Agenda Volume 3 - Methodist Conference

57. The Fruitful Field Project
innovation within the life of the
Network and the Church.
265 The Committee’s recommendation
that the work currently undertaken
within the Discipleship & Ministries
Cluster of the Connexional Team
be located within the Network, (see
paragraphs 180-185 above) allows
the Committee to recommend
that expenditure which currently
supports staff posts within the
Connexional Team be redirected to
support capacity within the Network.
This effectively makes additional
expenditure of £1,106k available to
the Network to meet practitioner staff
costs.
266 The focused identification of funds
explicitly to support scholarship,
research and innovation and the
inclusion within the Network of work
and costs currently located within
the Discipleship & Ministries Cluster
of the Connexional Team have the
effect of increasing the scope of
the activities of the Network beyond
those supported by the expenditure
outlined in paragraphs 83-85
above. Table E compares current
and recommended expenditure
Table D: Division of total recommended Network expenditure (2012/2013 prices)
Current Recommended
Tutors and officers costs
£3,325k
Connexional Team staff costs
£1,106k
Total practitioner staff costs £4,431k £3,948k
Non-staff costs at centres, institutions and colleges £1,139k £651k
Maintenance payments to student ministers £1,116k £1,030k
Programme costs £620k £204k
Scholarship, research and innovation project costs £0 £200k
Total £7,306k £6,033k
Table E: Division of recommended Network expenditure compared to areas of existing,
non-Connexional Team expenditure
Current Recommended
Practitioner staff costs £3,325k £2,842k
Non-staff costs at centres, institutions and colleges £1,139k £651k
Maintenance payments to student ministers £1,116k £1,030k
Programme costs £620k £204k
Total £6,200k £4,727k
754 Conference Agenda 2012