Responsibilities of Delegates 

for General Synod 2024

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A General Synod Delegate for 2024-2027

• Serves for three years starting at the General Synod (4-7 October 2024);

• Joins with delegates from parishes around Australia and New Zealand at General Synod to make decisions that affect the whole church;

• Reads the Book of Reports which will be provided ahead of the General Synod;

• Has discussions with their local church leaders and members before the General Synod on key matters to be decided at the General Synod, including a proposal from the Way Forward project**;

• Learns about the Way Forward project’s progress ** and is well prepared to engage in this critical conversation at the Convention;

• Has and maintains at least Level 1 Safe Church Training and a Working with Children type check both when you are elected and at the commencement of Convention of General Synod in October 2024;

• Attends pre-Convention training - a comprehensive training webinar for all delegates via iLearn; and is

• Prepared to vote electronically at General Synod via an app on a smart phone. 

 

** Way Forward project webpage HERE

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In addition to sessions for the Way Forward Framework, there were three webinars organised by LCANZ for General Synod delegates to attend.
These were on the following dates:
14 August; 28 August and 11 September

The recordings of these webinars is available on the Delegates page 

More information for delegates is included in the Guide for General Synod Delegates (click HERE to read) and the Delegates page for General Synod 2024.

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