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Portishead Deanery

Mission Action Plan

Our Vision

for our

Deanery

Diocese of Bath & Wells Living the story, telling the story

Portishead Deanery

Mission Action Plan

CONTENTS

The journey so far...

Implementation Grid

Parish Pamphlet

Prayer Card

APPENDICES

Deanery Map

Deanery Dashboard

Planned Housing Developments

Ethos Statement – draft 5

Deanery Youth Worker News

Deanery Audit

Synod Feedback

Portishead Deanery Mission Action Plan

The journey so far….

Like many areas of our Diocese, Portishead Deanery encompasses a wonderfully varied range of geography and infrastructure. Including

rural farms and coastal regions, industry and innovation; our villages, towns and suburbs support an equally rich diversity of worshipping

communities. Our ancient churches minister alongside ecumenical partnerships and fresh expressions held in schools; whilst pioneer

ministry and lay workers take the ‘good news’ into the heart of community life.

We have 22 parishes serving a population of approximately 89,220 (2011census) and our Common Fund Membership stands at 2,180.

However, with around 6,500 new homes planned for our Deanery in coming years and too many people still not touched by God’s message

in our current population, our vision focuses on reaching out in welcome to share our faith. We delight in a percentage number of Christians

in the Deanery which is fractionally higher than the national average and see that we welcome more older worshippers than nationally—but

are also acutely aware that there are too many under the age of 44 who have not been reached. Thus our vision looks to readdress our

mission to the younger generations. We have committed to share good practice and learn from each other in order to discover fresh

expressions of welcome and embrace new aspects of social media, as we seek to grow God’s Kingdom ever greater in Portishead Deanery.

To achieve all these things we will seek help from others within and outside the Diocese and will engage in a pioneering approach. We will

audit our resources in order to place them where are most needed and share expertise and experience across parish boundaries.

The shift in culture which has enabled this vision to develop, began in early 2014 following the last Diocesan Clergy Gathering. We

embraced the concept of getting to know each other better through a gathered community and so determined that all Synods since would

meet in ‘gathered’ style. Through this seemingly simple change, our members from across the Deanery have begun to get to know each other

better, share experiences and offer caring support. Our decision to begin every triennium with a shared Eucharist ensures that our

foundation is prayerful, scriptural and sacramental. Our Clergy Chapters have also changed through our regular ‘conversations’. These

opportunities equip us to develop deeper knowledge of each other’s ministries and stronger mutual care. Our first 2 day retreat in January

2017 cemented growing relationships and enabled new colleagues to more quickly become part of the fellowship.

After much conversation and discussion, our Mission Action Plan began to take shape in the early months of 2017. What we present now we

know is the beginning of a journey which will develop and grow in coming years. It will never be a finished project until the Kingdom is

fulfilled; but we are confident that we have started a process will lead us closer to that perfection .

We are determined to make the pilgrimage of growth together, as people of God united in faith.

We will share in that task with our ecumenical brothers and sisters, aware of our place in the wider church of the Diocese and worldwide.

We set out on this mission based on the core belief in Portishead Deanery—that we work better together.

Portishead Deanery Mission Action Plan Implementation Grid September 2017

Timescales will constantly renew and our work will be re-inspired as it is rooted and grounded in our Deanery story

Priority 1 Time Objective Resourcing Outcome Measured by Leaders & Implementers

Telling our stories Understand each other better in order to support, assist, and identify evangelists & community leaders & encourage the sharing of best practice

Year 1 (6/17-5/18

Three year process as the start of an ongoing change of culture & heart. Understand what we have & who we are in our Parishes, Deanery, Diocese & our world-wide context

°Changing agenda of synod & chapter. °Eucharist at start of Synod triennium to ground us as a worshipping community at the heart of the Deanery °Sharing vision with PCCs & ecumenical partners to widen and develop common purpose of worship & evangelism.

°Chapter Annual retreat/ overnight away to focus on DMAP & growing together

°Parish Audit

°Observation. °Interest & attendance. °Synod ‘buying-in’ to Vision °Shared with PCCs, Christians Together & Ecumenical partners °Synod more engaged (feedback sought) & better attended. ° 'Four colour' feedback system.

°Chapter attendance prioritised & engaged, enhanced communication & understanding

°100% return. Report to Synod °Analysis fed into vision

Standing Committee DMPG

RD/Asst RD Chapter

RD/Asst RD DMPG

Year 2

Begin to identify champions & parish strengths/ gaps from audit. Address gaps through hub training.

°Sharing best practice at Synod & Chapter. °Local teams lead aspects of agenda.

°Diocesan team training in evangelism.

°Hubs for learning

°Engagement & cross-parish conversations at Synod °Communication of results received & responded to in parishes.

°Identification of champions & teams to meet gaps.

°Attendance at hubs. °Records of cross Deanery working. °Parish responses measured by Synod

Standing Committee DMPG

DMPG with Champions of Ideas

Year 3

Grow confidence to grow kingdom. Continue to build on revised audit. Focus into community links.

°Revisit audit & gifts analysis – have we discovered new resources? °Ongoing analysis of parish strengths & gaps ° Wider community liaison with ecumenical & community leaders seen in Chapter & Synod. °Diocesan & Bishops Staff feed in their connections and links.

°Better understanding seen in audit of cross-parish support. °Better engagement from parishes into deanery seen in PCC responses to communications plus in Treasurers/ Churchwardens & Secretaries meetings. °Better understanding of local community needs feeding into PCC visions.

RD/Asst RD DMPG Parish Officers Champions


Where possible we will work ecumenically


Work on new Housing Developments from early on

Year 1 – Year 2

To ensure that every new home built in the deanery is visited, once occupied, at an early stage

°Research & plan linking into North Somerset information & parish councils/ neighbourhood plans °Find deanery statistician °Develop priority through Synod into PCCs °Prepare welcome packs. °Engage with parishes & Christians Together to develop teams, across areas where gaps identified. °Training in hubs °Prepare visiting team questionnaires & courses for follow-up

°Knowledge driving thinking & planning °Updating from local sources to central plans of vision °A person undertaking task ° Packs ready °PCCs requesting packs °Teams identified °Synod & Chapter updates

°Questionnaires & courses (Alpha, Christianity Explored, CAP, parenting, marriage ) prepared & details available to all parishes

DMPG / Standing Committee Yatton team & Methodist partners Synod reps Parishes CT partners

Champions in Deanery & parishes

Years 1-∞

VISIT NEW HOMES VISITS RECORDED/COLLATED/REPORTED PARISHES & PARTNERS

Year 2

Update North Somerset Spatial Planning Docs Continue with objective

Appoint deanery housing development networker – voluntary post

°On-going implementation in light of changing plans from North Somerset

Housing Development Networker

Parishes & Partners

Year 3

Move forward strategically looking at North Somerset 2026-2036 planning

°Look at ministry resourcing & identify potential gaps/ needs in the light of planning developments °Apply to Diocese for people resourcing (pioneer curate or lay post) & strategic changes of boundaries if recognised as needed. °Look at church strengths & resources to plant or assist across Deanery – work at whole people not individual centres

°Ongoing mission implementation through Synod & Chapter agendas. °Parishes communicating needs & developments °Proactive resourcing rather than reactive. °Willingness to consider Deanery needs as well as parish. °Diocese enabling ministry & strategy through training & resourcing.

RD/Asst RD DMPG Standing Committee Diocese Synod Chapter Parishes


Re-inventing church where children and young people are


Work with children, young people and young families: both church-based and community focused

Year 1

Research & hear stories. Understand the needs of churches & community

°Targeted ministry °Input from Neil Wylie current church workers °Use Deanery & Parish Dashboards °°Identify champions of good practice °Support from GO Team –Tony Cook °Audit identification of community resources /gaps

°Hearing stories both those we know & those identified from audit. °Sharing stories through web & media °Discussion & sharing of good practice at Synod °Communication /links identified with community groups & ecumenical partners

Synod Neil Wylie Standing Committee DMPG Champions Web-leader

Year 2

To increase substantially our reach into this under-represented group (12-35s) Investigate chaplaincy in schools Collate audit gaps & train volunteers to meet needs

Identifying key hubs in churches & community

°Identifying hubs through audit °Bringing groups together for training & encouragement. (as above) °Bringing “Movement” evenings to Deanery °Mike Haslam (Diocesan Chaplaincy Development Advisor) °Helen Fenn (Dep. Diocesan Director of Education) °Neil Wylie (Deanery Youth/ Chaplain) °Identify Champions to audit schools °Neil Wylie & identified champions

°Links established with groups across Deanery. °Diocesan support received

°”Movement” attended from across Deanery °Analysis of input & audit results °Training & commissioning of chaplaincy teams °Positive identification of groups & events to encourage especially smaller groupings

Synod Standing Committee DMPG Neil Wylie Diocesan Officers Champions Chapter Above plus parishes & local teams

Year 3

Join dots between work in schools & membership of churches (existing and Fresh Expressions)

°Collective worship and RE Resources – sharing good practice ° Training from Ed Dept/ GO teams °Training hubs in mission & evangelism with young people. Identify assistance. °Synod audit of gifts to share amongst children & young families in deanery °Audit young people for responses

°All Secondary Schools engaged with GSuslive resource °Clergy & teams in schools sharing good ideas. °Webpage with resources. °Training completed & implemented °Young people reporting better links °‘new ways of church’ identified in places where children & young people are

Standing Committee Chapter DMPG Synod Neil Wylie Champions


Continue to ensure that the Deanery Vision dovetails with the Diocesan Vision

Common Threads Time Objective Resourcing Outcome Measured by Leaders & Implementers

Prayer at the heart of all that we are & uniting us

All from Year 1 on-going

Develop awareness of working better together with each other & God

°Budget agreed- Deanery Prayer card produced & distributed to every church member & every church

°Visible display of prayer in church °Parishioners know & use prayer

DMPG/ Synod Chapter / PCCs

Good communication

Vision distributed to every church member. Develop means of disseminating information to clergy & parishes Develop & run Deanery web-site Increase Social media training to engage with missing generation

°Budget agreed - leaflet produced & distributed °Chapter newsletter °Link PCC secretaries to Deanery secretary °Deanery IT & media skills bought in – costing approx £6000- £8000. (Possible application to Fund for Church Growth?) °Hub training for parishes °Seek out a volunteer web-leader to run Deanery website

°Visible display of vision °Chapter reporting value °RD/ Asst RD producing regular updates °Clergy informed & aware °Parishes informed & responding °Website showing hits °Successful bid for funding enabling purchase of skills °Web-leader in place °Confidence in parishes to develop & use good media °Links & material accessed from website

DMPG/ PCCs Chapter Rd & Asst RD Diocese Web leader

Evangelism Give confidence to congregations to speak up & live out faith openly. Identify champions Develop teams to work across Deanery at events & in missions

°Input from Tom Yacomeni °Develop discipleship in parishes & across Deanery °Input from Ministry for Mission Team leaders °Hub training

°Discussions at Synod indicate less fear. °Champions appointed °Teams called to assist with events in Deanery across parishes °Teams engaging with congregations °Congregations exhibiting confidence in faith – sharing Good News & practice at Synod

External leaders Diocese DMPG Champions & local leaders

Engage Lay People in all aspects of the work

Energising and engaging lay people – the majority of the Deanery

°GS report – Setting God’s People free Discussions with Synod & Chapter

°Participation in Deanery Priorities increased

DMPG Synod Parish Officers & PCCs

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Prayer Card

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God of our pilgrimage,

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desire your kingdom.

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the power of your Spirit, Amen

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But before people can ask the Lord for help,

they must believe in him; and before they can believe in him,

they must hear about him; and for them to hear about the Lord,

someone must tell them; and before someone can go and tell them,

that person must be sent. It is written,

“How beautiful is the person who comes to bring good news.”

Romans 10: 14– 15

PORTISHEAD

DEANERY Portishead Deanery Mission Action Plan

Our Vision

for our Deanery

Diocese of Bath & Wells Living the story, telling the story

Church of England Christian Community

Diocese of Bath & Wells Bath Archdeaconry Deanery of Portishead

Our Vision We are part of the mission of God, sharing the Diocesan Priorities

Placing mission and evangelism at the heart of all we do

Re-aligning our ministry resources towards mission

Identifying, developing and using the gifts of all our people

We expect God to be at work in our midst.

Our calling is to seek the lost and feed the hungry.

We recognise the need to be both a Christian presence in every community

and to preach the Gospel afresh in each generation.

Our Ethos We, as individuals and churches, need to work together, recognising that

the gifts and skills for effective ministry in one particular place may not cur-

rently reside there.

We commit ourselves to working as part of the deanery, being a place of

mutual support and the route to developing new mission action plans.

Our Context We are a small area but embrace...

Rural, semi-rural, suburban and town Ancient sites and new build

Good transport links and none

Tourism, incomers and settled populations

Varying relationships with the city of Bristol (a different diocese)

We acknowledge our gratitude to those, of all ages, who have prayed and

worked to bring the deanery to this point.

They will continue to enable ministry to thrive.

Prayers and worship in our individual churches remain key.

Because we work better together ~ Portishead Deanery

Our Priorities

Telling our stories

We want to understand each other better, in order to support and

assist, identify evangelists & community leaders and

encourage the sharing of best practice.

Year 1 ~ Understand what we have got and who we are.

Year 2 ~ Sharing, encouraging and learning, improving

communication.

Year 3 ~ Liaising with ecumenical and community groups.

Throughout and beyond . . . . celebrating strengths and filling gaps

Work on new housing developments from early on We want to ensure that every new home built in the Deanery is

visited, once occupied, at an early stage.

Year 1 ~ Prepare packs and resources, teams and links.

Year 2 ~ Develop links with North Somerset Council Planning Dept.

Year 3 ~ Strategic resourcing of people and churches for new builds.

Throughout and beyond . . . . visit new homes

Work with children, young people and young families;

church-based and community focused. Year 1 ~ Hear the stories and understand the need ~ target champions

of good practice to lead us.

Year 2 ~ Increase our reach ~ schools and community.

Year 3 ~ Reinventing church where children & young people are.

Throughout and beyond . . . . training and encouraging parishes to reach out

In summary

Be where we're not geographically

Be where we're not demographically

Build on what we've already got

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Dashboard for the Deanery of PORTISHEAD in the Diocese of Bath & Wells

Deanery census summaryDeanery population (2011): 89220

Deanery Diocese National

% aged 0-17 20% 20% 21%

% aged 18-44 30% 32% 37%

% aged 45-64 29% 28% 25%

% aged 65 & over 21% 20% 16%

% Christian 62% 62% 59%

% non-Christian religion 1% 2% 9%

For more detailed census information see http://arcg.is/1RaS4CS

https://www.churchofengland.org/about-us/facts-stats/research-statistics.aspx

Number of churches in deanery (2016): 29 Deanery code: 51205

Number of parishes in deanery (2016): 22

This dashboard contains figures as submitted by churches currently in the deanery

Attendance statistics have been taken from annual Statistics for Mission returns.

Average weekly attendance: attendance at Sunday and midweek church services & fresh

expressions in October; Figs 1 & 5 do not include attendance at services for schools.

Easter: Easter Eve & Easter Day; Christmas: Christmas Eve & Christmas Day.

Baptisms: all baptisms & thanksgivings.

Marriages: marriages and services of prayer & dedication after civil marriages.

Funerals: those held in church & at crematoria/cemeteries.

Worshipping Community information has been collected from 2012 onwards.

Census data taken from the 2011 national Census.

The above statistics have been mapped onto deanery boundaries so are approximations.

For more information, see:

https://www.churchofengland.org/about-us/facts-stats/research-statistics.aspx

Variations in attendance from year to year may be the result of changes in the number of churches that submitted returns, or changes in parish/benefice structure.

Number of churches included in submitted returns: 2006 26; 2007 28; 2008 28; 2009 29; 2010 29; 2011 30; 2012 27; 2013 22; 2014 27; 2015 27. Follow us on Twitter:

Produced by the Research and Statistics Unit, Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ. Date of production: 2/2/17 @cofestats

Every effort has been made to ensure that data are reliable. We would be grateful to be notified of any significant errors or omissions by email to [email protected]

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Housing Developments in the Deanery of Portishead North Somerset County Council Site Allocation Plan March 2016 –2026 - approx 2,500 homes

‘The housing allocations set out in this in this Plan are identified to deliver the Core Strategy requirement of 20,895 dwellings to be built over the period 2006 to 2026. Over the period April 2006 to April 2015 – 7,426 dwellings have been built leaving a residual requirement of 13,559 dwellings to be identified to 2026.' Allocations www.n-somerset.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Site-allocation-plan.pdf

Map www.n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/planning-building-control/planningpolicy/sites-policies-development-plan-document/sitesandpolicies/

'More than 2500 homes' will be required in our deanery area. (North Somerset Times - January 2016) Overall figures: Nailsea 865 (957 including small sites and 'windfall') Yatton 696 Portishead 409 (potential increase to 557) Failand 124 Kenn 14 Barrow Gurney 35 (potential increase to 80) Clevedon 50 Backwell 65 (potential increase to 285) Identified sites include: Backwell Moor Lane - 65 homes Farleigh Fields – 220 homes awaiting Secretary of State final verdict from Consultation

Nailsea North-west Nailsea - 450 homes Engine Lane - 180 homes Uplands - 100 homes Police station - 40 homes West End - 20 homes Station Road - 15 homes

Portishead Marine View - 145 homes Severn Paper Mill - 117 homes South-west of Severn Paper Mill - 70 homes Downside - 23 homes

Yatton Arnolds Way Phase One - 150 homes Arnolds Way Phase Two - 200 homes North End (off Arnolds Way) - 170 homes Moor Road - 80 homes Oxford Plasma - 51 homes

The authority’s executive has agreed to include room for another 821 homes into its housing strategy after being told by a Government inspector that it was not providing sufficient land for houses to be built over the next five years’ (North Somerset Times – September 2017)

West of England Joint Spacial Planning – November 2016 for period up to 2036 – approx 3,600 This document suggests up to 3,600 houses. Identified site: Nailsea and Backwell – thought to be 2800/ 800 respectively. The rationale being that it is in a ‘sustainable community, outside the Green Belt and avoids flood-zone areas.

www.jointplanningwofe.org.uk/gf2.ti/-/756738/23366789.1/PDF/-/West_of_England_Joint_Spatial_Plan__Towards_the_Emerging_Spatial_Strategy.pdf

www.backwellresidents.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Grove_Farm_Issue_and_Options_Promotion_v1-4.pdf

http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Site-allocation-plan.pdf

http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/my-services/planning-building-control/planningpolicy/sites-policies-development-plan-document/sitesandpolicies/

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http://www.backwellresidents.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Grove_Farm_Issue_and_Options_Promotion_v1-4.pdf

Deanery of Portishead Deanery Strategy - First statement - fifth draft Our diocesan strategic priorities:

1. Placing mission and evangelism at the heart of all we do

2. Re-aligning our ministry resources towards mission

3. Identifying, developing and using the gifts of all our people

Strapline Because we work better together

Vision

We see ourselves as part of the mission of God. The expression of this will be both seeking the lost and feeding the hungry, whilst expecting God to be at work here. The expression of this will be both seeking and saving the lost and feeding the hungry. We recognise the need to be both a Christian presence in every community and to preach the Gospel afresh in each generation.

We are all part of the Church of England Christian Community in the Deanery of Portishead, one of five deaneries in the Bath Archdeaconry of the Diocese of Bath and Wells.

Ethos

We, as individuals and churches, need to work together, recognising that the gifts and skills for effective ministry in one particular place may not currently reside there. We commit ourselves to working as part of the deanery, as a whole, being a place of mutual support and the route to developing new mission action plans.

Context

Even within a relatively small geographical area of the diocese we are aware of contexts that embrace:

Rural, semi-rural, suburban and town Ancient sites and new build Good transport links and none Tourism, incomers and settled populations Varying levels of relationship with the city of Bristol (which is in a different diocese)

Priorities

We acknowledge our gratitude to those, of all ages, who have prayed and worked to bring the deanery to this point. They will continue to enable ministry to thrive. Prayers and worship in our individual churches remain key. We now discern, tentatively, and in no particular order, three areas of under-performance, or inadequate investment, at present:

Work on new housing developments. We want, at the early point of new development, to raise issues about what makes a good community. We want to welcome newcomers. We want to work with the diocese to resource this work.

Work with children, young people and young families, church-based and community focused. We have under-performed here against our deanery demographic.

Telling our stories. We want to understand each other better, in order to support and assist, identify evangelists & community leaders and offer encouragement to share best practice. A year one priority might be to understand what we have got and who we are.

In summary

Be where we're not geographically - Be where we're not demographically - Build on what we've already got

Deanery Youth and Schools Worker report. Sept 2017 On the 22nd of July we had our second Noah’s Ark youth event (NAZOOF). We knew it would be a tough act to follow our previous event, especially that this event was in the first weekend of the summer holidays. We were blessed to have over 60 young people (a third of that coming from the Deanery) attend the event. We had Rich Miles who runs the Movement Worship event in rural areas of the diocese come to speak to us. He shared with the young people the vital nature of understanding the Bible and how it relates to their personal faith. We were hoping to run an open air worship space in the Zoo, but the Great British summer put a stop to that. Gordano Valley Church supplied the worship. I was able to bring my 5 year old son Ruaridh to the event, which was great and a special mention needs to go the young people from Christchurch Clevedon who took him under their wing and when it came time for food he didn’t want to sit with me, he wanted to sit with the boys. There was great response to the event and some huge thanks needs to go out to Noah’s Ark who gave a phenomenal discount for the day and provided all the catering for the event which allowed it to run smoothly, leaving the leaders and I to focus on faith elements of the day. The 15th annual skatefest in Nailsea was on the 15th of July. We were on track for having one of the busiest years there’s been. We had the biggest sign up of competitors, with some travelling from as far away as Sweden! Unfortunately the rain got the better of the day, and we to stop the event halfway through for safety reasons. The first time in 15 years this has happened. 150 people stayed on to see the prize giving where I had the opportunity to share a short gospel message with them.

Over the next month I am involved with the Counties resource GSUSlive. It is a mobile RE trailer that will be operating throughout North Somerset, Bristol & Newport. I have been able to get it into Nailsea and Clevedon Schools where I will be delivering a weeks’ worth of RE lessons to yrs 7-9, where the students look at the ideas of fear, rejection and forgiveness through an interactive multimedia experience. This is a fantastic experience to take into both the schools I work closely with and is having fantastic feedback from the staff that are using it this week in Nailsea. Neil Wylie

Deanery Audit - Spring 2018 Part 1 of the Portishead Deanery Mission Action Plan To be completed in conversation with either Rural Dean or Assistant Rural Dean

Your church/benefice……………………………………………………………………………………. People Resources

Who are your staff?

Who are your key volunteers?

Who are the community leaders beyond the church(es)?

What are the key community links and relationships for your church(es)? Plant Resources (E.g. worship places, halls, church rooms, houses)

What property do you own?

What further property do you have access to? Current Vision

Does your benefice, or each individual church, currently have a vision statement? If so, what is it?

What are the biggest challenges you face? Virtual Presence and Communications

Web address(es)

Social media (e.g. Twitter, Facebook) addresses

Other means of communication

PORTISHEAD DEANERY SYNOD Because we work better together

SYNOD FEEDBACK – Sept 14th 2017

A. Agenda item 3 - Modelling Good Practice; New Housing Areas Group Question collation 1. Are there new housing areas being developed in your parish?

Portishead – yes lots, continually in different places Long Ashton – small devts + 1 large (4,500) possibility Backwell – 60 house devt + 1 medium size possibility and small fill in gaps. Unidentified – 1 ‘not at present’, 1 ‘yes’, 1 mixed pattern with need to look at all

movers both new and existing Suggest speak to David Keen @Yeovil re new housing estates Be aware of all moving in eg Social housing, Care homes and sheltered

accommodation – not just young professionals

2. How will what you have heard tonight help the deanery vision in your area?

Emphasis on ecumenical partners important Emphasis on welcome not recruiting PC do this already via street wardens Church only visiting team New idea that can be developed around Pill, Portbury and Easton in Gordano Everyone acquire toddler or dog – aids getting to know community A great deal of work and planning needed. Get it right at the start

3. How do you welcome new people into your parish?

Hit and miss – if they contact church in some – eg toddler group Visit new people (easily spotted in a village) and drop welcoming letter from church

through door ‘Welcome visitor’ takes church leaflet and village magazine Too inconsistently/ Not systematically

4. If there is no new build planned in your parish have you people who would be

willing to help elsewhere?

The challenge in Portishead is with so much development in the town, how do we generate continued passion here

Long Ashton – maybe, depending on what comes to us Backwell – maybe, how do you deal with this if you are not delivering in your own

area. ‘welcome to a church I don’t go to’ Possibly/probably Not enough people in own parish to export

B. Feedback on Synod content and delivery: Using coloured counters to determine response to Synod

Inspiring 9 Very Interesting 21 Interesting 13 Did not find helpful 0 Non voters 3

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