Goal of the DRC
• In consultation with experts in the respective fields, to design the systems to improve efficiency and enhance the ability to assist the church to grow spiritually
• To coordinate the implementation of the systems and processes to respond to the changes needed across the Diocese
Focus of the DRC
Achieving a renewed more relevant and responsive Diocese through an agile and efficient infrastructure and engaged members
Achieving a unified Church
Putting in place the infrastructure to accommodate the changes recommended
Putting in place the platform for moving us to a place of greater individual and congregational spiritual awareness and development
Identifying resource gaps and engaging the requisite skillsets
The case for change. What happens if we do nothing?
We remain stagnant and irrelevant
Increased disenchantment from stakeholders
We remain unattractive to young people
We become financially unviable
Loss of membership
Clergy burnout
Nothing will happen
We die on the vine.. a slow death
From Diagnosis to Delivery
Consultation identified systemic
weaknesses across the Diocese
Strategic recommendations were
approved by Council
The Diocese is now entering the
implementation phase
The Six Implementation Streams
1. Change Management
2. Physical boundaries and structures
3. Communication
4. Management structures
5. Organisation development
6. Youth laity, clergy development programmes