Panel on Review and Reform
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Panel on Review and Reform.
Remit
The Panel on Review and Reform has responsibility for
listening to and consulting locally with congregations,
presbyteries, councils and committees of the Church, and
outside agencies about leadership within the changing
Church. This vision will be reported back to subsequent
General Assemblies through its report to the Council
of Assembly.
The Panel on Review and Reform also strives to engage
with the issues of emerging church patterns and, in
consultation with the Mission
and Discipleship Council and the Ministries
Council, investigates how these may be adapted for
Scotland, particularly with regards to the Gospel's
teachings about priority for the poor, needy and marginalised
in society. In association with other councils of the
Church, it will also encourage improved support of congregations
during periods of vacancy of a minister.
The Panel on Review and Reform is committed to moving
towards developing a single overall statement for God's
vision for the Church of Scotland in the 21st century
as it continues to collate imaginative thinking about
the shape of the regional Church.
Study and research
In the course of its work, the Panel on Review and Reform
produces various papers and summaries of books. A selection
of these, as well as papers produced by the former Assembly
Council, are available to download on our resources page.
It is hoped these will be of use to anyone considering
the future of the Church, perhaps as part of the Church
without Walls initiative.
To find out more about our work and our support of
the Church without Walls project, follow the links on
the right hand side.
Extranet
Visit our extranet site - provided for staff, office bearers
and those in the ministries - for specific information
on the Panel on Review and Reform's minutes and meeting
dates.
Contact us
If you have any difficulty using this section of our website,
please contact the webteam
using our feedback form.
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