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Highlights of the Proposed Structural Changes
An important tenet of organizational design is that form follows function; in the same way, the structure of a church needs to be one that will support its ministry. A key part of the structure review process included identification of MCC's core functions as a denomination:
• Resourcing local churches for the mission of MCC
• Affiliation of local churches
• Lay and clergy leadership development, in alignment with our faith and core values as a church and a justice movement
• Communications: internal and external
• Financial accountability and stewardship
One of our most important insights was that the local church in MCC has been very constant in its basic structure, while flexible enough to accommodate growth and change. We have proposed a denominational structure that largely parallels the structure of a local MCC church, particularly a program-sized church. We think that this will make our denominational structure more effective, understandable and useful to everyone in MCC.
Implementation Schedule and Tasks
28 February
• First draft of new structure proposal is published, with links to supporting documents
• Web site launched for the structure proposal, with all documents posted
First Half of March
• Moderator announces the appointments to the Nominating Committee
• Moderator publishes the charge to the Governing Board, including the qualifications and definition of role
Second Half of March
• Discussion guide/questions available for Cluster teams to use at cluster gatherings
• Nominating Committee opens the nominations process.
• Nominating Committee sends out invitation to churches and clusters to recommend candidates for the Governing Board.
• Feedback Team publishes survey for lay and clergy delegates to General Conference; announces deadline of 20 April for submission of responses.
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