We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will

through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,

so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way:

bearing fruit in every good work,

growing in the knowledge of God

COLOSSIANS 1:9-10

This strategy was launched in November 2024 and is how we intend to bring our vision of Loving God, Growing Disciples and Transforming Communities into being for the next 3 years.  

It is a 3 year strategy for growth in depth and breadth, which invites everyone to participate and is powered by the Holy Spirit .

We will envision and empower each other to live and grow as disciples who make disciples.

  • Create multiple discipleship pathways

  • Expand ‘Groups’ to ensure everyone has the opportunity to belong and grow

  • Create more gateways for people to connect with church

  • Set up a discipleship mentoring programme

  • Encourage age and stage specific ministries to plan a ‘variety of intentional pathways of discipleship’.

  • Provide opportunities for people to discover and be released in their spiritual gifts.

  • Equip each other to share our faith stories in church and the whole of life.

  • Grow work-based networks and courses.

STRATEGIES and PLANS

Together we will invest in and build on what we already do well by exploring opportunities to reach and disciple the younger generations.

  • Equip and empower 150 2-11s and 120 12-18s a week to be disciples who make disciples

  • Support, equip and empower all parents in our church and community

  • Develop and grow ministry with 18-35s, releasing community, gifts and evangelism

  • Expand relationships and impact in local primary and secondary schools.

  • Release more kids and youth into serving and leadership roles & more adults into 0-18s ministry

  • Increase our kids and youth ministry capacity by employing 2 new associate kids and youth pastors

  • Explore developing ‘new worshipping communities’ for local families

  • Create a sustainable programme of regular parenting courses and networks available to the community and  church family.

  • Put increasing focus and resources into Students / 18-21 ministry 

  • Develop the ‘Rooted’ leadership and discipleship programme for leaders in their 20’s-30s.

We will continue to play our part in the transformation of the nations by being a courageously generous church.

  • Plant or graft a church by the end of 2028

  • Deepen relationships and resourcing with local churches and our past plants

  • Launch a new Global and UK Mission Strategy

These plans will only come into being if everyone gets involved!  

…we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

Ephesians 4: 15-16