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Immanuel CRC of Brampton 
Council Structure

A NEW STRUCTURE as of JANUARY 2004

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The need for a new structure was identified when the Vision Committee was asked to assist with developing a vision plan for Council. During this process two conclusions were reached:

1.The leadership body of the church should own and be the key drivers of the vision. They should not be loaded down with administrative duties as was Council. The task of vision implementation was assigned to a committee and, as a result, infrequently discussed at Council. Ministries of the church were mostly in maintenance mode.

2.The old structure did not allow Council to be a very efficient body. Members of council were in positions that didn’t match their gifts. A disproportionate amount of an office bearer’s time was spent in administrative tasks.

The intention of the new structure is to put the primary responsibility for the vision in the hands of the leadership AND to allow the church to provide ministry in a more efficient manner.

Specific advantages of the structure include:

Vision centered

* keeps visioning in the hands of the ministry leaders and keeps the ministry leaders visioning
improves accountability by focusing on the vision

* reduces the number of small groups (committees) and makes small groups holistic (focused on study, connect, and do)
* allows the pastor to "equip the saints for works of ministry" (Eph 4:12) as is his biblical calling
* allows and challenges the leadership to model and grow in spiritual connectedness with God and each other.

Improved Functionality

* helps us focus on using gifts for ministry
* empower leaders to do ministry by attaching authority and responsibility.
* removes the need for monthly meetings of 20+ people
* ministry takes place within a team, not a committee. Advantages of a team include spiritual connectedness and cohesiveness
* helps us rethink the why and how of every ministry in the church in terms of goals and effectiveness
 

THE STRUCTURE

The simplified structure shown below is the result of many discussions including the Vision Committee, Council, ministry leadership, Immanuel members and other CRC churches.

The roles of the key representatives in the structure are:

* Immanuel members – vote for all elected office bearers and take active role in the ministries
* Executive Council – this elected body is accountable to the members, shares the vision, assists and gives direction to the MLT and has certain compliance responsibilities
* Ministry Leadership Team – functions as a small group and is empowered with responsibility of turning the vision into ministry plans
* Ministry Teams – these teams will have the task of turning ministry plans into active ministries by utilizing members and their gifts 
  

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