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Notes: "Several staffing and structural changes at Church House have been announced to bring the national organization in line with the priorities and focus set by General Synod when it approved the strategic plan this summer. The key element in the new structure as described by Archbishop Michael Peers, is the creation of a management team that will set policy and budgets, coordinate inter-departmental tasks and approve salaries and personnel". "The nine-member team replaces three former structures and eliminates a good deal of overlap". "Two areas where the new structure will have immediate implications are the Anglican Journal and the Anglican Book Centre (ABC). Part of the strategic plan approved by General Synod placed the Journal and ABC within the ambit of a unified information resources committee which was given the mandate to oversee and overall communications policy. Archbishop Peers announced that the position of editor and general manager of the Journal had ceased to exist and that Carolyn Purden, who had held the position, had been given severance. ABC publisher Michael Lloyd also accepted severance. Under the new structure, the editing and publishing of the Journal, the operation of the Anglican Book Centre, and the Archives will become part of an Information Resources department". "Archbishop Peers stressed that the purpose of the changes was to find ways in which the staff of the national organization can better work together to serve the whole church".

Subjects: Anglican Church of Canada - Headquarters; Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod - Employees; Anglican Church of Canada - Strategic planning; Anglican Church of Canada - Structure; Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Management Team; Anglican Book Centre; Anglican Journal; Purden, Carolyn; Lloyd, Michael (Michael John), 1935-2013