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Mission and Pastoral Conferences 2018

Explore updates and statistics on Bishop's Mission Orders, their scope, advantages, and concerns. Learn about organizational structures and governance, with insights from Dioceses.

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Mission and Pastoral Conferences 2018

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  1. Mission and Pastoral Conferences 2018 Bishops’ Mission Orders

  2. Bishop’s Mission Order • Introduced in 2008 as part of promoting ‘mixed economy’ church • Where Bishop is satisfied initiative “likely, through fostering or developing a form of Christian community, to promote or further the mission of the Church” • Provide mission initiatives with formal recognition and legal standing, while also making them accountable to the Bishop

  3. Changes to BMO Provisions from 1 July 2018 • Removed the requirement for an initial BMO to operate for no more than 5 years (i.e. can now be indefinite from the outset or time limited) • Removed much of the prescriptive provision regarding the role of the Visitor • Serve copy of BMOs on Church Commissioners • Streamlined House of Bishops’ Code of Recommended Practice • Updated skeleton BMOs and Supplementary Instruments

  4. Role of Visitor • Exercises oversight of initiative on behalf of bishop • Advises and encourages and, as far as practical, provides support • Reports regularly to Bishop on progress of initiative • “The Visitor may take such other steps as the Visitor thinks fit for ensuring the proper governance of the mission initiative.” • Leader of initiative is to consult the Visitor regularly about its general direction and development • Provide Visitor with copy of annual accounts and any other information the Visitor requires to carry out his or her functions.

  5. BMO Statistics – June 2018 • 95 active BMOs • 28 prospective BMOs • 10 BMOs terminated: • 3 evolved into more traditional structures (2 parishes & 1 Conventional District) • 5 not renewed at end of term • 2 revoked before end of term • 10 Dioceses don’t currently have any BMOs • Contrasting views of simplicity (or otherwise) of procedure • Varied sources of financial support (e.g. Strategic Development Funding, diocesan, deanery or parish support or other funding).

  6. Scope of BMOs: Examples • Covering whole diocese • Deanery-wide • Several parishes • Housing estates or New Housing Areas • Non-parochial network centred on a building • Artistic and creative communities within a district • Café Church • Church plants • A Luganda-speaking congregation across an archdeaconry • Community based chaplaincy • Resource church • Cell church within a team ministry

  7. Where is main worship held? • Church buildings (requiring incumbent/PCC consent) • School or other community buildings • Building belonging to another denomination • Other examples: • Property purchased by resource church • High Street commercial properties • Private homes • Diocesan building • Closed churches

  8. Organisational and Governance Structures • Diocesan Registrar will advise on suitable structures for a mission initiative – the form this takes may vary during its life-time • Some are set up as charitable trusts or charities established as companies limited by guarantee • Option of Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) also now available -increasingly in use • See also Charity Commission website on guidance on how to choose a structure for a charity.

  9. Diocesan views on advantages of BMOs • Great value in setting up deanery identity and mode of being • Offering flexibility in outreach • Building a church congregation in new town straddling deanery and parochial boundaries • Recognising new ecclesial communities as churches within life of diocese • Resolving legal issues where working across separate benefices • Generates commitment to working collegially • Providing recognition and accountability. • Enabling a successful church plant to work alongside addition to existing parish ministry • Engaging creatively with a particular group of people • Time limited – a low risk opportunity to trial a project to see if it will work • Easy to set up and revoke if need to.

  10. Diocesan views on concerns which may arise • Complexity of process – can feel cumbersome • A wariness in some local churches that a mission initiative will impact on their own sustainability • A lack of sensitivity towards existing structures – sometimes tension in working alongside neighbouring parishes • Lack of clarity about structures and objectives • Concern regarding focus of national funding for mission initiatives

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