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- Bath Deanery comprises the city of Bath and the surrounding villages. It is made up of 21 traditional parishes which comprise 39 church buildings.
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A Deanery is made up of of all the Anglican parishes in a local area and its Synod is the body of laity and clergy who represent them. There are 19 deaneries in the Diocese of Bath & Wells, and Bath is the largest of them – by the number of members it’s churches have.
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Explore Bath Deanery. There are 40 churches across the deanery, from North Stoke in the west to Bathford in the east, from Langridge in the north and Hinton Charterhouse in the south and across the City of Bath. Find them here.
The Deanery Handbook explains the different elements of a deanery and includes sample role descriptions for key deanery posts, as well as giving information on the variety of ministries across deaneries and practical information such as the Terms of Reference of Deanery Mission and Pastoral Groups (DMPGs) and the process for Pastoral ...
Seeking to understand, respect and value different ways of praying – from the liturgical to the charismatic. Encouraging ecumenical prayer and together discerning God’s vision for mission around the Deanery.
- Welcome from Bishop Ruth
- 1 Peter 4:10
- Elements of a deanery
- 2. Deanery Synods
- 3. The Deanery Mission and Pastoral Group (DMPG)
- 4. Pastoral reorganisation and other significant deanery decisions
- 5. Deanery Chapters
- Frequency of meetings
- Membership of chapters
- Diocesan communication
- Relationship with Deanery Synod and DMPG
- 6. Role descriptions
- Purpose
- Key relationships
- Principal tasks and responsibilities
- Deanery
- Parishes
- Commitment
- Purpose
- Key relationships
- Principal tasks and responsibilities
- Deanery
- Parishes
- Commitment
- Purpose
- Key relationships
- Principal tasks and responsibilities
- Commitment
- Remuneration
- Purpose
- Key relationships
- Principal tasks and responsibilities
- Core tasks
- Possible additional tasks
- Remuneration and parish levies
- Area Deans
- Lay Deans
- Assistant Area Deans
- Assistant Lay Deans
- Informing the Bishops’ Office and Archdeacon’s Office
- Commissioning
- General
- Area Deans and Lay Deans
- Deanery Secretaries and Treasurers
- Area Deans and Lay Deans
- Deanery Secretaries and Treasurers
- 9. Expenses of office
- Travel expenses
- General expenses
- Administrative support
- 10. Ministries across the deanery
- Ordained stipendiary ministry
- Ordained self-supporting ministry
- Readers
- Retired clergy and PtO
- Chaplains
- Pioneers
- Lay Worship Assistants and Lay Pastoral Assistants
- 11. Key ministry changes
- 12. Vacant benefices
- 13. Clergy institutions, collations and licensings
- The booklet Managing a Vacancy and Appointing a New Priest is available on the diocesan
- Appendix A: Abbreviations and Glossary of Terms
- B Accountability
- D Working
- E Connection to parishes in the deanery
- Appendix C: Governance and listening
- Appendix D: Deanery Secretary key skills and attributes
- Key skills and attributes of a Deanery Secretary
- Appendix F: Ordained self-supporting ministry – deanery examples
- Appendix G: Deanery communications
- Deanery websites
As a diocese, we seek to release the gifts of all God’s people, sharing in ministry and responding to God’s generous love as fruitful disciples. This handbook affirms the principle of working together, clergy and laity, across our deaneries, in shared local ministries; developing partnerships within and beyond the church that serve our communities ...
Deaneries are a vital element in the functioning of the diocese: they have a part to play in the decision-making structures, and they are also crucial in helping us understand both the richness and the challenges that exist across the diocese. Area Deans and Lay Deans meet as a group with the Bishops’ Staff several times a year to create a wider le...
Each deanery has a Deanery Accompanier from the diocesan Support Services to make it easy for deaneries to connect to the support available and to ensure that Support Services have a good understanding of the reality on the ground.
A synod is a place for gathering, sharing and decision-making. Real value is to be gained by meeting together with representatives from across parishes from different traditions of worship, and contexts of ministry. It is important that all voices are heard and valued as we seek to be the presence of God in every community; from the largest town to...
This small group, elected by Deanery Synods, is made up of lay and ordained members, including the Area and Lay Dean and any Assistant Area Deans and Assistant Lay Deans (where they exist). The membership (ideally between six and ten) should represent a range of contexts and skills from across the deanery so that discussions and decisions are well ...
One of the responsibilities of the DMPG is to discern such matters as pastoral reorganisation and the deployment of ministry across the deanery and make recommendations to the AMPG. Any alterations to legal structures ultimately have to go to the Church Commissioners, who will rightly want to know the missional case for changes, whether consultatio...
Licensed clergy are automatically part of Deanery Chapter which meets regularly for prayer, support and encouragement, with the Area Dean as Chair. Chapter meetings are also important places for communication, giving a safe space for questions to be asked and wisdom shared, both about ministry in general and information that comes to Chapter from t...
Chapter meetings are held regularly and at dates and times that enable as many clergy as possible to attend. In practice this can require a varied pattern in order to accommodate those whose work or other duties preclude meetings on particular days or during the daytime.
Deanery Chapter membership comprises those in parochial posts in the deanery and licensed ordained clergy in the deanery. In order to model shared leadership, Chapters could invite people such as the Lay Dean and the Deanery Accompanier as well as Churchwardens/Chapelwardens in Vacancy and Readers and retired clergy to attend some meetings. Some de...
The Area Dean has a responsibility to report to Chapter on issues raised at meetings with the Bishops and Archdeacons, and also to identify questions and issues that can be raised at future meetings on behalf of the Chapter.
It is important that the Area Dean and the other members of Chapter recognise the limits of the Chapter’s authority and do not make or pre-empt any decisions which more properly belong to PCCs, DMPG or Deanery Synod.
The following pages contain role descriptions for Area Deans, Lay Deans, Deanery Secretaries and Deanery Treasurers. These are designed to clarify what each role involves but they should be adapted to suit the local context and the skills and capacity of the people involved.
The Area Dean is an officer of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, following the shared episcope model, exercising pastoral care and oversight of clergy in their deanery alongside the Archdeacon and Bishops. Together with the Lay Dean, the Area Dean supports and encourages the development of ministry and mission across the deanery.
Lay Dean and Assistant Area Dean and Assistant Lay Dean where appointed. Deanery Secretary and Deanery Treasurer where appointed. Deanery Chapter. Deanery Mission and Pastoral Group (DMPG). Archdeacon and Archdeaconry Mission and Pastoral Group (AMPG). Bishops. Deanery Accompanier from diocesan Support Services.
Where an Assistant Area Dean is appointed, the role may be split across the board or specific aspects may be delegated to the Assistant Area Dean. This is a matter for local discernment.
To work prayerfully with lay and ordained colleagues across the deanery and from diocesan Support Services to shape and further the mission of the Church in the deanery. To develop and maintain a strong collegiate relationship with the Lay Dean, any Assistant Area or Lay Deans and other members of the deanery leadership team. With the Lay Dean, and...
To provide pastoral support for clergy (including during periods of illness) and ensure that any concerns raised by clergy or laity are properly managed in consultation with the Archdeacon. To liaise with the Archdeacon during a transition in ministry (vacancy) and to enable Churchwardens/Chapelwardens to exercise their functions during vacancies i...
When taking on the role of Area Dean or Assistant Area Dean it is important to consider how to balance the commitment of that role with other responsibilities, including to your own health and wellbeing. You are encouraged to consider which aspects of your ministry can be shared for the benefit of all – both at a deanery level, with the Lay Dean an...
The Lay Dean works alongside the Area Dean to support and encourage the development of ministry and mission across the deanery. The Lay Dean is appointed by the Deanery Synod’s House of Laity and therefore has a particular role in being the key spokesperson for the laity in the deanery and as a bridge, where needed, between the laity and clergy of ...
Area Dean and Assistant Lay Dean and Assistant Area Dean, where appointed. Deanery Secretary and Deanery Treasurer where appointed. Deanery laity, especially Deanery Synod members. Deanery Mission and Pastoral Group (DMPG). Archdeacon and Archdeaconry Mission and Pastoral Group (AMPG). Bishops. Deanery Accompanier from diocesan Support Services.
Where an Assistant Lay Dean is elected, the role can be split across the board, sharing in that leadership or you may choose to delegate certain areas to the Assistant Lay Dean. This is a matter for local discernment.
To work prayerfully with lay and ordained colleagues across the deanery and from diocesan Support Services to shape and further the mission of the Church in the deanery. To develop and maintain a strong collegiate relationship with the Area Dean, any Assistant Area or Lay Deans and other members of the deanery leadership team. With the Area Dean, a...
To assist with the appointments of clergy following deanery vacancies by consultation and membership of the interview panel. To assist the Archdeacon/Bishop in deanery services such as visitations, confirmations, services of welcome and induction and other key moments in the life of the deanery. To provide support and insight alongside the Area Dea...
When taking on the role of Lay Dean or Assistant Lay Dean it is important to consider how to balance the commitment of that role with any other responsibilities, including to your own health and wellbeing. You are encouraged to consider which aspects of your ministry can be shared, for the benefit of all. Lay Deans can expect to be involved with th...
To support the Area Deans and Lay Deans so that the deanery functions effectively as part of the collaborative and decision-making structures of the diocese. To ensure that they operate effectively, synods are required, under their Standing Orders, to appoint a Deanery Secretary, although they do not have to be a member of synod.
Area Dean and Lay Dean. Deanery Synod members. Deanery Treasurer where appointed. Deanery Mission and Pastoral Group (DMPG). Parish, PCC and Benefice Administrators. Deanery Accompanier from diocesan Support Services.
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Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
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Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
Axbridge Deanery – Resourcing Effective Ministry for Effective Mission
What is a Deanery? A subdivision of a diocese, consisting of a number parishes, over which presides a dean appointed by a bishop. The duty of the dean is to watch over the clergy of the deanery, to see that they fulfill the orders of the bishop, and observe the liturgical and canon laws. He summons the conference of the deanery and presides at it.
Ephesians 4:3. What is a Deanery? Bath Deanery. Deanery Pastoral Council. Our Deanery. In the most recent Code of Canon Law, bishops were given the authority to assemble parishes into smaller geographical groups. These groups of parishes within a diocese were then put under the care of a “dean” and called “deaneries.”
