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bath & wells: mission
World Mission Adviser
The World Mission Adviser for the Diocese is Mrs Jenny Humphreys.
Working hours: 9-5pm Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri
Questions and Answers
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Q: How does your role fit into the Diocesan structure?
A: The World Mission Group is a constituent group of the Council for Mission. The line manager for the World Mission Adviser is therefore the Diocesan Missioner.
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Q: Please give an outline of your role; the main responsibilities and key tasks?
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- Facilitating the role of the World Mission Group by attending meetings (approximately one a month), preparing agendas and minutes, and undertaking completion of the work arising from the meetings.
- Attending Diocesan meetings and conferences run by other organisations.
- Administrative work, especially concerning the Zambian link.
- Producing a quarterly newsletter, receiving Zambian visitors, briefing those visiting Zambia.
- Talking / preaching about Zambia and other aspects of World Mission at least once a month.
- Production of display material.
- Overseeing the finances of the group and the Zambia link.
- Writing articles for The Grapevine, and material for this web site, intercessions and general communication on all matters pertaining to World Mission and Development referred to The Old Deanery.
- Meeting with Mission Partners.
- Preparing the annual report and budget.
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Q: What are the 5 main things that you can offer a parishioner who approaches you with an interest in world development, but who doesn't know where to start?
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- How to find out what contacts their church already has, and build on them.
- Visits from myself or other World Mission Group members to further stimulate interest.
- Contact names and addresses of organisations who can visit or provide information.
- Resources that can be borrowed (Zambian artefacts, videos, books etc.).
- Worship material.
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Q: Is there any other information that you would like to share about your role?
A: The World Mission Adviser has the responsibility of trying to bring the rest of the world 'to life' for people in parishes, where there is so much competition from local interests, pre-occupations and problems. Making people aware of their part in this World-wide church is not easy!
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