Church Development Plan 2023 >>>

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Our Church Development Plan is part The Parish Needs Process (PNP) which focuses on a listening process; where we are seeking to listen to God, through all aspects of a parish - the church, the schools and the wider community. What this looks like will vary from parish to parish who will be each visited in turn on a deanery by deanery basis.

The goal of the PNP is to support parishes as they listen and identify their top priorities for mission and growth, which will form the heart of their Church Development Plan. The Mission Enabler Team, with its range of specialisms, will then work with each parish to help them confirm and implement their plans.

Watch to the video to learn more about what to expect:

• At least one more family service a month, probably meaning two services on these days.  To do this he will review timings and seek reaction from current congregation  
• a series called 40 Days with Jesus.  
• set up small groups linked to Sunday sermons or bible readings.  
• An Alpha course would be offered in the future.    
• We need to add more ‘connective’ activities to encourage outside attendance and additional congregational attendance, more variety.  
• Midweek we should offer a supportive activity/discussion group for maternity/new mothers.    
• A job description needs to be written for a Parish Administrator.  
• Regarding fundraising, we need to talk more about finances with our existing congregation for regular expenditure needs but have a separate plan for the church painting to target wider community funds. 

CHURCH HEALTH INVENTORY  Next steps for the Discipleship and Stewardship growth programme were fully discussed and the following agreed.  

• Discipleship   Next steps to be;  Break out new small groups at the end of the 40DWJ course  
• Stewardship   Next steps to be;  Set up a stewardship group, 

 Service Provision from September;  

• 9.15 Holy Communion service, traditional service with communion every week.  Mixture of organ/choir music and canned music.  Between services, refreshments at back of church  
• 11.00 Elevensies worship for all every week.  Aimed at families.  Mixture of singers to lead and band/audio visual words and graphics. We may have help musically from Holy Trinity. Communion to be offered once every 6-8 weeks.  Most baptisms will be at this time.  away during Elevensies.  
• Proposal for audio visual (AV) equipment, improved sound system and installation needed to send to diocese for a grant related to the Mission Enablement fund. £25,000 – £30,000. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILED PROPOSALS.

•  On 22ndNovember the diocese is holding an Annual Church Growth Conference.  RR is getting 10 tickets at £10 each and will send an email round to the PCC, 
• Cathy Wise, Heike Heath and Kate Pinhey to build an attendance team.    

By end of 2023  

• Have faculties for Audio Visual (AV) work and chairs (or early 2024) Submit application by end of October  

By Easter 2024  

• Have established two morning services  9:15 with average attendance over 40 , 11’s attendance – average 10 children, 25 adults  
• Run Alpha (starting January)  
• Grow pastoral care team and system.  
  

By end of Summer Term 2024 

• Run ‘Hymn we love’ during week  
• Have an established discipleship strategy in place  
• Have new AV and chairs in place in church  
• Increased in average attendance by 5 children and 5 adults at 11’s, by 5 adults at  9:15.  
    

Children and Young People  

• Have a team that welcomes and interact @ Tiny Saints & Fun Saints 
• Go into schools for assemblies at least once a term  
• Have a pathway in place for connecting with young children and families
• Financially Increased giving enough to sustain a full time incumbent  
• Have run a vision and giving series.