Resources Board

Managing the resources of the Uniting Church involves preserving the generous legacies gifted to the Church by past leaders whilst providing sufficient and sustainable resourcing to current ministries.The Resources Board members have expertise in investment, finance, property, law, corporate governance, as well as Uniting Church ethos and polity and mission. The Board is well supported by a number of subcommittees.

Resources Board Mandate

The Resources Board’s overall mandate is:

“To serve the Church by maximising financial and property resources available to the Presbytery and Synod for mission, and to assist the Presbytery and Synod in allocating such resources efficiently in accordance with the mission priorities of the Church whilst managing the risk associated with these decisions.”

Responsibilities of the Resources Board

The Resources Board is responsible to the Presbytery and Synod for:

identifying, incorporating and managing all Presbytery and Synod property and finance resources within one Governance and management structure;
providing accurate and timely accounting and related support services to Presbytery and Synod reporting bodies for which the Presbytery and Synod has a stewardship responsibility;
developing appropriate policy for adoption by the Presbytery and Synod/Standing Committee for all Presbytery and Synod finance, property, accounting and related matters, and ensuring implementation of such approved policy;
providing accounting, financial and property services to Uniting Church members and congregations as it deems appropriate, or as directed by the Presbytery and Synod;
maintaining appropriate links with Presbytery and Synod related bodies in ensuring resources of these bodies are managed effectively and made available appropriately for the mission of the Church;
undertaking other responsibilities as the Presbytery and Synod or its Standing Committee shall determine.

Resources Board Membership

Current Membership of the Resources Board

Name	Role	Specialisation
Rev Rob Stoner	(Chairperson)	Mission Resourcing, Uniting Church Ethos & Polity
Acting General Secretary	General Secretary Secretary of Synod (Ex-officio)	Uniting Church Ethos & Polity
Bronte WIlson	Moderator (Ex-officio)	Mission Resourcing, Uniting Church Ethos & Polity, Financial Management, Property
Peter Battersby	Executive Officer, Resources Property Officer (Ex-officio)	Financial Management, Human Resources, Corporate Governance, Uniting Church Ethos & Polity
Rev Philip Gardner	Executive Officer, Pastoral Relations and Mission Planning (Ex-officio)	Mission Planning, Uniting Church Ethos & Polity
Michael McClaren	Non Executive Member	Mission Planning, Uniting Church Ethos & Polity
Dr Alice McCleary	Non Executive Member	Financial Management, Corporate Governance
Steve Roder	Non Executive Member	Law, Corporate Governance, Property, Financial Management
Rev Robyn Caldicott	Non Executive Member	Uniting Church Ethos and Polity, Finance, Mission
Mark Elford	Non Executive Member	Mission Resourcing, Uniting Church Ethos and Polity, Small Business Management (resigned December 2019)
	Resourcing Officer (non-voting)
	General Manager, Resources - Sue Raw
	Manager Investment Services - Paul Barnett
	Secretary (non-voting) - Leah Hopton

The eight members of the Property Trust are ex-officio members of the Resources Board. Property Trust members are indicated in the table above with an asterisk*.