Mission Action PlanChristianity Deanery

2009—2012

This is our Deanery

Exeter – a city with history

Exeter – a city where people live

Exeter – a city where people work

Exeter – a city where people relax

This is our Mission Field

• In joy and love we respond to God's grace through a commitment to: * Regular prayer and worship* Seeking to grow daily in Christ* Faithful witness to those around us* Loving service wherever we may be.

• Through Christ we look to a new oneness with God, each other and with the world in which we live.

And this is where we are

Our plan for 2012

Exciting, isn’t it!

The plan for 2012 is to help the church grow:

• In eleven Mission Communities, plus

St Peter’s Cathedral• With thirteen stipendiary (paid) ministers and

one “house for duty” minister …• … and unlimited opportunities for self-

supporting ministers, readers and other licensed ministers …

• … and other paid workers if the mission community pays their salary

Let’s focus on those Mission Communities

Alphington, Shillingford St George and Ide

• Participants in 2008 [139, 19, 39]

• The plan• 1 Stipendiary minister

Alphington, Shillingford St George and Ide

• we are employing a Family and Children's worker jointly with Exeter ICE.

• Anne-Marie Cohead works half time for us and half for ICE.

• She is leading after-school clubs at Alphington and Ide schools, and a monthly club (early evening Fridays) which is based at Shillingford St George Village hall, but open to children from the whole MC area.

• She is also leading the Sunday children's work. Early days yet - we haven't seen an enormous influx of kids, but a solid foundation is being built.

Central Exeter (St Mary Arches, St Olave, St Stephen, St Petrock, St Pancras)

Participants in 2008 [54]

•The plan:

•1 self-supporting minister

Central Exeter (St Mary Arches, St Olave, St Stephen, St Petrock, St Pancras)

Meeting this month to discuss a Mission Action Plan

Countess Wear and Topsham

• Participants in 2008 [73,??]

• The plan

• 1 stipendiary minister

Countess Wear and Topsham

• “We have worked out:

• aims, • objectives • and the ‘hows’ • and have consulted

with our congregations.”

Heavitree team (St Michael, St Lawrence, St Paul) and St Mary Steps

• Participants in 2008 [248,22]

• The plan

• 2 stipendiary ministers

Exeter Network Church

• Participants in 2008 [??]

• The plan

• 1 self-supporting minister

West Exe group (St Thomas, St Andrew, Emmanuel, Exwick St Andrew)

• Participants in 2008 [111,46,40]

• The plan:• 2 stipendiary

ministers and 1 “house for duty” minister

West Exe group (St Thomas, St Andrew, Emmanuel, Exwick St Andrew)

• Messy Church once a month (Friday afternoons) in Emmanuel church

• It now has over 40 participants

St David and St Michael (Mount Dinham)

• Participants in 2008 [124,39]

• The plan:

• 1 stipendiary minister

St James• Participants in 2008 [167]

• The plan:

• 1 stipendiary minister

St James• We are at the stage of being a commended

mission community and will be visited by the mission development team on 2 March.

• We are setting up a pastoral care team of people who have been discerned by the congregation as a whole; there will be a training course led by Susie Ursell during March and April and the team will be commissioned publicly.

• In July we will have a Fan the Flame week of teaching and spiritual renewal, led by two outside missioners and Bishop Bob will be commissioning them on 5 July.

St Leonard

• Participants in 2008 [455]

• The plan:

• 2 stipendiary ministers

Trinity at Clyst Heath

• Participants in 2008 [69]

• The plan• 1 stipendiary

minister

East Exeter Group (St Boniface Whipton, Holy Trinity Beacon Heath, St Mark, St

Matthew, St Sidwell)• Participants in

2008 [111,51,43]

• The plan

• 2 stipendiary ministers

The End• The end of the beginning; over the coming

months and years, we pray that God will supply the supply the resources for each mission community in the deanery.