Aims

• To effect strategic development of all forms of ministry
• To be proactive in encouraging people into all forms of ministry both lay and ordained
• To ensure appropriate training and support of ordained ministry, Church Related Community Workers (CRCW), lay preachers and all forms of ministry within the local church.

Range of Activity

• Reflecting creatively on all forms of ministry, including those which currently exist within the Synod and new ideas of ministry
• Disseminating information about all forms of ministry throughout the Synod
• Devising strategies which appropriately prioritise resources for ministry
• Devising the overall strategy for the deployment of ministers of word and sacraments and CRCWs within the Synod
• Taking responsibility for synod policies for Special Category Minister posts and CRCW Projects within the synod
• Encouraging people into all forms of ministry both lay and ordained
• Encouraging people into eldership and offering oversight and care and training of elders
• Offering oversight and care of lay preachers, local pastors, worship leaders and TLS students
• Advising and acting on behalf of the Synod upon applications from candidates for ministry and admission into the URC
• Taking responsibility for in-service training of ministers and CRCWs
• Offering oversight and care of ministerial and CRCW candidates, students, and people within first three years of service
• Offering oversight and care of ministers and CRCWs.
• Taking responsibility for Ministerial Accompanied Self Appraisal, and formal reviews of post holders in Special Category Minister posts, CRCW Projects and of other ministers in synod posts.

A list of meeting dates can be found here.

The Deployment Policy and policies for Lay Presidency and Lay Preaching are to be found here.