As a new year begins, Moderator Rev David Fotheringham has provided an update on the Faithful Futures Project.
“The presbyteries and the Synod have been working together to consider the opportunities and challenges for the church in the coming years, to ensure that we are prepared well for the journey,” David said.
“This work is aligned with much of the work of the national Act2 Project, aimed at equipping communities of faith for discipleship and mission, with fit-for-purpose arrangements for administration and oversight.
“The Faithful Futures Project is helping to discern priorities and direct resources in response to the call of the gospel, and to the life and needs of the communities in which we are located or may be located in the future.”
As part of the Faithful Futures Project, a one-page poster summary has been created, outlining the Vision, Values and Goals as they are being discerned and developed.
A briefing video from David has also been released outlining the project.
“Many of these (project) goals represent directions that are already being taken across parts of many presbyteries,” David said.
“There will be varied and flexible ways of approaching the goals, depending on the local contexts and conversations with presbyteries, and I commend the work of this project to you.”
The one-page summary can be found here, while the video is available here