St Peter’s HomegroupsBuilding community…

Homegroup Leaders’ Network MeetingWednesday 1st October 2014

① Welcome and opening prayer (Andy)

② Update on homegroups progress since last meeting (John)

③ Progress on the building project (Andy)

④ Developing our prayer life (Ann)

⑤ Developing our Mission Action Plan (Andy)

⑥ Supporting external mission (Andy)

⑦ Prayer and closing comments (Andy)

Progress Update – Targets & Current Status

Target: 200 members of St Peter’s in homegroups

Target: 3 homegroups re-establishing & all current spaces filled

Currently 167 people in 18 homegroups incl Causeway & Alpha NB: Alpha may will grow!

Approx 63% of our church family are in homegroups

On average, 87% of those attached to a homegroup attend at least twice a month

Approx 10 spaces to be filled, max 3 per group

Youth homegroup still on hold, awaiting leaders

’fusion’ run by Sarah – for 20s to 30s; based at ‘the White Lion’

Progress Update – Actions Completed & OngoingActions ongoing:

New members of the church actively directed towards a homegroup as part of their welcome

Encourage former homegroup members to find a suitable group

Neighbouring: Christmas tree collection, road BBQ. Leaders ‘buddy-up’ with leaders of other groups, to share resources and

pray

Actions outstanding: Same as last meeting – still valid?

Homegroup themed services Create a short homegroup promotional video Good support for this

Identify barriers to people joining a homegroup Work with existing homegroup leaders to identify future leaders Fully equip new leaders, including skills training & developmental

opportunities

Moving Ahead – Courses Current or Coming Soon

Discipleship Course: “Freedom In Christ”Running during Autumn termStarted Sept 8th

Introduction to Christian Faith: “Alpha Course”Running during Autumn termStarts Oct 8th

Progress in the Chaddisbrook House & Discoveries Building Project

Renewing Church End Green

Programme

• Start date in Autumn 2014• Launch: Annual Meeting – 6th April 2014 at 6pm• Cost: scalable from £800,000 to £1 million• Developing detailed plans• Out to tender after Easter

Developing Our Prayer Life

A Diocesan Strategy

Four Strategic Priorities

• We grow authentic disciples

• We re-imagine the Church

• We are agents of social transformation

• We are good stewards, supporting each other

Mission Action Planning

dMAP - Deanery• Resource deployment

• Collaboration

• Developing good practice

Mission Action Planning

pMAP - Parish• Purposeful action

• Clarity and understanding

• Building faith, reaping the harvest

Mission Action Planning

Developing the plan• Which SPs are served by homegroups?

• List what Hgps contribute to each SP

• Add what Hgps could contribute to SPs

• Choose 4 that are most important

Supporting External Mission

What we support & the progress made towards developing what we do

St Peter’s Homegroups

growing our

community

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growing our

church

!