Draft Mission Action Plan (MAP) 2018
 A Vision for the Axe Valley Mission Community

‘Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything;
Tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank Him for His answers.
If you do this you will find God’s peace within your human mind’
Philippians 4 : 6 -7

"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail"
Benjamin Franklin

We have considered the priority needs of our churches and Mission Community Team, and following an initial process we share our Mission Action Plan.
 
Please pray for our Mission Community as we seek to share God’s message and love.
We seek to serve God through service to our neighbours.
 
The MAP will continually change and develop as our mission and Ministry grow.
Please hold us in your prayers as we seek to grow the Kingdom.
                                                                                                   
Our Vision is : To encourage growth in personal faith and to promote the knowledge and love of God in the Axe Valley

Key priorities identified through the initial process :
        1. To build a greater sense of belonging to the Mission Community and to improve communication across the churches
        2. To further develop our involvement in, and engagement with, all in our communities
        3. Whilst respecting tradition, developing the diversity and relevance of worship across the Mission Community

For details of the actions for each of the priorities, click on each below.

Priority 1.  To build a greater sense of belonging to the Mission Community and to improve communication across the churches

Action	Lead People	Timing	Resourcing	Success Criteria	3 Mission Statements
Introduce AVMC wide weekly news sheet and develop its effectiveness	Rector/ Peter Parshall	From Feb 2018 weekly	Printing £1.25/week	Response and evaluation positive	Praying Serving
To increase publicity for services and events	Nominated publicity officer	As soon as available	Admin costs Social media costs	Greater response to events, services and activities	Service Praying
Continue to develop AVMC website And encourage its use	Rector/Colin Frier	From January 2018	Website costs £75/year	Site is up to date. Number of hits grows. User feedback positive.	Praying Serving Discipling
Developing a quality and effective Mission Community monthly magazine	Rector And appointed team	Ongoing	To be considered and assessed	Positive response and more effective communication across the Mission Community	Praying Serving

 

 

Priority 2. To further develop our involvement in, and engagement with, all in our communities

 

Action	Lead People	Timing	Resourcing	Success	3 Mission Statements
Work with civil Parish and Town Councils and formally contribute to Community Plans	Rector PCC members	Ongoing	No specific resource requirements beyond time and individual commitment	Churches & AVMC recognised as contributing to community welfare	Serving
Improve reporting and engagement with ACT and their work in general	Rector ACT Reps	Ongoing	No additional resource requirements	Increased engagement with ACT events and planning	Praying Serving
Share the work & achievements of Pippins through raising the profile of Axminster Christians Together (ACT)	Rector Staff Team ACT Reps	Ongoing 6 monthly Report to PCCs and congregations	Full membership of ACT	All Churches recognise that they are part of ACT. Reports well shared with all	Serving   Discipling
Engage effectively and visibly with local and national events :	Staff Team PCC reps	Ongoing	Time Individual commitments	Profile of Churches and AVMC raised and positive	Serving Praying Discipling
Maximising the benefits and engagement of all our churches to the whole community	Churchwardens Group   PCCs	Ongoing	To be assessed and addressed to specific needs	Churches and their grounds are used as a more diverse resource for activities and community engagement	Serving Praying Discipling

 

Priority 3. Whilst respecting tradition, developing the diversity and relevance of worship across the Mission Community

 

Action	Lead People	Timing	Resourcing	Success	3 Mission Statements
Continue to raise the profile of 5th Sunday ‘Team Services’ and make attractive	Su Clark and Team	Ongoing	Admin & Printing costs Approx £200/year	Numbers increase and all churches are well represented at events	Praying Discipling
Introduce monthly non Eucharistic Family friendly services in churches – focussing on children and family welcome	Team	Look to develop what is already occurring across all of our churches as appropriate to their resources	Planning and advertising time and inputs   Some resourcing for individual events   Engage with professional guidance – eg ‘Growing the Rural Church’ Team	Numbers of children & families involved with worship and church based activities increases across AVMC	Praying Discipling Service
Annual courses/workshops eg Lent/Advent/other	Staff Team	November 2018	Travel costs and speaker expenses	Well supported events take place	Praying Discipling
Develop lay leadership skills, confidence and opportunities	Staff Team	Ongoing	Cost of appropriate materials and resources Time and consistent energy	Additional, frequent and well supported lay led activities are occurring across the Mission Community and more individuals are supported into leading activities	Discipling Serving Praying
Establish pattern of schools/education services – attractive to children and families	Staff Team PCC reps	Sept 2018	Some service materials	Children and schools engage with the church family	Praying Discipling Serving

 

Previously ...

December 2017
Following the event in October when members of the Mission Community meet to discuss and pray about the Vision for the Community we would like feedback to help us in the next steps.
A response form (in Word format) can be download here.

October 2017
​On Saturday 21st October, fifty members of the churches from across the Mission Community came together for the day to talk, discuss and pray about the future of the Community. All accompanied by a plentiful supply of food, tea and coffee.
This is a first step in a journey of faith together.

Click here to download summary Notes of the event