Anglican Church Planting Initiatives, led by Bob & Mary Hopkins http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:08:55 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla Anglican Church Planting Initiatives, led by Bob & Mary Hopkins http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=173&Itemid=68 “Form is a year of training and transformation. It is about being disciples making disciples. It has its home at St Thomas’ Church Philadelphia The King’s Centre, Sheffield (Anglican / Baptist / Free Church).The year is about being ‘formed’ – that means you’re shaped, fashioned moulded into someone who more fully represents Christ to the world. The year is about God setting the foundation in your life you need so that you can continue to grow as a disciple become everything it is that God made you to be.Jesus didn’t take his disciples into a classroom to teach them how to best follow him. He invited them into his story as they experienced life in his context of mission to the world, they became more like him. We believe we should do the same. Form is rooted worked out through communities committed to mission – God’s activity of extending His kingdom of good in the world.If you do Form you’ll become part of the St Tom’s community for the year. You’ll have an apprenticeship within an area of ministry or mission in the church and learn as you become part of a passionate team. You will also receive and be able to work through quality teaching and training from the St Tom’s staff and other leaders.Form runs from September to June each year. Visit the website: www.form-uk.org or e-mail: form@stthomaschurch.org.uk for more information. Job advertisements - Job Opportunities Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:19:26 +0100 http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=171&Itemid=65 The Mission Shaped Church Report was published in 2004 and approved by General Synod in that year. It made strong recommendations for the recognition of pioneers and their identification, training and support in both ordained and lay ministry. Implementation of these recommendations has been swift and very positive and we give further details here. ORDAINED PIONEER MINISTRYThe Church of England has adopted the language of pioneer ministry for starting and sustaining fresh expression of church. The Ministry Division of the Church of England Working Group on pioneer ministry produced guidelines for the new designation of Ordained Pioneer Ministry (OPM). In 2006 the House of Bishops approved these new guidelines (Click here to download the guidelines (http://www.acpi.org.uk/downloads/Ordained_Pioneer_Ministers_Guidelines.pdf)) to encourage vocations to pioneer ministry as a recognised focus of ordained ministry. There are a growing number of candidates who have been accepted for this pathway and who are now in training and beginning to serve their title posts as pioneers. A variety of new training pathways have been and continue to be developed to support these OPMs. By early 2010, less than five years on, some 110 have been accepted and are on their pioneering way. LAY PIONEER MINISTRY However, the Mission Shaped Church report also made strong recommendations for lay pioneers as well as ordained. And the same Ministry Division Working Group had parallel guidelines published and approved by 2007. These are available to download here (http://www.acpi.org.uk/articles/encouraging_lay_pioneer_ministry.pdf) and we would strongly encourage any interested in pioneer ministry in any denomination to read them and we hope be encouraged by them to pursue their calling.In many ways this development is even more exciting and significant. Experience in pioneering into our very varied and challenging mission context today is showing that the overwhelming need is for thousands of lay led teams to pioneer the planting of all sorts fresh expressions of church.It is ACPI's hope that increasingly, when we do deploy (and sometimes pay) ordained pioneers, it will be to initiate a breakthrough into a particular sub-culture with a view to then overseeing the release of a movement of fresh expressions appropriate to that context... all of which will be led by lay pioneers.Building on all this, we know of at least one area where an order of lay pioneers is being explored and this will help to take this sort of movement forward. This is the core vision that is needed and this is the overall strategic framework within which we believe the twin guidelines on ordained and lay pioneer ministry should be viewed and plans developed. Articles - Other Mon, 10 May 2010 17:00:51 +0100 http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=168&Itemid=68 Internships start September 2010. Ongoing training and mentoring. No fees to pay. Receive a weekly allowance. Housing provided. An opportunity to grow in leadership and in your relationship with Jesus! Apply now for an information pack. Call Christ Church Chorleywood on 01923 282149 or e-mail christchurch.chorleywood@btinternet.com (mailto:christchurch.chorleywood@btinternet.com) Job advertisements - Job Opportunities Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:24:12 +0100 http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=164&Itemid=75 How to run a cafechurch - Training daysWould you like to run a cafechurch in your local high street coffee shop?Come to a training day filled with worship, teaching workshops that will equip you to run a cafechurch.A cafechurch is a fresh expression of community on the high street. It brings communities into the relaxed café atmosphere of Costa Coffee and other coffee shops to discuss issues from a faith perspective.Whether you just want to explore this concept further or you need help in starting a cafechurch, come on your own or in a group: this day is a great opportunity to learn more about this up and coming fresh expression of church! Saturday 18th September 2010, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church, Ramillies Avenue, Cheadle Hulme SK8 7AL.9.00am to 4.30pm (lunch, training pack refreshments provided)£25 per person, the deadline for the early bird rate (£20) is 16 July 2010. All bookings and payment to be received by Thursday 16 September. Saturday 9th October 2010, Ludlow, ShropshireLiving Waters Church, 36 Vashon Close, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1XG.9.00am to 4.30pm (lunch, training pack refreshments provided)£25 per person, the deadline for the early bird rate (£20) is 9th August 2010.All bookings and payment to be received by Thursday 7th September. Saturday 20th November 2010, Dunstable, Bedfordshire Square Methodist Church, Ashton Square, Dunstable, LU6 3SN9.00am to 4.30pm (lunch, training pack refreshments provided)£25 per person, the deadline for the early bird rate (£20) is 22nd October 2010.All bookings and payment to be received by Thursday 18th November. Please visit our website at www.cafechurch.net to get more information and download our booking form. You are welcome to email us at info@cafechurch.net Upcoming Events - CafeChurch Network Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:15:39 +0100 http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=163&Itemid=56 This workbook seeks to unpack one of the most crucial questions faced by pioneers and church planters today - what is church? Where are the dividing lines between mission initiatives and fully functional church, and what is it that we are called to pioneer? These questions are tackled by looking at some of the key biblical and historical sources to examine the foundational principles that Jesus and the early church set in place, as well as unpacking some of the main ecclesiological discussions that have emerged over the years. Put together these set compelling challenges for all pioneers to reflect on their own vision and strategy as we seek to extend the bounds of the Kingdom and the church. £4.95 Online Store - Workbooks Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:04:10 +0100 http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=162&Itemid=68 “Form is a year of training and transformation. It is about being disciples making disciples. It has its home at St Thomas’ Church Philadelphia The King’s Centre, Sheffield (Anglican / Baptist / Free Church). The year is about being ‘formed’ – that means you’re shaped, fashioned moulded into someone who more fully represents Christ to the world. The year is about God setting the foundation in your life you need so that you can continue to grow as a disciple become everything it is that God made you to be. Jesus didn’t take his disciples into a classroom to teach them how to best follow him. He invited them into his story as they experienced life in his context of mission to the world, they became more like him. We believe we should do the same. Form is rooted worked out through communities committed to mission – God’s activity of extending His kingdom of good in the world. If you do Form you’ll become part of the St Tom’s community for the year. You’ll have an apprenticeship within an area of ministry or mission in the church and learn as you become part of a passionate team. You will also receive and be able to work through quality teaching and training from the St Tom’s staff and other leaders. Form runs from September to June each year. Visit the website: www.form-uk.org or e-mail: form@stthomaschurch.org.uk for more information. Job advertisements - Job Opportunities Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:27:07 +0100 http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=161&Itemid=56 This workbook explores the strategies that Jesus used in his own ministry and which were the basis of his commissioning of his followers to reach out to others with the good news of God. Bob and Mary Hopkins build these insights into a simple framework and then look at how we can implement these strategies in the church now so that we might reach our communiities more effectively and without fear. They do this by unpacking eight practical principles of evangelism and exploring the key roles of the evangelist. These insights have proved a revelation to so many, making sense of their exerience and releasing them to discover what may be appropriate and effective for their situation among a whole range of approaches and methods. £5.95 Online Store - Workbooks Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:17:20 +0100 http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=54 STOCK CLEARANCEStock is limited, when it's gone, it's gone! The future of the Parish System Moving on in mission-shaped church Planting new churches (Pack of 5) £10.39 £12.99 SAVE 20% £4.00 £5.00 SAVE 20% £2.00 £5.99 SAVE 66% Body and cell Changing church for a changing world Recovering the ground £5.59 £6.99 SAVE 20% £3.96 £4.95 SAVE 20% £4.00 £5.00 SAVE 20% Setting the Church of England free The Healthy Churches Handbook Radical Church Planting £10.00 £14.99 SAVE 33% £8.76 £10.95 SAVE 20% £4.00 £7.99 SAVE 50% Online Store - Admin Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=160&Itemid=57 £12.00 A DVD featuring stories of fresh expressions in the sacramental tradition alongside a keynote address by the Archbishop of Canterbury from 2008's national day of pilgrimage to Coventry Cathedral. Sanctus features seven stories from Visions (York), Moot (London), Critical Mass (Peterborough), Glorious (London), Contemplative Fire (Nationwide), feig (Gloucester) and Blessed (Gosport). It also features a sermon preached by the Archbishop of Canterbury in Coventry Cathedral on 8th December 2008 discussing fresh expressions of church in the sacramental tradition. Commendations: See for yourself exciting ways in which worship can be real and total; something not just thought about, but seen, and head, and touched and smelt - an experience that envelops all our senses. Very Revd Richard Giles, Liturgical Consultant This DVD is a great spur to energy and confidence as we make new inroads into networks and communities with the message of fullness of life in Christ through the sacraments and a generous catholic approach to contextual mission and evangelism. Rt Revd Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ramsbury The stories contained in this DVD should encourage and inspire all of us in parish and community ministry to discern the Spirit's movement in our own place, and to look for the new ways in which we can tell the story of Jesus to this generation. Revd Jonathan Clark, Chair of Affirming Catholicism If you thought fresh expressions of church where only for evangelicals, then watch Archbishop Rowan's sermon and think again. Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Reading Subtitles: English Audio: English Running time: 50 mins approx. All regions Online Store - Online Store - Fresh Expressions Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:04:14 +0100 http://www.acpi.org.uk/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=155&Itemid=68 Colin Fey Holtum are a couple from Coventry in their 60's.Some years ago they responded to an invitation from a Pentecostal Bishop in Kenya to disciple his church through cells. Bishop David caught the vision of Cell Church and what was originally a one year assignment in 2006 based in Nairobi has developed into a strategy to cover Kenya. At least 10 churches have been planted there by Kenyans through Cells. Kenyans are training alongside them, with some going on to train independently. They have trained across the country and with different denominations and their vision is to eventually have a Network, Cell Kenya.They would now like to find someone to partner with them and take the work to a place where it sustainable by Kenyans, and then on further to becoming Cell Kenya.They are in the UK from the beginning of February until mid April and would be available to talk to anyone interested in joining them to be able to talk directly to people and it is also possible for folks to come over here and travel with them for first hand tasters. SIM (Serving in Mission) who are their mission agency also have details on their website (http://www.sim.co.uk/).If you would like to know more, please contact the ACPI office (mailto:admin@acpi.org.uk?subject=Re: Opportunity to Partner with Kenyan Cells) . Job advertisements - Job Opportunities Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:10:39 +0100