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 Committee

• 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 Group

• Recruiting for Synod vacancies in Synod committees
• Making recommendations to Synod on appointments

Other Groups Not Part of Committee Structure

Racial Justice Advocates

• Revd Leonora Jagessar-Visser ‘t Hooft (Coordinator)
• Revd Shabaz Javed (Coordinator)