Mission Shed

Mission Sheds are back! 
Mission Sheds are gatherings that help share resources, good practice, good news, and good ideas among churches and individuals.  They  are designed to help us go further and deeper with particular topics of mission. Topics include:  worship, growing faith, evangelism, rural mission, social transformation, intention (mission action planning), multiplication, and pioneering and fresh expressions. The Mission Shed Curriculum will run over a two-year period and will include 8 gatherings across all four archdeaconries. Each Mission Shed event will also contribute to a pathway for training for those who feel a calling toward becoming a ‘leader of mission’ in their church, mission community or deanery.

The Mission Shed vision is to:

• To share good practice among individuals and mission communities on priority areas of mission.
• To provide high-quality mission resources to support the mission of our parish churches and church schools.
• To encourage innovation in mission that leads to new and growth of existing worshipping communities.
• To provide a learning community where ‘leaders of mission’ (lay and ordained) are assisted, enouraged and supported in their missional leadership.
• Enable intentional learning together (Missional learning communities) – prayer, church planting, discipleship, evangelism etc.
  • Mission shaped Initiation – encourage calling out of individuals and potential teams
  • Mission shaped ministry – training or lay leaders and teams
  • Mentoring / Coaching for teams and leaderAccompany – ‘
• travel’ alongside and with others seeking to develop and grow
• To deliver a curriculum of learning (and support) that will help support equip and assist with the training of Lay Missioners.
• To provide a regular opportunity to discuss and share ideas for mission through a variety of topics, and in different parts of the diocese, for anyone who wants to come.
• To inspire mission communities and church schools to think more intentionally and collaboratively toward mission, community engagement and evangelism.

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Upcoming Events

Tuesday 21st October 2025 (Swimbridge) – Living God’s Future Now: Making your church’s heart sing
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Andrew Earis is the Director of Music at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London, where he has overseen the growth of the music programme to now encompass a broad programme of concerts, worship services and special events. Andrew directs the church’s flagship professional ensemble, St Martin’s Voices, who regularly collaborate with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the Piatti Quartet. Alongside his work at St Martin’s, Andrew acts as music consultant to the Church of England, and is a frequent contributor to the BBC’s religious output as producer and conductor. In 2022 Andrew was made an Associate of the Royal School of Church Music and was also awarded the Thomas Cranmer Award for Worship by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

James Fawcett is The Head of Being With , with the aim of sharing this life changing course globally. He likes sailing, whisky, cooking for friends and family, currently mastering homemade pizzas.

Past events

June 14th 2025 – (Newton Abbot) – Social Justice, Politics, and Environmentalism
Speakers: Revd Dr Lucy Larkin (SWMTC), Hannah Rich (Theos), Andy Flannagan (Christians in Politics)

March 2025 – (Exeter) – Jesus the Pioneer
Speakers: Revd Tina Hodgett (CMS Pioneer), Rt Revd Dr Mike Harrison (Bishop of Exeter), Lindsey Morgan Lundie (Creative and Art Pioneer), Matt Smith (Community Waffle House), Revd Claire Curtis (Listening and Responding), Revd John White (Hazelnut Community Farm).
Resources:
Slides Set 1 | Slide Set 2

November 2024 (Plymouth) – Evangelism
Speakers: Revd Chris Russell (Archbishop’s Adviser for Evangelism and Witness), Revd Dr Ben Aldous (Churches Together in England, Principle Officer for Mission and Evangelism), Revd Li Selman (College of Evangelists), Heidi Lewis (Church Army Evangelist), Tim Moyler (Living and Telling)

September 2024 (Barnstaple) – Growing Faith
Speakers: Chris Curtis (Youthscape UK), Paul Friend (South West Youth Ministries), Sue Lockwood (Director of Education – Exeter Diocese), Anna Watson (Youth Alpha UK), Jo Hobbis (Raise Up Faith), Sharon Blyth (Childrens and Families Mission Enabler).

February 2024 (Newton Abbot) – Worship
Speakers: Sam and Sara Hargreaves (Engage Worship), Chloe Axford (Digital Worship), Mack Robinson (Poetry Workshop), Heidi Lewis (Worship in the Outdoors), Denise Robinson (Community Choir startup), Fr Nick Debney (Sacramental Worship).