Northern Region Regional Council
Annual Report for 2004
(A report from the Northern Regional Council.)
- Introduction
- Membership
- Retirement Farewell for Archdeacon Ernie Carnaby
- Regional Conference
- Evangelism & Church Growth
- Ministry Initiatives
- Regional Grants
- General Matters
Introduction
The Council met five times during the year at St Andrew's, Roseville.
Membership
The membership of Regional Council consisted of:
| Bishop Glenn Davies (Chairman) | Archdeacon Terry Dein |
| Mr Kevin Alexander | The Rev Richard James |
| The Rev Ernest Chau | Mr Dugald Mackenzie |
| Mr Fred Chilton | Mr Andrew Mitchell |
| Ms Stephanie Cole | The Rev Ross Nicholson |
| The Rev Geoff Collison | Mr Jim Peet |
| The Rev Neil Flower | Mrs Claire Smith |
| The Rev Andrew Graham | The Rev Lyndon Sulzberger |
| Mrs Jan Hall | Mr Andrew Tong |
| The Rev Brian Heath | Mr Derek Woutersz |
During the year the Rev Andrew Graham was elected to fill a vacancy for a representative from the Gordon Deanery.
Retirement Farewell for Archdeacon Ernie Carnaby
The Regional Dinner was chosen to farewell Ernie and Jan Carnaby. Consequently a number of special guests were invited to attend the dinner. Several speakers were invited to express appreciation of Ernie and Jan's ministry in former parishes and in the region. Tributes were paid to their warm personal ministries, their faithfulness, diligence and unwavering commitment to the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. They were clearly much loved and held in high esteem. Bishop Davies presented Ernie with a gift on behalf of the region and added his personal comments expressing appreciation of Ernie as a valued colleague. Ernie responded on behalf of himself and Jan and in doing so demonstrated the very qualities attributed to him in the earlier speeches. The evening was attended by 248 people representing 54 parishes. It was pleasing to have 25 people representing other organisations share the time with us as well as special guests invited for the occasion of Archdeacon Ernie Carnaby's farewell.
This was held at 'Merroo' on 10-11th May. Those registering at the conference numbered 139, they represented 52 parishes (out of 64) and 92 stayed overnight. We were privileged to have Michael Cassidy of African Enterprise as our guest speaker and many appreciated his ministry and personal perspectives. The conference was a valuable time of sharing, meeting new people, and learning together.
As a means of encouraging and stimulating churches within the region, the Rev Stuart Robinson was engaged (part time) in 2003 to be available for parish consultations relating to evangelism and church growth. This arrangement was continued in 2004. Stuart's special gifts have been greatly appreciated by a number of parishes and the partnership with Evangelism Ministries has proved to be most valuable.
It is encouraging to note the new ministries that are being undertaken across the region. There appears to be a fresh entrepreneurial spirit as parishes explore new means of evangelistic outreach and church growth. The commencement of new church plants in the region is significant. Some new ministries seek financial assistance, while others are self-supporting from inception.
Funds from Synod 2004 to be applied in 2005 were distributed as follows:
| Parish/Organisation | Ministry to be Funded | APPROVED | ||
| 1. | Artarmon | Ministry support & growth; ESL |
$14,000
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| 2. | Berowra | Family/Children's Worker |
$27,000
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| 3. | Eastwood | Chinese Ministry |
$11,000
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| 4. | ENTER (Entertainment Bible Ministry) | New staff worker |
$10,000
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| 5. | Ermington | Student Minister |
$8,000
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| 6. | Frenchs Forest | Youth Minister |
$5,000
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| 7. | Harbord | MTS Worker |
$20,000
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| 8. | Hornsby Heights | Youth Minister (P/T to F/T) |
$35,000
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| 9. | Chaplaincy/Mars Hill cong | Chaplain/Mars Hill |
$20,000
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| 10. | Manly Vale | Youth Worker |
$25,000
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| 11. | Naremburn/Cammeray | AM Housing |
$30,000
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| 12. | North Epping | Youth Worker F/T |
$20,000
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| 13. | Putney | Ministry support |
$5,000
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| 14. | Roseville East | Childrens/Family Ministry |
$2,000
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| 15. | Seaforth | Youth Worker |
$3,000
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| 16. | Thornleigh / Pennant Hills | Chinese Ministry |
$10,000
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| 17. | Turramurra | Church Plant - Nth Turramurra |
$30,000
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| 18. | Waitara | P/T AM / Catechist/ESL |
$10,000
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| 19. | West Pymble | AM |
$10,000
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| 20. | West Ryde | LSW |
$15,000
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| 21. | Willoughby East | P/T Youth Worker |
$5,000
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| Hornsby Mandarin | Hooi Wan Cheng |
$70,000
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| CCM / ESL Coordinator | Rosemary Anderson |
$30,000
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| Bishop's Discretionary Fund |
$10,000
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$425,000
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| Evangelism Ministries | Stuart Robinson |
$45,000
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$470,000
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The Special Ministries Task Force supervises cross cultural matters including the regional ESL ministry which is conducted by Mrs Rosemary Anderson. During the year Mrs Anderson was granted special leave from mid May to mid December to go to PNG to serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators. During this time she worked one day per week gathering ESL resources. We are grateful to Mrs Pamela Riley for ensuring that our ESL ministry was cared for during Rosemary's absence.
For and on behalf of the Northern Region Council
TERRY DEIN
Archdeacon
17 August 2005