Terms and conditions

Pastoral care individual membership

Terms and conditions

The pastoral carer will:

  1. Identify as a Christian belonging to a Christian church or fellowship, or in another ministry setting, for example in pastoral support role or an outreach community service or similar.
  2. Be accountable to the church or organisation that you offer pastoral care within.
  3. Be aware and supportive of ACC’s vision and values, and accept ACC’s Statement of Faith.
  4. Be committed to the ministry of pastoral care, undertaking training as required and following the Guidelines for Good Practice in Pastoral Care.
  5. Be sensitive, respectful and act with integrity, avoiding any activity that brings ACC and/or the ministry of pastoral care into disrepute .
  6. Be committed to developing and caring for self in order to care well for others, ensuring that your ministry of care is appropriately supported by yourself and others to avoid personal overload and burnout.
  7. Be committed to remaining in communication with ACC by reading emails and the accord journal, and stay subscribed to MailChimp.
  8. Be committed to keeping your membership record accurate and notify us of any changes in contact details.