Policy

PARISH  POLICY  2012 - 2015

Mission Statement:   To join with God in creating a caring, sustainable and growing Christian presence in Moulsford, enabling every Christian in our church to live and share the love of God seen in the life of Jesus Christ.  

  

Purposes:                                                                     

A.	To sustain a sacred centre with a vibrant Christian community through living, encouraging and supporting each other in our Christian journey
B.	Making disciples and a difference in society
C.	Nurturing confident collaborative leadership

A. To sustain a sacred centre with a vibrant Christian community through living, encouraging and supporting each other in our Christian journey
Aim	Objective	Co-ordinator	Assisted by
To grow our personal faith	a.     Place Christ first within our homes. b.     Develop our collective Prayer life. c.      Seek to understand Christ's teaching.	Jill Atkins	Val Gibbons
To develop a strong sustainable church in Moulsford	a.     Developing and implementing a robust Stewardship programme. b.     Grow the congregation. c.     Change the age profile of the congregation.	a.     John House b.                    c.     Jill Atkins/Janet Knowles	a.                     b.      c.      Julie Grimshaw
To support the work of the Diocese to grow the Christian faith	a.     Meaningful and sustainable communication links.	a.     Breyan Knowles	a.     Clergy
B.  Making disciples and a difference in society
To encourage and enable each person in Moulsford to move forward in their journey of faith	a.     Spread the good news of Jesus through Outreach (Community) activities. b.     Develop a structured  pattern of pastoral care	a.     Julia Howard b.     Linda Farrar-Hockley	a.       b.     Veronica Port, Peter Ferry
To live out our faith through a growing understanding and desire to apply the teaching and love of Christ to every area of our lives	a.     Share Fellowship outside formal worship. b.     Become actively involved in the local and wider community. c.     Promote the Christian message in the wider world.	a.       b.       c.     Knowles Family	a.       b.      Veronica Port c.     Bunty Jago, Dorothy Dunn
C.  Nurturing confident collaborative leadership
To demonstrate a commitment. to provide/develop future church leaders and clergy	a.     Establish positive succession arrangements.	a.	a.    Vicar
To make provision for the maintenance of the church building	a.     Establish a 'Friends of St John the Baptist'.