Synod Executive
- Trusteeship of the Thames North Synod
- Responding to the needs of Local Area Groups
- Encouraging growth and future mission
- Developing of Synod budget and strategies.
- Managing Synod office, Staffing and HR matters
- Encouraging the performance of Synod committees
Discipleship Steering Group
- Mission and growth objectives in the context of Vision 2020
- Encouraging Local Area Groups to identify priorities for growth and service.
- The CLR process
- Championing work with children, young people and the 20-40 age group
- Information, training and project support
- Synod wide issues and opportunities
- Ecumenical, inter-faith relationships
Resources Committee
- Synod’s finance and property
- URC’s Ministry and Mission fund
- Reviewing applications for alterations to URC churches and manses
- Making grants and loans to Local Area Groups
- To alleviate the welfare needs of ministers and other eligible persons
Pastoral Committee
- Reviewing, supporting and developing Synod deployment of lay and ordained leaders (stipendiary and non-stipendiary, SCMs and CRCWs)
- Supporting Local Area Groups
- Reviewing group statements of mission priorities (or Church Life Reviews)
- Supporting candidates for ministry
- Continuing education and mentoring of ordained ministers (EM2, EM3, MASA)
- Concurrence with the calling of Ministers/ CRCWs
- Ministerial Accompanied Self-Appraisal system
- Pastoral care for churches or ministers in conflict or crisis
- LEP constitutions, Local Area Group agreements, and sharing agreements
Listed Buildings Advisory Committee
- Advise on the repair and works on Listed Buildings
Appointments Advisory Committee
- Recruiting for Synod vacancies in Synod committees
- Making recommendations to Synod on appointments
Other Groups Not Part of Committee Structure
Racial Justice Advocates
- Revd Shahbaz Javed (Coordinator)