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Central District Blue Book 2016 THE METHODIST CHURCH OF SOUTHERN AFRICA CENTRAL DISTRICT Synod 2016 The 46th Annual Synod – St Stithians College Circuit 908 26 to 29 May 2016 Servant leadership that gives shape to mission 2 Dear Synod delegates, I welcome you in the wonderful name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. A special welcome to those for whom this is their first synod. If anything is unclear please do not hesitiate to ask for help. The Central District of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, meets over the next few days to discern God's will for the church. Our attendance at Synod should never been taken lightly, the task before us is of extreme importance. We meet as a Synod at a critical time in the history of our country. We meet in the midst of political, social and economic turmoil. The church, through the Lordship of Jesus Christ has a vital role to play in our country, continent and world. It is in this time when the church is at its finest, when everyone is losing hope, and there is uncertainty not only in the future, but also the present. The church boldly and prophetically calls people into a new hope, new faith and most of all peace. We meet this year, celebrating the anniversary of the ordination of our women clergy. Forty years of the Methodist Church laying hands on the heads of women and sending them to do Gods work. Forty years of women saying that they will go where they are sent. We collectively give thanks to God for women clergy and the special gifts they bring to the body that call us toward wholeness as the Church. You will see by the Blue Book that there are a few elections taking place in synod this year. We will be electing a Presiding Bishop, Vice-Chairperson and Lay Leader of the District. Please take time to discern God’s voice in the process. Your discernment of the choice of leaders who will lead us in this time is very important. You have been chosen to represent circuits and organisations, many have put their faith in you as a leader, lead well. Conference 2015 reiterated the need to move from a church-shaped mission to a mission-shaped Church. Amongst other things, this Synod has the task of re-envisioning the missional axis of the church, discerning the formative practices for reshaping and igniting our imaginations for congregational mission and leadership. To realise this task, we meet under the banner, 'Servant leadership that gives shape to mission'. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death — even death on a cross Philippians 5:2-8 My prayer for you as we meet together, is that we will together seek God, hear His whisper and then, as one, move from this place and impact the world. Grace, Peace and Love Bishop Gary Rivas 3 24 March 2016 Dear members of Synod On behalf of the whole community of St Stithians College, we welcome you to the 2016 Synod of the Central District of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, taking place from 26-28 May. We look forward to hosting you as you meet in Dace Hall and worship in our chapel. St Stithians College was founded in 1953 in what was then a farm outside Johannesburg. A second foundation in 1995 saw the creation of the two girls’ schools on the campus. St Stithians is now a ‘College of Seven Schools’. The College consists of a co-educational Junior Preparatory, a Boys’ Preparatory, a Girls’ Preparatory, a Girls’ College and a Boys’ College – with 2 600 students coming to our campus daily. Our sixth school is Kamoka Bush School, an outdoor education facility on a game farm near Modimolle. Our seventh school is the Thandulwazi Academy, which consists of a Saturday School (1 100 students), a Teacher Development Programme (1 700 primary school teachers) and the employment of 38 teacher interns at St Stithians. Since its founding, St Stithians has been closely affiliated with the Methodist Church. Our Statement on Spirituality is available on our website www.stithian.com and it defines our ethos and identity as a Christian school. Our students attend services regularly in our beautiful chapel, and the values of the College are rooted in our Christian character. Our Honour Code is – Honour God, Honour Others, Honour Self – a succinct expression of Jesus’s ‘two greatest commandments’ (Mark 12: 30-31). There are three school chaplains stationed at St Stithians. Rev Dan Nkomo is the Superintendent Chaplain and ministers in the Boys’ College. Rev Janet Verrier ministers in the Junior Preparatory and the Girls’ Preparatory. Rev Jenni Samdaan ministers in the Girls’ College and the Boys’ Preparatory. We appreciate the value that the chaplains add to our school experience. The statement of intent of St Stithians is: Inspiring Excellence. Making a World of Difference. Our Statement of Purpose is our guiding document, and Strategy 2025 provides a strategic framework which gives us direction and focus. Our Statement of Intent and Purpose is as follows: Preamble St Stithians College is a proudly South African school, embracing diversity and offering a distinctive educational experience. Founded in 1953 as a Methodist Church School, our Christian spirituality is central to our identity. Our College consists of primary and secondary boys’ and girls’ schools, together with a co-educational junior primary school. We are an independent, non-profit institution located on an expansive green campus in Sandton, Johannesburg. In addition, St Stithians incorporates Kamoka Bush School near Modimolle, and the Thandulwazi Maths & Science Academy on our campus. St Stithians College Motto: One and All Statement of Strategic Intent: Inspiring Excellence. Making a World of Difference Statement of Purpose St Stithians College gives life to the words ‘happy fulfilment’ inscribed on our foundation stone. As a College of seven schools, we strive to: Educate individuals to be lifelong learners who participate, lead and serve. Live out a Methodist ethos, providing diverse opportunities for our students and staff to honour God, honour others and honour self; to know oneself, to be oneself, and to contribute as African and global citizens. Combine tradition with innovation, and academic ambition with holistic education as distinguishing features of the St Stithians journey. Promote personal growth and lives of significance for our staff and students in a College of welcome and wonder. Optimise educational and institutional synergies through our schools collaborating with each other. Create a community of belonging among our students, staff, parents and alumni. Provide facilities which enhance our educational mission, while developing our campus as a place of natural beauty, promoting environmental awareness and action. Manage our educational enterprise effectively and efficiently according to sound and accountable corporate governance policies. 4 St Stithians College is committed to the positive transformation and development of South African society. We seek to embrace ubuntu, to be One and All. To help you arrive at our College, and to find your way to the Dace Hall and the chapel, we attach two maps below. The GPS co-ordinates for the campus are 26.0829° S, 28.0141° E. There is a Google map on our website www.stithian.com. Good wishes Dr T A Nuttall Rev D Nkomo Rector Superintendent Chaplain 5 6 MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT LAY LEADER, MRS LAVENDER BROWN: What a privilege to greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and to offer feedback on my work as District Lay Leader in line with the Presiding Bishop’s theme: TOGETHER A TRANSFORMING DISCIPLESHIP MOVEMENT. VISION AND MISSION, AS LAY LEADER, FOR MY TERM OF OFFICE My vision and mission in line with the Presiding Bishops theme “TOGETHER A TRANSFORMING DISCIPLESHIP MOVEMENT” Vision To advocate on behalf of Laity and to facilitate spiritual wholeness throughout the District Mission To strive towards “TOGETHER A TRANSFORMING DISCIPLESHIP MOVEMENT”, through continued dialogue with relevant stakeholder in striving towards spiritual wholeness. JEREMIAH 29.11 For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord , plans to prosper you and not to harm you , plans to give you hope and a future During the last few weeks I have been battling with a number of issues. Issues concerning me (lay leader of our District) , the youth , women and child abuse , my country but amidst all of this God continually reminded me of the content of 2 Chronicles 7:14 which read: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Today I wish to state emphatically: If we wish to see God healing us, or even our country, we need to obey God’s Word. The blessings God has promised is subject to us being obedient to God’s call, subjecting ourselves to God’s will and doing that which is acceptable and pleasing to God. Now I pray that you will bear with me as I bring across what God gave me. This verse does not talk of those who calls themselves my followers or Christians or those who elevate themselves to a position of authority.
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