Standing Committee Snippets – June 2009

25 Jun 2009

Please note – these are not a complete record of the meeting.

1. Bi-Cultural Matters

This was an order of the day at the meeting and Marjorie Smart from the Bi-cultural Education Committee was in attendance along with Mr Richard Tankersley and The Revd Malcolm Falloon who are members of both Standing Committee and the Bi-cultural Education Committee. The discussion covered three main areas:

a) The work of the committee, focused particularly on our relationship with Maori as our Treaty partner, noting that the Treaty is rooted in the Gospel

b) Bi-cultural education for clergy, particularly those who have not been trained at St John’s College, or even in New Zealand. Noting the requirements of our Bi-cultural Policy, the Bi-cultural Education Committee has been asked to bring back to Standing Committee a proposal for addressing this.

c) Partnership meeting with te Hui Amorangi O te Waipounamu – this will take place later this year.

2. Bishop Victoria’s report

There was significant discussion about Diocesan ministry training and the relationship between the Diocese and Theology House. She advised that the current Diocesan Ordination Training Programme is coming to a close. It was resolved that the norm for theological education for preparation for priestly ministry in the Diocese of Christchurch is residential training at the tertiary level.

It was also resolved that this Diocese will establish our own framework for training for lay ministry, Local Shared Ministry and post ordination training.

It is proposed that one day per week of Archdeacon Andrew Starky’s time will be devoted to Anglican Rural Life, this being funded from savings in the Diocesan Ministry Adviser’s position. Bishop Victoria informed Standing Committee that the Diocesan Ministry Adviser’s position will become the Archdeacon for Mission.

Following the recent MYSTC, Bishop Victoria paid tribute to the amount of voluntary input by those who serve on Ministry Support Teams in Local Shared Ministry Units and urged that we show gratitude for their significant contribution to the Diocese through better hospitality at these annual conferences.

3. Bishop’s Mission Fund

Governance procedures were agreed for this fund. An application form will appear on the website shortly.

4. Budget for 2010

A draft of the Narrative Budget was tabled, and the numeric budget considered and approved for passing to Synod. It includes a 2% increase in total quota, and has a deficit of ($2,943.)

5. Sr Eveleen Retreat House Statute

On the recommendation of the Sr Eveleen Retreat House Committee, Standing Committee agreed to suspend the membership provisions in the current statute, pending a revised Statute coming before the Synod in September.

6. Auditors

Following a full review and on recommendation of the Finance and Audit Committee it was resolved that BDO Spicers be appointed auditors of the Diocesan accounts for the year ending 31 December 2009.

7. Cathedral Chapter

John Day was appointed a clerical canon following the retirement of the Ven Craufurd Murray.

8. Appointment

Angela Brown, a member of the Children’s Ministry Dream Team, was appointed on an interim basis as an additional member of the Resource Centre Committee.

Next meeting: 8 July 2009