Saturday 20th May 2017 Local Ministry Development The Revd Rachel Wood

inclusively and intentionally LMD is the development of Mission & Ministry inclusively and intentionally

3 Key Stages of Development pre 2012 : Ideal of local teams growing leadership and participation, encouraging vocations, which may include a calling to sacramental ministry . Individuals offering for OLM, selected and trained by the diocese. LMDTs often formed around these individuals to support them during initial training and IME 4-7. Team can lose focus when this training period over. Emphasis upon training in ‘ministry skills’ – pastoral care, assisting in the leading of worship, healing etc. A clear (almost) uniform process established for becoming a Local Ministry Parish emphasising the setting up of a Local Ministry Development Team, sub group of the PCC, elected by the whole congregation, given a mentor for a year to help the group form and discover their task. NB Phenomenon of a team ‘life-cycle’. Short-term teams (eg 3 years) have been extremely helpful to kick start or re-focus participation in mission, ministry and discipleship.

LMD 2012 – 2017 Building a Network Offering 3 Key Values: Collaboration Mission Learning

LMD Network Discipleship Lay Ministry Task Group Mailings, annual network event, annual quiet day, Discipleship New Diocesan Task group NB Open Synod in November Lindisfarne Discipleship Courses Collaborative leadership training with IME6, Incumbents and Readers Joining up existing work with Supporting Ministers and Task Groups Parish and Deanery Development: facilitating conversations about deployment, mission and ministry Lay Ministry Lindisfarne and Diocesan Readers Board Deanery initiatives in Morpeth and Norham

LMD Network Lay Ministry Discipleship

Growth Impact Rural Prayer Post LYCiG requires formation of teams to work on growth – LMDTs have a working understanding of the nature of groups and collaborative working – resources for teams are available on the website. Impact LMDTs are used to tackling difficult issues and thinking missionally Rural Re-imagining Rural Multi-Parish Benefices – LMDTs have been at the heart of this, forming teams across parishes and exploring new patterns of ministry – a wealth of experience and practice will be drawn upon here. Prayer LMDTs are encouraged to put prayer at the centre of their meetings and follow a light-touch ‘rule of life’. The annual Quiet Day seeks to emphasise importance of prayer and commitment to continue our journey into God together.

Network Event 2017 Local Ministry Development Café Azure, Cramlington on Tuesday 20th June 6.30pm for food Book your place via: r.wood@newcastle.anglican.org