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Mission Audit
At the Mission 21 conference, held in Sheffield (March 2006), Bishop Graham Cray
announced his belief that if we are to effectively grapple with the missionary
challenges that now face the church in today's culture, then we need to develop
some new and updated Mission Audit tools.
This is something that we have promoted a lot in the past, and over the last 6
months we have been working to update our Mission Audit resources.
In addition to a booklet written by Steven Croft, Freddy Hedley & Bob Hopkins -
'Listening for mission' released in October 2006, the ACPI team have also been
involved in producing and getting a range of Mission Audit resources, such as
questionnaires (ACPI written and examples of others used).
This is an ongoing process, and we hope to regularly update this section with
new resources as they become available.
Listening for mission - Steven Croft, Freddy Hedley &
Bob Hopkins (2006) £5 (pack of 5)
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Keen to start a fresh expression?
Before leaping into action this booklet encourages churches to develop
the tools to 'listen for mission'. This involves developing an attitude
where you learn to 'multi-listen' to God, to society, to your community,
to your church - so that you can find out what God is doing and know how
best to join in.
This short and accessible guide can be used with
church councils, deanery synods, circuit meetings and house groups. |
To order this booklet, click here
to be taken to the resources page.
Key Person Interview
Form
This questionnaire has been put together to be used with key people in the
community. These might be police, school teachers, shop keepers, social workers,
youth workers, or any other people you recognise as being central to your
community.
Download (PDF)
Community Questionnaire for churches
This questionnaire has been put together for churches and mission teams, and
seeks to raise the awareness of the importance of understanding our mission
communities.
Download (PDF)
Other questionnaires
This document contains examples of other questionnaires
that have been used by other churches as they have engaged in Mission Audit.
They are specific to their circumstance, and so should not be replicated.
However, they do give an impression of what has been done in the past and
how churches have adapted material for their own situation.
Download (PDF)
To view these questionnaires, you will need Adobe Reader. |
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Ordained Pioneer Ministry guidelines -
download your copy!
The Fresh Expressions website is full of resources
for those involved in church ministry. Amongst other resources -
guidelines for Ordained Pioneer Ministry are available for download
here.
Lambeth Gathering - Podcast
Over 40 candidates for ordained pioneer ministry
gathered at Lambeth in October 2007 for a one day consultation with
Archbishop Rowan and each other. Listen to the Archbishop's address
here.
Job opportunity: Carptenters Community
Church
Associate church of St Andrews are seeking a full
time youth pastor to work with church and youth in the community. (Job
Page)
Watchnight Prayers - Live Video stream for
churches
Archbishop Rowan and Methodist President Martin
Atkins will lead "Watchnight Prayers for Mission & the nation" on New
Years Eve 2007. All churches will be able to get a video link for use in
Watchnight events.
National Anglican Church Planting Conference
2007
This conference was a great success at the start of
October 2007 looking towards 'Hope for the future'. The recordings and
accompanying PowerPoints are now online for those who missed out or want
to re-listen to the sessions. Click here
Is planning "Old Hat" for church planting
and Fresh Expressions of church?
Bob Hopkins explores the conflicting values of
planning vs the organic development of church plants and fresh expressions
of church. Click here
Homogenous Unit Principle Paper
This paper by the Lausanne Committee for
Evangelism has now been published to the articles section of the
website. This is of particular reference to those on a Mission Shaped
Ministry course. Click here
New Job Listing
Pioneer training opportunity with youth / families
in Mansfield. Click here for more information
Cluster book
Bob Hopkins & Mike Breen explore the concept of
mid-sized expressions of church - clusters, as a way of radically
reconfiguring and recovering truly biblical congregations in their latest
book. Click here for more details,
and to purchase.
Mission Audit
This new section of our website seeks to meet the
need for the increasing importance of new and up to date Mission Audit
resources - including the new booklet 'Listening for Mission' released
October 2006. (Click here) |
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