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Update 1/9/07
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Update 20/6/05
Update 1/1/05
Update 4/3/04

23/1/09
Renewing Ministry future focus

As we seek to journey with God during a time of many changes, the Diocese of Derby has engaged in Renewing Ministry, a strategy to inspire and enable churches and the communities they serve to flourish.

The first phase was the period of restructuring including the reorganisation of parishes into MMAs, the appointing of Area Vicars, the managing of clergy reductions and the setting up of MMA Councils.

The second phase is the time in which we focus on the following six principles:

1 Discipleship: We need commitment to engage with Scripture, to pray and to follow Christ.

2 Mission: We need boldness to share our faith in lively and practical ways.

3 Leadership: We need humility to lead so that we raise up other servant leaders.

4 Collaboration: We need respect to enable clergy and laity to engage in effective teamwork

5 Enterprise: We need imagination to risk and establish new ways of being the church.

6 Vision: We need time to step back from the immediate and set direction for the future.

During 2008 Michael Mitton, the Mission and Ministry Development Adviser held a series of training seminars in the Diocese and he is offering these again at three venues in 2009.

The seminars are 2 hours long and are suitable for Clergy, Readers, members of PCCs, MMA Councils and any who wish to learn about how these principles can be applied in parishes and MMAs.

The programme will include:

  • A presentation that explains each of the principles
  • Work in parish/MMA groups to apply the principles
  • Worksheets to take away for further reflection in parishes and MMAs

There will be real benefit in coming as a group from your parish/MMA.

The aim of the evening is:

  • to gain an understanding of the principles
  • to grasp a vision for how God can lead us to use these for mission opportunities
  • to get into practical outworking of the principles

You are welcome to come to a venue near you.

To help us in our planning can you use the booking form and return it at least one week prior to the event.

Dates & Venues
The training seminars will run from 7.45pm-9.45pm, with tea and coffee served from 7.30pm.

Wed 18th Feb 2009
Church Room, St Nicholas Church, Allestree

Tues 21st April 2009
Eyam Parish Centre, Eyam

Wed 13th May 2009
St Helens, Darley Dale

Download Leaflet and Booking Form >>

Read the archive of updates
produced in the first 4 years of the programme:

Update 1/9/07 >>
Update 11/2/06 >>
Update 20/6/05 >>
Update 1/1/05 >>
Update 4/3/04 >>

 

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