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Durham E-Theses The Leadership Role of the Bishop and his Sta Team in the Formation of Strategy for Missional Ministry JONES, TREVOR,PRYCE How to cite: JONES, TREVOR,PRYCE (2013) The Leadership Role of the Bishop and his Sta Team in the Formation of Strategy for Missional Ministry, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/8479/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk 2 The Leadership Role of the Bishop and his Staff Team in the Formation of Strategy for Missional Ministry A Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Theology and Ministry in Durham University Department of Theology and Religion by The Venerable Trevor Pryce Jones 2013 Abstract Dioceses of the Church of England are engaged in the process of forming strategies for missional ministry. Three facts influence this process: the decline in the number of stipendiary clergy, the decline in Church attendance, and the decline in financial resources. In the latter part of the 20th century the assumptions behind the ‘Christendom model’ of Christianity have been challenged. It was recognised that the Church needed to reconceive itself as God’s agent for mission in the world. The narrative of growth has displaced the narrative of decline. Diocesan strategies and recent Church legislation have placed mission at the centre of the Church’s task in witnessing to the nation. Ministry is called to be missional. In the formation of strategy for missional ministry, the leadership role of the bishop and his staff team is crucial. The context of their work is the diocese; a complex diverse organisation set in the wider institutional Church. This study draws on Trinity as a model of relational diversity and Body of Christ as communal diversity. Organisation studies offer a model of organisational diversity, drawing on complexity theory and practical tools for change and development. The research focuses on four dioceses and the bishop’s oversight and leadership role in collaboration with his staff. Such leadership calls for a balance between leading in mission and holiness, reversing decline and encouraging growth. This thesis argues that the formation of strategy is not primarily about plans but the engagement of people through consultation and listening, envisioning a future they can work together for and own. However, in the formation process a tension emerges between the conceptual and the pragmatic, vision and utility. This calls for a locally adaptive re-shaping of the role of leadership and oversight; a development encouraged by an Anglican theology of episcopacy. 1 2 Table of Contents Abstract .......................................................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents ........................................................................................................... 3 Figures ............................................................................................................................ 7 Tables ............................................................................................................................. 7 Abbreviations ................................................................................................................. 8 My ethnographic present .............................................................................................. 12 Interview Referencing .................................................................................................. 12 Items marked * in the text ............................................................................................ 12 Terminology – ‘Mission and Ministry’ ........................................................................ 12 Terminology – ‘Bishop’s Staff Meeting’ (BSM) ......................................................... 13 Declaration ................................................................................................................... 13 Statement of Copyright ................................................................................................ 13 Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................ 14 Dedication .................................................................................................................... 14 Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 15 Chapter 2 Creating the Research Project ................................................................... 19 2.1 Methodology ............................................................................................... 19 2.2 Research methods ....................................................................................... 22 2.3 Reflexivity .................................................................................................. 25 2.4 Hypothesis .................................................................................................. 27 Chapter 3 A Strategic Church? .................................................................................. 30 3.1 Pastoral or Missional? ................................................................................ 30 3.2 The wider context ....................................................................................... 33 3.3 Resources for missional ministry ............................................................... 35 3.4 Legal Framework for Pastoral Provision .................................................... 37 3.5 ‘A Measure for Measures’ – A Review ...................................................... 38 3.6 The Diocese of Toronto – ‘a comparative study’ ....................................... 40 3.6.1 ‘Every Member Ministry’ .............................................................. 43 3.7 Conclusion .................................................................................................. 47 3 Chapter 4 Bishops in Mission – An Anglican understanding of episcopacy ............. 48 4.1 Anglican Identity ........................................................................................ 49 4.2 Service and authority .................................................................................. 50 4.2.1 Cure of Souls .................................................................................. 51 4.3 Functionary or Apostle? ............................................................................. 51 4.3.1 Common features ........................................................................... 51 4.3.2 Canonical provision ....................................................................... 53 4.4 Balancing Bishops ...................................................................................... 55 4.5 Personal, Collegial, Communal .................................................................. 56 4.5.1 Personal .......................................................................................... 56 4.5.2 Collegial ......................................................................................... 57 4.5.2.1 The Bishop’s Staff Meeting ............................................... 58 4.5.3 Communal ...................................................................................... 60 4.6 Establishment. ............................................................................................ 62 4.8 Conclusion .................................................................................................. 66 Chapter 5 Strategy in Diversity .................................................................................. 68 5.1 Diversity in Context ................................................................................... 68 5.2 Trinity as Relational Diversity ................................................................... 70 5.3 Trinity: a relational theology – Robin Greenwood ..................................... 71 5.4 Body of Christ as Communal Diversity ...................................................... 75 5.5 ‘Unity and Diversity’ – James Dunn .......................................................... 76 5.6 ‘Christ’s Body at Corinth’ – Yung Suk Kim .............................................. 78 5.7 Relational and Communal Diversity and Diocesan Strategy ..................... 80 5.7.1 Relational Diversity and Diocese ................................................... 81 5.7.2 Communal Diversity and Diocese ................................................. 84 5.8 Conclusion .................................................................................................. 87 Chapter 6 Organisational Diversity: Theology in dialogue with organisation studies (OS) .............................................................................................................................