Our Future Together

The

Mission
Action
Plan

“A City on a Hill” (Matthew 5:14)

What is a Mission Action Plan?

A Mission Action Plan (MAP) is a vision for the type of church that we want to be in 5 years’ time and the steps we need to take to reach that goal.

Developing the MAP requires a process through which we discern our vision, identify our goals, and develop practical steps to fulfill our purpose and engage with the community that we serve. The MAP we produce will then help us to focus our activities, take informed decisions, and utilise our resources more effectively.

What is our Process to Develop the MAP?

We will develop the MAP over the next 3 months and launch on Advent Sunday, 30th November. Key actions:

  1. A congregational consultation/assessment (open 7 Sept – 27 Oct), using an online questionnaire
  2. A presentation to the Chaplaincy Council, and detailed discussions (Sept/Oct) in 5 Working Groups*, looking at different aspects of the Chaplaincy’s life
  3. A congregational vision workshop to feed back the results of the consultation & discern our future

The Chaplaincy Council Standing Committee will oversee the process and appoint a writer to author the MAP.

*Council Sub-groups for Finance, Fabric, Outreach, Events, Liturgy

How can I get involved?

The process for developing the MAP is complete. We have:

  1. Undertaken a consultation/assessment exercise to discern the views, energies and wishes of our congregations,
  2. Encouraged our Working Groups and Clergy team to identify developments they’d like to see over the coming 5 years, and
  3. Run a very successful Congregational Vision Workshop, and identified key areas which the congregations believe are important for the church in the next 5 years. Click here to download the presentation from the workshop.

The process is now complete and the MAP was published in summary form at the Chaplaincy AGM on 31st May. Download a copy of the summary here. A copy of the full Mission Action Plan can be obtained from Fr Hilary here.

Thank you for your input!

Thank you for taking part in this important exercise.

Jesus said, ‘You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden’. 

Together we will create the right future for our Chaplaincy.

 

Fr Louis Darrant