PROPOSED MISSION ACTION PLAN
Given the challenges we are facing, the aim is to agree a direction on the essentials, and shorten our PCC meetings, making them more focused.
- These are things we've agreed to that don't require action
- These tasks are things we've agreed that require action but are not an immediate priority
- These tasks are priorities that require action
- These are decisions to make
- These are actions we've decided not to do - possibly with date for review
- These actions are completed
GROWING
welcoming, including & encouraging all ethnic, cultural & other diversities to participate in the life of the church—as a blessing!
- continue diversity of music on a Sunday morning
- encourage all people to be involved in church rotas etc
- run social events to cater for all members of the church (e.g. another international buffet) a 10-pin bowling evening
Offering and developing All-Age Services
- update church diary to make clear whether each service is All Age, Parade, or Sunday School
- consolidate the routine of allowing the children to draw, and present, their own pictures to respond to during church services.
NURTURING
building up the Sunday School / Children’s Work and leaders
- offer training for volunteers with Children & Young People in Oct/Nov 2025
supporting young people as they move to, and at, Secondary School
- start group for Y9+ with Laura Tebay, at St. Thomas', once a month on a Sunday morning, and recruit a volunteer to run it once a month with an assistant?
- offer training for volunteers with Children & Young People in Oct/Nov 2025
- what about Y7 and Y8?
supporting people into other roles / ministries in the church
- encourage a greater diversity of people to lead intercessions, be sidespeople, PCC members, run social events
servers’ training
- introduce this
seasonal / weekly discipleship Bible study groups and services
- Continue to offer Stations of the Cross in Lent
visiting Care Homes
- Continue to visit Treetops and Park House
end of life care for the dying and the bereaved
SERVING
hosting activities for all members of the community (run by ourselves or others)
- continue to work to increase use of the church building
- continue to support Pop-In, Stitch and Share, Coffee mornings, etc.
improving our buildings better to serve the community
- See fabric goals.
moving forward with eco church
- complete the new Eco Survey
- establish next steps
education, visits to church, collective worship & school governance
- continue to host Broadfield and St. Martin's occasional services.
- continue hosting visits from schools, nurseries, etc
SUSTAINABILITY
integrate teaching on giving and generosity into Sermons etc
- ongoing
encourage giving by delivering clear benefits
increasing Venue Hire / Income
- work to increase our hosting of social events for local community
building maintenance to prevent deterioration
- See fabric goals
We believe:
- that a church should be a place where the generous, forgiving love of God in Christ is made real in practical ways.
- that a church should be a community that welcomes all people whatever their age, situation, or background.
- that a church should dedicate itself to the worship of Almighty God, using all the richness and variety of resources that God has given us.
- that we are not there yet - but by the grace of God, this is what we hope to become.
- that a church should work, alone and with others, for good in its community, and in the world: for justice, for a better quality of life, for stronger communities.
- that a church is not just a virtual community, but a real, physical community. We hope that this website will enrich our life as a church, and offer you ways to take part in it - or just provide you with resources to help you deepen your faith.
