This year All Saints Church has been looking for a fresh vision for the Church and working on a new plan of action to guide its priorities for the next three years. Work began with prayer sessions, surveys, and open discussion forums in the first half of the year. Some overall themes emerged which will help to shape a fresh vision for the Church. These themes showed All Saints aspiring to be a church which is:
approachable and relevant
lives and works “outside-in” - this means thinking about and engaging with the whole community not only those who already take part in church
pushing boundaries – this means trying out new things and being relaxed if new ideas don't always work out
everyone engaged – this means developing people's gifts and callings, so all can find a way to enjoy getting involved
For the action plan four priority areas were identified:
To provide different types of worship to make ourselves more approachable to the wider community in Wokingham
To encourage all young people to grow in faith by making it relevant to them
All Saints church to be in the heart of the community and well known as active citizens
To provide opportunities to learn, so we may grow spiritually both personally and as a church community
Since August the Church Council, in smaller subgroups, has been working to turn these priorities into actual objectives for an action plan and the result of these will be published in November. An open forum to launch the fresh vision and the new plan will be held on Saturday 8th November in The Cornerstone.
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