Building Vision

Options for Parishes

There are a number of options for parishes who want assistance in building vision.

For parishes wishing to explore how to reach out into an increasingly diverse world and make church and the Christian faith accessible and relevant - follow the link below

M S M

contact- linda.jones@liverpool.anglican.org

For Designated Priority Area parishes there is a light touch planning process to enable parishes to reflect on their worship, their service to their community, their fellowship and their evangelism. Interested and eligable- follow the link below?  

DPAs

 Contact resources.team @liverpool.anglican.org 
  

For parishes wanting a comprehensive planning process using Robert Warren's Healthy Churches Handbook- follow the link below

Vision building

contact- resources.team@liverpool.anglican.org 

For parishes building a vision  linked to using their building more effectively for mission and outreach the following simple guide will help

 Buildings and Vision

 Furthur information and help is available on the Buildings Advisor page

Buildings Advice
  contact tom.beesley@liverpool.anglican.org

Building a vision to serve your community and reach out with practical help requires a process of community ministry and development outlined in ACTS.

ACTS

 Further information resources.team@liverpool.anglican.org

St Mark's Haydock

St Marks church in Haydock is a lively, bustling group of people who are seeking to ‘build a new future’ for themselves and their surrounding community. At the heart of all they are doing is a recognition that vision needs to be clear, owned by the whole church, rooted in reality and yet full of faith.

For the last 20 years their journey into renewal has been marked by several key changes. In the early 1990’s a major reordering turned the building into a modern centre for worship, conferences and even allowed space for a café in the glass fronted extension and entry way.

In the late 1990’s the church began to transition into a small (cell) group based structure that multiplied opportunities for people to use their God-given skills and talents in leading, worship, teaching and service both within the church and beyond. Steady growth during this period saw weekly attendance soar to over 500 with a wider membership of nearly 1000.

The next stage of the vision saw small groups learning to be ‘church’ outside the building. One such group established Tango – a community service project catering to the needs of disadvantaged people. Another developed a café styled church in an ancient building in partnership with a neighbouring parish. A work-based initiative saw the creation of a network of job related cell groups.

Today St Marks has built their vision to become a multifaceted, multi congregational church where people are encouraged to belong, to grow in faith and to put their faith into action in any number of exciting ways.

www.stmarkshaydock.org