Ramsbury Area Structure

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Ramsbury Area Structure

• Ramsbury Forum

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Ramsbury Team

• Growing the Church to Build the Kingdom
• Effective local delivery
• Responding to need
• Best use of resources

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Core Purpose

• The Ramsbury Team serves the common purposes of
  the Diocese of Salisbury, under Bishop David, and
  the Bishops Council.
• The Team is committed to the encouragement and
  support of the deaneries and wider networks of
  ministry and mission in growing the church to
  build the kingdom.

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Structure
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The Core Team
Bishop Stephen Bishop of Ramsbury
Rachel Bussey Interim Ministry
Alan Jeans Archdeacon of Sarum
John Wraw Archdeacon of Wilts
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The Core Team

• Bishop and Archdeacons
• Interim Ministry Rachel Bussey
• Area Office Sarah Foxall Jean Davies
• The Core Team leads on appointments and pastoral
  reorganisation, holds the accountability of
  parishes and clergy, and carries the blessing and
  thanks of the Diocese
• Meets twice a week to pray and discuss

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The Ramsbury Team

• A common room for the Core team, providing a
  forum for informal discussion and reflection,
  setting the tone of voice in the area.
• Key attributes discernment, adherence to common
  values, ability to relate well in team
• Meets monthly

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The Ramsbury Team
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Ramsbury Working Groups

• Lay Learning
• Youth Ministry
• Children
• Schools
• Public Life

• Ian Cooper
• Paul Richardson

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Ramsbury Working Groups

• Resourcing Mission
• Vocations
• Finance Share
• Resourcing Buildings
• Care of Ministers
• Prayer, Spirituality Healing

• Nicolas Leigh Hunt
• David Linaker
• Michael Armstrong
• Andrew Studdert Kennedy
• John Tomlinson
• Anna Desch

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Ramsbury Portfolios

• Chaplaincies
• Communications
• Ecumenical
• Gypsies and Travellers
• Lay Pastoral Assistants
• Licensed Lay Ministers
• Mothers Union

• Music/Liturgy
• Non-stipendiary ministry
• Ordained Local ministry
• Retirement
• Rural
• Urban priority issues

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Ramsbury Forum

• The Ramsbury Forum replaces the Area Resource
  Group.
• Forum meets twice a year for
• information sharing,
• building a sense of common identity,
• and to shape priorities.

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Ramsbury Forum

• Membership includes
• Core Team
• Ramsbury Team
• Rural Deans and Lay Chairs
• Working group convenors
• Portfolio holders
• Diocesan officers, as appropriate

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Contact Us

• Ramsbury OfficeSouthbroom HouseLondon
  RoadDevizesSN10 1LT
• 01380 729808
• ramsbury.office_at_salisbury.anglican.org