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STARTING A FRESH STARTING A FRESH EXPRESSIONEXPRESSION
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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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