MISSION ACTION PLAN 2010 - see below 2001 Draft
Draft
MISSION ACTION PLAN 2011 Draft
St Matthew’s aims to be an Act 2 Church,
valuing Awe, Unity, Generosity, Hospitality and Growth.
Three
of the core values were established as priorities on the Planning Day, which
these Aims and Actions will support; Unity, Prayer and Pastoral Care
1
Unity
·
Background
– St Matthew’s feels like several churches which use the same building rather
than one church. The biblical vision for
unity of highly individual parts which are one because they belong to a greater
whole.
·
Aims – To strengthen a
common sense of identity at St. Matthew’s
To build unity in Christ, not uniformity
·
Actions
Appoint Unity
Co-ordinator
Combined services
twice a year
A Program of social
events to be designed for the coming twelve months, to include shared meals,
weekends away, trips to Spring Harvest, New Wine etc
Broader
representation on PCC
Re-structure of
Church Council to ensure representation for all MAP aims
Conduct survey of
church to establish areas to be worked on
2
Prayer
·
Aims – Prayer at St
Matthew’s should cover strategic issues including those in the MAP
Corporate prayer to
be stimulated in services and home groups
Personal prayer to be
encouraged by workshops and by example
To build up the
healing ministry
·
Actions
Appoint Prayer
Co-ordinator
Prayer to feature in
Prayer News, News Sheet, website etc
Renewal of healing
ministry team through training, regular meeting and leadership
Hold Healing Service
twice a year
3
Pastoral Care
·
Aims – To ensure that nobody
gets lost
To ensure that all
are welcomed and cared for
·
Actions
Appoint leader for
Welcoming team, to ensure the welcome to St Matthew’s is effective
Implement procedures
for follow up of bereavement, baptism and wedding families
Appoint leader for Pastoral
Care Team
Encourage, train and
support home group leaders.
4
Youth/children/Blue
Coat
·
Aims – To be a church
where young people flourish as an active part of a community of all ages.
·
Actions
Build on the success
of Messy Church and children's club and link in with other church events
Meet with the Youth
Team to ascertain goals for the coming twelve months, financially, prayerfully
and practically
Support the Crèche
and Children’s workers
Establish a formal
link with schools in Walsall town
Retain focus of
6.30pm service
5
Worship
·
Aims –To Glorify God by
offering the highest quality of worship we can in which people find a living
encounter with God
·
Actions
More use of digital
technology – less paper
Continuation of all
services as long as there is reasonable demand
Encourage lay
participation in leading, sharing and prayer – training, support, coaching and
mentoring
To include space and
time for reflection, testimonies and news ways of worship in services
6
Reordering
·
Aims – To create a building
to facilitate worship for 21st century and to enhance St Matthew’s
ancient heritage
·
Actions
Appoint Project
Leader
Time plan to be set
Consultation period
to start
7
Witness
·
Aims – To make Christ known
in Walsall
·
Actions
Appoint Witness
co-ordinator
Develop opportunities
for witness through All Age Worship
Retain commitment to
Back to Church Sunday
Retain commitment to
Alpha
Open Church on Saturdays
Participate in cross Walsall events such as Good Friday March, Party in the
Park
Develop interaction
with St Matthew’s Centre user groups
Commit to All Age
Worship development
8
Promotion of St
Matthew’s
·
Aims – To make our church
building as attractive and impressive as possible
To reconnect with the
community
To re-establish our
presence as the Borough Church for Walsall
To be known for our
worthwhile qualities, including our welcome, our diversity, our meeting of
people’s needs, our passion for God and especially the sense that “The Lord is
here”
·
Actions
Appoint Church
Manager
Retain Civic Sunday
etc and own it together
More public events in
Church
Maintain and keep
website up to date
Forge relationships
with local businesses
Next
12 months
Appoint ‘co-ordinators/leaders’ for each
area of responsibility
Assign actions to co-ordinators/leaders
Implement review meetings
Recruit new healing ministry team
Set dates for two healing services
Set dates for program of social events
Set dates for church cleaning parties
Set dates for home group leaders support
meetings
Set dates for outreach witness projects
Survey Church Members
Set date for Parish weekend away and
appoint team to manage project
Open church on Saturday for coffee
Develop Pastoral Strategy
Develop strategy for publicity
Develop links with local businesses in St
Matthew’s quarter
Develop links with schools in towns
Run Alpha Course
Identify training requirements for lay
ministries
Start consultation regarding re-ordering
project
Hold Back to Church Sunday event
Next
2-3 years
Appoint Youth Worker
Progress re-ordering project
Create new home groups
Address any changes revealed in church
survey
Plan for potential disruption to services
during re-ordering project
Next
5 years
Complete re-ordering project
Grand reopening Ceremony
Festival
Growth in church numbers and discipleship
MISSION ACTION PLAN 2010
