Budget 2018 A Budget for Mission Diocesan Synod

Budget 2018 A Budget for Mission Diocesan Synod 21 October 2017 Bishop Ruth Worsley, Harry Musselwhite, DBF Chair and Revd Charlie Peer, Strategic Programme Manager

Themes from Diocesan Synod o Seizing the moment July 2017 The opportune time to invest in the growing momentum of the strategy o Equipping God’s people Doing the things that help churches to grow and thrive o Investing for growth Investing now for future returns

Community Conversations – what did we learn?

How did you first hear the story of Jesus? Interpretations • Faith story begins pre-adulthood • Power of the Gospel narrative • Weak on evangelism? • Importance of sharing God’s love with children and young people 45% Family 46% 24% 1% Book 5% 7% 2% 1% Youth Church Unsure Friend event 11% School Sunday School Family

What would you like to ask? How can we balance mission with admin demands? How do we encourage more lay leadership? Where are examples of success stories? How can we relate to those who never go to church? How can you help us build and enact our mission? How to change without alienating the faithful? How do we increase collaboration? How do we get out into the village? How to make a lasting impression on those at ‘occasional’ services? How do we grow life of tiny community with static population? How can I gain confidence to speak to others about my faith? How to pass baton onto next generation?

Whathelpdodo you need to take the vision forward? What you need to take the vision forward? Mission and growth Rural churches Young people Buildings Living and Telling Leadership in mission Confidence Culture change Admin 204 specific queries – all followed up

What one thing from today will you communicate to your local church/community? Encouragement to keep telling the story Need to share our faith with others Can we do this kind of workshop? God’s love is for the world – not to be kept to ourselves! Be infectiously joyful and ready to answer “Why? ” Jesus is for all – share the story! Practice our own faith stories within the church then beyond Jesus changed lives and calls us to be His agents of change We have a diocese that wants to help, motivate and equip us to tell His story. Hope

Investing for Mission 2018 -2022

o Discipleship Training Releasing gifts Church Growth Discipleship training: helping churches and Christians to confidently live and tell the story of Jesus. #diosynod 2018 Toolkits and resources for parishes £ 10 k

Vocations and ministry Missional Context - Key Areas o Discipleship Training Helping churches and Christians to live and tell the story o Vocations & Ministry More clergy and lay ministers in parishes o Pioneering Reaching new More clergy. More lay disciples ministers. for the church of the future • o Increase Ordinands training & family support £ 18 k Localfor. Mission • Increase in number of curates (stipends) £ 53 k Fund for Church Growth • Cost of borrowing to provide additional housing £ 47 k • New post for lay training development £ 17 k (Part-funded from #diosynod Smith legacy income)

Pioneering Missional Context - Key Areas o Discipleship Training Reaching new disciples for the church of the future. Helping churches and Christians to live and tell the story • 2018 budget for mission o Vocations & Ministry enabling projects , pioneer More clergy and lay ministersdevelopment in parishes and support £ 15, 000 o Pioneering Reaching new disciples for the church of the future o • 2018 -2022 Proposed funding Local Mission from National SDF fund and Fund for Church Growth DBF reserves MDF £ 2. 5 m #diosynod

Youth & Children • Archdeaconry Go Teams to support resource and equip youth and children’s ministry locally £ 41 k • Archdeaconry School Advisers helping schools, working in partnership with churches to help children and young people to confidently live and tell the story of Jesus £ 33 k

Local Mission • Fund for Church Growth 2018 - £ 200, 000 funding from reserves • Mission team – funding for Common Good projects including #diosynod chaplaincy, toolkits & pioneer for inclusion £ 34 k

Sharing the investment in Mission 2018 -2022 National Church : Strategic Development Funding for the Pioneer Ministry project c £ 1. 25 m over 5 years Parishes: increased parish share Above inflation increase of 1. 5% to Common Fund for 2018 DBF reserves: from historic general reserves Mission Development Fund £ 1. 2 m proposed for new strategic initiatives (primarily the Pioneer Ministry project)

Sharing the investment in Mission 2018 -2022 -annual contributions 0 100 200 Common Fund Releasing Gifts From Savings Vocations and Ministry National Church Pioneering DBF reserves Youth & Children FCG (2018 from reserves) 300 £ 000’s Local Mission

2018 Budget increase proposed • 4. 5% for 2018 • 2019 -2022 limit increase to CPI (as resource plan)

Estimated impact on parish share • Average increase per member 6% 4. 5% Common Fund 1. 4% Membership decrease 0. 1% Other adjustments – S category/collars/caps • Average 52 p /week /member

Estimated impact on parish share • Protecting the most vulnerable (Magnificat ) Parishes Category G member increases 4 p/week • A-C category increases will be higher due to the widening of the category boundaries (Year 2) • All increases capped at 15%

Parish communications • Proposed increase to Common Fund communicated Sept with invitation to attend • Online resources to enable conversations and support notifications – – Worship resources Living and Telling leaflet Budget 2018 at-a-glance infographic To be promoted in October’s Connect and across all appropriate channels • Parish Share Notifications distributed early Nov

Discussion From what you have heard today, can you think of: • One thing you are excited about; • One thing you are worried about; • One thing that we can do – in our parishes or communities Share some of your thoughts with your table

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Synod Motions to approve the 2018 Budget That this Synod resolves (1) to approve the Diocesan Board of Finance Budget for Mission, Ministry and Growth for 2018, providing for net expenditure of £ 12. 3 million, which will result in a Common Fund growth of 4. 5%. (2) To transfer £ 1. 2 m from general reserves to the designated Mission Development Fund

Budget 2018 A Budget for Mission Diocesan Synod 21 October 2017 Harry Musselwhite, DBF Chair