Mission Community Field Guide
A message from the Bishop of Exeter, the Rt. Rev’d Dr Mike Harrison:
I am delighted to introduce the Mission Community Field Guide and hope you will find it to be a useful resource for your ministry in the Diocese of Exeter.
Your central diocesan staff team colleagues are here, alongside your Archdeacons, Bishops and Rural Deans, to support and help you in your different roles and are keen to enable you to flourish in your vocation. If you have a question about anything in ministry, don’t hesitate to ask… and this guide in part is here to assist you in knowing who to approach first, and how to make contact. The field guide aims to make this as straightforward as possible, signposting you to the person, website, organisation or document that could help you across different areas of ministry in a mission community, chaplaincy or fresh expression of church. Mission, ministry and the ‘cure of souls’ is a privilege and a challenge – and drawing from each other’s gifts, wisdom and experience can enhance its fruitfulness greatly.
Finally, Ian Bussell, the Director of Mission and Ministry, would value your feedback, suggestions and any corrections on this first publication. Email Ian.
Blessings,
The Bishop of Exeter, the Rt. Rev’d Dr Mike Harrison
