Partnership Guidelines – First Steps

The document from the FTiH team ‘Partnership Guidelines – First Steps' (click on picture) sets out some key information that will help partnerships to get up and running.

"... Developing our new arrangements will take time and energy on lots of different levels. Any new group, team or partnership needs careful nurturing, particularly in the early stages, to ensure that foundations are put in place that are strong enough to weather any future storms.

This ‘First Steps’ guide offers some initial ideas and direction that we hope will be helpful to partnerships regardless of their starting point.

The contents have been endorsed by Bishop Séamus, Episcopal Vicars and the Diocesan Board. The document is available here along with a letter from Bishop Séamus where he announces the appointment of Partnership Deans for each of the partnerships.

This is a real opportunity to think differently about how we do things and how we access and share the wealth of untapped potential available within our Diocese. Let’s grasp the opportunity and who knows where the Holy Spirit might lead us.