are a growing church and have much to be thankful for.

This first report provides an overview of all the key areas led by the team in the Old Deanery and I wish to thank everyone for their contribution to driving forward the vision and strategy of the diocese. I hope this report provides clarity and understanding of the work done in Q1 2018; however, I am very keen to receive feedback as we will continue to develop the style of this report over the months ahead.

There are many successes detailed within the report, but one area to highlight is the proposal for investment in Plymouth. A huge amount of work has been done since the appointment of our Strategic Programme Manager just before Christmas (fully funded by Church Commissioners Capacity Funding request), that has led us to the stage where we are ready to submit proposals for £1.7m of funding for mission in three of the most deprived areas of Plymouth. These plans will be presented to the Church Commissioners on 4th May and, if approved, could help to transform the lives of people within these outer estates.

If you would like to provide feedback on this report, please do so by contacting my Executive Assistant, Annemarie Kendell ([email protected]).

Stephen Hancock, Diocesan Secretary

mailto:[email protected]


We had a positive response to our change of venue for the March Diocesan Synod,

and the café style room layout, which led to greater opportunities for engagement.

Governance

Meetings taking place during the period:

Diocesan Synod (17th March 2018) including the EGM of EDBF

Bishop’s Diocesan Council (20th January 2018)

Summary of core business transacted: Diocesan Synod: Amendments to Diocesan Synod Standing Orders and Articles of Association of the EDBF approved. Amending Canons 36 and 37 promulged. Diocesan DisABILITY policy approved. Scheme of deanery synod representation approved for Sherford Church of England Community Church. Discussion of progress in relation to the Diocesan Vision and Strategy and reports from local projects supported by the DMGF. Bishop’s Diocesan Council: Agenda items agreed for March meeting of Diocesan Synod. Consideration of and response to the SCIE audit. Draft amendments to Diocesan Synod Standing Orders and Articles of Association of the EDBF approved for transmission to Diocesan Synod. Consultation concerning filling the vacancy in the See of Crediton. Consideration of proposals relating to the Common Fund scheme of assessment.

Work related to elections carried out during the period: Completion of casual proctorial election to General Synod. Initiation of process to carry out a casual lay election to General Synod. Preparation for elections to Diocesan Synod.

Other statutory processes carried out during the period:

Provision of telephone and e-mail support to parishes in respect of APCMs


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90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%

0%

% Attendance rates

% Attendance rate at Bishop's

Diocesan Council January 2018

% Attendance rate at Diocesan

Synod March 2018

Number of members in attendance at the meeting

Number of members not in attendance

Vacancies and attendance rates:

Vacancies on Diocesan Synod:

11 out of a possible 60 elected lay members

12 out of a possible 62 elected clergy members

Vacancies on Bishop’s Diocesan Council:

2 out of a possible 8 elected lay members

0 out of a possible 4 elected clergy members

3 out of a possible 5 nominated members

Attendance rate at the meeting of Diocesan Synod

65 out of a possible 99 elected members = 66%

Attendance rate at the meeting of Bishop’s Diocesan Council

7 out of a possible 10 elected members = 70%

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Finance

Common Fund Collection figures for Q1 2018

Common Fund

Request £000

Contribution s

£000

Target %

Actual %

Comparison to Previous

Year %

As at 31 March 2,337 1,765 94.5 75.5 74.1

As at 30 June

As at 31 August

As at 31 December

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

0

Common Fund Collection Rate % collected against targets

As at 31st March 2018

Target Actual Mar-17

Achievements

• Introduction of BACS payments for the majority of transactions

Challenges

• Collection of 2017 PCC Accounts and Finance Returns • Year end accounts and audit for 2017


Stewardship

Parish Giving Scheme as at 31st March 2018

Number of registered churches receiving fund 178

Total number of donors 2,188

Total contributions, including Gift Aid (Annual Equivalent)

£1.97m

Parish Engagement

Number of visits to speak at service or to PCC 20

Number of treasurers attending training sessions 13

Giving in Grace in Honiton

Katie Stevenson with the Very Reverend Christopher Hardwick at the Way Ahead

Trio evening in Tavistock


Communications

Engagement through Social Media

Website Facebook Twitter

Most followed story

Bishop Sarah’s farewell service

Bishop Sarah records her final letter to the Diocese of Exeter before she becomes Bishop of London.

Bishop Sarah the new #BishopofLondon says farewell to @BigissueAndrew on @ExeterCathedral Green before heading up to @dioceseoflondon after #Easter @bishopSarahM @BigIssue

Achievements

• 10,000 hot cross bun cards printed and distributed to diocesan schools and parishes for Holy Week

• Bishop Robert’s diocesan synod address filmed and produced for synod to encourage discussion and promoted as a resource to deanery synod

• Continued comms support for Bishop Sarah as she moved up to London • Design and print of updated Common Fund Explained booklet • Ongoing handling of comms issues that carry reputational risk • Developing engagement strategy to include conscious listening projects • ‘were you there’ social media video campaign around Valentine’s Day to highlight

issue of loneliness and church response • Design and production of the Growing the Rural Church annual report • Media (including social media) training delivered to curates at SWMTC • Editing and writing training delivered to parish magazine editors • Resources for Thy Kingdom Come, including creation of launch video

Challenges

• Departure of comms officer who has provided much of in house digital and AV content, which will result in lack of capacity and skills

• Reorganisation of comms unit to deliver vision and strategy

https://twitter.com/hashtag/BishopofLondon?src=hash

https://twitter.com/BigissueAndrew

https://twitter.com/ExeterCathedral

https://twitter.com/dioceseoflondon

https://twitter.com/hashtag/Easter?src=hash

https://twitter.com/bishopSarahM

https://twitter.com/BigIssue


Website Facebook Twitter

Number of followers

News page had 533 page views in Q1 2018

People reached: 1,404 People saw this tweet on twitter 6,360 times

New followers 281 entrances

people coming directly to this page rather than through site navigation/home page

Total engagements includes 90 post clicks and 24 reactions (comments, shares)

Total engagements 269 including 11 retweets and 54 likes

Our most followed story


Safeguarding

Achievements

• The Diocese has received a ‘clean bill of health’ in relation to the National programme for the reviewing of past cases and clergy files. The initial review was directed by the House of Bishops in 2008 and was undertaken to a defined terms of reference. The process was further scrutinised in 2010. The Diocese of Exeter has received favourable feedback about the depth and thoroughness of the review of [Diocese of Exeter] past cases and clergy files.

• The Diocesan Safeguarding Management Group met in February to consider the priorities for the next 12 months. Key features from that meeting were the ambition to engage with and learn from survivors of abuse and to further the quality assurance framework to support the consistent implementation and application of the safeguarding requirements and guidance.

Challenges

• The National Safeguarding Training Programme continues to be delivered, however a further programme of courses specific to raising awareness of domestic abuse (S3) and to improve Safer Recruitment practices (S1) , has yet to be rolled out. The team is working hard to develop and deliver these modules commencing Spring 2018 and onward. This places a further demand of the resources of the team.

• One member of the team has submitted their intention to resign and a process to recruit a replacement will commence. This will provide an opportunity to review the staffing and profile of the team and recruit and its ability to meet the various demands. There will however be an interim period where resources are diminished which may impact on ability to deliver training at the level currently enjoyed.

Training summary 2018 (January to March)

Courses delivered in-house

C1 C2 C3 TTT Average satisfaction rating

Jan 2018 67 46 19 0 94%

Feb 2018 29 30 33 0 91%

Mar 2018 14 12 68 0 88%

Total for Q1 2018 110 88 120 0 92%


Training commissioned by

PCCs

C0

C1

C2

Average satisfaction

rating

Numbers trained Jan – Mar 2018

63

196

94

87%

Data and Barring Service checks

The EDBF undertake to coordinate all DBS applications submitted in relation to Diocese related roles. The number of checks has increased significantly over the past 18 months

following a change in regulations.

250

200

150

100

50

0 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Case work

• The DBS data indicates a drop in the number of checks compared with this time last year. This is explained by the push, within the Archdeacons Articles of Enquiry, to seek assurance from PCC that all ‘eligible’ post holders (significantly Church wardens) had undertaken the checks. This is considered an ‘outrider’ and the data more generally indicates stabilization. Disclosure arising from DBS checks are unexceptional.

• Nationally the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has recently been focusing on the Anglican Church, specifically the Diocese of Chichester. Whilst the Diocese of Exeter has not been subject of such scrutiny, there will be a focus on the wider Anglican Church in the future and we are working to ensure preparedness for any scrutiny or challenge from IICSA.

• We are experiencing an increase in the number of instances where we get ‘early’ notification from the Police, where an offender expresses a wish to attend church to worship. This is seen as a really positive step and evidence of our statutory partners’ confidence in our safeguarding team, and arrangements. It also shows a recognition that the church can offer support and a positive environment that can contribute to the offenders’ rehabilitation in a way that is safe for the individual and the wider congregation and community.


Clergy Housing

Quinquennial Projects

Pre-2018 Schemes

Completed

Total 2018 Quinquennial

Schemes

2018 Quinquennial Inspections Completed

2018 Schemes Completed

4 55 47 1

Ingoing Projects

Schemes In hand Schemes Completed

6 2

Current Use

Sales/Purchases

Current Use of Clergy Housing in portfolio

Occupied by Clergy Rented Vacant

Houses on market for sale 1

Houses sold 0

Houses purchased 0

Number of Clergy Houses in portfolio

323

Occupied by Clergy 207

Rented 107

Vacant 9


Applications Q1 2018

New Applications

Re-submissions

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

School Building Projects

VA Schools Academies

Total Number of School Building Projects 65 45

Number of completed School Building Projects 23 28

Number of Schools Converted to Academy 5

Fees Earned through EDPS Ltd £19,000

Church Buildings

Applications Q1 2018

TASK No. of applications considered

by DAC

New applications

No. of new applications progressed

at first review

Re- submissions

No. of re- submissions progressed

Faculty Applications

31 25 20 6 5

No. of applications progressed

Applications not yet progressed


35

TASK Received Approved Undetermined at end of Q1

List B Applications

29 18 11

List B Applications

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

No. of applications approved

Undetermined at end of Q1

Number of site visits completed in Q1 2018

By Officers 9

By DAC members or consultants 20

Mission and Pastoral Office

Pastoral Schemes and Orders (Including any Schemes for pastoral reorganization which also dispose of a building)

Number of new Orders and Schemes for which work has begun 4

Number of Orders and Schemes already at the pre-consultation stage 3

Number of consultations on Draft Proposals 1

Number of consultations which are complete but for which the process is now on hold 2

Number of Schemes or Orders published -

Number of Schemes made -

Number of Orders made 1

Number of Schemes and Orders which have taken effect 2


Church Building Schemes (Only those Schemes which do not involve pastoral reorganization)

Number of new Schemes for which work has begun 1

Number of Orders and Schemes already at the pre-consultation stage 2

Number of consultations on Draft Proposals 1

Number of Schemes published -

Number of Schemes for which publication is complete but awaiting making -

Number of Schemes made 2

Number of Schemes which have taken effect -

Other Work

Mission Initiatives Sherford Bishop’s Mission Order completed and created.

Initial drafting and the initial informal consultation for the Plymouth Urban Mission Initiative in conjunction with the bid for Strategic Development Funding.

AMPC Meetings Four AMPC meetings involving agendas, facilitation and minutes

DMPC Papers A report of all four AMPC meetings has been drafted for the May BDC.

Growing the Rural Church Ad Hoc advice to the project and one meeting on Festival Churches


New Housing Areas

Formal planning consultation responses submitted / processes engaged with: N/A

Headline description of developments in New Housing Areas during period:

Work continuing on transfer to EDBF of the Cranbrook site for the place of worship and associated ecumenical sharing agreement. Informal conversations with planning authority in Mid-Devon (Cullompton North West). Partnership working with parochial clergy and civil society organisations (Cullompton).

Meetings of the Diocesan New Housing Areas working group: 18th January 2018

Meetings of the Diocesan New Housing Areas practitioners’ network: 1st February 2018

Diocesan New Housing Areas Growth Fund projects in preparation and delivery: East Okehampton UE in delivery St. Jude’s, Plymouth in delivery Sherford in delivery Alphington in preparation Trinity, Exeter in preparation Tavistock in preparation Derriford in preparation

Position of the new town of Cranbrook


Growing the Rural Church

Achievements

• Project Officer, Sarah Cracknell and Executive Officer, Sophie West are now in post and making a huge difference to the team’s capacity to meet increasing demand for GtRC support.

• Our first Annual Report was produced for February, one year after the project commenced. Copies have been sent to our funders, but also over 20 diocese who have expressed an interest in the project during the last year.

• Our Impact Measurement Framework is now in place and we are beginning to use it with live projects.

Challenges

• At the request of our funders we are holding a nationally facing conference to share the learning from the project on 31 October 2018. Titled ‘Building Conversations: Churches for Rural Communities’ we have booked a venue in Coventry for 120 delegates. Now we need to fill the spaces!

• We have quite a number of new projects getting underway. As they gather speed, we will need to balance their different resourcing needs with the capacity and wellbeing of the team.

The most recent Stories in the Street session

with Shirwell Mission Community.

To see a copy of the GtRC Project’s first annual report please click the link:

Annual Report 2017

http://exeter.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Annaul-Report-2017-Web-version.pdf


Education

Total of school, university and college visits undertaken by the team 68

Other education related meetings undertaken by the team 33

Percentage of schools buying SLA 2017-18 49%

Total number of training events run in this quarter 13 run 9 cut

Number of delegates attending training in this quarter 143 (94 sch)

Number of delegates attending annual conference 56

% of schools attending diocesan training programme 70%

% of schools attending conference 28%

• Achievements: • St James Okehampton free school - Funding agreement signed off, Head of School

appointed, temporary accommodation found, 11 pupils allocated, builders start 23/04 complete 14/12/18

• Two day Leadership conference well organised. • All Saints Plymouth – 3 year Management Partner-ship signed with Ted Wragg Trust,

£200 000 School Improvement funding secured. • Tatiana Wilson has written a paper on Mental Health that has been adopted by the

Children’s Society and the Church of England nationally. • SIAMS inspection outcomes very pleasing.

• Challenges: • Timescales remain tight at St James. • Improving school attendance at training and events. Increasing the number of schools

buying into our SLA with school finances being a growing concern. • Dealing with the operational ‘urgent’ as well as the strategic important.


RAG KEY

Worse trend/result than previously Trend/result in-line with previous Better trend/result than previously

Net income raised through training (including conference) £13,155

Income through SLA (annual total) £21,648

Value of external grants received that C of E schools can access (in partnership)

£200,000

Number of C of E schools supported to achieve academy status 0

Number of MATs containing C of E schools 13

Our statistics current to April 2018 (start of next quarter)

OfSTED and SIAMS Inspection Summary

Quarter OfSTED Inspections published

OfSTED judgements SIAMS Inspections published

SIAMS judgements

January to

March 2018

5 4 Good

1 Requires Improvement

0 Inadequate

1 school (first inspection)

4 schools

5

(2 inspections made in this

quarter reports not

yet published)

2 Good

3 Outstanding

0 school

5 schools

0 school


Ofsted Inspections

Outstanding Good Requires Improvement Inadequate

Grade SIAMS OfSTED

1 Outstanding 40% (51) 15% (19)

2 Good 50% (65) 74 % (95)

3 Requires Improvement 9% (12) 9% (13)

4 Inadequate 1% (1) 2% (3)

Total Schools Inspected

128 (133) 131 (133)

SIAMS Inspections

Outstanding Good Satisfactory Inadequate


Mission and Ministry

Achievements

• The 8th cohort of Servants and Stewards is progressing well. Following a review, this will be the last cohort for now. We are planning a new offering for first incumbents for 2018/19

• Following a very successful clergy conference in 2017, we are planning a study day for 2019, and a further 3 day residential conference in 2021.

• IME 1 – 3 work with SWTMC to reshape organization and programme offering; helping establish new St Mellitus hub in Plymouth.

• The new Mission Community Development Officer Team Leader, Jon Marlow, joined us on 5th March. We will be interviewing for 2 part-time team members on 1st May

• A training course for Rural Deans has been arranged for July 2018. • A training course for new training incumbents will take place in May and June • Dr John Curtis will join us on 5th June as Lay Discipleship Project Manager • We are now recruiting for the 3rd cohort of Foundations in Christian Ministry

students

Challenges

• Physical space in the office is tight and admin support is stretched (though excellent!)

• Increasingly robust national standards for the discernment process means that DDO capacity is insufficient

Projected numbers entering training in 2018

Full Time (College) Part Time (SWMTC) Mixed Mode (St Matthias)

Training type 2018

Full time training (at College)

2

Part-time training (on SWMTC)

5

Mixed mode training (St M SW)

4

TOTAL 11


Breakdown by gender

Breakdown by age

candidates under 32 1

32-39 2

40-54 5

55 and over 3

TOTAL 11

Breakdown by age

Candidates under 32

32 - 39

40 - 54

55 and Over

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Incumbent status 5 m 9 4 f

Assistant status 1 m 2 1 f

Distinctive Deacons 0

Readers 0

TOTAL 11


Comparisons between 2017 and 2018 *

6 Numbers entering training

5

4

3

2

1

0

Full-time training (at College)

Part-time training

(SWMTC)

Mixed mode training

(St M SW)

2017 2018

Breakdown by gender

2017 2018

Incumbent Status

Assistant Status

Distinctive Deacons

Readers

*Projected figures for September 2018


Breakdown by age

Candidates under 32

32 - 39

40 - 54

55 and over

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

2017 2018

Diocesan Mission Enabler

Thy Kingdom Come 2018 • Developed theme of River of Life for Thy Kingdom Come 2018 • Worked with Unlimited church to facilitate launch video from +Robert • Rebecca, Nicky, Flora and John all involved in getting TKC live on

website: THANK YOU! • Website resources and the launch video by Bishop Robert are available at

http://exeter.anglican.org/christian-faith/tkc • Working on Beacon event in Cathedral for Pentecost Sunday evening (May

20th) Church Planting Vision for Plymouth ‘outer’ estates: Working with a team towards our Stage 2 application and launch planning

• Special thanks to Rafael our programme manager who is pulling together a mountain of information, conversations, spreadsheets and still managing to smile!

• Please pray for this exciting vision to re-evangelise key post-war estates in Plymouth

Teaching on Mission Shaped ministry and leadership at Servants and Stewards

http://exeter.anglican.org/christian-faith/tkc


Snap shot of one aspect of Diocesan Missioner working

with a local church on developing Café style church.

Café church

Mission Shed Central – April 28th Cullompton

• Theme: Reasons for hope

• Rachel Jordan Wolf – National evangelism advisor is our key note speaker Series of workshops / seminars on growing new disciples / mission shaping church / faith sharing / fresh expression of church


Children’s Work Adviser

Youth Work Adviser

Achievements

• Qualified as National Godly Play trainer • 40 at an Open the Book gathering • Lecturing for year 3 South West Youth Ministry trainees on Parent and Toddlers • Godly Play training for Bath and Wells • Godly Play Hub for practitioners • Mentoring sessions with 17 children’s leaders • Visiting areas of high deprivation

Challenges

• Mission communities wishing to employ Families Workers without adequate funding.

Achievements

Training

• Delivered Mentoring Training in Plymstock • Delivered Key 1 (Introduction to Youth Work) training in Dunsford • Delivered Stepping Stones Training for 2 Deaneries • Delivered Key Note on our Mission to Youth at Readers conference

Mentoring • Delivered 13 mentoring sessions with voluntary and full-time youth workers across the

diocese

Support and Development • Worked with over 8 different Mission Communities in supporting and developing their work

with young people

Networking • Continued our partnership work with 8 separate organisations

Challenges

Encouraging uptake in new courses


Fairtrade tea growers Victor and Esther from Kenya have been in Devon visiting churches and communities to talk about the huge benefits Fairtrade brings to their lives.

Church and Society

Achievements

• Presentation by Co-Cars and exploration of electric vehicles for staff and clergy • New Living Churchyards display completed • Progress on new EcoChurch deal with Ecotricity • Fairtrade Fortnight visits, talks and video • The DisABILITY Policy was approved by the Diocesan Synod

Challenges

• Developing Mental Health work without Bishop Sarah

Churches and schools which have taken actions related to the environment and

social justice.

For more information, follow:

https://ecochurchsouthwest.org.uk/resources /map-of-case-studies

https://ecochurchsouthwest.org.uk/resources/map-of-case-studies

https://ecochurchsouthwest.org.uk/resources/map-of-case-studies


Mission and Ministry Development Team

Plymouth SDF Project

Achievements

• The Revd Jon Marlow, Mission and Ministry Development Team Leader, started in his role at the beginning of March

• Links have been made with Rural Deans and Lay Chairs in three of the four archdeaconries.

• Production of materials to support Mission Action Planning in Mission Communities • Rewritten job descriptions for Development Advisers and standardised the role

across all archdeaconries • Implemented periodic strategic planning meetings with Bishops and Archdeacons,

along with Growing the Rural Church and the Mission Enabler

Challenges

• Recruitment of Development Advisers for Barnstaple and Totnes archdeaconries – Interviews on 1st May

• Continuing to integrate work with other staff within the Mission and Ministry department and across the Old Deanery – requiring a more robust customer relationship management system than is currently in place

Achievements • Project manager, Rafael Krasnodębski, in place from December 2017, fully funded by

a request to the Church Commissioners for Capacity Funding. • A clear plan of action has been developed and shared which will lead to a request for

£1.7m of funding to invest in three of the most deprived parishes in Plymouth. • Meetings arranged to secure engagement of all involved • St Aiden in Ernesettle and St Chad’s in Whitleigh are likely to start working ahead of

scheduled date of January 2019

Challenges • Writing stage 2 application in time for submission to Church Commissioners on

4th May • Condition of St James the Less church • Need for a curate at St James the Less


St Chad’s in Whitleigh, supported by St Matthias (HTB) Plant

St James the Less in North Prospect, supported by

St Andrews (Minster Church)

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Appendix ~ Diocesan Vision and Strategy Driver Diagram

The

Kingdom of

God on

earth as it

is in heaven

Leadership,

Finance and

Governance

Transformative

Ministry:

exploring new

models of

church

Transformative

Mission: creating

capacity to

enable change

Continue exploring new models of urban ministry

e.g. Resource Churches, ministry in the new towns

Develop new strategic bid(s) to the Church Commissioners

Reflect on minster models in market/seaside towns

Focus on engagement and mission with older people

Models to simplify and integrate governance

Engagement with

church

and community

Develop further Mission Sheds & Fresh Expressions

Develop Rural Church Pilot Projects

Common Fund review

Renew Mission Community Development Team

Foster vocations to lay and ordained ministry

Bishops in Mission follow up + Vision roadshows

Promote Mission & Ministry in 131 Church Schools

Develop lay training capacity

Develop ways to strengthen children’s/youth work

Diocese of Exeter Vision and

Strategy:

key aims for 2018-19

to support the mission and ministry

of our Mission Communities Revised long term financial plan

Develop SSM and interim ministry strategy

Overall – Engagement/Comms

Version as at 19.3.2018

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