2013ANNUAL GENERAL

MEETING

Great work at Inham Nook

Last year we prayed

An answer to prayer

A thank you to John

A great staff team and PCC 10,000 hours of volunteer time By over 200 volunteers

This church flourishes because of you. Thank you so much

Working in partnership to make greater impact

Developing our buildings and our ministries

We have undertaken a further programme of work. Thanks Charles

This year the PCC have voted to realise one of our major assets. We want to use the money wisely in tune with our vision and values. We ask your prayers.

Some joys of the past year: - Work in and with schools

Some joys of the past year: - Christmas

Some joys of the past year: -

Growth at our 7.00 Service

Worship/WordTestimony/MinistryEngagementNumbersInc. Numbers of young people

Some joys of the past year: -The Challenge to become

MISSIONAL

To change our thinking: -

From COME to GOFrom growing the congregation to making disciplesFrom being church centred to being Christ centred

The Missional Process Challenge to Fresh expression from our Archbishops Conversation with Bishop Paul last August Alan Hirsch via New Wine last May Dialogue with Bob and Mary Hopkins in Aug/Nov Links with other parishes exploring St. Thomas Crookes St. Andrews Chorleywood St.

Mark’s Haddock Holy Trinity Leicester St. George's Deal. Marple Parish Team. St Nic’s Nottingham, St. Saviour’s Meadows, St. Thomas Kirkby

The Missional Process Vision Values Vocabulary Vehicle A steady process that might take 5 years THIS IS JUST YEAR 1 Teach and preach, study and process Imagine and launch pilot projects Support one another in our natural arenas of

mission

The Missional ProcessWhat difference does it make for us?

Scenario 1 everyone seeking to be more outwardly focussed

Scenario 2 many will wish to enter a missional prayer support partnership

The Missional process Scenario 3 full membership of a pilot project

The missional activity is their main focusThey may make it’s planning group their small

groupThey may lay down other things to make timeThey remain part of the gatheringThey remain accountable to the leader

The Missional Process Identify areas for missional projects and

bring them for affirmation and support Form prayer partnerships around

mission. i.e. schools/education prayer group. Think about whether you want to make that a more articulate project and form a missional community around it.

The Missional Process: Three examples in September/October 2013

Gathering

WOW

ANOTHER

HOPE

The Missional Process: How it might work for WOW

Men’s Fellowship

Bethany

Personal invitation

Developing vision

WOW Team

WOW Event

Sunday

Wide publicity

Vicar + TeamAccountability

link to the gathering

The Missional Process: More possible examples in the future

Gathering

WOW

Creative Art

Street Party

Parenting

CAP ministry

Singles Group

ANOTHER

HOPE

The Missional Process Missional communities and projects are not just extra

ministries. The members do church as community and may/will need to release themselves from other things

They are designed to release and not burden. They are ‘lay leader’ imagined and driven but accountable to the gathering and its leadership

We are learning and will learn together how they will work in our setting

Resourcing the vision Mucking in Signing up Speaking up (for

Him) Using

opportunities