Check-in

Correction to previous minutes: Money not raised for TSCF worker yet – starting next year

Michael reported back about World Day of Prayer funding request $1000-2000 will be granted in July 2001.

Terry affirmed the idea of writing to the Senior Friends for funding.

Should be ready to put out forms in early November. Wouldn’t hurt to have the contracts in place but not necessary. Job descriptions necessary. Should only advertise the positions for the regions that we have money for and expect. Auckland and Wellington.

Funding sources

Terry: Auckland places: Methodist Pitt St Rev Ashley Seddon (inclusive, inclusive, inclusive, liberal ethos supporting the work of the church “PO Box 68-184 Newton, Auckland”), S. Matthew’s in the City, David Bell suggested as an option

Greg: S. Andrew’s on the Terrace, S Johns Presbyterian Willis St (has a large trust fund)

Building relationships between uni and city parishes meeting. Youth leadership development are concepts that might appeal to parishes when seeking funding.

Contract details

Cost of transport/travel (not phone-calls, not stationary either)

Ethical guidelines for ministry (SCM could use the Presby/Methodist guidelines – Greg to email to Michael and mark-up for re-use)

Accountability – to God, Senior Friend and local unit person, Michael suggested NCG who receive reports and act on them. Supervision was an arbitrating body as a last resort.

For Terry: Supervisors are quite outside the situation – independent of the administration and oversight. Our proposal mixed the roles together in one person, supervision and assessment.

The worker themselves makes a report to the NCG quarterly? Because no-one else will be able to assess them well enough.

Recommendation for self-reporting, and a neutral supervision relationship – although a better system could be found.

Self-assesment – only the worker themselves can decide whether they are doing the job properly – this is why the selection process is so important.

Perhaps get a labour lawyer to have a look at the draft contract – contact a law centre or something about that to check out the situation with part-time jobs.

Cost of travel – travel not a huge cost even in Auckland, mileage costs tend to escalate quickly which should be avoided. Wait and see what the funding received is. Needs to be a change in budget. Perhaps see how it evolves and see if anyone complains. Come back to it another day.

Perhaps another meeting when all the paper-work is ready. Aim to look at them during the chaplain’s conference.

Meeting closed at 9:15 pm.