MAP: Ministry Assessment Process

 
 

There are five stages in the process: initiation, design of the process, collection and assessment of information, decision-making, and implementation.


Story-telling event.


  1. •Notes on the initial meeting can be found here.

  2. •The base questions have been sent back to each parish as a draft MAP mandate (see column on left), to be ratified - this was done by Saint Catherine's Parish Council in December.

  3. •The Bishop will review the mandate and after consultation with other staff will either approve the mandate as submitted, or suggest additional changes. After the Bishop approves the mandate, all parishioners need to be informed. A celebration of the mandate should form part of a Sunday liturgy.


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The Ministry Assessment Process (MAP) enables parishes and regions across the Diocese of New Westminster to make informed, spirit-led decisions about their future missions and ministries, and then to determine how best to use their land and buildings to support those ministries. It was approved by Diocesan Synod in May 2007.


Further details of the process can be found on the Diocesan Website.


The Parishes involved in this process are:
St. Catherine, Port Coquitlam;
St. Laurence, Coquitlam;
St. John the Apostle, Port Moody;
St. Margaret of Scotland, Burnaby;
St. Stephen the Martyr, Burquitlam; and
St. Timothy, Burnaby.


Ministry Assessment Process

These four questions have been approved by the parish council of Saint Catherine's as representing the goals and mandate of MAP.


1. What is truly needed to fulfill God’s call to us?

  1. a. What is God calling us to do?

  2. b. Within the context of the Gospel imperative, how do we stay true to what God is calling us to be and do?

  3. c. What does it mean to be Anglican?

  4. d. Does staying true to the Gospel conflict with real world needs such as maintaining our physical space and paying our bills? Are we sustainable? If not, then how can we serve the Gospel?


2. Are we inclusive?

  1. a. Does “inclusive” mean being all things to all people?

  2. b. Are we open to all people? What does it mean to be open? Are we (our buildings, our communities) open or closed to others? Are we prepared to step out into the world?

  3. c. Are we inclusive and respectful of the current faithful?


3. What does it mean to share our faith? How can we share our faith?


4. In what ways are we being called to build relationships and work with each other in this region?

  1. a. What vital and sustainable ministries can we build through internal and external partnerships?

  2. b. What other models of ministry—other than one priest, one parish—would support an Anglican presence in this region?

  3. c. How many worshipping communities and buildings can this region sustain?



Mandate Questions