DCM 28/228 Church Administration 2 Lecture Notes on THE EXPANDED PARISH

I.

Why expanded or cooperative parish? A. Shortage of church workers, specially seminary trained and ordained B. Deficient salary and benefits for church workers C. Need for full time ministry for all persons - individually and corporately - personal and social needs - must be met by the Congregation(s) within a given area D. Wise use of ministerial resources who are - professional - efficient - challengings - satisfying

A bigger, expanded or cooperative parish can employ - a team of professionals e.g.: Pastor Administrator Christian education Minister Music Minister, etc. instead of each local Church employing all of them like the big city church; this will solve the lack of professionally trained church workers. - to assist the laity in all aspects of church life e.g.: worship nurture work in the world. II. Various Structures of Expanded of Cooperative Parishes A. Definition of parish 1. religious congregation comprising all who worship in one church 2. ecclesiastical district committed to the pastoral care of one or more church workers

B. Types of Expanded/Cooperative Church Administration 1. The Consolidated Church

Church 1 The New Church

Church 2

Church 3

Church 4

2. The Extended Parish

Strong Church With One Pastor and Staff

Weak Church No Pastor

The Strong Church accepts the responsibility of the ministry the Weak Church.

3. The Yoked Field

Both Churches Serve By One Pastor

Church 1 of Denomination 1

Church 2 Of Denomination 2

Each Church maintains separate denominational budgets, plans mutual work but cooperates in pastors salary. Problem arises as to which denomination supplies the Pastor.

4. The Federated Church One Federated Local Church Served By Church 1 Church 3 One of of Pastor Denomination Denomination 3 1 Church 2 of Denomination 2 Church 4 of Denomination 4

Two or more congregations unite to form one Congregation under Articles of Federation which include the following: 1. Method of selecting/electing a pastor. 2. Conditions of Church membership and dismissal from the Congregation. 3. Adoption of rituals of receiving members, the sacraments, marriages, burial, etc. 4. Directives regarding Church School materials and other literature. 5. Directives on missionary funds and contibutions to denominations. 6. Denominational cooperation.

5. Two Congregations in one building

Church 1 With its own Pastor and Staff

Church 2 With its own Pastor and Staff

These are two completely separate local churches, sometimes of different denominations using the same church building. The time of Worship Services are coordinated accordingly. It could be that one congregation rents the use of the church building from the other congregation.

6. The Circuit System of the UCCP

Church 1 (Pays the larger portion of Pastors Salary)

Church 2

Church 3

One Pastor (usually no other Staff)

The Pastor serves in proportionate time to the salary paid by the local churches. Each local church stands as a completed separate Local Church with its own Program and budget. Problem: The smaller local churches are often neglected. Most of the Pastors time is spent with the biggest local church. When there are five local churches in a circuit, the smallest local church usually gets only a fifth Sunday.

7. Group Ministry with a Key Minister (or UCCP so-called Cooperative Parish; sometimes called a Circuit)

Parish 1 Church 1 Church 2 One Pastor

Parish 2 Church 1 Church 2 Church 3 Pastor One

Parish 3 Church 1 Church 2 Church 3 Church 4 One or Two Pastors

One of the Pastors of one of the Parishes is designated as the Key Minister.

The Key Minister presides over meetings of the Pastors and the whole Cooperative Parish and coordinates the work.

8. The Enlarged Parish or the Cooperative Parish (Dr. Norwood Tye Model) Two or more local churches or worshipping congregations operating as one unit under a Pastor-Director, but with separate worship places. Operates as One Unit under the Charge of a Pastor-Director although worshipping separately. Makes use of Lay Leadership. Church 1 Church 3

Church 2

With Parsonage where Pastor-Director may stay Congregation 1

Each local churchs autonomy of worship; maintain its own facilities.

- performs services on a parish-wide basis - cooperates in the total life and program of and for the total parish involving all congregations. The Pastor trains/develops lay leaders to assist in all the parish programs. Advantage: a fuller program of church activities can be promoted than that which can be done by individual congregations Structure: 1. Each Congregation maintain its official organization with regular committees But organizes a Central Cooperative Church Council automatically organization. The members of the various local church organizations are members of the Cooperative wide

But

Organized like a single church with a Cooperative Church Council representing all Congregations Coordinates one plan/planning 2. Each Congregation shall have a budget consisting of local expenses such as building maintenance; utilities; janitorial services; worship materials includes: a lump sum to contribute to the One Parishwide Budget which - ministerial support - mission offerings and other denominational expenses - pastors offices and travel expenses - parsonage maintenance - parish paper - projects of the whole Coop Parish 3. Central Parish Treasurer receives all contributions form the Congregations disburses parish-wide expenese

VERY IMPORTANT: The amount that each Congregation shares in the total expenses of the parish is prorated on the ability of the Congregations to pay rather than on the amount of services given by the pastors or team ministry. Worship service schedules and other ministries of the pastor(s) are worked out through the Cooperative Parish Council. 3. Over-all planning and work is done on a parish-wide basis e.g.: womens program Dynamics: all Congregations serving all the people within the Parish area. Each Congregation is part of the whole.

9. The Larger Cooperative Parish with Multiple Staff Ministry/Ministerial Team

The same as the Enlarged or Cooperative Parish but with Multiple Staff Ministry. Operates as One Unit under the Charge of a Pastor-Director although worshipping separately. Makes use of Lay Leadership. Church 1 W/Parsonage for another staff Church 3

Church 2 W/ Parsonage where another Pastor stays

With Parsonage where Pastor-Director may stay Congregation 1