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FINANCIAL CONSULTATIONS 2013 Registration and

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

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  1. FINANCIAL CONSULTATIONS 2013 Registration and

  2. Welcome Domestic Arrangements Opening Prayers

  3. Local finances – risks v opportunities – in a national context Brian NeweyChairman, ODBF

  4. Discussion groups Questions, comments and discussion

  5. Balancing the diocesan budget Rosemary PearceDiocesan Secretary

  6. Church of England Worshippers • 2007 1.2 million • 2030 0.5 million

  7. Living Faith • Sustaining the Sacred Centre • It nurtures & cares for its members spiritually & pastorally • Making Disciples • It will grow in number and depth

  8. 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

  9. Living Faith • Creating vibrant Christian Communities • Which includes a diversity of people of all ages

  10. Living Faith • Shaping confident collaborative Leadership • The focus for 2014; men and women, clergy and lay people, working together

  11. Future work • Core Work • New areas of work • Strategic Development

  12. Strategic Development • Refocusing of departmental activity to support Deanery Mission Action planning. • Reshaping training approaches for the development of lay discipleship

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Strategic Development • Providing clergy, LLM and lay conferences which help to shape confident, collaborative leadership • Maximising new technology and the intelligent use of data

  16. Mission through Ministry

  17. Mission through Ministry

  18. 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?

  19. 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?

  20. 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

  21. No inflationary increase for four years Saving £300,000

  22. September forecast 2013 £260,000 improvement

  23. £50K removed totally in 2013 a further £50K in 2014

  24. Feedback, questions and comments

  25. Budget 2014 and beyond Michael Hardman Vice Chair Nigel Wearne Director of Finance

  26. Amersham

  27. 2014 Budget Assumptions

  28. Banbury

  29. 2014 Budget Overview

  30. Bicester

  31. Direct Ministry costs

  32. Chipping Norton

  33. Church of the Future

  34. Milton Keynes

  35. Support costs – National Church

  36. Newport Pagnell

  37. Support costs – Diocesan

  38. Oxford

  39. Parochial Ministry support costs – more details

  40. Slough

  41. Mission of the Diocese costs – more details

  42. And the 2014Share Allocation Scheme Nigel Wearne Director of Finance

  43. 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

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. 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

  47. 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

  48. Questions and discussion

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