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26 June 2011 ST MARY’S CUBBINGTON PARISH PROFILE

26 June 2011 ST MARY’S CUBBINGTON PARISH PROFILE. Jo King, Richard Spicer & PCC members. Aim and Objectives. To inform church members of the method outlined by Archdeacon Morris Rodham to the PCC on 9 June 2011 for selecting a new Priest-in-charge for Cubbington

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26 June 2011 ST MARY’S CUBBINGTON PARISH PROFILE

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  1. 26 June 2011ST MARY’S CUBBINGTON PARISH PROFILE Jo King, Richard Spicer & PCC members

  2. Aim and Objectives • To inform church members of the method outlined by Archdeacon Morris Rodham to the PCC on 9 June 2011 for selecting a new Priest-in-charge for Cubbington • To review some of the key elements of the Parish Profile • To revisit the Diocesan and St Mary’s Vision Statement • To explore the 8 Qualities of Healthy Growing Churches and how Cubbington relates to them • To consider Resolutions A and B

  3. Schedule • Bishop (John) writes letter to PCC Secretary • Within 4 weeks PCC meet (Section 11) to consider draft Parish Profile, pick 2 representatives for interview panel and vote on Resolutions A and B • The PCC then meets (Section 12) with the Bishop (usually within 6 weeks) with the Bishop to table the draft Parish Profile • Advert placed (if agreed to advertise) and interview panel sits • Interview panel (if agrees) makes recommendation to Bishop • Offer of priest-in-charge post made to successful applicant • Not announced until all is finalised – so patience needed

  4. Parish Profile Elements • Diocesan and St Mary’s vision – mission statement • Qualities of healthy growing churches • Person specification • Financial statement • Parish description - Demographic & Geographic details

  5. Diocesan vision statement • Worship God • Making new disciples • Transforming Communities

  6. Worship God • Scripture tells us – • You shall have no other gods before me. • Exodus 20: 1 • You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. • Matthew 22: 37-38 • It is written, worship the Lord your God, and serve only him. • Luke 4: 8 • God is supreme in Christian mission. It’s not the Church of God which has a mission, but the God of Mission who has a Church. • The church is God’s church; therefore Christians in worshipping him must seek to do his will and not theirs.

  7. Making new disciples • Jesus said, therefore go and make disciples of all nations.......... teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. (Matthew 28: 19-20) • Peter wrote, be like living stones.....built into a spiritual house.....with Jesus as the cornerstone. (1 Peter 2: 4-6) • We are the living stones of our generation. We need to share our faith – the Gospel – with the present generation in the local community.

  8. Making new disciples • How many people in church today were not Christians this time last year? • How many people in leadership positions in church today were not Christians five years ago? • How many people have come/ returned to the church in the last five years and not stayed. Why have they not stayed?

  9. Transforming Communities • A community is defined as a body of people living in one place united by origin and/ or interest. • Transforming is defined as changing completely or strikingly. • Oxford Dictionary, 2003 • In Cubbington this means bringing about significant improvement to the lives of the parishioners, regardless of race, religion or creed.

  10. Transforming Communities • Jesus said, I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you should also love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another. (John 13: 34-35) • Agape (Christ-like) love. • Love the Lord your God and Love your neighbour as yourself (Matthew 22: 37-40). • The more filled with God’s (Holy) Spirit we are the more transformed the communities both inside the church and outside the church will be.

  11. 8 Qualities of Healthy Growing Churches • 1. Empowering leadership • 2. Gift-orientated ministry • 3. Passionate spirituality • 4. Inspiring worship • 5. Holistic small groups • 6. Need-orientated outreach • 7. Loving relationships • 8. Functional structures

  12. 1. Empowering LEADERSHIP • Leadership which seeks to identify, train and empower other leaders, giving them responsibility for people and projects. • Features (i) “train and hand on” (ii) opposite of control

  13. 1. Empowering LEADERSHIP • Currently improving • Not a priority in the past to develop leaders across the board • Aspire to have more leaders • Recent successes include 2 Readers (1 trained, 1 attracted), Edward and Tuesday Bears ministry, stewardship campaign and finance officers • Established leaders include Baptism preparation and organisation, marriage and funeral organisers, Churchyard Workers, Choir, Ladies Fellowship and Sunday School • Pool of people available ready and wiling to grow in leadership

  14. 2. Gift-orientated MINISTRY • Valuing the ministry of all people and the variety of gifts in the body of Christ. Helping people identify their God-given gifts, skills and abilities and encouraging each person to use them in the overall mission and ministry of the church. • Features • (i) What do YOU want to achieve for God before you die and is the church helping you to do that? • (ii) The gift of helping must be matched with the service they are giving.

  15. 2. Gift-orientated MINISTRY • Currently improving • Aspire to develop gift-orientated ministry – set up social event team, expand intercessor and altar server teams for example • A number of examples recently of gifts being developed and used including children’s ministry and stewardship campaign • Pool of people available ready to use their gifts

  16. 3. Passionate SPIRITUALITY • A spirituality nurtured through prayer which supernaturally naturally exudes the love of God in Christ. • Features • (i) A real and authentic faith - a living relationship with Jesus • (ii) Not a complaining and/ or unforgiving attitude

  17. 3. Passionate SPIRITUALITY • Strong links to sacramental worship • Encouraging signs of spiritual growth – - number of people with hunger for spiritual growth plus successful Healing weekend – Russ Parker • Bible study groups x 4 – total of 30-40 members • Aspire to agape (Christ-like) love, humility and spiritual maturity

  18. 4. Inspiring WORSHIP • Worship (whatever the style) which inspires people enabling them to connect with God in a way which energises and sustains them, and which is such a positive experience that it is a highlight of their week, which they want to bring others along to share in. • Features • (i) corporate worship • (ii) individual discipline for rest of week

  19. 4. Inspiring WORSHIP • Some mix of services and styles • Children’s ministry in first Sunday morning (all-age) service (Sunday School other Sundays in term-time) • Recent introduction of informal third Sunday evening and healing services gives variety • Open Baptism policy

  20. 5. Holistic SMALL GROUPS • Commitment to small communities (6-12 people) within the larger community, which act like “mini-church”, where closer relationships can be formed, and where worship, prayer, pastoral support, ongoing discipleship, Bible application and outreach take place in a smaller setting. • Features • (i) do a range of things as above • (ii) unlike full church or one-to-one relationships

  21. 5. Holistic SMALL GROUPS • Many strong small groups exist – Bible study, bell-ringing, choir, Ladies Fellowship, churchyard workers, flower arrangers and Lent Morning Prayer for example. • Potential to improve - aim to bring all people into small groups • One Bible Study has had 4 new members in last 18 months

  22. 6. Need-orientated OUTREACH • Outreach which has a priority of discovering the practical needs in the communities served by the local church and meeting those needs as an integral part of their overall outreach. • Features • (i) are we serving the poorest (most needy) members of the community in a practical helpful way? • (ii) “one person cannot change the world, but YOU can change ONE person’s world.” • (iii) find the need and then help • (iv) once people ask about faith help them quickly - remove obstacles.

  23. 6. Need-orientated OUTREACH • Links with local schools established and developing. • Edward and Tuesday Bear children’s ministry. • Links with community organisations growing e.g. Parish Council. • Sick and hospital visiting a strength • Initiatives like “Contact”, (monthly) Home Communion and “Coffee Pot” established • Clarification of areas of need a priority • Scope and potential to develop this

  24. 7. Loving RELATIONSHIPS • A community where people are committed to welcoming, serving, loving, caring for and forgiving others. • Features • (i) Growing churches tend to have a lot of laughter in them. • (ii) Never get a second chance for a first impression.

  25. 7. Loving RELATIONSHIPS • Major breakdown of key relationships in recent past including resignation of incumbent has produced a recognition by the church members of the need to improve relationships • Small groups show particularly good example • Beginning to work together more in teams • Improving – many loving relationships present - but still a challenge • BARREL/ SCHOOL ANALOGIES - The quality that needs most ongoing work – underpinned by agape (Christ-like) love and humility

  26. 8. Functional STRUCTURES • Organisational and leadership structures which enable all of the above 7 qualities to thrive rather than obstruct them. Structures that are flexible enough to change when necessary. • Features • (i) Structures need to be flexible according to size of church – need to change as grows. • (ii) Can we “make our ceiling the future generation’s floor.”

  27. 8. Functional STRUCTURES • Improving with structures and teams building on previous foundations • Some resistance to trying change • Pool of willing people available to help to further develop functional structures • Appropriate administrative help

  28. Person Specification - Essential • Faithful to the Scriptures • Rooted in prayer • Open to the working of the Holy Spirit • Capable of being sensitive with people when appropriate and strong with people when appropriate • Able to develop links and work with children, young people, families and schools • Able to maintain and develop links with the older population. • Values lay ministry encouraging people to develop their gifts and reach their potential • Able to listen • Able to communicate effectively • Able to work with and develop teams

  29. Person Specification - Desirable • Understanding/ experience of parish ministry which includes a village element • Comfortable with technology/ IT skills • Appreciation of church music • Experience of building projects

  30. Resolution A • That this PCC would not accept a woman as the minister who presides at or celebrates the Holy Communion or pronounces absolution in the parish. • Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993

  31. Resolution B • That this PCC would not accept a woman as the incumbent or priest-in-charge of the benefice or as a team vicar for the benefice. • Priests (Ordination of Women) Measure 1993

  32. Goodbye!

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