Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
3 year programme
Challenging the culture of our
Circuit
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Ten Holy Habits – Acts 2:42-47
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Biblical teaching
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Fellowship
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Breaking bread
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Prayer
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Sharing of resources
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Service – especially of the poor and marginalised
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Eating together
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Gladness and generosity
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Worship
- Let it be creative
and colourful
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Making more Disciples
- including younger
disciples
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Ten Holy Habits – Acts 2:42-47
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Key Features
• Two year programme
• One habit every 2-3 months.
• Resources provided for churches
• Seeking to make Holy Habits resonate throughout
the circuit
• Challenging us in our worship, mission and
Christian community
• Engaging the whole circuit in all its diversity
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
What might a Holy Habit look like?
•Material for Sunday service to provide focus
• Resources for liturgical season e.g. Advent liturgy
• Ideas for a community activity/project
• Bible study and fellowship group resources
• Questions to consider with stewards/leadership team.
• Article for church magazine
• Circuit event/ Connexional events/training
• Why not try one of these?
• A film to watch
• A children’s book
• Reading list and websites
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Reference Group
• Oversight
• Target Setting
• Monitoring and
Evaluation
• Problem Solving
• Bible verses
• Creativity
• Ideas
• Excitement
Habit
Teams
Resources
Team
• Detailed Writing
• Producing
materials
• Filling Gaps
• Proof reading
• Formatting
• Presentation
• IT
Production
Team
• Sharing stories
• Promoting the programme
Communication
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Programme Plan
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Season
Holy Habit
Circuit
Launch Date
Date to Start
preparation
Pentecost/Launch
Summer
Eating together
Prayer
17-May-15
17-Jul-15
27-Nov-14
13-Jan-15
Harvest/All Souls/All Saints
Making more disciples
1-Oct-15
30-Mar-15
Advent/Christmas
Gladness & Generosity
1-Dec-15
30-May-15
Lent/Easter
Pentecost
Summer
Breaking Bread
Service
fellowship
15-Feb-16
6-May-16
6-Jul-16
14-Aug-15
3-Nov-15
3-Jan-16
Remembrance/Advent
worship
4-Nov-16
3-May-16
Covenant
Biblical Teaching
4-Jan-17
3-Jul-16
Lent/Easter
Sharing Resources
6-Mar-17
2-Sep-16
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Any questions/comments?
• Buzz groups
• Feed back
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
How can you get involved?
• Join a habit team
• Convenor for the Prayer team,
second Holy Habit
• Writers
• Artists/ Creative
• Production
• Communication
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
What next?
• Sign up for a habit team and
or other areas
• Pray
• Go back and tell churches
• Get others involved
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
Diary dates
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
•
26th November, 1pm,
39 Welcombe Grove
• 10th January, 10-3,
Carrs Lane, Holy Habits
prayer/taster/training Day
• 17th May, 11-1,
Circuit launch
A discipleship movement shaped for mission
Birmingham Circuit
Going for Growth
Following, Welcoming,
Growing
A discipleship movement shaped for mission