Operational Report Diocese of Exeter
April – June 2018
Contents
Overall Summary ……………………………………………………………… Page 3
Governance …………………………………………………………………... Page 4
Mission and Pastoral Office …………………………………………………… Page 6
Finance ………………………………………………………………………… Page 8
Stewardship ……………………………………………………………………. Page 11
Communications ………………………………………………………………. Page 12
Safeguarding …………………………………………………………………… Page 14
Clergy Housing ………………………………………………………………... Page 16
School Building Projects. …………………………………………………….... Page 17
Church Buildings ………………………………………………………………. Page 17
New Housing Areas …………………………………………………………… Page 19
Growing the Rural Church ……………………………………………………. Page 20
Education ………………………………………………………………………. Page 21
Mission and Ministry …………………………………………...……………… Page 24
Mission and Ministry Development Team ……………………………..……… Page 27
Diocesan Mission Enabler ……………………………………………………... Page 29
Children’s Ministry Adviser ………………………………………………….... Page 31
Youth Work Adviser ………………………………………………………….. Page 33
Church and Society ……………………………………………………………. Page 34
Plymouth Archdeaconry ………………………………………………………. Page 35
Plymouth Strategic Development Fund Project ………………………………. Page 35
Appendix ~ Diocesan Vision and Strategy Key Aims ……..…………………... Page 36
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Overall Summary
I am delighted to introduce you to our second Quarterly Operational Report.
The response to our new reporting format from all levels of the Diocese was exceptionally positive when we first published back in April. However, we will continue to refine our report so please feel free to provide feedback to my Executive Assistant, Annemarie Kendell ([email protected]) We will continue to publish our Quarterly Operational Report within one month of the quarter’s end. It has been an exceptionally busy year, but as detailed in this report we continue to support the Diocesan vision of Growing in Prayer, Making new Disciples and Serving the People of Devon with Joy. There are too many stories to mention here, but a couple of my personal highlights from the last quarter are: The Diocese of Exeter was successful in its bid for £1.68m of funding from the Church Commissioners to support our exciting plans in three of the most deprived areas of Plymouth. You can read more about the mission and growth that is planned on page 36 of this report.
The Common Fund Review Group started consultations with every Deanery within the Diocese. This follows a consultation framework with Bishops Diocesan Council (BDC) and Diocesan Synod. The Deanery meetings will continue throughout the year, concluding in October. Following this consultation the results will go back to BDC and Diocesan Synod to agree how our Common Fund will be administered in 2020 and beyond. I would encourage all members of Deanery Synods to attend these meetings to ensure they fully understand the current Common Fund system, and are able to put forward their views regarding the proposed changes.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in our Central Services teams, and everyone in all our worshipping communities across the diocese, for the work they are doing to further the mission and ministry of the Church in Devon.
Stephen Hancock,
Diocesan Secretary
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Governance
Meetings taking place during the period: No meetings of Diocesan Synod took place during the second quarter of 2018
Bishop’s Diocesan Council (14th May 2018)
Summary of core business transacted:
Bishop’s Diocesan Council: Consultation concerning the new chair of the DAC, consideration of future venues for meetings of Diocesan Synod, receipt of a policy document concerning the Common Fund and parish vacancies, consideration of the strategy for the 2019 diocesan budget, reports on the implementation of the ‘Growing the Rural Church’ project and the Plymouth bid to the Strategic Development Fund, consideration of information relating to the number of women in ordained ministry in the Diocese. Work related to elections carried out during the period: Completion of casual lay election to General Synod. Work to support elections of deanery representatives to Diocesan Synod. Initial planning work for committee elections in autumn 2018 Other statutory processes carried out during the period:
Provision of telephone and e-mail support to parishes in respect of APCMs
Vacancies and attendance rates:
Vacancies on Diocesan Synod Clergy Members Lay members
18% 19%
81% 82%
11 out of a possible 60 12 out of a possible 62 elected clergy members elected lay members
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Vacancies on Bishop’s Diocesan Council
Clergy Members Lay members
25% 25%
75% 75%
1 out of a possible 4 2 out of a possible 8 elected clergy members elected lay members
% Attendance rate comparison – Q1 and Q2
100%
90%
80% 70%
60%
50% 40%
30%
20% 10%
0% % Attendance rate at % Attendance rate at Bishop's Diocesan Bishop's Diocesan Council January 2018 Council May 2018
Number of members in attendance at the meeting Number of members not in attendance
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Mission and Pastoral Office
Pastoral Schemes and Orders (Including any Schemes for pastoral reorganisation 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 reorganisation)
Number of new Schemes for which work has begun 0
Number of Orders and Schemes already at the pre-consultation stage 1
Number of consultations on Draft Proposals 0
Number of Schemes published 0
Number of Schemes for which publication is complete but awaiting making 1
Number of Schemes made 2
Number of Schemes which have taken effect 0
Note that any Scheme which involves the disposal of a church building or part of a churchyard also generates work in the Church Buildings Office. This work is not listed in the Church Buildings Office section of the report.
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Suspensions of Patrons’ Rights of Presentation
Consultations begun 6
Consultations completed and Benefices suspended 3
Other Work
Mission Initiatives Continued drafting and consultation on a BMO covering the City of Plymouth
AMPC Meetings None this quarter
DMPC Papers Annual DMPC Report to Diocesan Synod drafted. Redrafting of DMPC constitution.
Deanery Plans Analysis of census data and briefing papers sent to four deaneries
Growing the Rural Church General support and attendance at several meetings
Other work Extensive research regarding consecrated land in two parishes
Archives Complete examination of all papers stored in archive boxes with retention only of legal documents, maps and historic documents.
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Finance
Achievements The financial statements for 2017 have been audited and have been approved The participant requests for the 2019 Common Fund assessment have been sent to parishes
Challenges The Parish accounts that were not received in the Diocesan Office by 31st May are now being chased. 58% had been received by 16th July 2018 The verification of the finance returns for 2017 has begun. The deadline is 21st July 2018. As at 16th July 2018: o 37% had not been submitted o 19% are submitted but not verified o 44% have been verified
Where there is a deanery treasurer vacancy or where support is requested, the Finance Department take on the responsibility of verifying the accounts. This year, the Finance team is dealing with 5 deaneries (111 parishes)
Parish Accounts received by 16th July Finance returns verified by 16th July
19%
42% 44%
58%
37%
Received Not Received Submitted but not verified Not Submitted
Verified
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Management Accounts for year ending 31 December 2017
Actual Budget Variance £000 £000 £000
Income 14,172 13,648 524
Expenditure 14,518 14,260 (258)
Operating Deficit (346) (612) 316
Profit on Disposal of Fixed Assets 1,383 - 1,383
Surplus in the year 1,037 (612) 1,649
Common Fund Collection figures for the year ending 31December 2017
Comparison Request Contributions Common Fund Target Actual to Previous £000 £000 Year % % %
As at 31 December 9,172 8,171 94% 93.18% 93.34%
Common Fund Collection Rate % against Targets for year ending 31st December 2017 100%
98% 96%
94% 92% 90% 88% 86%
84% 82% 80%
Target Actual Previous Year
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Management Accounts for Quarter Ending 31 March 2018
Actual Budget Variance £000 £000 £000
Income 2,483 2,390 93
Expenditure 3,371 3,528 157
Surplus in the Quarter (888) (1,138) 250
Common Fund Collection figures for Q2 2018
Contribution Comparison s to Previous Common Fund Request £000 Target Actual £000 Year % % % As at 31 March 2,337 1,765 73.6% 75.5% 74.1%
As at 30 June 4, 673 3, 739 80% 80.01% 79.74%
As at 31 August
As at 31 December
Common Fund Collection Rate % against Targets 80% Comparison - Q1 and Q2 2018
79%
78%
77% Target 76%
75% Actual
74%
73% Previous Year
72%
71%
70% Q1 Q2
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Stewardship
Parish Giving Scheme as at 30th June 2018
Number of registered churches receiving fund 184
Total number of donors 2,299
Total contributions, including Gift Aid £504,664 (April, May, June)
Total Contributions Q2 Total Contributions Q2 £180,000
£160,000 £140,000 £120,000 £100,000 £80,000 £60,000 £40,000 £20,000 £0
Legacy workshop in Buckfastleigh April May June
Parish Engagement
Number of visits to speak at service or to PCC 17
Number of treasurers attending training sessions 34
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Communications
Achievements Hundreds mark the end of Thy Kingdom Come (TKC) at Exeter Cathedral Supporting video cherry-picked by Church House TKC launch events in Plymouth and Sidmouth Bishop Sarah’s farewell – social media, press coverage Challenges Three out of four communications team members leaving during Q2 2018
Engagement through Social Media
Website Facebook Twitter
Cakes, unreliable sat Wonderful service for Filling up Most followed navs – Bishop Sarah’s Bishop Sarah at Exeter @ExeterCathedral for story memories of Devon Cathedral, tinged with @thykingdom_come video sadness as she leaves #pentecost us, but full of hope and #ComeHolySpirit anticipation for her pic.twitter.com/uugjY new role as Bishop of GbblH London.
Number 256 page views (video People reached: 1,855 People saw this tweet of viewed 420 times on on twitter 7,919 times followers YouTube
153 entrances people Total engagements Total engagements 217 New coming directly to this 102: includes 85 likes including 10 retweets followers page and 7 shares and 30 likes
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Comparison of Social Media engagement in top stories Q1 and Q2
Website: Page views
Facebook: People Reached
Twitter: Tweet seen by
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000
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Safeguarding
Achievements 7 new volunteer trainers trained at the Cohort 3 training day on 21st April. 23 senior clergy and Diocesan staff trained at C4 level alongside 13 senior clergy and Cathedral staff from Exeter Cathedral on 27th June. Phill Parker, Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser, attended the South West Regional Trainers Forum in the Diocese of Salisbury on 26th June, the first one of these meetings we’ve been invited to attend. Phill represented the team at the National Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers (DSAs) day in London on 28th June to receive national updates and provide feedback on concerns.
Challenges From the National DSAs day we have been notified that there will be a new Past Case Review programme (referred to as PCR2). This will look at all cases relating to Church Officers since February 2007 (the endpoint of the original PCR). The first PCR was only concerned with cases involving children; a vote was taken at the National DSAs day and there was unanimous support for PCR2 to include cases involving vulnerable adults. We can expect this to have a very significant impact on workloads for the whole team and possibly wider. Financial resource will also be an issue as independent reviewers will need to be employed. Timescales and terms of reference are not yet finalised, but we are looking at this work needing to be started before the end of 2018. Basic level DBS Disclosure checks are now available as of June 2018, incurring a £25 fee. The processing of these checks and the fee processing will put extra demand on the Diocesan DBS Coordinator and the four Archdeacons’ PAs. With the departure of a team member at the beginning of May, workloads have been challenging for the rest of the team, particularly in the area of increased evening and weekend engagements.
Courses Average C1 C2 C3 Train the delivered Trainer satisfaction in-house rating
April 2018 No longer 17 20 7 88% delivering in house C1
May 2018 35 72 91%
June 2018 16 40 90%
Total for Q2 2018 68 132 91%
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Training Average commissioned by C0 C1 C2 satisfaction PCCs rating Numbers trained Apr – Jun 2018 44 122 66 90%
Training commissioned by PCCs
19% C0 28%
C1
C2 53%
Total monthly processed DBS checks -Year on Year 250
200
150
100
50
0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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Clergy Housing
Quinquennial Projects
Pre-2018 Total 2018 2018 2018 Schemes Schemes Quinquennial Quinquennial Completed Completed Schemes Inspections Completed 3 53 50 9*
Ingoing Projects
Schemes In hand Schemes Completed
16 7
* includes 1 combined quinquennial repairs/ingoing scheme, counted in both categories Current Use Sales and Purchases
Number of Clergy 322 Houses on market Houses in portfolio 0 for sale
Occupied by Clergy 205 Houses sold 1
Rented 102 Houses purchased 1 Vacant 15
Comparison of current use of Q1 Clergy Housing in portfolio Q2 3% 4% Q1 and Q2
33% 32% Occupied by Clergy Occupied by Clergy
Rented Rented
64% 64% Vacant Vacant
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School Building Projects
VA Schools Academies
Total Number of School Building Projects 42 36
Number of completed School Building Projects 13 0
Number of Schools Converted to Academy 5
Fees Earned through EDPS Ltd £46,495
Church Buildings
Applications Q1 2018
TASK No. of New No. of new Resubmissions No. of applications applications applications resubmissions considered by progressed at progressed DAC first review
Faculty 33 29 21 4 3 Applications
Applications Q2 2018
New Applications
Re-submissions No. of applications progressed
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Applications35 not yet progressed
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Comparison of Applications - Q1 and Q2 2018
Q1
Q2
No. of applications Q1 progressed
Q2 Applications not yet progressed
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
TASK Received Approved Undetermined at end of Q2 List B 29 18 11 Applications
Number of site visits completed in Q2 2018
By Officers 16
By DAC members or consultants 24
Number of site visits completed: Q1 and Q2 2018 30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Visits by Officers Visits by DAC members or consultants
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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 Teignbridge.
Meetings of the Diocesan New Housing Areas working group: N/A
Meetings of the Diocesan New Housing Areas practitioners’ network: N/A
2018 Diocesan New Housing Areas Growth Fund projects in preparation and delivery:
In Preparation: In Delivery:
Alphington East Okehampton
Trinity, Exeter St. Jude’s
Tavistock Sherford
Derriford
Position of the new town of Cranbrook
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Growing the Rural Church
Achievements We now have 22 projects with 8 more projected to commence during the summer and autumn. This means we are on course to meet our target of 30 projects by the end of 2018. Together with members of the Property/Church Buildings team, we had an inspiring and informative visit to Hereford Diocese in May. We visited a range of re-ordered churches which now incorporate community use. We also learned more about the strengths and challenges of church/community governance options. Bookings for our conference, ‘Building Conversations: Churches for Rural Communities’ on 31 October went live on 8 June with ticket sales beginning to take off.
Challenges Continuing to market the conference and sell tickets, particularly before many people take their summer breaks. Balancing project delivery with strategic planning around core aspects of the GtRC Bid still to be implemented, such as Consultant Mission Enablers and Festival Churches.
To see a copy of the GtRC Project’s first annual report please click the link:
Annual Report 2017
The final Stories in the Street workshop with Mosaic Creative at Shirwell Mission Community.
Initiatives are starting to be born following the programme, with community consultations planned in 3 villages and a community hub being explored in Bratton Fleming. Shirwell is delighted to be welcoming visitors from our link dioceses in July, especially Thika where the idea for Stories in the Street came from.
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Education
Achievements: Our new deputy director has started and has added great expertise and capacity to our collective efforts Successful official opening of Trinity School in June Positive pre-opening Ofsted inspection report for St James CE Primary Academy in Okehampton 3 year management partnership signed with the Ted Wragg Trust to support All Saints Academy Plymouth and a new headteacher appointed who starts in September The Tarka Partnership Multi Academy Trust of 7 schools will open with church articles despite having no church schools joining currently Recruiting 49 schools to work on mental health projects of which 10 are community Schools Introducing a new more transparent expression of interest process for schools seeking additional leadership capacity.
Challenges:
Recruiting skilful foundation governors Working with a growing number of collaborations, partnerships and external organisations
RAG KEY
Worse trend/result than previously Trend/result in-line with previous Better trend/result than previously
Total of school, university and college visits undertaken by the team 97
Other education related meetings undertaken by the team 56
Percentage of schools buying SLA 2017-18 49%
Total number of training events run in this quarter 10
Number of delegates attending training in this quarter 82
% of schools attending diocesan training programme 54%
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Net income raised through training (including conference) £3,835
Income through SLA (annual total) £21,648
Value of external grants received that C of E schools can access £1.68m (in partnership)
Number of C of E schools supported to achieve academy status 0
Number of MATs containing C of E schools 14
Our statistics current to July 2018 (start of next quarter)
OfSTED and SIAMS Inspection Summary
Quarter OfSTED OfSTED judgements SIAMS * SIAMS judgements Inspections Inspections published published
April to 11 Plus a 6 Good 2 Good June 2018 monitoring 1 Requires Improvement 6 4 Outstanding visit 2 school 4 unpublished 3 schools
6 schools 1 school
*Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools
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School Inspections
Grade SIAMS OfSTED
1 Outstanding 41% (55) 15% (19)
2 Good 48% (64) 74 % (95)
3 Requires Improvement 8% (11) 10% (14)
4 Inadequate 1% (1) 1% (2)
Total Schools Inspected
SIAMS Inspections Ofsted Inspections
1% 2%
9% 10% 15%
40%
50%
73%
Outstanding Outstanding
Good Good
Satisfactory Requires Improvement
Inadequate Inadequate
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Mission and Ministry
Achievements Dr Jon Curtis is newly in post as Lay Discipleship Programme Officer. He is currently researching needs and developing a strategy Continuing MD successfully completed for 2017/18 and brochure for 18/19 will be distributed in August We ran a successful conference/retreat for Rural Deans 2018/19 Foundations in Christian Ministry Course oversubscribed New Training Incumbents attended a training course alongside colleagues from Truro We have continued to develop close links with both SWMTC and St Mellitus College We have planned an exciting programme for visitors from our companion diocese of Thika and Cyprus and the Gulf
Challenges Diocesan Director of Ordinands capacity is still constraining number of candidates reaching Bishops’ Advisory Panel
Numbers entering training in 2018
Training type 2018
Full time training (at College) 3
Part-time training (on SWMTC) 4
Mixed mode training Full time (St M SW) 4 (college) 27% Mixed Mode TOTAL 11 (St Mellitus) 36%
Part time (SWMTC) 37%
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Breakdown by gender
Incumbent status 4m 8 4f
Assistant status 0m 3 3f
Distinctive Deacons 0
Readers 3m 8 5f (likely to complete training and be licensed in 2018) TOTAL 11
Breakdown by age
Candidates under 32 4
32-39 1
40-54 3
55 and over 3
TOTAL 11
Candidates under 32 4
32 - 39 1
40 - 54 3
Over 55 3
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Comparisons between predicted and actual numbers for September 2018 6 Numbers entering training
5
4 Predicted 2018
3 Actual 2018
2
1
0 Full-time training Part-time training Mixed-Mode training (at college) (SWMTC) (St Mellitus SW)
Breakdown by gender Predicted 2018 Actual 2018
Incumbent Status
Assistant Status
Distinctive Deacons
Under 32
32 - 39
40 - 54
Over 55
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Predicted 2018 Actual 2018
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Mission and Ministry Development Team
Achievements
Successful appointment of Samantha Upham as Development Adviser for Totnes Archdeaconry, starting on 1st September. Progressed the formation of Archdeaconry Teams (containing local specialists who are available to offer local advice and support in resource hubs) by linking Development Advisors with Mission Sheds. Development Team attended the four day Transforming Conversations training provided by 3D Coaching. Customising our existing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) package to provide relevant real-time reporting for the Development Team and Growing the Rural Church. (KPIs below were drawn from the system).
Challenges
Failed to recruit a Development Adviser for Barnstaple Archdeaconry (half-time post). There will be another attempt in the autumn, increasing the post to full-time by incorporating hours allocated in the Growing the Rural Church bid document. Develop action leaning sets for practitioners in similar settings, e.g. in Coastal and Market Towns. Ongoing training as facilitators for Stories on the Street, which was successfully used as a Mission Action Planning tool in Shirwell Mission Community. Supporting Growing the Rural Church by delivering a seminar on ‘joined-up working’, at their national conference in October.
Mission Communities and Deaneries: Stage of Engagement with Development Team 8
7
6
5
4
3 2 1
0
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Source of referrals for active projects
Parish Officers 7%
Diocesan Bishop MC Clergy 17% 35%
Bishop of Plymouth 10% ADMPC Meeting 3% Bishop of Deanery Lay Crediton Chair Archdeacon 7% Rural Dean 3% 4% 14%
Active projects in each Archdeaconry
Barnstaple 11% Totnes 22%
Exeter 11%
Plymouth 56%
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Diocesan Mission Enabler
It’s been a very busy time for our Mission Enabler. This quarter, Barry Dugmore has:
Led a Teaching week at Lee Abbey on Whole life discipleship: Mustard seeds, Diamonds & Dancing feet Teaching at St Mellitus South West: The place of evangelism in Christian ministry & mission Teaching – Completed teaching an initial group on Exploring evangelism course that he has developed for post Foundations In Christian Ministry participants Held a Vision for local mission and growth morning at Exminster St Martin
Devon County Show
Mission Shed Central @Cullompton
Whole day event on faith sharing, growing in faith, serving with joy: Reasons for Hope
90+ delegates (mix of ordained & lay leaders and individual church members from across Devon) Key note speaker - Rachel Jordan; CofE National Adviser on Evangelism - Talking Jesus research, faith sharing and new Talking Jesus faith sharing course Seminars on; practical evangelism in the local church, Wild Church (Fresh expression in Totnes area), Outreach in Paignton with Church Army, Mission shaped church in Anglo-Catholic tradition, growing disciples, sports evangelism Mission Shed local hubs – all four hubs have met during this period (Honiton are due to meet on July 2nd)
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…And that’s not all!
Devon County Show – leading ecumenical team that host Devon Churches Barn / Tent and Children’s tent o Katherine Lyddon once again excelled at running a brilliant three days of activities for kids o New partners involved this year – Brunel Manor Resourcing work with church planting project and planning towards first Diocesan church planting course
Bishops in Evangelism event planning meetings and liaison with local churches
A number of preaching invitations Dawlish, Plymouth (2), Heavitree Exeter, Exeter Cathedral (TKC event), clergy chapter meetings and one-to-one meeting with Incumbents
Thy Kingdom Come 2018
Two ‘launch’ events in partnership with local churches; in Sidmouth with Bishop Robert and Plymstock with Bishop Nick Beacon event in Exeter Cathedral on Pentecost Sunday evening
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Children’s Ministry Adviser
Achievements
Headed up ‘Discover Venue’ @ SPREE camp – 200 8-11year olds (1400 attendees total on site) Devon County Show Children’s Tent – Over 800 child visitors Toddle-on (Toddle leaders) Conference – 43 leaders Open the Book gathering – 30 leaders Stillness and Silence Amongst Children Conference – 25 leaders Messy Meet up – 22 leaders
Children’s Leaders Gathering – 6 leaders Mentoring sessions with individual children’s leaders -15 leaders
Way forward meetings in Rockbeare and Buckfastleigh Employment projects – Newton Poppleford, Topsham/Countess Wear, Alphington
Challenges
Responding to the December 2016 Church of England report on Toddle Groups.
Devon County Show
SPREE camp
See Katherine Lyddon in action at SPREE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =uAEedHHyOWg
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June 2018
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Youth Work Adviser
Achievements Appointed 2 Youth Workers in Buckland Monachorum and Uplyme 3 Youth Workers now Youth Mental Health First Aid certified Delivered 3 Synod / Council presentations on developing Youth work Supported 4 funding requests across the diocese, For example to find money for Youth Group equipment, subsidise activity costs, support parish engagement with young people Connected with 5 new priests to develop work with young people in their parishes Delivered 2 training programmes
Challenges Generating a “culture” of youth work among volunteers and congregations Increase uptake on free training; Stepping Stones, Key One, Mentoring in Schools
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Church and Society
Achievements
Transforming Plymouth Together Champions evening and video Refugees Community Sponsorship event Visits to Living Churchyards. New display at Buckfast Abbey Food Poverty work in Exeter and Plymouth Attendance at CEC Assembly in Serbia Dementia-friendly church training Ministry in Residential Homes workshop Exeter Eco-Diocese activities
Refugee Group event Challenges Future of the work after December 2018
Encouraging outward-looking churches
Transforming Plymouth Together is a joint venture between church urban fund and the Diocese of Exeter. Working in Visiting a Plymouth Food Bank Plymouth with the support of all the churches in the city.
WE ADDRESS ISSUES OF
INJUSTICE, INEQUALITY AND
POVERTY ACROSS THE CITY
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Plymouth SDF Project
Achievements The stage 2 application for Strategic Development Funding was successful, resulting in £1.68million worth of funding from the Church Commissioners towards the total investment of £2.24million. You can read more about these plans here: http://exeter.anglican.org/church-of-england-chooses-plymouth-for-major- investment-to-revitalise-church-communities/
Challenges To be able to meet Plymouth project milestones on time and to budget. Registering and setting up Charitable Incorporated Organisation for Plymouth BMO. Preparation and submission further funding applications.
Plymouth Archdeaconry
On 20th June Bishop Nick McKinnel & Acting Archdeacon Nick Shutt attended the Transforming Plymouth Together evening at the Discovery Centre, Plymouth Methodist Central Hall, to learn about the work Chris Forster has been undertaking to deal with issues such as modern slavery, holiday hunger, financial problems, liaison with other voluntary sector agendas etc. – in fact it is probably best if you look at Transforming Plymouth Together Facebook Page and see the videos posted there to learn more about what is going on. We need TPT champions in parishes in the Plymouth Archdeaconry. Please contact Chris if you can help.
26th June - Bishop Nick hosted a day conference at St Mary's Walkhampton which looked at ministry on Dartmoor. The day consisted of input from various speakers and discussion about ministry on Dartmoor.
The Rural Churches Repair Fund exists to help rural parishes who are undertaking work to their churches. If you have a project that is underway and need financial help, please contact the Acting Archdeacon of Plymouth to see if help can be given. (No promises!).
The annual paper chase is ongoing… if you have paperwork outstanding from the Visitation please deal with it as soon as possible… The same goes for Churchwardens who are yet to be sworn in.
Please note the Archdeaconry office number: 01752 858382. This number is manned Mon-Thurs 9.30 – 2.30.
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Models to simplify and integrate governance
Leadership, Common Fund review Finance and Revised long term financial plan Governance
Develop further Mission Sheds & Fresh Expressions
Transformative Develop Rural Church Pilot Projects Ministry: exploring new Continue exploring new models of urban ministry The e.g. Resource Churches, ministry in the new towns models of Kingdom of church God on Reflect on minster models in market/seaside towns earth as it is in heaven Develop SSM and interim ministry strategy Transformative Renew Mission Community Development Team Mission: creating capacity to Develop new strategic bid(s) to the Church Commissioners enable change Develop lay training capacity
Develop ways to strengthen children’s/youth work
Engagement with Foster vocations to lay and ordained ministry church Focus on engagement and mission with older people Overall – Engagement/Comms and community Promote Mission & Ministry in 131 Church Schools Version as at 19.3.2018 Bishops in Mission follow up + Vision roadshows