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St Andrew’s Church,
Chorleywood
Mission Action Plan
APCM Review,
April 2014
Mission Action Planning: How it Works
Phase 1: ‘LOOK’
Parish & Church
Audit, Apr-Jul 2012
Phase 2:
‘DISCERN’
…listening through parish & church audits:
to God, to church family, to community
Pray, discern, & prioritise 2 or 3 key Goals
that help us pursue our Vision (4Gs)
Awayday, Sep 2012
Phase 3: ‘PLAN’
PCC groups plan,
Sep-Dec 2012;
overall plan,
Jan-Feb 2013
Small Groups work out actions to achieve
each goal; and produce plan for action.
Communicate plan to church family.
Phase 4: ‘ACT’
Implement Plan – owned by PCC, who
Mar 2013 onwards
 ensure actions are taking place, and…
…cycling back to
 …listen to feedback:
- celebrate the good;
- review & amend approaches as needed
Phase 1: ‘LOOK’
Mission Action Planning: How it Works
Phase 1: ‘LOOK’
Parish & Church
Audit, Apr-Jul 2012
Phase 2:
‘DISCERN’
…listening through parish & church audits:
to God, to church family, to community
Pray, discern, & prioritise 2 or 3 key Goals
that help us pursue our Vision (4Gs)
Awayday, Sep 2012
Phase 3: ‘PLAN’
PCC groups plan,
Sep-Dec 2012;
overall plan,
Jan-Feb 2013



Small Groups work out actions to achieve
each goal; and produce plan for action.
Communicate plan to church family.
Phase 4: ‘ACT’
Implement Plan – owned by PCC, who
Apr 2013 onwards
 ensure actions are taking place, and…
…cycling back to
 …listen to feedback:
- celebrate the good;
- review & amend approaches as needed
Phase 1: ‘LOOK’
5 key priorities, 2013/14
5.
Transforming
worship
1. Welcome
& culture of
hospitality
2. Strategy
for small
groups &
mission
4. Loving
those in
need
3. Identifying
& using
spiritual gifts
1. Welcome & culture of hospitality
• Teaching on ‘in
company with each
other’, Jan 2014
5.
Transforming
worship
2. Strategy
for small
groups &
mission
4. Loving
those in
need
3. Identifying
& using
spiritual gifts
• Teams for Sunday
welcome piloted Jan
2014; rota in place
Mar 2014.
• Refreshed welcome
& website info by
May 2014
• Encourage
opportunities for
hospitality in church
& homes, summer
2013 onward
2. Strategy for small groups & mission
5.
Transforming
worship
1. Welcome
& culture of
hospitality
• 7 new Life Groups
formed; 30% rise in
numbers in LGs
• Training &
mentoring for Life
Group leaders
• Missional focus e.g.
Equip course; Free
& Fearless preevents & week
4. Loving
those in
need
3. Identifying
& using
spiritual gifts
• Children & youth
activities also
encourage small
group discipleship
& mission
3. Identifying and using spiritual gifts
5.
Transforming
worship
4. Loving
those in
need
1. Welcome
& culture of
hospitality
2. Strategy
for small
groups &
mission
• Life in the Spirit
course, Lent &
Pentecost 2013
• Life Groups’
spiritual gift audits
• Prayerful feedback
of church family
giftings in ‘Make it
Happen’ (Nov 2013)
• Children and Youth
activities providing
safe environments
to grow in listening
for the Holy Spirit
4. Loving those in need
5.
Transforming
worship
1. Welcome
& culture of
hospitality
2. Strategy
for small
groups &
mission
3. Identifying
& using
spiritual gifts
• New pastoral care
coordination
arrangements in
place, April 2013
• Monthly prayer
diary
• directory of local
pastoral resources
• More frequent
home communion
5. Transforming worship
1. Welcome
& culture of
hospitality
2. Strategy
for small
groups &
mission
4. Loving
those in
need
3. Identifying
& using
spiritual gifts
Continue development
of evening café church
format
Regular review of
services, generating
new ideas including
• Family together slot
at 10.30 service
• New arrangements
for Carol service;
Crib service;
Maundy Thurs
• Funday Sunday
• Trialling modern
English 8am service
liturgy
5 key priorities, 2013/14
5.
Transforming
worship
1. Welcome
& culture of
hospitality
2. Strategy
for small
groups &
mission
4. Loving
those in
need
3. Identifying
& using
spiritual gifts
Mission Action Planning: How it Works
Phase 1: ‘LOOK’
Parish & Church
Audit, Apr-Jul 2012
Phase 2:
‘DISCERN’
…listening through parish & church audits:
to God, to church family, to community
Pray, discern, & prioritise 2 or 3 key Goals
that help us pursue our Vision (4Gs)
Awayday, Sep 2012
Phase 3: ‘PLAN’
PCC groups plan,
Sep-Dec 2012;
overall plan,
Jan-Feb 2013



Small Groups work out actions to achieve
each goal; and produce plan for action.
Communicate plan to church family.
Phase 4: ‘ACT’
Implement Plan – owned by PCC, who
Apr 2013 onwards
 ensure actions are taking place, and…
…cycling back to
 …listen to feedback:
- celebrate the good;
- review & amend approaches as needed
Phase 1: ‘LOOK’
MAP review
and
Plans for summer term 2014,
and beyond
Being,
with Jesus
Summer term
Sunday
Morning
series:
Who Jesus is
(studies in
John’s
Gospel)
Being,
with Jesus
Doing,
with Jesus
Summer term
Sunday
Morning
series:
Summer term
Sunday
Evening
series:
Who Jesus is
Minor
Characters:
Major Effect
(studies in
John’s
Gospel)
(studies in
OT & NT)
2 key priorities, 2014/15
Being,
with Jesus
1 Build culture
of welcome &
hospitality
Teaching,training
Alpha &
newcomer events
Hospitality, incl:
• Funday Sunday
• Pentecost
celebrations
• Midsummer
open mic night
• Village day
• Shared lunches
2 key priorities, 2014/15
Being,
with Jesus
Doing,
with Jesus
1 Build culture
of welcome &
hospitality
2 Outward
Mission
Teaching,training
Alpha &
newcomer events
Hospitality, incl:
• Funday Sunday
• Pentecost
celebrations
• Midsummer
open mic night
• Village day
• Shared lunches
Following on from
Free & Fearless:
Encourage Life
Group missional
activities in local
community
Learn from, &
develop, outreach
activities trialled
during F&F period
(May 2014 PCC to
consider further)