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Local Shared Ministry Handbook in the Diocese of Auckland Local Shared Ministry Handbook in the Diocese of Auckland Revised: June 2015 ii Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. vii Local Shared Ministry is.... ..................................................................................... ix THE STORY OF LOCAL SHARED MINISTRY .............................................. 1 “New Ways of being Church / Different Ministry Structures" ................ 3 LSM and New Ways of Being Church ................................................................. 4 Diocese of Auckland Local Shared Ministry ................................................. 11 The Dream by Bishop Wesley Frensdorff ..................................................... 12 THE THEOLOGY ............................................................................................. 15 Scripture and Local Shared Ministry .............................................................. 17 Roland Allen 1914 “Missionary Methods: St Paul’s or Ours?” ............. 20 Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or Ours; A Study of the Church in the Four Provinces ......................................................................................................... 21 J.D. Payne ‐ Roland Allen: Pioneer of Spontaneous Expansion ............ 22 THE PROCESS .................................................................................................. 29 The Journey into Local Shared Ministry ........................................................ 31 STAGE ONE: Enquiry, Information Gathering, Sharing Stage .............. 32 STAGE TWO: Exploration .................................................................................... 34 STAGE THREE: Calling of Ministry Support Team .................................... 36 STAGE FOUR: Training .......................................................................................... 39 STAGE FIVE: Assessment of Readiness for Licensing .............................. 40 STAGE SIX: Ongoing Training / Second Generation Call ........................ 42 THE ENABLER AND MINISTRY DEVELOPER ......................................... 45 The Enabler’s Role .................................................................................................. 47 Enabler Tasks ............................................................................................................ 49 The Role of the Ministry Developer ................................................................. 50 Congregational Life Cycle .................................................................................... 54 Congregational Life Cycle ~ from Birth to Death ...................................... 55 Church Size and Style ............................................................................................ 59 Serving a vision ........................................................................................................ 60 Naming the angel of the church ........................................................................ 63 THE MINISTRY ROLES .................................................................................. 67 The Ministry Support Team ................................................................................ 69 The Administrator .................................................................................................. 70 The Education Co‐ordinator ............................................................................... 71 The Worship Co‐ordinator .................................................................................. 72 The Pastoral Care Co‐ordinator ........................................................................ 73 The Preaching Co‐ordinator ............................................................................... 74 The Funeral Co‐ordinator .................................................................................... 75 iii The Music Liturgist ................................................................................................. 76 The Vocational Deacon/Outreach Minister ................................................. 77 A Sacramental Minister (Priest) ....................................................................... 78 THE LEADERSHIP .......................................................................................... 79 Declarations ............................................................................................................... 81 Teams in the Local Shared Ministry Model .................................................. 85 Covenant for an Ordained Person (priest/deacon) currently not a Member of a Local Ministry Support Team .................................................. 87 Covenant for Local Shared Ministry Support Teams ............................... 89 Facilitating a Ministry Support Team Meeting ........................................... 90 Supervision ................................................................................................................ 91 The Role of the Local Council ............................................................................. 93 Diagram of Ministry Support Team and Council Leadership ............... 94 LSM in Cooperating Ventures ............................................................................ 95 AGM Guidelines ........................................................................................................ 96 An outline of meeting procedures and principles .................................. 118 THE TRAINING ............................................................................................. 125 The Healthy Churches Handbook – Robert Warren .............................. 127 Curriculum for Training and Formation in Local Shared Ministry Units ........................................................................................................................... 132 Deacon Spirituality .............................................................................................. 134 Priesthood and Ordination ............................................................................... 137 Formation for Ministry ‐ Diocesan Training Programme 2012 ....... 139 THE APPENDIXES ........................................................................................ 141 Appendix A History ............................................................................................. 143 A New Ministry for a New Time ‐ 2008 .................................................. 145 Local Shared Ministry in the Anglican Diocese of Auckland ‐ 2010 .................................................................................................................................. 148 Appendix B Tikanga Pakeha Guidelines for “Mutual Ministry” ........ 155 Appendix C The Ministry Unit Statue 2013 ............................................... 165 PART ONE: FUNDAMENTAL PROVISIONS ............................................ 169 PART TWO: COMMON OPERATING PROVISIONS .............................. 171 PART THREE: PARISHES .............................................................................. 186 PART FOUR: MISSION DISTRICTS ............................................................ 188 PART FIVE: LOCAL SHARED MINISTRY ................................................. 189 PART SIX: MISSION VENTURES ................................................................. 194 Appendix D Suggested tasks for Ministry Roles...................................... 195 Administrator Role .......................................................................................... 197 Education Coordinator Role ........................................................................ 199 Worship Coordinator Role ........................................................................... 200 Pastoral Care Coordinator Role ................................................................. 201 Preaching Coordinator Role ........................................................................ 202 Funeral Co‐ordinator ...................................................................................... 203 iv Music Liturgist ................................................................................................... 204 Vocational Deacon / Outreach Minister ................................................. 205 Sacramental Ministers (Priest) Role ........................................................ 206 Bibliography and Recommended Reading ......................................... 209 v vi INTRODUCTION Reading 7: Intellectual work urgently needed “There is a pressing requirement for those people who are able to bring intellectual gifts to the common life that they understand their special responsibility. A highly developed society is nourished by the ideas, which circulate in it. Every idea, every word, is a seed from which good or bad fruit can grow. All that is thought, said, staged, written and broadcast does not disappear into a no‐man's land, but rather has its effect on living human beings, shaping their decisions and ways of life. People engaged in research, education, art, literature and journalism need to be conscious of their key position regarding the future of our society.” 1978 Presidential Address to the Diocesan Synod, Diocese of Waikato Responsibly Christian in Church and Society Today: Challenges from a Christian Leader. An anthology of readings from Allen H Johnstone. 2010 vii viii Local Shared Ministry is.... A way of structuring
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