The Council of Reference aims to build ACTS2 so that we:
- Honour God and follow His leading.
- Create and maintain a good reputation.
- Sustain high standards in training and leading worship at assemblies, teaching RE and other work in schools.
- Serve our teams and intercessors efficiently and faithfully.
- Build up and develop Christ honouring relationships between team members, the Church and schools.
ACTS2 aims to ensure that:
- Team members are supported by their Minister, Vicar, Church Leader in their application to be team members prior to their commissioning.
- Team members are trained through the ACTS2 training process attending all of the training events planned and advertised unless forced to send apologies due to unforeseen circumstances.
- Team members have been through the CRB process.
- The Council of Reference represents the Church in the City and is cross denominational.
- The support of the local SACRE is received for the ACTS2 groups work in the schools.
- The appropriate records are kept of the worship and that a copy be given / made available to the school.
- Regular feedback is sought from the schools on an annual basis.
- An annual audit of team members and their church membership is carried out by the Council of Reference
- The Church locally commissions the ACTS2 members into their work.