1. Moving Forward in Mission Spring 2008 Conferences

2. Moving Forward in Mission conferences – Spring 2008 Welcome and Introduction Welcome Opening Prayers Aims of the Day

3. Moving Forward in Mission conferences – Spring 2008 Outline of the Day “Tearing up the rule book and trying to replace the parochial system is a recipe for disaster and wasted energy. In all kinds of places, the parochial system is working remarkably. It’s just that we are increasingly aware of the contexts where it simply isn’t capable of making an impact, where something has to grow out of it or alongside it, not as a rival (why do we cast so much of our Christian life in terms of competition?) but as an attempt to answer questions that the parish system was never meant to answer.”

4. Moving Forward in Mission conferences – Spring 2008 Outline of the Day

5. Moving Forward in Mission conferences – Spring 2008 Programme Role of Diocesan, Mission and Pastoral Committees Bishops’ Mission Orders in detail Other changes affecting parish reorganisation and buildings

6. Moving Forward in Mission conferences – Spring 2008 General Duty PART I GENERAL PRINCIPLE 1 General duty It shall be the duty of any person or body carrying out functions under this Measure or the Pastoral Measure 1983 to have due regard to the furtherance of the mission of the Church of England.

7. Moving Forward in Mission conferences – Spring 2008 Timeline for Implementation Already Taken Effect 01.01.08 General Duty (s.1) House of Bishops’ Code of Practice on Bishops’ Mission Orders (s.51) 01.02.08 Appointment of Mission and Pastoral Committees (up to 18 months to establish committee) (s.52) New provisions regarding assistant curates (s.61)

8. Moving Forward in Mission conferences – Spring 2008 Timeline cont’d… 31.03.08 Bishops’ Mission Orders (s. 47-50) Still to Come 01.05.08 Various sections relating to diocesan and provincial structure: Delegation and discharge of episcopal functions (s.13-16) Interpretation, repeals and amendment of Measures (s.22, s.63(7), s.65 (relating to Schedule 7); parts of Schedule 7)

9. Moving Forward in Mission conferences – Spring 2008 Timeline cont’d… 11.06.08 New functions of Mission and Pastoral Committees (s.53) Establishment of Church Buildings’ Council (s.54-57) All amendments to Pastoral Measure 1983 including: Procedure under Part I for making pastoral schemes and orders and pastoral church building schemes (s.23-39) Procedure under Part III for settling future of closed churches (s.40-46) Pastoral orders, team ministries and councils, compensation of the clergy (s.58-60) Miscellaneous matters including suspension of presentation, Churches Conservation Trust (parts of s.62-66 & Schedules 5-7).

10. Moving Forward in Mission conferences – Spring 2008 Timeline cont’d… 01.09.08 Other sections and subsections relating to provincial and diocesan structures including: Establishment of Dioceses Commission (s.2) Preparation and making of reorganisation schemes (s.3 (5) & (6); s.4-5; s.6(1)-(2) & (4)-(8); s.7-9) Change of name of see (s.11) Creation of suffragan sees (s.18); Discharge of functions of diocesan bodies corporate (s.19- 20) Date still to be determined for some provisions.

11. Moving Forward in Mission conferences – Spring 2008 And at a future date A much needed consolidation Measure…

12. Moving Forward in Mission Spring 2008 Conferences