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BTC has become the Diocesan Provider of Ministry Training – previously in the hands of the
Diocesan Ministry Educator. This not only cements the partnership between the
Diocese and the College which is really just the two wings of the one bird, but
also paves the way for a new way of doing ministry training for both lay and
ordained. It integrates our training into a new missional model which lies
behind the development of the Institute for New Anglicanism. It is an exciting,
but totally new paradigm in training people for ministry.
Our vision is for a Coordinator to facilitate the delivery of Ministry Education, under
the leadership of the Dean of the College, and for that Education to draw upon
the skills and expertise of a wide range of people both within and beyond the
Diocese. We are seeking to foster new forms of leadership in the church so that
we may serve God’s mission in the fast changing realities of the world in which
we are placed.
As a consequence, Rev Dr Tim Harris (the Dean of BTC) also
takes on the portfolio of Director of Ministry Education. The Board has
also appointed Rev Dr Graham O’Brien as the coordinator of Ministry
Education, at the recommendation of the Bishop and the Dean of the College.
The funding from St John’s College Trust Board that accompanied the Ministry
Educator will now be used to contract BTC to enable this new development. |