Diocese of Southwell

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Diocese of Southwell Nottingam

• Reader Development Review

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Context

• Theological
• Public Ministry
• Professional Expectations
• Key Posts and Deanery Reorganisation
• Bishops Regulations

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Values

• Diocesan Template

• Review

• Discerning God
• Valuing People
• Serving Communities
• Enabling Change
• Working Well Together

• Honesty
• Self reflection
• Vulnerability
• Grace
• Attention to task
• Clarity

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Purpose

• Offering our Best
• Developing our gifts
• Identifying Training Needs
• Helping others understand the role
• Awareness of Pastoral Needs
• Accountability

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Elements of Review

• Working Agreements
• Bishops Regulations
• Portfolio
• Reader Questionnaire
• Feedback from Parish Members
• Incumbent Reviewers
• Warden of Readers

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Process

• On appointment make Working Agreement
• Begin to maintain portfolio
• Quarterly returns opportunity for discussion
• Consider CME courses (one a year)

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The Review

• Receive Questionnaire
• Get feedback from parish members
• Make appointment with Incumbent
• Complete questionnaire, using evidence from
  feedback and portfolio
• Discuss with incumbent
• Identify Outcomes

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Possible Outcomes

• Changes to Working Agreement
• Awareness of Training Needs
• Changes to location or focus of ministry
• Affirmation of good practice
• Issues identified for Diocese to consider
• Personal development
• Awareness of pastoral issues

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Some Responses

• We have simplified the review form
• We believe feedback is important but choice is up
  to you
• Financed within Department for Development budget
• Collaborative sharing of task of review is
  possible although no one is likely to have more
  than two reviews a year if they are staggered.

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Some Responses

• We feel that God works in the world too and good
  practice can be discerned there.
• Experience with the clergy scheme is that more
  training has been offered and taken up
• Benefits are
• energised and self aware ministers
• More focussed ministry
• Ministers affirmed and valued
• Difficulties identified earlier and resolution
  possible