The Local Shared Ministry Information Pack
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What is Local Shared Ministry?
Local Shared Ministry exists in congregations where there is no appointed minister.
Local Shared Ministry is one of the four strands of recognised ministry in the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand including Amorangi, and National Ordained Ministry and Local Ordained Ministry. Through a careful process of discernment at congregational and presbytery level Local Shared Ministry is confirmed through presbytery commissioning as a team ministry. Currently, many local ministry teams are in Co-operative Ventures.
The team is collectively responsible for leading the mission, life and work of the congregation. It is a practical, creative way of providing ministry leadership for a local church, which grows out of the local church and recognises and affirms the gifts and skills already present within the congregation.
How is a Local Shared Ministry Team Formed?
There are several ways a Local Shared Ministry Team can be formed.
- A Ministry Settlement Board can make a recommendation
- The congregation can suggest it
- The Church Council can suggest it
- A congregational meeting can be held to decide
What qualifications are required?
No qualifications are required to form a Local Shared Ministry Team. However, the team members would need the gifts, qualities, and experience to serve the church, and be committed to training and formation.