Church Development in the Toronto Conference area
Church redevelopment and new church development is not just about bricks and mortar. The people who come to these churches have spiritual and material needs which can best be met by gathering to worship God, to learn the Christian life, and to organize themselves to care for others in Christ's name. This takes skilled Christian leadership as well as a place to meet.
Offering Presbyteries resources and expertise
Planning, research and implementation of church development ministries are the responsibility of the Presbytery. Council offers the Presbyteries resources and expertise as available in areas such as, but not limited to, the following:
- developing and carrying out long-range planning and funding strategies
- monitoring demographic trends and municipal and provincial land-use plans
- planning and financing site acquisition
- maintaining sites held for future use
- developing budgets and funding strategies for individual church development ministries
- providing opportunities for networking and training of leaders and members of these ministries
- interpreting funding policies and architectural guidelines
- providing the expertise of staff and elected people toward the training initiatives required by church development leaders and members
- planning and conducting financial appeals (subject to the approval of the appropriate courts of the church)
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