Working Agreement, New Draft Document

WORKING AGREEMENT BETWEEN A PRIEST AND A READER 2009 -2014

Name of Reader ...............................................................

Parish ..............................................................................

Incumbent .......................................................................

OVERALL AIMS OF OUR JOINT MINISTRY

• To encourage people to grow in faith.



• To proclaim the Gospel and proclaim Christ's teaching in the church,
  in the community and in the workplace.



• To be a positive witness for Jesus Christ in personal integrity,
  good relationships and service to others.

WE AGREE THAT THE READER'S MINISTRY SHALL COVER
THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES:

Preaching and Leading Services: Please indicate how often during the month
the Reader will normally be asked to

1. preach

2. lead services

3. play a significant role in other services (please specify)

Teaching: Please indicate the Reader's involvement, or wish to be involved,
in leading Bible Study Groups, Alpha, Emmaus or similar groups, individual nurture,
or baptism, confirmation or marriage preparation.

Pastoral Ministry: Please indicate the Reader's involvement, or wish to be involved,
in sick or funeral visiting or taking of home communions.

Team/Staff Meetings: Please indicate how often the Reader will meet on a regular basis
with the Incumbent and/or other members of the Ministry Team.

Workplace/community ministry: How does the Reader see his/her ministry outside the Church?
How can this be encouraged and supported?

Continuing Ministerial Education: How can the Reader be helped and encouraged to

1. participate in the following in-service training?

a) The Reader's Summer School

b) The Reader's Training Day

c) Other in-service events.

2. honour his/her commitment to attend Deanery Chapter Meetings?

If the Reader has not attended these events recently, are there any particular reasons?

Ministry undertaken on a regular basis with another parish or chaplaincy:
If not already involved in this way, is the Reader willing to be deployed for an agreed length of time
in another Parish or in a chaplaincy?

Family and leisure: What positive measures will be taken to ensure that the Reader
has adequate time for family and leisure?

Approximately how many Sundays off will the Reader have each year?

Please indicate any special interests, skills or personal qualities
which characterise this Reader's ministry.

Please indicate any changes in the Reader's future Ministry resulting from this discussion.

Please indicate if this would require any special training.

We consider our working relationship will depend on the following:

We intend to collaborate on the following areas of Parish development:

Date ..................

Signature of Incumbent/Priest in Charge..............................

Signature of Reader ............................

Signature of Deanery Chaplain .........................

Signature of Bishop ............................

Copies of completed Working Agreement and Bishop's Response to Deanery Chaplain and Area Dean.