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FINANCIAL CONSULTATIONS 2013 Registration and. Welcome Domestic Arrangements Opening Prayers. Local finances – risks v opportunities – in a national context Brian Newey Chairman, ODBF. Discussion groups. Questions, comments and discussion. Balancing the diocesan budget
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FINANCIAL CONSULTATIONS 2013 Registration and
Welcome Domestic Arrangements Opening Prayers
Local finances – risks v opportunities – in a national context Brian NeweyChairman, ODBF
Discussion groups Questions, comments and discussion
Balancing the diocesan budget Rosemary PearceDiocesan Secretary
Church of England Worshippers • 2007 1.2 million • 2030 0.5 million
Living Faith • Sustaining the Sacred Centre • It nurtures & cares for its members spiritually & pastorally • Making Disciples • It will grow in number and depth
Living Faith • Making a difference in the world • It looks outwards and serves the needs of the local community – it is a prophetic and countercultural voice for justice in society
Living Faith • Creating vibrant Christian Communities • Which includes a diversity of people of all ages
Living Faith • Shaping confident collaborative Leadership • The focus for 2014; men and women, clergy and lay people, working together
Future work • Core Work • New areas of work • Strategic Development
Strategic Development • Refocusing of departmental activity to support Deanery Mission Action planning. • Reshaping training approaches for the development of lay discipleship
Strategic Development • Encouragement and facilitation of Mission Action Planning in parishes • The development of a comprehensive approach to enhancing involvement with young adults – teens and twenties
Strategic Development • Support for and resourcing of Collective worship in schools – for staff, clergy and church members who lead or assist in leading worship in schools. • Engagement with new Communities – including the support and provision of new churches
Strategic Development • Providing clergy, LLM and lay conferences which help to shape confident, collaborative leadership • Maximising new technology and the intelligent use of data
Central Services Review Criteria • How does this work help to grow the Church in such a way that the Church can grow the Kingdom? • Is it a legal requirement? • Is it the most efficient way of achieving the objective?
Central Services Review Criteria • If we didn’t do it would someone else pick up or finance the work? • Should this work be undertaken centrally or locally?
Increased Income • Building Services to Schools up from £142k to £193k • Rental of Parsonages during vacancies up £50k to £475k • PV Panels £90K • Energy Audit Grants for Churches £20K
No inflationary increase for four years Saving £300,000
September forecast 2013 £260,000 improvement
£50K removed totally in 2013 a further £50K in 2014
Budget 2014 and beyond Michael Hardman Vice Chair Nigel Wearne Director of Finance
And the 2014Share Allocation Scheme Nigel Wearne Director of Finance
Share Allocation Scheme 2014 We aimed to improve • Simplicity • Transparency • Fairness • Mutual support clarity • Sensitivity to parochial ministry cost changes • Equity between deaneries and parishes But still focused on Christian generosity and discipleship
Share Allocation Scheme 2014 A few of the new features: • Layout and description of the budget • Direct costs of ministry • Revision of clergy numbers as at 1 September • Better measure of relative wealth between deaneries & parishes
Share Allocation Scheme 2014 3 part share scheme: • £14.7M Direct ministry costs of stipendiary clergy and House for Duty posts • £3.7M Church of the Future – all national and diocesan clergy training costs • £4.6M Support costs – national and diocesan
Share Allocation Scheme 2014 Allowances: • Credit for wedding and funeral fees • Use of glebe income ….for • Urban deprivation allowances • Rural relief • Deaneries that do not receive these two allowances are supporting those that do by a total of £1.2M • Use of the balance of the glebe
Share Allocation Scheme 2014 Some deaneries are adopting the diocese to deanery allocation method Some deaneries are not! Many deaneries allocate to benefice and then to parishes Some deaneries are better at allocating than others! Communication across parishes is key