Ministry Reviews

After talking with pastors and reviewing the findings of the Church Worker Wellbeing surveys, the College of Bishops, working with the Church Worker Support team, has developed a framework to implement and support a process of regular ministry review at a congregational or parish level. The Congregational Ministry Review process outlined in the framework document is a step in that direction.

We know that the relationship between pastor and congregation is a sacred relationship in which both parties make covenants with each other. Taking time to examine these together as part of a ministry review will further enable affirmation of these mutual covenants and encourage and facilitate mutual ongoing support.

You may already be having these types of discussions and formalising a process to record them in a review like this, and forwarding a summary of these discussions to your district bishop will support the bishop in his care and oversight of both the ministry in the district and the pastorate.

The review process was trialled in mid-2023, which helped refine the review framework and the associated administrative processes, before formally launching the Ministry Review Framework and process across the church in 2024.

Pastors and their leadership teams are invited to use the framework document and work through the Congregational Ministry Review process using the available form. A completed review form should be submitted by 31 August each year as part of the process.

Your completion of the feedback form on the review process at this time is also appreciated to facilitate continuous improvement.

Please contact us if you have any queries or concerns.