The Right Rev. Lynne McNaughton appoints a Diocesan Communications Task Force for approval by the Diocesan Council. The task group will relate to the Bishop, and to the Diocesan Council, which might include the Administration and Finance committees.
Bishop Lynne directed the Task Group to determine how they might effectively report to the diocesan Staff Team, and who would be the staff liaison. The Task Force would draw an Internal and External communications strategy as well as an implementation plan.
This would include:
1. A Code of Conduct for internal communications.
2. The plan would bring all communications under one umbrella:
- The Anglican HighWay, both paper and electronic
- Diocesan Website
- Kootenay Contact
- Other social media?
3. The work would be in line with the Diocesan Missions/Vision/Values
These have been named as goals/needs for this work.
- Developing our sense of self as diocesan communities
- Having something to say about events in the broader world
- Timely Communications
Members of the Task Force:
- The Rev David Burrows (Chair)
- John Lavender, Editor of The HighWay
- Kate Dalton, Diocesan Administrator
- Charlotte Hardy, Youth Rep.
- Kailee Lins (consultant)
Kallee Lins generously offered her time in a consulting capacity to assist the Task Force. Kallee is the Executive Director of the West Kootenay Arts Council, and comes with much expertise with communications, strategic planning, as well as a passion for lay ministry within the church.
