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Ministry Forum & Mission Forum A Response to the Common Fund Report

This forum provides a designated section on the website for discussing the Common Fund Report and aims to think more about what growth might mean. It offers ideas and resources for developing God's mission, with focuses on mission, community research, church growth, rural mission, and more. The website is interactive, easy-to-update, and regularly reviewed by staff.

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Ministry Forum & Mission Forum A Response to the Common Fund Report

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  1. Ministry Forum & Mission Forum A Response to the Common Fund Report

  2. A way forward • Designated section of website • Think more about what growth might mean • Provide ideas and resources for developing God’s mission.

  3. Mission • Growing Healthy ChurchesAn 8-week study/action pack (Seven Marks etc) • Mission Action Planning Work book to prepare, plan and review MAPs • Mission Discernment A collaborative spiritual discipline - ‘Dwelling in the Word’ • Fresh Expressions and Mixed Economy ChurchDefinition and practice • Mission Shaped Ministry Course

  4. Mission • Community Research ‘Knowing your community’ • Spiritual Awareness and Evangelism + ‘Engel scale’ • Church Growth Principles • Rural Mission • Congregational Discernment Eg ‘time line’ exercise • Pioneer/Discipleship/Prophetic Prayer/Healing/Social Justice

  5. Ministry • Access to some 50 courses that are ready made for local leaders to use • Planning tools for strategy • Exploring Christianity (Lite version) for a taster • CMD brochure for clergy, readers and lay leaders • Prayer and Spirituality resources • Vocational tools for discerning gifts

  6. The website • Clearly visible on home page • Strong visual identity • Easy-to-update • Interactive and organic • Reviewed monthly by staff • Multi-media • Regular blog posts • Different ways to find resources

  7. Possible resource themes • Getting started • Things to watch • Things to learn • Stories from others • Ways of planning • Thinking more deeply • Things to try • Share your ideas • How do we know it’s working? • Other bits

  8. Possible tags (and this will evolve) • Worship • Young people • Buildings • Fundraising • Training • Community • Prayer • Schools • Volunteers • Mission planning • Music • Signage • Mixed Economy Church • Ecumenism • Money

  9. What do you think? • Are we on the right track? • What questions do you have? • What suggestions would you like to make?

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