Agenda Volume 2 - Methodist Conference

41. The Discipleship and Ministries Learning Network
4.10 The key role within each regional
team is that of the Regional
Coordinator - as well as being
actively engaged in learning and
development, they will have a
number of line management and
coordinating responsibilities for the
regional team, helping the team
define its work plan in relation
to both local, circuit, district and
regional needs and connexional
priorities, working with District
Chairs. The Regional Coordinator will
have an important role in helping
to develop connexional pathways
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regionally and locally whilst paying
attention to the particular needs of
the region in which they are located.
It is anticipated that the relationship
between the Regional Coordinator
and the Chairs of District will be key.
4.11 A significant issue in determining
the shape of regional staff teams is
the balance between specialist and
generic skills within the team as a
whole, especially given the range of
tasks envisaged by the Fruitful Field
report. The appropriate balance of
specialist and generic skills within
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