MISSION AND COMMUNITY

MISSION AND COMMUNITY May 12th 2009

At: Zion Christian Centre

Andrew worked for Ford Motor Company as a financial analyst before entering training for the Methodist ministry in 1988. He served in the Doncaster and Stourbridge and
Brierley Hill Circuits before working as a Director of the Saltmine Trust. Andrew developed two fresh expressions of Church personally. A Church plant in a community centre in Doncaster and the Funky Fish Club for children in Stourbridge. He leads the National training Team at Fresh expressions

In this session the team will help us to take a fresh look at the communities we serve and ask ourselves is who we are relevant to the people we are attempting to reach. In this session we will look at three models of mission and there effectiveness.

• Attractional – This is asking people to come and join the activities you already have in place. Alpha etc.
• Engaging – Activities that touch a community, works of service etc. This remains a come and visit us model.
• Emerging – This is starting in the community and staying the community. Planting something new that people can connect to. This is the main emphasis of the day.