Mission & Pastoral Committee
This is a statutory committee (established by the Dioceses, Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007), responsible for advising the Bishop on all matters relating to pastoral reorganisation:
- making or assisting in making better provision for the cure of souls in the diocese
- having particular regard to:Mission, especially arrangements for pastoral supervision and care, and effective mission in the parishes of the diocese
- deployment, including the development and implementation of a deployment policy in liaison with the Bishop's Staff and deanery pastoral committees, and recommending, or not, suspensions of patrons’ rights of presentation
- styles and structures of ministry, including ecumenical matters, team and group ministries, local ministry teams
- working closely, although informally, with deanery pastoral committees.
The DMPC has one sub-committee – the Closed Churches Uses Committee.
Chairman: Bishop of Hertford
Ex-Officio: The Bishop of the Diocese; The Bishops Suffragan; The Archdeacons.
Elected by the House of Clergy: The Revd S Beck, the Revd C Davey, the Revd G Fellows, the Revd S Nuth, the Revd C Sabey-Corkindale, the Revd G Tickner
Elected by the House of Laity: Mr R Franklin, Mr G Mercer, Mr C Richardson, Mr S Sarmiento, Mr M Taylor, Mr J Wallace, Mr R Waygood (two vacancies)
Appointed from the Board of Finance: The Revd D K Phillips
Appointed from the Property Committee:
Appointed from the Board for Christian Development: The Revd Jeanette Gosney
Ecumenical Officers:
Hertford Archdeaconry - The Revd M Leverton
St Albans Archdeaconry: The Revd C D Futcher
Methodist Representative: The Revd A Hollins
Secretary: Jim May
Administrative Assistant: Judith Calvert
Information from the Diocesan Handbook:
