An introduction to Mission and Ministry
Director of Mission & Ministry: The Rev Preb Philip Sourbut
Diocesan Mission Enabler: The Rev Preb James Grier
Please contact James if you’d like to discuss anything related to church growth, sharing our faith story with others, growing in discipleship (whole-life discipleship), exploring how to develop as a mission shaped church, starting a new congregation, a fresh expression of church or Leading your church into growth course (LYCIG). James also coordinates the Mission Shed (local resource hub) network across the diocese and the Diocesan church planting course.
01392 294920
Mission Community Development Team
The Mission Community Development Officer is here to walk with mission communities as they produce a Mission Action Plan (MAP) or revisit their existing strategy. During the process he will draw on local expertise and link mission communities with expert practitioners and advisers who can help develop the details of their MAP. The Mission Community Development Adviser will work with the Archdeacons and be your first port-of-call as you write or revise a MAP.
Mission Community Development Adviser
Mike Clark Tel: 07889 570159 Email Mike
Mission and Ministry amongst Children
Inspiring, encouraging and resourcing the creative development of mission and ministry amongst children (0-11s) in the Diocese of Exeter. Offering STAR (Support, Training, Advice & Resources) to any congregation member, clergy or lay reader involved in working with children and families.
Lay Discipleship
Exploring Lay Discipleship, alongside questions and development of lay ministry, lay leadership and how discipleship is key to enabling and empowering these roles. We’re developing learning opportunities around all of these issues. Please get in touch if there are other issues that you think we can help with.
01392 294963 / 07889 542633
Vocations
Do you feel you might be called to Christian ministry of some sort, whether ordained or lay? Hannah runs the Vocations Advisers team, who are available to meet one-to-one with people who are exploring their calling. She also runs regular ‘Exploring Vocation to Ministry’ courses to help people consider if Church of England ministry might be for them.
Mission Resources
The Mission Resources team wants to support you as you look for ways in which the mission of your church can be resourced. Giving is communicated and encouraged in the context of discipleship and mission and together we can look at various ways (workshops, PCC consultations, Parish Giving Scheme, legacy giving, funding etc.) by which this can strengthened.
See document: Funding January 2019 – projects, activities, lottery, landfill
Growing the Rural Church
Does your rural mission community or church have a vision but you are not sure how to make the best of your church building? Do you need some help to think creatively about your church building? Come and talk to the Growing the Rural Church team.
Growing the Rural Church works with rural mission communities to develop their resources, and in particular their church buildings, to enable them to grow in prayer, make new disciples and serve the people of Devon with joy. We do this by supporting rural mission communities to partner with their local communities and external agencies to find sustainable missional, community, commercial or cultural uses for their church buildings, which benefit the whole community. When we do this, we ensure that the public spaces offered by our rural church buildings, both for worship and extended missional, community, commercial or cultural use, are sustainably managed, and we seek to draw more people into the life of our rural mission communities.
Email the team at Growing the Rural Church.
