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Ecumenical Mission Communities in the County of Cumbria: an Interrogation of the Impact of Implementation on Chaplaincy Models Ecumenical Mission Communities in the County of Cumbria: An Interrogation of the Impact of Implementation on Chaplaincy Models Item Type Thesis or dissertation Authors Glynn, Jones Citation Jones, G. (2020). Ecumenical Mission Communities in the County of Cumbria: An Interrogation of the Impact of Implementation on Chaplaincy Models (Doctoral dissertation). University of Chester, UK. Publisher University of Chester Rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Download date 28/09/2021 09:11:09 Item License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10034/623492 ECUMENICAL MISSION COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA: AN INTERROGATION OF THE IMPACT OF IMPLEMENTATION ON CHAPLAINCY MODELS. Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements of the University of Chester for the degree of Doctor of Ministry by Glynn Jones. January 2020 DECLARATION The material being presented for examination is my own work and has not been submitted for an award of this or another HEI except in minor particulars which are explicitly noted in the body of the thesis. Where research pertaining to the thesis was undertaken collaboratively, the nature and extent of my original contribution has been made explicit. January 2020 1 ABSTRACT Ecumenical Mission Communities in the County of Cumbria: An Interrogation of the Impact of Implementation on Chaplaincy Models - by Reverend Glynn Jones, MA. In 2014 Anglican, Methodist, Salvation Army and United Reformed churches in Cumbria came together under a formal covenant to form ‘Mission Communities’. The stated intention for these new groupings was to resolve to seek out every opportunity for joint initiatives: to work together to equip both lay and ordained ministry – and to share buildings and resources wherever possible. Mission Communities were to share a common evangelistic emphasis under the banner of ‘God for All’. This thesis identifies that the ecumenical and evangelistic nature of the new, imposed structure has been the cause of a disconnect between chaplains and Mission Communities. The research question addressed throughout is, ‘What is the impact of Mission Communities on chaplaincy models in Cumbria?’ After tracing the historical development of Mission Communities, due to the needs of the research I identified all the chaplains in the county and offered every one of them the opportunity to participate by expressing their perception of how the introduction of Mission Communities has impacted upon their work and ministry. A thematic analysis of responses extrapolates that five significant issues arise: ecumenism, same-sex relations, sacraments, the role of women in Christian leadership and episcopacy. The weight of the collective view on each of these issues is balanced against an alternative view and then synthesised into a summary of the theological and practical impact as a whole. Whilst the purpose of this research was to identify early impact with a view to informing the wider church of the implications of reorganising in this way, the results are mixed and reflect the issues that were uppermost in church conversation at the time the research was conducted. It may provide the foundation for a longitudinal study at the conclusion (in 2020) of the Cumbrian outreach initiative ‘God for All’, when ecumenical Mission Communities in Cumbria will have been established for four years and a second phase of impact can be assessed. Three outcomes were envisaged: 1) To provide denominational leaders with a basis on which to assess the impact that their decisions have made on ordained and lay ministers across Cumbia. 2) To encourage chaplains to assess how they engage and function with Mission Communities after identifying themselves and/or their colleagues in this study. 3) To be of practical use to those of the wider church who may be in the process of exploring similar changes. To this end, the thesis concludes with a clear set of recommendations to enable chaplains and Mission Communities to reconnect. 2 Contents ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... 2 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 8 1.1 Diagrammatic Structure ........................................................................ 8 1.2 Limitations and Context ........................................................................ 9 1.3 History and Development ................................................................... 12 1.4 Quantitative Chapter .......................................................................... 12 1.5 Chaplains - Representative Examples ............................................... 13 1.6 Mission Interjection ............................................................................. 14 1.7 Qualitative Chapters ........................................................................... 15 1.8 Ethical Considerations ........................................................................ 16 1.9 Literature Review ............................................................................... 17 2. DEVELOPMENT OF MISSION COMMUNITIES IN CUMBRIA ............... 24 2.1 Structures, Participants and Policies .................................................. 24 2.2 Receptive Ecumenism ........................................................................ 27 2.3 God for All .......................................................................................... 30 2.4 Policy Documents ............................................................................... 31 2.5 Early Influences .................................................................................. 38 2.6 Timeline Summary of Development ................................................... 48 3 3. SURVEYING THE QUANTITATIVE LANDSCAPE .................................. 50 3.1 Scope of Inclusion .............................................................................. 50 3.2 Enquiry One – Denominational Snapshot of Included Chaplains ....... 53 3.3 Enquiry Two – Qualitative Questions and Responses ........................ 58 3.4 Enquiry Three – Supplementary Engagement Consultation ............... 69 3.5 Analysis of Snapshot of Included Chaplains ....................................... 72 4. CHAPLAINS – REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES .................................... 73 4.1 Impact................................................................................................. 73 4.2 To Whom? .......................................................................................... 74 4.2.1 Chaplaincy in the Prison Environment ......................................... 75 4.2.2 Chaplaincy in the Healthcare Environment .................................. 76 4.2.3 Chaplaincy in the Emergency Services Environment................... 78 4.2.4 Chaplaincy in the Night/Street Economy ...................................... 79 4.2.5 Chaplaincy Distinctives ................................................................ 80 4.3 By Whom? .......................................................................................... 84 4.3.1 Training ........................................................................................ 85 4.3.2 Accountability ............................................................................... 90 4.3.3 Measurement ............................................................................... 92 4.3.4 Healthy Partnerships with Host Organisations ............................. 94 5. MISSION .................................................................................................. 98 6. THEMES OF DISCONNECTION ........................................................... 107 4 7. DISCONNECTING THEME 1 – ECUMENISM ....................................... 109 7.1 Ecumenism – Establishing the Weight of the Collective View .......... 109 7.2 Ecumenism – Presenting Alternatives to the Collective View ........... 117 7.3 Ecumenism – Impact of Ecumenism on Chaplains. ......................... 124 8. DISCONNECTING THEME 2 – SAME-SEX ISSUES ............................ 133 8.1 Same-Sex Issues – Establishing the Weight of the Collective View . 133 8.2 Same-Sex Issues – Presenting Alternatives to the Collective View . 137 8.3 Same-Sex Issues – Impact of Same-Sex Issues on Chaplains ........ 139 9. DISCONNECTING THEME 3 – SACRAMENTS .................................... 147 9.1 Sacraments – Establishing the Weight of the Collective View .......... 147 9.2 Sacraments – Presenting Alternatives to the Collective View .......... 152 9.3 Sacraments – Impact of Sacraments on Chaplains .......................... 155 10. DISCONNECTING THEME 4 – ROLE OF WOMEN IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP ............................................................................................ 162 10.1 Role of Women in Christian Leadership - Establishing the Weight of the Collective View ................................................................................. 162 10.2 Role of Women in Christian Leadership – Presenting Alternatives to the Collective View ................................................................................. 167 10.3 Role of Women in Christian Leadership – Impact of Women in Christian Leadership on Chaplains ......................................................... 167 11. DISCONNECTING THEME 5 – EPISCOPACY ................................... 174 5 11.1 Episcopacy – Establishing the Weight of the Collective View........
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