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Shifting energy from the church into your communities

With Revd Greg Bakker
Co-founder of Pioneering Parishes

7:30pm Wednesday
18 June 2025

The growth of the Pioneering Parish programme underscores the significance of social responsibility within faith.

In this Deanery Briefing the co-founder of Pioneering Parishes, Rev Greg Bakker, will introduce the organisation and outline why churches across the country are finding new energy, joy and abundance.

More Details: Deanery Briefing: Pioneering Parishes: Extending the Church’s Reach into Communities

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Help or Hinderance ….. Blessing or curse – is there a place for Social Media in the Mission Action Plan

7:30pm Wednesday 28 May 2025

Social media has revolutionized the way we connect, offering platforms that transcend geographic and cultural boundaries.

It enhances communication by enabling instant access to friends, family, and professional and social networks worldwide.

So is it an essential tool in the Mission and Ministry kit bag?

This Briefing will delve into the manifold benefits of social media, such as fostering global connectivity juxtaposed with its drawbacks, including privacy risks and mental health concerns.

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Working collaboratively and combining resources creates a powerful Christian presence in the community.

The Church of England and the Methodist Church have just celebrated the 21^st Anniversary of “An Anglican Methodist Covenant”.   We have a lot in common, but sometimes find it difficult to work together.  When we do, it can be amazing, but our differences can keep us apart.

In this Deanery Briefing we will hear from a Circuit Superintendent and a Deanery Lay Chair who will tell us how these bodies work. It will give us the opportunity to learn from each other and think about ways to harness the energy of the Circuit/Deanery partnership.

The Briefing willbe led by Steven Cooper and Tim Norwood – the respective Methodist and Church of England National Ecumenical Officers.

There will be opportunities for questions and discussion.  It promises to be an interesting, informative and creative session!

This meeting is open to anyone involved in both Deaneries and Circuits.  We hope that Methodists and Anglicans will learn from each other in this very ecumenical event.

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40% of UK adults are single - that’s those who have never married, along with the divorced, separated and widowed and who are not cohabiting - but research shows they don’t always feel welcome in church.

• • • • • Are singles under-represented in your church?
        • Does your church embrace singles?

At a time where singleness is increasing in every age group, single people are disproportionately missing from our churches. Research from 3,000 single Christians showed that many feel invisible and isolated in church.

In this Deanery Briefing the Single Friendly Church Network will share how welcoming in single people can grow and enrich your whole church community.

- Why should churches care about becoming Single Friendly?

- What’s stopping single people from feeling fully part of their churches?

- What practical things can churches do to make them feel welcome and valued?

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