Redditch Mission Area

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN COOPERATION WITH THE MINISTER IN PROMOTING THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH IN REDDITCH AND MORE WIDELY THROUGHOUT THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BELIEFS, DOCTRINES AND PRACTICES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ('THE CHURCH'), IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) FACILITATING, ENABLING AND SHARING IN GOD'S MISSION ACROSS GREATER REDDITCH, GIVING COHESIVE AND INTENTIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL MINISTRY.B) PROVIDING PRACTICAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT IN FULFILLING COMPLIANCE DEMANDS FOR LOCAL CHURCHES. BY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ACROSS THE REDDITCH MISSION AREA CREATE EFFICIENCY IN SKILLS-SHARING AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE, IT AND TRAINING.C) ENABLING THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHURCHES IN REDDITCH, ALVECHURCH, FECKENHAM AND TARDEBIGGE TO FLOURISH AS UNIQUE PLACES WHERE GOD IS WORSHIPPED AND COMMUNITIES ARE SERVED AND TRANSFORMED.D) MANAGING AND COORDINATING SHARED RESOURCING ROLES ACROSS THE MISSION AREA TO ADDRESS SUSTAINABILITY RISKS AND PROMOTE GROWTH, PARTICULARLY AMONGST CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE:A) 'THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH’ MEANS THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH THAT IS PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL IN THE TERMS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCILS (POWERS) MEASURE 1956B) ‘THE MINISTER’ MEANS THE PERSON LICENSED BY THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER AS THE REDDITCH MISSION AREA LEADER OR ANY PERSON TEMPORARILY DESIGNATED BY THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER TO ACT IN THAT CAPACITY