mission shaped ministry
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Kent and South East
Bluewater/Rochester
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From Saturday 19th September 2015
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Jean Kerr, Kerry Thorpe, Penny Marsh,
Geoff Cook
Fresh Expressions mission shaped ministry was
launched in 2007. Since then, it has been
presented in 56 centres across the UK with more
than 2,000 people taking part in the one-year,
part-time learning journey. Individuals or teams,
leaders and members, clergy and lay people learn
side by side in the sessions to make msm a major
contributor to lay and ordained ministry training.
The course’s 24-units are usually presented over:
o three Saturdays;
o a residential weekend;
o six or seven weekday evenings.
Course content includes the mission of God, vision and values, gospel and culture,
evangelism, discipleship, leadership and team roles, spirituality, worship and the sacraments,
how to keep going when things get tough, and what is Church?
Pete Atkins, convenor of the Fresh Expressions training hub, says, ‘It is a joy to see mission
shaped ministry equipping people from a great range of all Christian backgrounds to share
more effectively in God’s mission. In many cases, those involved have seen calls and visions
clarified. Some have gone on to launch fresh expressions of church whilst others have been
enabled to sustain them in their work. Many have helped existing churches to become more
mission-shaped.’
Rt Rev Dr Brian Castle, Bishop of Tonbridge, says, ‘The mission shaped ministry course
provides ordinary parishes with an excellent tool to help people to review the mission in their
local situation and to discern where God might be calling them to engage with the many
thousands of people who do not yet encounter the Christian faith. It helps Christians to start
up and develop further appropriate fresh expressions of church in their locality. I highly
commend this course, which is being delivered in ecumenical partnership. I encourage you to
take the opportunities provided by this course: send people on it; attend yourself; discern
where God’s Spirit is working and join in’.
Course timetable and venue
Saturday 19th September 2015
Tue 13th or Mon 19th October 2015
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd November 2015
Tue 15th or Mon 14th December 2015
Tue 12th or Mon 18th January 2016
Tue 9th or Mon 8th February 2016
Tue 8th or Mon 14th March 2016
Tue 12th or Mon 18th April 2016
Saturday 7th May 2016
Tue 14th or Mon 20th June 2016
Tue 12th or Mon 18th July 2016
Tuesday course: 19.30-21.30, Bluewater Management Suite, Upper Rose Gallery, Greenhithe,
DA9 9ST.
Monday course: 19.45-21.45, St John’s Church, St John’s Church Road, Folkestone, CT19
5BQ.
Both courses share Saturdays, 09.30-15.30 at St Justus Church, Rochester, ME1 2LT and the
residential at The Emmaus Centre, Layhams Road, West Wickham, BR4 9HH.
Cost
£250 per person, which covers all materials, refreshments and the weekend away. Financial
support may be available.
Contact
Carol Evans
carol.evans@rochester.anglican.org
01634 844508
missionshapedministry.org/kent15