mission shaped ministry
- Essex and East London
(Stanford-le-Hope) - From Saturday 20th September 2014
- Charlie Kosla, David Beales, Linda Porter
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:
- three Saturdays;
- a residential weekend;
- 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 Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford, says, ‘This course provides practical and serious training and has proved enormously beneficial to our diocese in encouraging pioneering ministry and new forms of church.’
Rev Anne Brown, Chair of Beds, Essex and Herts Methodist District, says, ‘This course will be a great asset to those who wish to update their skills focusing on mission and outreach within the communities they serve.’
Course timetable and venue
Saturday 20th September 2014
Tuesday 14th October 2014
Tuesday 18th November 2014
Friday 16th to Sunday 18th January 2015
Tuesday 17th February 2015
Tuesday 17th March 2015
Saturday 18th April 2015
Tuesday 12th May 2015
Tuesday 9th June 2015
Saturday 20th June 2015
Saturdays run from 09.00 to 16.00, weekdays from 19.00 to 21.30, both at St Margaret’s Church, The Green, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, SS17 0BY.
The residential is at DomusMariae, Chigwell Convent, 803 Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge, Essex, IG8 8AU.
Cost
£200 per person (£100 each for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th person from the same church or team), which covers all materials, refreshments and the weekend away.
Contact
Liz Watson
Course Administrator
01245 294455
missionshapedministry.org/essex14