Signs of Life

I am now nearing the end of my work as the North Lincoln Circuit Mission Enabler and there  is very little I can practically do in the remaining week. However the report I created for the circuit is available for members of the circuit and each respective Church and as such I am available to answer questions and discuss the issues raised in the report. So far I have heard positive feedback but I know that not all are happy with it.  The choices that each Church makes regarding its life and ministry is up to each Church to work out, the report is there to stimulate thinking and discussion on the way each Church is going about its mission; use it for that purpose. You don’t have to agree with all of it (or any of it) to use it.

There are a number of ways the report can be used.

It can serve as a discussion starter for Church councils looking at the way forward for the Church and its mission. In this case I recommend reading the whole report and the notes of my presentation (available on this site) and seeing what you can learn from each of  the Church sections and the ideas and recommendations made to the Circuit. It is worth revisiting probably for the next 18 months, initially to see what changes can be made and later the format can be used as a guide to repeat the review to see what has changed.

It can be used for praying for the Circuit and each Church in the Circuit.

It can be used to consider potential Fresh Expressions  in the area.

My contract ends at the end of the month but I don’t start my Diaconal Training at the Wesley Study Centre until the end of September so I will be available to answer questions on the report up until then.