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HOPE FOR THE CHURCHHOPE FOR THE CHURCH

‘‘Many leaders are giving up on Many leaders are giving up on existing congregations in the existing congregations in the misguided belief that there is no hope misguided belief that there is no hope among the established ones. But the among the established ones. But the biblical stories which lead to the biblical stories which lead to the Incarnation keep telling us these are Incarnation keep telling us these are the very places where God’s future the very places where God’s future emerges.’ Roxburgh + Romanukemerges.’ Roxburgh + Romanuk

But God ….But God ….

‘‘God continues to create new futures in God continues to create new futures in the most inauspicious of places.’the most inauspicious of places.’

‘‘The biblical narratives are full of The biblical narratives are full of stories about places and people stories about places and people without hope who became centres of without hope who became centres of the Spirit’s creative, world changing, the Spirit’s creative, world changing, activity.’ Roxburgh + Romanukactivity.’ Roxburgh + Romanuk

LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

‘‘Leadership is about cultivating an Leadership is about cultivating an environment that innovates and environment that innovates and releases the missional imagination releases the missional imagination present in a community of God’s present in a community of God’s people.’people.’

‘‘An environment in which the Spirit An environment in which the Spirit given presence of God’s future may given presence of God’s future may emerge among the people of God.’emerge among the people of God.’

Prayer and Support

Connection

Listening and Following God’s call

Loving Service

Evangelism and

Disciple- Making

Forming Community

EvolvingWorship

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An Outline ProcessAn Outline Process

1.1. Build Mission Centred ValuesBuild Mission Centred Values2.2. Listen and PrayListen and Pray3.3. Prune a littlePrune a little4.4. Form a teamForm a team5.5. Feed your imaginationFeed your imagination6.6. Explore partnershipsExplore partnerships7.7. Form communityForm community8.8. Allow growth to maturityAllow growth to maturity

1. Build Mission Centred Values1. Build Mission Centred Values

To share God’s missionTo share God’s mission To welcome othersTo welcome others To reach out to new communitiesTo reach out to new communities Service and discipleshipService and discipleship Awareness of the Spirit’s workAwareness of the Spirit’s work A continuous process – nourished by A continuous process – nourished by

missionmission

2. Prune a little….2. Prune a little….

Are structures and meetings necessary?Are structures and meetings necessary? Release energy for new thingsRelease energy for new things RestRest Set sustainable rhythmsSet sustainable rhythms Tackle pastoral dependenceTackle pastoral dependence Change down a gear or twoChange down a gear or two Learn to travel lightLearn to travel light

3. Listen and Pray3. Listen and Pray

To the local community and cultureTo the local community and culture Mission auditMission audit What is God doing?What is God doing? What is God’s call?What is God’s call? Learning community discernmentLearning community discernment To focus on what you are already doing?To focus on what you are already doing? To begin something new?To begin something new? Both?Both?

4. Nourish your imagination4. Nourish your imagination

Read scripture togetherRead scripture together Revisit the traditionRevisit the tradition Look at the webLook at the web Listen to the storiesListen to the stories Research and visit what Research and visit what

others are doingothers are doing Go to some training eventsGo to some training events

Listen to the Community

Nourish the Imagination

New Possibilities

+ Prayer

Listen to the Community

Nourish the Imagination

Vision

Reading the CommunityReading the Community

St. Faith’s MaidstoneSt. Faith’s Maidstone

5. Explore Partnerships5. Explore Partnerships

With other churchesWith other churches With church authoritiesWith church authorities With other agencies in the communityWith other agencies in the community Lines of ConnexionLines of Connexion

6. Form a Team6. Form a Team

Not a solo enterpriseNot a solo enterprise Practical supportPractical support ConnexionConnexion Prayer supportPrayer support Mission accompanimentMission accompaniment

7. Form Community7. Form Community

The place to beginThe place to begin Loving service before worship serviceLoving service before worship service From community build faithFrom community build faith

8. Allow growth to maturity8. Allow growth to maturity

TimeTime SpaceSpace GraceGrace SupportSupport

Reading the ChurchReading the Church

Bridging the gap

Emerge

8 til lateCentrepoint

Stepping Stones

No limits

PulseGreenerway

Lighthouse

Trans4m

conNect

St. George’s Clusters

8 til lateBalcony

8 ‘til late

Stepping Stones

GreenerwayCoNnect

Trans4m

Greenerway

“NO LIMITS”

Lighthouse

8 til late8 til late

Emerge

CoNnect- loving the people of North Deal

CoNnectCoNnect

Praying for North Praying for North DealDeal

8 ‘til late

Stepping Stones

Reaching families in easy steps

Stepping Stepping StonesStones

At Castle Community At Castle Community CollegeCollege

8 ‘til late

No limitsNo limits

Through God’s love to work alongsidepeople in need of care to help them achieve their maximum potential

- to God’s love

No limits - at Martha HouseNo Limits- at Martha House

8 til late8 til late

A network of Clusters reaching working families

8 ‘til late

Greenerway

Joining with others incaring for God’s world

Bridging the gapto create a bridging community in familiar

social environments

How?By meeting in a relaxedand informal café-styleatmosphere providingsimple worship, discussionin groups, freedom toexplore ideas and aconstant supply of coffee!

8 ‘til late

Trans4m

Addressing today’s life issues to bring about transformation of individual lives and communities

fragile & provisional

The highest lifetime professional baseball hittingaverage in history: Ty Cobb, the Georgia Peach. (played 1905-1928).

Average: .367.367

Ty Cobb: our hero

He’s the best baseball hitter in history.

He’s in the baseballhall of fame.

He missed 2 hitsout of every 3.

It’s OK to miss.

it’s OK to miss

Give pioneers the freedom to fail. Create a climate

of permission. Honour the fragile

and provisional. Enter the hall

of fame!

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